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The 2024 elections: gender and reproductive rights

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Prior to the Sept. 10 presidential debate, UC Riverside faculty weigh in on various topics including the now-infamous ‘childless cat ladies’ reference.

How a TikToker can influence discrimination against trans people

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

A new study documents history, white supremacy, gender, sex, and “super straight” ideologies based on conversations found on Reddit.

Latinx grandparents create a sense of safety for their LGBTQ+ grandchildren

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Findings come from a new research study coauthored by UCR’s Brandon Andrew Robinson.

BOOKS: ‘Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question’

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Jade S. Sasser, associate professor at UC Riverside discusses how the climate crisis is affecting Millennials and Gen Zer’s decision to have children.

Aunts, aunties, and ‘tías’ offer protection to their LGBTQ youth relatives

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Study on youth from the Inland Empire and South Texas points to how these “othermothers” offer emotional safety, housing stability.

Grant will fund study of link between LGBTQ youth homelessness and extended family support

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0700

A National Science Foundation grant helps researchers track 83 participants in the Inland Empire and South Texas.

Study examines straight men and their sexual attraction to transgender women

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0800

An analysis of online Reddit conversations also revealed a paradox: the same men devalue both trans and cisgender women.

UCR expert: President Biden’s new same-sex marriage law ‘is a reminder that a right won is not a right secured’

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0800

The Respect for Marriage Act ‘seems to be an evolution on same-sex marriage support. But I want to caution that we don’t conflate that with LGBTQ support.’

Personal stories on sexual abuse, self-worth, and academia

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Associate Professor Victoria Reyes published her new book, “Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope.”

How do non-parental family members affect LGBTQ youth housing stability?

Holly Ober — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0800

A study set in the Inland Empire and South Texas aims to find out

“I just don’t think shelters work”

Holly Ober — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0800

Institutions, not only family rejection, underlie LGBTQ youth homelessness

Want to save shelter animals? Fight for social justice

Holly Ober — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Humane communities would endorse animal-friendly affordable housing, living wages, and recognize the importance of human-animal bonds