Be sure to submit to proposal if you have any upcoming work you would like to present, especially in a safe and queer space 😎

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🌈 We are very happy to announce the first session of 2026! Next week, on February 5, @angeliawagner.bsky.social and @joannaeveritt.bsky.social will present their amazing work on queer Canadian candidates and social media. 📆 Be sure to join us!

Homophobia alive and well in adoption decision-making 😱

Yet to surpass the (professional) fun we had in writing this piece now out in latest issue of @psrm.bsky.social We know political identities share the valence we assign to others. Here we asked, do valence signals also shape the partisanship we assign to others? doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

Thrilled to share our new paper with amazing Agus. We show that non-traditional families, especially open and age-gap couples, face substantial prejudice. Even LGB couples encounter bias, highlighting persistent inequalities in societies often seen as tolerant.

❗My first publication is out! Using a conjoint experiment with adoption solicitations, @bertous.bsky.social and I demonstrate that modern societies still exhibit prejudice against non-traditional relationships, including same-sex, open and age-gap couples More below and in @poqjournal.bsky.social

Do homophobia and sexual prejudice still exist in tolerant societies? In POQ, Ortega & Bosco's new study reveals how non-traditional relationships continue to be stigmatised in parenting contexts, even in seemingly liberal societies. Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...

Europe. Is moving military assets. To deter an invasion. By the United States of America.

Within the next decade the radical right is going to be the main force on the right in Europe (national and EU level). This includes far-right parties and formerly centre-right parties shifting their position. Moderate conservatism and Christian democracy will largely disappear on the right. 1/

happy & looking forward to organising the @queerseminar.bsky.social together w/ @blancobosco.bsky.social :D also thanks to @bertous.bsky.social & @haasvioleta.bsky.social & all the previous organisers making the QPW possible! 🥰

Saying goodbye to the @queerseminar.bsky.social, today! Massive thanks to @bertous.bsky.social, co-organizing with you was the best part! 💖 We’re so happy to leave this important space in the hands of @alsogwenny.bsky.social & @blancobosco.bsky.social. Can't wait to see it grow! ✨

Very thankful to @bertous.bsky.social and @haasvioleta.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to participate in such an amazing space for queer researchers these couple of months, and very happy to continue the work with @alsogwenny.bsky.social in this new chapter 🥳

X is the megaphone of 21st century fascism and authoritariansim. It has poisoned public debate. It is a tool for bullying, abuse, and assault. X needs to disappear from our discourse. When people and institutions post there, it gives X credibility. It keeps it relevant. It's time to stop.

Christmas has come early for those interested in sexual orientation data! 🎅📊 The Office for National Statistics has just released new sexual orientation data from the 2024 Annual Population Survey – and the story is one where the proportion of queer people in the UK continues to grow! 🧵

Out now with @adamsharris.bsky.social in @bjpols.bsky.social : We test “rooted” activist frames for LGBTQI tolerance—grounded in local history & national narratives—in Zimbabwe. Biggest thanks to the many people who helped get this off the ground. (1/3) Read here:

I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too: "There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done." All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.

This is a terrible move that will hurt the trans community as well as the Labour Party in the long term.

A critique of our (w/ @bertous.bsky.social) paper “Instrumentally inclusive” has just been published. Our response is under review (see below on process) but we feel obliged to share our draft for balance since the comment has been released without the response. osf.io/rn6h3/files/...

Curious about LGBTQ+ politics and protest movements? 🌈✊ Join us today! Francesca Ammaturo will be talking about her brilliant new book exploring Pride events between local fights and global dynamics. See you there!

For my course on Conflict and Representation in the EU, I made an interactive Shiny app that plots CHES party positions, for all countries, years (1999-2024) and (most) dimensions in the dataset. Enjoy! dimiter.shinyapps.io/ches/ #polsci #Polisky #EUsky #Comparativesky #polbehaviorsky

Anti-LGBTQ resolutions aka "LGBT-free zones" in Poland have increased residents’ intentions to migrate, both within the country and abroad. Together with @paweladrjan.bsky.social, we use unique data on all clicks on the global job site Indeed. Link: docs.iza.org/dp18217.pdf Main findings ⬇️ 1/7

🧑‍💻 Join us for our second webinar of the 2025-2026 programme next Thursday! 😯 @frammaturo.bsky.social will present her amazing work on the politics of Pride events. 📆 Mark your calendars for November 6!

And it may seem like not a big deal. But while *you* are great people who accept queer kids, that's not as common as you'd hope. New research shows only half of gay or lesbian people have parents who accept them. Only 31% of trans people have parents that do. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Far-right grifters are determining the “reality”’of the most powerful man in the world. What could go wrong? 🤷‍♂️

For my DFG-funded project “German Sexual Identity and Election Study” and my ERC-funded project “VisibleQueers”, I am looking for three student assistants (m/f/d) to provide dedicated support and active collaboration. Please share! www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...

The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.

Our paper on the unexpected and uncharted effects of negative emotions for the far right is now Open Access!!!

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🥳 The last part of our 2025 programme starts very soon! 🌈 Next Thursday, October 2, the amazing @alsogwendolyn.bsky.social will present their very insightful work on transgender rights. 📆 Be sure to join us!

A recording of last week’s #webinar on implementing a panel survey on climate change in Munich 🇩🇪 and Paris 🇫🇷 is now available. Diana Zavala-Rojas and Agustin Blanco Bosco (@upf.edu 🇪🇸) presented on a longitudinal #survey on policies to mitigate the effects of climate change.

🌈 Hi everyone! 😯 We want to star this new academic year by announcing our lineup for the coming months. 👉 On October 2, we will start our programme with @alsogwendolyn.bsky.social! 👉 On November 6, we will have @frammaturo.bsky.social! 👉 And on December 4 with @payoub.bsky.social and Samuel Whitt!

El sesgo del superhéroe: por qué tus personajes favoritos votarían como tú 🦹🗳️ @elperiodico.com @psrm.bsky.social www.elperiodico.com/es/tendencia...

New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

I have had death threats for my work on trans rights. I have been stalked. I have had people try and have me thrown out of my University. I am by no means alone, and lots of trans-inclusive academics have spoken publicly about the violence and harassment they face. But no mention of that here.

Surprise surprise. A week after Sarah McBride gives cover fire for throwing trans people under the bus, some Dems are privately indicating they’ll capitulate on trans youth healthcare and citing the pseudoscientific Cass Report literally drafted in consultation with hate groups.

Asking for a bit of help for my research. Does someone here know a comprehensive database of anti-LGBTQ+ state bills in the US from around 2012? Especially if they categorise by State and status of the bill. I was able to find some from 2020 but mostly reports and articles before that.

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

Pre-EPSA workshop complete Thanks to all for coming 🏳️‍🌈🗳️

Yesterday, I defended my PhD 🎓. Special thanks to @tompepinsky.com and @eliasdinas.bsky.social for coming all the way to Bocconi and enriching the discussion with thoughtful questions and comments! But beyond the defense, I owe endless gratitude to everyone who walked this path with me 💙

Lo que está pasando en la academia estadounidense es cada vez más preocupante y debería alertarnos sobre lo que puede venir en Europa conforme la ultraderecha gana más poder en democracias liberales. Por ello es importante conocer testimonios de quienes ahora también están en la diana de Trump.

Os comparto tribuna en El País. Investigo en Harvard la instrumentalización de causas liberales. Trump ofrece un caso de estudio perfecto: usar como arma la lucha contra el antisemitismo para socavar la autonomía universitaria y expulsar investigadores internacionales. elpais.com/ciencia/2025...

🌈 Be sure to join us next Thursday for the last session in our 2024-2025 programme! @laiabalcells.bsky.social will showcase her super interesting experimental work linking anti-LGBTQ+ repression to present attitudes in Spain. 📆 Mark your calendars!

🏳️‍🌈 Our Spring programme continues next Thursday with @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social! 😯 Katarzyna will present her groundbreaking research on European queer monuments from an intersectional approach. 📆 Mark your calendars and be sure to join us on May 8th!

He probably thinks this will get him more votes when, like always happens with this stupid person, it will just increase the support for the far-right.

Breaking news: The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to side with a group of religious parents seeking to pull their children from public school lessons with LGBTQ+-themed books — a significant expansion of the long-standing practice of allowing opt-outs for reproductive health classes.

🚨 New article in Comparative Political Studies (@cpsjournal.bsky.social)! After many years of rewarding work, Sam, Vera, and I can finally share findings from Mosul, Iraq on how shared suffering under ISIS shaped support for LGBT+ rights. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0010... 1/4

Starmer proves again that he lacks any kind of principles. A Labour leadership full of spineless opportunists. It is a certain route for electoral decline. More importantly, it is obvious that they have nothing to offer against the threat of far-right authoritarianism. Domestic appeasement.

Have you checked out our latest issue? It's a unique ✨Themed Issue✨ that's packed with outstanding research on "LGBTQ+ Politics in Contentious Times" 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...