In a new book, sociologist Brandon Andrew Robinson calls for abolishing sexual identities.
Robinson, an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at UC Riverside, knows it’s a provocative thesis.
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Compulsory heterosexuality is thwarting pleasure & hindering gender liberation. We can change that. - buff.ly/4CEHRQA
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/comp...
Cover of Trans Pleasure, with the title in neon lights
Join us in congratulating Ideas on Fire author Brandon Andrew Robinson @drkittygirl.bsky.social on the publication of Trans Pleasure: On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom, out now from @ucpress.bsky.social! 🎉
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
#IoFAuthors
Trans Pleasure, in the wild.
🌈🏳️⚧️ TRANS PLEASURE BOOK RELEASE DAY! 🏳️⚧️🌈
Trans Pleasure is now officially out in the world. You can purchase it basically anywhere books are sold!
But you can get 30% off with code UCPSAVE30 at:
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
Coming Soon. Trans Pleasure.
What are the possibilities of gender--of freedom--outside of heterosexuality?
You can find out next week when Trans Pleasure officially releases!
You can get 30% off with code UCPSAVE30
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
"It’s a vital, affirming, and transformative text with revolutionary insights into how we ought to (make) love."—TJ Billard, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Northwestern University
With Public Enemy, Taylor Swift, and lab rats
LATER LIFE, SEX AND INTIMACY IN THE MAJORITY WORLD ed. by Krystal Nandini Ghisyawan, et. al QUEER BOOKS OF LATE VICTORIAN PRINT CULTURE by Frederick D. King LENCHITUDES by Alejandra Márquez ACE OF HEARTS by Cooklin QUEERINK UK REFUGEE LAW by Alex Powell STILLNESS AND SURVIVAL by Jacob Anthony Rose CINEMAS OF BISEXUAL TRANSGRESSION by Jacob Engelberg CO-MOTION by Paola Bacchetta RADICAL DESIRES ed. by Hauke Branding INFLUENTIAL LGBTQ+ WORKS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Walt Whitman, et. al TALES OF FAIRIES by Alba Morolló Díaz-Faes CLOTHES TO MAKE YOU SMILE by Eric Darnell Pritchard THE WAY OUT by Rebecca Buxton EMERGING SELVES ed. by Nillin Lore GENDERQUEER MENOPAUSE by Lasara Firefox Allen MEGA MILK by Megan Milks BEYOND RECOGNITION by Laura Jane Collins BENDING THE RULES by Camille Benda A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by C. Riley Snorton NOT YOUR FOUNDING FATHER by Nina Sankovitch
KINK CURIOUS by Gigi Engle QUEER LIBERALISMS AND MARGINAL MOBILITIES ed. by Fadi Saleh GAY CONVERSION PRACTICES IN MEMOIR, FILM AND FICTION ed. by James E. Bennett LIBERATION AND LIBIDO by Nicholas A. Hrynyk BROWN/TRANS/LES by Talia Bhatt FAIR GAME by Ellie Roscher THE LOG BOOKS by Tash Walker SHE IS HERE by Nicola Griffith CONGENITAL AGENESIS OF GENDER IDEATION by K.N. Sirsi MY FATHER, THE MESSIAH by Gil Z. Hochberg CHICKEN HEART by Morgan Boecher I'M FINE by Richard Hall THE FIRE INSIDE by Rima Vesely-Flad, PhD THE WAY LOVE GOES by DaBrat & Judy THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF REED PEGGRAM by Ethelene Whitmire GAY PRINT CULTURE by Juan Carlos ALL THE VIOLET TIARAS by Jean Menzies SEX ISN'T REAL by Beans Velocci SOUTHERN AFRICAN QUEEN AND TRANS NARRATIVES IN DIGITAL LANDSCAPES by Princess A. Sibanda
RHETORICS OF FAIRNESS AND THE POLITICS OF TRANS EXCLUSION by Dakota Park-Ozee PLACE ENVY by Michael Lowenthal TRANS LIVES by Raewyn Connell THE SOULMATE STRATEGY by Corey Seemiller CHAPAL RANI, THE LAST QUEEN OF BENGAL by Sandip Roy DEVOUT by David Archuleta MEN I HATE by Lynette D'Amico CURATING DEVIANCE by Marc Francis AUSTRALIAN QUEER SCREENS by Rob Cover, et. al QUEERING MASCULINITIES IN ANTWERP FASHION by Nicola Brajato WRITING QUEER HISTORY by Matt Cook A BODY MADE HOME by Kai Marshall Green TRANS PLEASURE by Brandon Andrew Robinson
I'm splitting up my posts about LGBTQ nonfiction into two months at a time, so here is the January/February bunch.
Book lists in ALT text.
#nonfiction #lgbtqnonfiction #nonfiction2026 #2026publication #lgbtqreads #lgbtqbooks #booksky💙📚 #januarybooks #februarybooks #bookpost #booklist #bookrecs
Trans Pleasure
On Gender Liberation and Sexual Freedom www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
My book is now arriving to people’s homes! If you preordered, maybe yours will arrive this week as well!! 🌈🏳️⚧️
Thanks for the love and support y’all.
Trans Pleasure coming later this month!
It is officially publication month!
Good Morning!
Almost one month until the release of Trans Pleasure!
In one chapter, I build a theory about sexual cissexism - how our sexual desires, identities, and practices maintain cisness as the desired norm.
You can get 30% off with code UCPSAVE30
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
Ok back cover!! And yes my book arrived!!
Ok back cover!! And yes my book arrived!!
Happy Friday. Trans Pleasure comes out next month! And you can preorder your copy today!
You can get 30% off with code UCPSAVE30
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
Advanced copies have arrived at the warehouse. Preorder yours today to be one of the first to get one!!
You can get 30% off with code UCPSAVE30
www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-...
Lead author and brilliant graduate student Katherine Alexander has a blog post up about our publication in Gender & Society!
thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/12/...
Are the gays liking heated rivalry? Or just the straight women? Cause show felt mid to me. And how many internalized homophobia storylines do we need? 😴
Working on the next book this morning, and I just got to this quote from one of the youth in our study 😭❤️🌈🏳️⚧️
I fear that Cynthia opting up on Fiyerrroooooo in No Good Deed (in a way I’ve never ever heard before) is going to be the highlight of this film for me.
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image]
After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
Why do letter of recs for grad schools and other places constantly make us input our address?! Like no one cares.
Anyone going to NWSA this week?
Trans Pleasure
Coming Soon.
Preorder Today!
