When Chris Conner, visiting assistant professor of sociology at Mizzou, was a PhD student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, he initially wanted to focus on LGBT+ community and neighborhoods. However, he faced issues finding an expert to work with as the topic of “Gayborhoods” was just beginning to emerge.

That didn’t stop him, and now, on April 15, in partnership with Daniel Okamura, a lecturer in sociology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, he is publishing his anthology titled “The Gayborhood: From Sexual Liberation to Cosmopolitan Spectacle” through Lexington Books. The book features the works of 13 established and emerging writers, most with PhDs, from five countries and three continents.

To read more, click https://sociology.missouri.edu/news/gayborhoods-key-sociologys-chris-conners-research