Want vibrant cities? Save gay bars, writes Prof. Amin Ghaziani in Maclean’s
To protect queer nightlife spaces, we need to treat them more like museums and heritage buildings, rather than entertainment venues.
Study by Prof. Laura Nelson shows downsides of women focused on ‘low-promotability’ service work
‘It doesn’t get measured and counted’: Prof. Nelson explains how HR can narrow gender pay gap by rethinking mentoring, feedback, promotions.
Honours student Rowen Francisco explores the potential of queer friendship to disrupt mononormativity
Their research used in-depth interviews to explore how queer conceptions of friendship can be used to disrupt patriarchal ideologies.
2025 PROSE Awards: Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani announced as finalists
The two UBC Sociology faculty members were named as finalists in the category of Cultural Anthropology and Sociology.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani argues for a conceptual shift in understanding queer nightlife
More than just an art form, queer nightlife is a cultural field. This shift accents relational artmaking and the aesthetics of activism.
Prof. Yue Qian comments on the “motherhood penalty” on Canadian women in the Globe and Mail
Hiring managers are more likely to select a candidate that does not have a resume gap related to child care, Qian says.
Alexander Murphy investigates how non-binary transmasculine people enact masculinity in honours thesis
We spoke to Alexander about his research and what he’s learned so far through his study’s qualitative, semi-structured interviews.
Prof. Yue Qian explores how sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart
A new study from Prof. Yue Qian identified how this surprising factor undermines relationship satisfaction and stability.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani and PhD student Alyy Patel speak to the Toronto Star about community building efforts by queer women
Groups like the Queer South Asian Women’s Network, founded by Alyy, are in line with a larger trend shifting away from permanent venues to one-off events.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani examines the situational fluidity of identity labels for LGBTQ+ people in new paper
His new article shows that LGBTQ+ people adopt multiple identity labels and adjust their usage relative to the interactional demands at hand.