November 2015 DAVID RAYSIDE FRSC
CURRICULUM VITAE
A. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Telephone C: 647-973-8087; University College: 416-978-8155
University Address Room 285, University College University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
DEGREES
B.A. (Honours) l969 Carleton University, Pol. Science
A.M. l97l The University of Michigan, Pol. Science
Ph.D. l976 The University of Michigan, Pol. Science
Title of Dissertation: "Linguistic Divisions in the Belgian Social Christian Party and the Liberal Parties of Canada and Quebec." Supervisor: Robert D. Putnam
EMPLOYMENT
Present Position: Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Director Emeritus of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto
Employment History
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Dept. of Political Economy) (l974 - l979) Associate Professor of Political Science (Dept. of Political Science) (l979 - 1993) Professor of Political Science (1993-2013) Professor Emeritus of Political Science (2013 - )
Chair, European Studies Committee, Centre for International Studies, Univ. of Toronto, 1976-81 Coordinator, Canadian Studies Program, University College, Univ. of Toronto, 1982-86 Vice-Principal, University College, University of Toronto, 1993 - 1997 Acting Principal, University College, University of Toronto, January-June 2001 Graduate Director and Associate Chair, Dept. of Political Science, 2002 - 05 Director, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, 2004 – 08 Acting Director, Bonham Centre, June-December 2012 Director Emeritus, Bonham Centre, July 2013 -
HONOURS
l968-69 Hume Wrong Fellowship (Carleton University)
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l969-70 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship l969 Bourse Honorifique du Quebec l970-74 Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship l970-72 Western European Studies Fellowship (The University of Michigan) l973 Rackham Prize Fellowship (The University of Michigan) 2001 Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize, University of Toronto 2009 Terry Buckland Award for Diversity and Equity in Education, University of Toronto 2013 David Rayside Scholarships created at the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto 2014 Inaugural “Scholar” Award from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, and Allies Caucus of the International Studies Association 2014 Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
l968- Member, Canadian Political Science Assocation l977 Member, Programme Committee, 49th Annual Meeting of the CPSA l976-78 Executive, Canadian British Politics Group l976-80 Co-Secretary, European Group (CPSA) l977-78 Founding Co-Secretary, European Politics Group (CPSA) l98l-83 Board of Directors, CPSA l98l-83 Secretary, European Politics Association 1990- Member, American Political Science Association 1990- Member, Lesbian & Gay Caucus, APSA 1994- Canadian Lesbian & Gay Studies Association - founding committee (1994-95) 1995-97 Member, Committee on the Status of Gays and Lesbians in the Profession, APSA 1999-01 Council Member, APSA 2004- Member, Women’s and Equity Issues Steering Committee, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2006-11 Member, CPSA Task Force on Diversity 2009-11 Member, Siting Committee, APSA (for policy on location of Annual Meetings) 2011-12 Member, Mildred A. Schwartz Lifetime Award Committee, Canadian Politics Section, APSA
B. ACADEMIC HISTORY
RESEARCH ENDEAVOURS
Ethnic conflict in Belgium and Canada, as reflected in divisions within major political parties (Ph.D. dissertation research) (l972-75)
Investigation of ethnicity, social class, and gender in Glengarry County, Ontario, eventually narrowed to a study of the town of Alexandria (1978-89).
The development of gay political movements in North America and Western Europe, and the
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nature of legislative responses to calls for reform. A variety of small research endeavors resulting in papers and articles (l984- )
Patterns of public attitudes and social norms about homosexuality in Canada, Britain, and the U.S. An investigation into public opinion polls, survey analyses, and historical commentaries, chronicling shifts in public perspectives, and analyzing their roots in the late nineteenth century (l986-88).
AIDS policy in Canada, co-investigated with Evert Lindquist (Dept. of Pol. Science, U. of T.), producing three manuscript articles/chapters to 1991.
The place of sexual diversity issues on political agendas in Canada, Britain, and the U.S., including an examination of the role of openly-gay national legislators, and of the overall relationship between gay/lesbian social movements and mainstream politics (1992-98)
The role of European labour unions in raising sexual orientation issues and defending the rights of sexual minorities.
Political recognition of sexual diversity in Canada and the U.S., with case studies drawn from British Columbia, Alberta, and Washington State
Overview of political recognition of sexual diversity in Canada and the U.S., in the areas of relationship recognition, parenting, and public schooling.
The role of faith in conservative parties in Canada.
Muslim response to sexual diversity in Canada and the United States
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
Research Associate Centre for European Studies Harvard University, l980 (Fall)
RESEARCH AWARDS
"The Political Economy of Glengarry County" General Research Grant (University of Toronto), l980 -- $l,750
"The Political Economy of Glengarry County" Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Can., l98l -- $9,380.00
"The Political Economy of Alexandria (Glengarry County)"; & "Gay Politics in Canada and Britain" Research Leave Grant (University of Toronto), l987-88 -- $5,050.00
"AIDS Policy in Canada"
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General Research Grant (University of Toronto), 1990 -- $1,600
"Gay Politicians: Electoral and Legislative Roles" General Research Grant (University of Toronto), 1991 -- $1,500 Department of Political Science Research Grant, 1992 -- $1,000 Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Can., 1992 -- $26,730
"The Rise and Fall of Bill 167: Same-Sex Benefits in Ontario" Department of Political Science Research Grant, 1994 -- $1,000
"Gays, Lesbians, and the Political Process in Britain, Canada, and the U.S." Dept. of Pol. Science Research grant, 1996 -- $1,680
“Legislative Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: The Case of British Columbia” Soc. Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1998 – $27,000
“Legislative Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships” Dean’s travel award, 1999 – $2000
“Youth and Sexuality,” Wellesley Health Foundation seed grant, 2004 – $10,000
Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program – $8,000
“The Canadian Religious Right and Political Party Response” SSHRC, 2010-13 -- $76,997.
Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States (co-edited with Clyde Wilcox) Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program, 2010 - $8,000
Conservatism in Canada (co-edited with James Farney) Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Aid to Scholarly Publication Program, 2012 - $8,000
“Muslims and Queer Visibility in Canada and the United States” co-applicant, with Momin Rahman (Sociology, Trent University, as Principal Investigator) SSHRC Insight Grant, 2013-17 -- $95,450
C. SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL WORK
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Books
Alexandria: Small Town in Modern Times (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991). Shortlisted in 1993 for the John Porter Prize in Sociology.
On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998)
Equity, Diversity, and Canadian Labour, ed. Gerald Hunt and David Rayside (Toronto:
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University of Toronto Press, 2007), including: David Rayside, “Equity, Diversity and Canadian Labour in Comparative Perspective” David Rayside and Fraser Valentine, “Broadening the Labour Movement’s Disability Agenda”
Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, March 2008)
Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States, ed. David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2011), including: David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox, “The Difference that a Border Makes: The Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion in Canada and the United States” David Rayside, “The Conservative Party of Canada and its Religious Constituencies” David Rayside, “Unresolved Issues at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion” Appendix A: Canadian Legal and Institutional Context (by DR) Appendix B: US Legal and Institutional Context (by DR)
Conservatism in Canada, ed. James Farney and David Rayside (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013), including: James Farney and David Rayside, “The Meanings of Conservative” David Rayside, “Moral Conservatism and Ontario Party Politics” David Rayside and James Farney, “The Distinctive Evolution of Canadian Conservatism”
Articles
"Les relations entre groupes linguistiques au Canada et en Belgique," Recherches Sociologiques l977, no. l: 95-l3l.
"The Impact of the Linguistic Cleavage on the 'Governing' Parties of Belgium and Canada," Canadian Journal of Political Science 11 (March l978): 6l-97.
"Federalism and the Party System: Provincial and Federal Liberals in the Province of Quebec," Canadian Journal of Political Science 11 (September l978): 499-528.
"Language Group Relations in Canada and Belgium," Ethnic Studies 2 (December l978) - this is an English version of an earlier article appearing in Recherches Sociologiques.
"Gay Rights and Family Values: The Passage of Bill 7 in Ontario," Studies in Political Economy 26 (Summer 1988): 109-47.
"Public Opinion and Gay Rights," (with Scott Bowler) Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 25 (November 1988): 649-60.
"Small Town Fragmentation and the Politics of Community," Journal of Canadian Studies 24 (Spring 1989): 103-20.
"Homophobia, Class and Party in England," Canadian Journal of Political Science 25 (March 1992): 121-49
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"AIDS Activism and the State in Canada," (with Evert Lindquist) Studies in Political Economy, no. 39 (Autumn, 1992): 37-76
“The Geo-Politics of Sexual Diversity: Measuring Progress in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands,” (with Gerald Hunt) New Labor Forum (Spring-Summer 2001): 37-47
“Muslim American Communities’ Response to Queer Visibility,” Contemporary Islam 5, 2 (July 2011): 109-34.
“The Inadequate Recognition of Sexual Diversity by Canadian Schools: LGBT Activism and Uneven Institutional Response,” Journal of Canadian Studies 48, 1 (winter 2014): 190-225.
Chapters in Books
"New Parties in Western Democracies," (with Charles Hauss) in Louis Maisel and Joseph Cooper, eds., Political Parties: Development or Decay, Sage Electoral Studies Yearbook, no. 4 (Beverley Hills, Calif.: Sage, l978) pp. 3l-59.
"Federalism and the Party System: Provincial and Federal Liberals in the Province of Quebec," in Garth Stevenson, ed., Federalism in Canada: Selected Readings (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989), pp. 354-83 [reprinted from Canadian Journal of Political Science 11 (September l978): 499-528], pp. 354-84.
"Canada: Community Activism, Federalism and the New Politics of Disease," (with Evert Lindquist) in David Kirp and Ronald Bayer, eds., AIDS in the Industrialized Democracies: Passions, Politics and Policies (New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, and Montreal: McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, June 1992), pp. 49-98.
Evert Lindquist and David Rayside, "Federal AIDS Policy for the 1990s: Is it Too Early for 'Mainstreaming' in Canada?" in Frances Abele, ed., How Ottawa Spends (Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1992), pp. 313-52.
"Heterosexism and Free Speech," in Social Problems in Canada: A Reader (Toronto: Prentice- Hall Canada, 1995)
"The Perils of Congressional Politics," in Craig Rimmerman, ed., Gay Rights, Military Wrongs: Political Perspectives on Lesbian and Gays in the Military (New York: Garland, 1996), pp. 147- 94.
"On the Fringes of the New Europe: Sexual Diversity Activism and the Labour Movement," in Laboring for Rights: Unions and Sexual Diversity Across Nations, ed. Gerald Hunt (Temple University Press, 1999)
"The Structuring of Sexual Minority Activist Opportunities in the Political Mainstream: Britain, Canada, and the U.S." pp 23-55 in Sexual Identities, Queer Politics, ed. Mark Blasius (Princeton University Press, 2001)
“The United States in Comparative Context,” pp. 341-74 in The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage,
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ed. Craig Rimmerman and Clyde Wilcox (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
“Two Pathways to Revolution: The Difference that Context Makes in Canada and the United States,” pp. 202-09 in Who’s Your Daddy: And Other Writings on Queer Parenting, ed., Rachel Epstein (Toronto: Sumach Press, 2009)
“The Distinctive Centrality of Marriage in the United States,” pp. 203-226 in Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas, ed. Jason Pierceson, Adriana Piatti-Crocker and Shawn Schulenberg (Lanham, MD: Lexington Press, 2010).
“Canadian School Lethargy,” pp. 293-310 in Queerly Canadian: An Introductory Reader in Sexuality Studies, ed. Maureen FitzGerald and Scott Rayter (Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 2012). Abridged from Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions, chap. 8.
“The Equity Landscape for Sexual Minorities in Canada,” (with Gerald Hunt and Donn Short) in Employment Equity in Canada: The Legacy of the Abella Report, ed. Carol Agocs and Michael Lynck (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2014)
“Queer Advocacy in Ontario,” in Queer Mobilizations: Social Movement Activism and Canadian Public Policy, ed. Manon Tremblay (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2015)
“Canadian LGBT Advocacy since Winning Marriage Rights,” in LGBT Rights After Same-Sex Marriage, ed. Carlos Bell (New York: NYU Press, forthcoming)
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Encyclopedia Entries
Who’s Who in Lesbian and Gay History, ed. Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon (New York: Routledge, 2001): coordinator of overall Canadian biographical entries; author of entries on: Barry Adam; The Body Politic; Andre Boulerice; Nicole Brossard; Maurice Flood; Barney Frank; Sky Gilbert; Gerald Hannon; John Herbert; Gary Kinsman; Douglas LePan; Alan Li; Angela Mason; Tim McCaskell; Harvey Milk; Elaine Noble; Svend Robinson; Douglas Sanders; Shyam Selvadurai; Chris Smith; Allan Spear; Gerry Studds; Peter Tatchell; Pierre Elliot Trudeau; Pierre Vallieres; Tom Warner.
Encyclopedia Brittanica (2003) author of entries on the Canadian Liberal Party; Canadian Alliance Party
Social Welfare History Encyclopedia (Sage, 2003) author of entry on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Policy Issues in Canada
Encyclopedia of American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History and Culture (Scribner, 2003), author of entries on: Barney Frank; Elaine Noble; and major articles on Family Law and Policy; Military; Electoral Politics
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Thomson Gale, 2009) author of entry on “Politics, Gay and Lesbian”
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Encyclopedia of Political Science (Congressional Quarterly Press, 2011), author of entry on “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Movement – Comparative”
Magazine/Newspaper Articles
"Canadian Studies at the University of Toronto," Association for Canadian Studies Newsletter 6 (Autumn l984): 11-l2.
"Night Shift," University of Toronto Bulletin (June l0, l985)
"The Fight for Gay Rights in the Province of Ontario (Canada)," Gay West Diary (U.K.) (August 1987)
(with David Askew and Judith Eichmanis [in fact, I was principal author]), "Tinkering Won't Bring Pay Equity," University of Toronto Bulletin (September 25, 1989)
(with Andrew Davidson [in fact, I was principal author]), "Homophobia Plagues University," Varsity (January 8, 1990)
(with others in U. of T. Men's Group [in fact, co-author with David Pelteret]), "The Constructive Challenge of Feminism," University of Toronto Bulletin (January 22, 1990)
"Towards Equality for Lesbians and Gay Men," University of Toronto Bulletin (February 26, 1990)
"University Committee Confronts Discrimination," Rites 6, no. 10 (April 1990), pp. 13-14 [reprint of brief to the University of Toronto Governing Council's Special Committee on Human Rights and Student Societies prepared for the Committee on Homophobia]
"Heterosexism and Free Speech," CAUT Bulletin (October 1993), p. 15. Slightly different version printed in OCUFA Forum (December 1993)
"Disposable Rights: Progress but Little Power -- So Far," University of Toronto Magazine (Autumn 1994), p. 48
"Unholy Alliances: Fundamentalism and the Politics of Hate," University of Toronto Magazine (Winter 1994), p. 32
"Gender Freedom: The Meaning of Masculinity," University of Toronto Magazine (Spring 1995), p. 48
"Equality in Reality: Progress is Always Provisional," University of Toronto Magazine (Summer 1995), p. 48
“Queerying the Academy,” OCUFA Forum (Fall 1998)
Feature article on sexual diversity politics for Magyar Hirlap (Hungarian political weekly), June 2000
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“The Queer Agenda on Campus: Invisible? Stalled? Incomplete?” Academic Matters, May 2010
“More than Bricks and Mortar,” In Toronto, September 2010
Briefs, Reports
(with George Smith), "Brief submitted to the Sub-Committee on Equality Rights of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, House of Commons (June l985) - submitted on behalf of The Right to Privacy Committee.
(with others) "A Future for Women at the University of Toronto: The Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Women" (January l986).
(with James Hathaway) "Sexual Orientation as a Prohibited Ground of Discrimination: Brief Submitted to the Standing Committee on the Administration of Justice, Ontario Legislative Assembly, in regard to Bill 7" (February l986) - submitted on behalf of The Right to Privacy Committee.
(with Damon Chevrier, Darlene Robinson, and Jane Strickler, [in fact I was principal author]) Brief to the Special Committee to Review the Policy and Procedures: Sexual Harassment, University of Toronto (December 1989) - also submitted to University of Toronto Faculty Association.
"Brief to the Special Committee on Human Rights and Student Societies, University Affairs Board, Governing Council, University of Toronto" (January 1990) - on behalf of the Committee on Homophobia.
"Canadian Campus Survey" (September 1991) - survey of Canadian universities on gay-related issues, for the Committee on Homophobia
(with Susan Addario, Linda Cale, Liz Hoffman, Maria Rika Maniates, Robin Toderian [in fact I was principal author]) "Brief on AIDS-Related Issues," presented to Janice Oliver and David Neelands, Ass't Vice-Presidents, Univ. of Toronto (August 1992)
"Toward the Year 2000: A Brief on Gay and Lesbian Equity Issues," presented to administrative officers at the Univ. of Toronto for the Committee on Homophobia (June 1994)
(with Martha Ackelsberg), "Report on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession," by the Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, American Political Science Asssociation (published in PS: Political Science & Politics 28 [September 1995]: 561-73.)
"Working Toward an Inclusive Political Science: Recommendations for the American Political Science Association," prepared on behalf of the Committee on the Status of Gays and Lesbians in the Profession for submission to the Council of the APSA, August 1995
Brief to “Lands for Life” Round Table consultation on land-use planning in Ontario, May 1998
Report of the Working Group on Policing Issues, to the University of Toronto Homeless
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Initiative, March 1999.
“A Memorandum on the Inclusion of Sexual Diversity in Family-Friendly Policies for Academic Departments” - intended for submission to the Committee on Departmental Services, American Political Science Association, fall, 2002
Legal Affidavits
Affidavit prepared for Douglas v. The Queen (1991), critically analyzing the Canadian Armed Forces use of public opinion data to justify retaining the ban on lesbians and gays serving in the military.
Affidavit prepared for Helpern, et al. v. A.G. Canada (2000), analysing patterns of political avoidance of issues related to sexual orientation, and therefore favouring judicial action in challenging the constitutionality of a heterosexual definition of marriage.
Affidavit prepared for Hislop v. Canada (2003), analysing the development of rights protections for sexual minorities.
Misc.
"Essay Writing: A Personal View," Political Science Undergraduate Handbook (University of Toronto) (April 1984; revised October 1989, July 1999)
Information brochure prepared by Committee on Homophobia (June 1991) [for which I was principal author].
"Men, Masculinity and Gender Issues," information brochure prepared by the University of Toronto Men's Forum (autumn 1992) [for which I was principal author].
Editor, news.politics@UofT, vol. 1, issue 1 (June 2011) – vol. 2, issue 1 (June 2012)
“Community-Group Central,” pp. 119-21 in Love, Hope, Optimism: An Informal Portrait of Jack Layton by Those Who Knew Him, ed. James Turk and Charis Wahl (James Lorimer, 2012).
BOOK REVIEWS
Review of Ronald Inglehart, The Silent Revolution: Changing Values and Political Styles Among Western Publics (Princeton: Princeton University Press, l977), C.J.P.S. ll (September l978): 7l9- 20.
Review of L.J. Sharpe, ed., Decentralist Trends in Western Democracies Beverly Hills: Sage, l979), C.J.P.S. 14 (June l98l): 445-6
Review of Peter Lange, George Ross, and Maurizio Vannicelli, Unions, Change and Crisis: French and Italian Union Strategy and the Political Economy, l945-l980 (Winchester, Mass.: George Allen & Unwin, l982), C.J.P.S. l6 (December l983): 845-7.
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Review of Leslie Derfler, President and Parliament: A Short History of the French Presidency (Boca Raton, Florida: University Presses of Florida, l983), C.J.P.S. l7 (December l984).
Review of Barry Adam, The Rise of a Gay and Lesbian Movement (Boston, Mass.: Twayne Publishers, l987), C.J.P.S. 21 (March 1988): 178-79. (same book also reviewed for Canadian Lesbian and Gay History Network Newsletter, #3 (December 1987): 8-9.
Review of Marc Wolinsky and Kenneth Sherrill, eds., Gays and the Military: Joseph Steffan versus the United States (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1993), C.J.P.S. 27 (March 1994): 188-89.
Review of Kees Waaldijk and Andrew Clapham, eds., Homosexuality: A European Community Issue. Essays on Lesbian and Gay Rights in European Law and Policy (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 1993), Journal of European Integration 17, no. 2-3 (1994): 391-3.
Review of Didi Herman, Rights of Passage: Struggles for Lesbian and Gay Legal Equality (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994), C.J.P.S. 28 (March 1995): 140-41. (same book reviewed for Centrefold (newsletter of Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies), no. 8 (spring 1995).
Review of Miriam Smith, Lesbian and Gay Rights in Canada: Social Movements and Equality- Seeking, 1971-1995 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), Canadian Public Administration 43 (Spring 2000): 120-01.
Review of Yuval Merin, Equality for Same-Sex Couples: The Legal Recognition of Gay Partnerships in Europe and the United States (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002), Perspectives (APSA) 1 (June 2003): 433-34.
Review of Don McLeod, A Brief History of GAY: Canada’s First Gay Tabloid, 1964-1966 (Toronto: Homewood, 2003), University of Toronto Quarterly 74 (Spring 2005).
Review of Paul Jackson. One of the Boys: Homosexuality in the Military During World War II. (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press. 2004), University of Toronto Quarterly 75 (Winter 2005-06): 429-30
Review of Jason Pierceson, Courts, Liberalism and Rights: Gay Law and Politics in the United States and Canada (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2005); and David A.J. Richards, The Case for Gay Rights: From Bowers to Lawrence and Beyond (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2005), Political Science Quarterly 121 (Summer 2006): 348-51.
Review of Gary Kinsman and Patrizia Gentile, The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2009), Left History (2010)
Review of Donald P. Haider-Markel, Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2010), American Review of Politics 32 (Spring/Summer 2011): 194-96
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Review of Tom Warner, Losing Control: Canada’s Social Conservatives in the Age of Rights (Toronto: Between the Lines, 2010), Journal of the History of Sexuality 22, 2 (May 2013): 362- 64.
Review Essays
"Sexual Diversity and the Social Sciences in English Canada," International Journal of Canadian Studies 10 (Fall 1994): 145-50.
(with Gerald Hunt), “Labor’s Response to Diversity in Canada and the United States” Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society 39 (July 2000): 401-44.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION OR SUBMITTED
The Politics of Faith in Canada, by David Rayside, Jerry Sabin, and Paul Thomas Under review at UBC Press; contents: o Introduction o Canadian Diversity in Comparative Context o Conservative Faith and Federal Parties o Abortion Politics and Federal Parties o Religious Conservatism and Alberta Provincial Politics, 1971-2011 o Progressive Conservatives, Wildrose, and Faith-Based Communities Since 2011 o Ontario Progressive Conservatives and the Shifting Politics of Faith, 1943-1985 o Religious Mobilization and Persistent Denominational Politics, 1943-1985 o Sexual Diversity, Religious Mobilizaiton, and Moral Traditionalism in Ontario, 1986- 2015 o Conflicted Secularism in Francophone Quebec Party Politics o Religion in Atlantic Provincial Politics o Schooling, Sexuality, and Religious Conservatism in British Columbia Politics o Evangelizing the North
PAPERS
(with Albert Verdoodt), "The Splitting of the Belgian Social Christian Party Along Language Lines," paper prepared for the Workshop on Language and Religion in Politics, sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research, 7-12 April, l975.
"The Impact of the Linguistic Cleavage on the 'Governing' Parties of Belgium and Canada," paper prepared for the 48th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Quebec City, 30 May - 2 June l976.
"Class and Ethnicity in Historical Perspective," paper presented to the Second Annual Meeting of the European Group in Canada, London, Ont., December, l979.
(with John DeMarco) "Structured Underdevelopment: Centre-Periphery Relations in France, Italy, Britain, and Canada," paper prepared for the Workshop on Energy Resources and Centre- Periphery Relations: Canada and Europe, sponsored by the European Politics Group, CPSA,
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Banff, l2-l4 December l980.
(with John DeMarco) "Structured Inequality: The Persistence of Regional Disparities in Canada and Italy," paper presented to the Seminar on the State and Capitalism Since l800, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 6 March, l98l.
"Community Life and the Politics of Community," concluding address to the conference on "Small Town in Modern Times" sponsored by the Canadian Studies Programme, University College, 6-7 January l983.
"Small Town Fragmentation and the Politics of Communityy (Reflections on Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario)" paper presented at the Annual General Meeting of the CPSA, Vancouver, June, l983.
"The Liberalization of Gay Liberation," paper presented to the Annual General Meeting of the CPSA, Guelph, June l984.
(with Scott Bowler) "Tolerance and Conservatism in Canadian Attitudes Towards Homosexuality," paper presented to the University College Symposium, University of Toronto, January l986.
(with Scott Bowler) "Public Opinion and Gay Rights in Canada, Britain, and the U.S." presented to the Lesbian and Gay History Group, Toronto, 24 April, l987.
"Gay Liberation and the New Right," paper presented to the University College Symposium, University of Toronto, January 1989.
"Homophobia in England," paper presented at a panel of academic papers as part of Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week: Focus on Homophobia, sponsored by the Committee on Homophobia, University of Toronto, 9 March 1990
"AIDS Policy in Canada," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Amer. Pol. Science Association, San Fransisco, September 1990.
"Homophobia in England," paper presented at the 4th Annual Lesbian Bisexual & Gay Studies Conference, Harvard University, October 1990
"Gay/Lesbian Rights Chronicle," a chronicle of major events (particularly Canadian) and benchmarks from the 1960s to the present, 1991, regularly updated
"The Gay Politician in Britain: Chris Smith, MP," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Amer. Pol. Science Association, Chicago, September 1992.
"Mobilization of Gays and Lesbians into Representative Politics," paper presented to workshop on The New Pluralism, Dept. of Pol. Science, Univ. of Toronto, 5 March 1993.
"The Openly-Gay Politician in the U.S.," paper presented at "Queer Sites," a lesbian, gay, bisexual studies conference at the University of Toronto, 13-15 May 1993.
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"Openly-Gay and a Member of Congress: The Role and Impact of Representative Barney Frank," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Amer. Pol. Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1993. Also pressented at the Legal Theory Workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 8 October 1993.
"Coming Out: Autobiographical Reflections on Reading Paul Monette's Becoming a Man," paper presented at "Voyages and Discoveries," University College Symposium 16, 2 February 1994.
"The Rise and Fall of Bill 167: Same-Sex Benefits in Ontario," Canadian Studies Speakers Series, University College, Univ. of Toronto, 12 January 1995.
"Researching Gay and Lesbian Rights: Working on the Fringe or in the Mainstream of Social Science?" Seminar Series on "Re-Thinking the Political," Dept. of Pol. Science, Univ. of Toronot, 13 January 1995.
(with Martha Ackelsberg), "The Status of Lesbians and Gays in Political Science," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 1995.
"Inside the Fringe: Mobilizing for Same-Sex Benefits in Ontario," prepared for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association, June 1995
"Gays in the Military and the Perils of U.S. Legislative Politics," paper presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Amer. Pol. Science Assoc., Chicago, September 1995 (also presented to the "Explorations" series of seminars sponsored by the Toronto Centre for Lessbian and Gay Studies, November 1995).
"Lesbian and Gay Activism, Political Culture, and the State in the U.S., Canada, and Britain," paper presented to "Identity/Space/Power: Lessbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Politics," conference organized by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies of the City University of New York, February 1996.
"Openly Gay and Maverick: The Activist Roles of Canadian MP Svend Robinson," paper presented to Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August-September 1996.
"Social Movements and Electoral Politics: Gay/Lesbian and Feminist Movements in the United States and Canada," paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Americaan Political Science Associiation, August-September 1997.
"On the Fringe: Sexual Diversity and Legislative Politics in Britain, Canada, and the U.S." lecture in the Sexual Diversity Speakers Series, 6 November 1997.
“On the Fringe: Gays, Lesbians, and Legislative Politics in Britain, Canada, and the U.S.,” paper presented to the Australian Centre for Lesbian and Gay Research, University of Sydney, 10 March 1998.
“On the Fringes of the New Europe: Sexual Diversity Activism and the Labour Movement,” paper presented to “Queering the Nation,” an interdisciplinary conference at York University,
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June 1998.
“Social Democracy, Labour Unions, and Same-Sex Relationship Recognition in British Columbia,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1998.
“The Institutional and Partisan Context for Sexual Diversity Politics in Washington State and British Columbia,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, March 1999.
“American Exceptionalism in Sexual Diversity Politics: A Washington State Case Study,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2000
(with Gerald Hunt) “Labour Union Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and The Netherlands,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2000.
(with Gerald Hunt) “Canadian Labour and Sexual Diversity Activism in Comparative Perspective,” paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Queenstown, NZ, February 2002.
“The Politics of Lesbian and Gay Parenting in Canada and the United States,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Toronto, May 2002
“Recognizing Same-Sex Relationships: Profiling Change in Canada and the United States,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Aug- Sept. 2002
“Public School Recognition of Sexual Diversity in The U.S. and Canada,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association,” Dalhousie University, May-June 2003
“Sexual Diversity and Public Schooling in Canada and the United States,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August 2003
(with Gerald Hunt) “Labour Internationalism and the Recognition of Sexual Diversity,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., Aug-Sept 2005
“On the Horns of a Permanent Dilemma: The Strategic Challenges Faced by Canada’s Partisan Right Over the Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political science Association, Chicago, September 2007.
“Conservative Christianity, Sexual Diversity, and the Strategic Dilemma Facing the Conservative Party of Canada,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Vancouver, June 2008.
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(with Momin Rahman) “Muslim Response to LGBT Claims in Canada and the United States,” presented to the Second International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, Copenhagen, July 2009.
“Sex Ed in Ontario: Religious Mobilization and Socio-Cultural Anxiety,” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, May 2010
“Muslim American Political Response to Sexual Diversity,” Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2010
“Queer Ontario,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, June 2012
(with Paul Thomas and Jerry Sabin) “Faith and Party Politics in Alberta,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, June 2012
“The Challenge in Expanding Workplace Equity Policy: The Case of Sexual Diversity,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, June 2012.
“Canadian LGBT Politics After Marriage,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, May 2014. Same paper presented to the Equality Diversity Inclusion 2014 Conference, Munich, June 2014.
(with Jerry Sabin and Paul Thomas) “Sexual Diversity, Religious Moblization, and Moral Traditionalism in the Ontario Party System, 1986-2013,” paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2014.
INVITED LECTURES, PANELS, ETC.
Panelist, workshop on "Social Science Research on the Low Countries in Modern Times," sponsored by the Council for European Studies, The University of Maryland, 3l March - 4 April, l975.
Discussant, panel on "Explaining Politicians Behaviour," l975 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, 1-5 September, l975.
Panelist, session on language policy in Canada and Western Europe, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, London, Ontario, May l978.
Discussant, panel dealing with European studies in Canada, First Annual Meeting of the European Politics Group in Canada, Ottawa, December, l978.
Lecture, "Eurocommunism Today," part of the "Mind and Matter '79" lecture series sponsored by The Alumni of Victoria College, 6 March, l979.
Moderator, "Europe in Conflict," a symposium sponsored by the Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Colby College, 4-7 April, l979.
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Lecture, "The Politics of Language in Quebec," part of the "Living and Learning in Retirement" series, Glendon College, 8 November l979.
Panelist, "Roundtable: Comparative Analyses of Smaller Democracies, Canada and Europe," Second Annual Meeting of the European Politics Group in Canada, London, Ont., l7-l9 December, l979.
Discussant, session on ethnic conflict, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, June, l980.
Panelist, session on energy resources and centre-periphery relations. Workshop on Energy Resources and Centre-Periphery Relations: Canada and Europe, sponsored by the European Politics Group, CPSA, Banff, 12-14 December l980.
Discussant, session on "Economic Policy in Britain and West Germany," Annual Meeting of the CPSA, Halifax, N.S., May l98l.
Discussant, session on "Union Response to Economic Crises," Conference on International Interdependence and Domestic Crisis, sponsored by the European Politics Group, CPSA, Ottawa, 14-16 December, l98l.
Chair, panel on "Minority Language Rights in Comparative Perspective," Annual Meeting of the CPSA, June l982.
Chair, round table on "Political Change in France and Greece," Annual Meeting of the CPSA, June l982.
"The Liberalization of Gay Liberation", lecture presentation to the Lesbian and Gay Academic Society, Toronto, November, l983.
"Bill l0l and Canadian Language Policy," guest lecture in Pol. l02, autumn, l984 (and each year thereafter).
Robert Michels and the Iron Law of Oligarchy," CJRT, autumn, l984.
"The Personal as Political: An Insider's view of Gay Politics in Toronto," part of "Breaking New Ground: Three Variations on Canadian Themes," Presented by the Canadian Studies Union, University College, 1985.
"Sexual Politics: Public Norms and Political Agendas," public lecture sponsored by the Union of Political Science Students, University of Toronto (November l985).
"Reflections on the Passage of Bill 7," seminar sponsored by the Student Christian Movement, University of Toronto, February, l987.
"The Gay Academic," presentation to Lesbians, Bisexuals and Gays of the University of Toronto, January 1992.
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"Gay Rights and College Campuses," presentation at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, March 1992.
"Civil Rights and Social Justice," presentation to "St. Clement's Talks About Homosexuality," series of panel discussions at Church of St. Clement's, Eglinton, Toronto, 18 November 1992.
"Essay Marking and the Teaching of Writing," presentation to TA Workshop, Department of Political Science, U. of T., 20 November 1992.
"Heterosexism and Academic Freedom," presentation to OCUFA conference on "Developing Strategies for the Inclusive University," Toronto, 5-6 February 1993.
Chair, Panel on "Equality Rights in Canada," part of "Queer Sites," a lesbian, gay, bisexual studies conference at the University of Toronto, 13-15 May 1993.
"An AIDS Case in Residence," presentation with Robin Toderian (Director, Residences, Food and Beverage Services, U. of T.) at annual conference of the Ontario Association of College and University Housing Officers, Waterloo, Ontario, 18 May 1993.
"Gays and Lesbians," presentation in panel discussion on "Stakeholder Participation: Who Own Employment Equity?", Ontario Employment and Educational Equity Network Conference, Toronto, 18 October 1993.
Chair, "Cultural and Class Differences," paper session in the Interdisciplinary Men's Studies Symposium at the Ontario Campus Men's Conference II, University of Toronto, 5 November 1993.
"Understanding Homophobia," presentation to students in two men's residence houses at Victoria College, 18 January 1994
Chair, panel on political activism in Canada, founding conference of Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association, University of Calgary, June 1994.
"Strategic Differences and Legislative Change," presentation to The Fraternity," Toronto, October 1995
"Canadian Politics 101, What a Difference a Queen Makes," presentation to Annual Conference of the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials," Toronto, November 1995.
"Gays and Lesbians Entering Mainstream Politics," presentation to U of T NDP, November 1995.
"Sexual Diversity in the High School Environment," address to seniors at Ajax High School, 16 May 1996
Chair of session on "Identity and Nationality," Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association, June 1996
"Gays, Lesbians, the Public Agenda, and the Counselling Challenge," presentation to Counselling and Learning Skills Service, University of Toronto, 23 October 1996.
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"Openings and Impediments to Change in the University," presentation to opening plenary of "Rescuing Graduate Studies: Equity and How to Get It," University of Toronto, 28 February 1997.
"What is Equity Studies?: A Panel Discussion on What it Means to do Equity Studies in the University," panel discussion sponsored by New College and others, November 1997.
“On the Fringe,” an overview of the book On the Fringe presented to a lunch meeting of lesbian/gay congressional staffers, Washington, D.C., June 1998.
“Ahead of the Pack: Recognizing Same-Sex Relationships in British Columbia,” lecture to the Department of Political Science and the Committee for the Institute for Gender Research, The Universrity of Calgary, April 1999.
Panelist, “Advancing our Rights,” Canadian Lesbian and Gay Studies Association, Ottawa, June 1999.
Discussant, “Individual Sexualities/National Legislatures,” American Pol Science Association, Sept., 1999
Panelist, “The Status of Research on Lesbians and Gays in Politics, APSA, Sept., 1999
“Sexual Diversity Politics in Canada and the United States,” Institute for Women’s Studies and Gender Studies Research Symposium, 25 November 1999.
Chair, Roundtable on the Chilly Climate in Academia, sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 2000
Seminar on Sexual Diversity Politics in Canada and the U.S., to staff of Learning Skills and Counselling Centre, University of Toronto, November 2001
“Canadian-American Contrasts in Sexual Diversity Politics,” presentation to the Southern Ontario Gay & Lesbian Association of Doctors, Toronto, 15 November 2001
“Lesbian and Gay Relationship Recognition,” Counselling and Learning Skills Centre, Univ. of Toronto, 28 November 2001
“Queering the University,” Department of Industrial Relations, University of Newcastle, 7 March 2002
“Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Politics of Relationship Recognition,” Australian Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Sydney University, 21 March 2002
“Queering the University,” University of Technology Sydney, 8 April 2002.
“Sexual Diversity and the Politics of Public Schooling in Canada and the United States,” paper presented to “Hearts and Minds,” annual conference sponsored by the Sexual Diversity Studies
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Program, University of Toronto, 8 March 2003
“Inclusion, Assimilation, and Political Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Rights in Canada and the United States,” the 27th Frank M. Covey, Jr. Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis, 13 March 2003, Loyola University Chicaco.
“The Inclusion of Sexual Diversity in Faculty Recruitment Equity Policies and Practices,” panel contribution to “Excellence Through Equity,” conference held at the University of Toronto, 21-23 March 2003
Keynote speech, “Leave a Legacy” Symposium 2003, 8 May 2003.
“Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: The Political Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships in Canada and the United States,” public lecture, Political Science Department, Carleton University, 30 January 2004
“Same-Sex Marriage: What are the Social and Political Stakes?”, panel discussion sponsored by the Canadian Studies Program and the Sexual Diversity Studies Program, 1 March 2004
“Gay Gaze on Toronto: The Impact of Stonewall,” chair and speaker on panel sponsored by the Sexual Diversity Studies Program and the Southern Ontario Gay and Lesbian Association of Ontario, University College, 11 March 2004
“Moving Beyond Policy: Welcoming Sexual Diversity on Campus” Ryerson University Equity Conference, 20 March, 2004
Chair and participant, roundtable discussion on “The Same-Sex Marriage Reference: Where Do We Go From Here?” Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law, Univ of Toronto, 10 December 2004
Panelist on “The Meaning of Marriage,” sponsored by the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, 14 February 2005.
Panelist for “Stepping Up to the Challenge: Recruiting and Retaining for Diversity,” sponsored by the Office of the Provost, University of Toronto, 11 May 2005
Panelist for “Homophobia: Inherited Custom or Bad Habit,” sponsored by the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto, 14 June 2005.
Panelist for “Sexual Diversity: Nouveau Homo,” forum sponsored by Hart House Social Justice Committee, 6 March 2006
Speaker at “GOD’s Love and Same-Sex Love: How Do They Get Along?,” symposium on religion and sexuality at UTM, 14 March 2006.
Speaker on “Sexual Diversity in Canadian Schools,”at International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, OutGames Montreal, July 2006
Panelist for “Building Diverse Workplaces: Models for Successful Inclusion of LGBT
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Employees,” public forum sponsored by the Rotman School of Management, the Rotman MBA Gay-Straight Alliance, and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, 6 November 2006.
Presentation on Schooling and concluding summary to “Religion, Sexuality, and Politics in Canada and the United States,” conference sponsored by the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, the Centre for the Study of the United States, and the Department of Political Science, January 18-19, 2007.
“Canadian Labour’s Leading Role in Equity,” presentation sponsored by Steelworkers Local 1998 SteelPride Committee, University of Toronto, 12 February 2007
“A Scandal of Neglect: Canadian Public Schools and the Failure to Recognize Sexual Diversity,” Later Life Learning Group, Innis College, 1 November 2007
“The Building of University College in its Historical Context,” University College Heritage Society, 1 November 2007
“A Scandal of Neglect: Canadian Public Schools and the Recognition of Sexual Diversity,” The Fraternity (Toronto), 14 April 2008
Panelist on special Pride Week panel to discuss sexual diversity, sponsored by BMO Financial, June 2008
“Islam and Sexual Diversity: In Conversation”, panel sponsored by the Office of LGBTQ Resources and Programs, the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, and the Multi-Faith Centre for Spiritual Study, the Positive Space Campaign, and Que(e)rying Religion, 13 January 2010. - moderator and panellist - member of organizing committee
“Drawing the College: A Tour Through Cumberland and Storm’s Architectural Plans for UC in the 1850s,” University College Alumni Association, 20 January 2010.
“Just How Different? Sexual Politics in Canada and the United States” theme panel sponsored by the Annual Conference Chairs, co-sponsored by the Sexuality and Politics section and the Canadian Politics Section. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August-September 2009, Toronto. I acted as panel organizer, moderator, and a panelist.
“Bringing Sexual Orientation In: Gay Citizenship and American Political Development,” panelist, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August-September 2009, Toronto.
Panelist on “Dialogues Between Women’s and LGBT Rights,” Latin American Studies Association workshop, October 2010.
Panelist and participant, “The Impact of Policies and Programs to Reduce Homophobia and Insure a LGBTQ-Friendly School Climate in Canada: What Do We Know? What Research Needs To Be Done?” UBC, October 2010.
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Moderator, UC One panel, “Acting on Behalf of Toronto’s Communities,” with guest Glen Murray, 4 November 2011
Panelist on CIUT program, What If?, a discussion on faith and politics sponsored by Hillel, Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto, Hart House, and the Multifaith Centre, 16 November 2011
“The Intersection of Faith and Sexuality,” lecture to the Honors Symposium, University of Tampa, 22 March 2012
Panelist, “Dialogue on Human Rights in Ontario,” sponsored by the Ontario Heritage Trust, Hart House, University of Toronto, 18 October 2012
Participant on panel discussion on LGBT issues in the U.S. national election of 2012, sponsored by the Association of Political Science Students, University of Toronto, 28 November 2012
“1850s Toronto: Building University College in a Growing and Confident City,” University College Heritage Society, 31 October 2013.
Panelist for “Religion and Politics: Into the Divide,” sponsored by the Association of Political Science Students, University of Toronto, 15 November 2013.
Chair and Discussant, “Approaching Canada’s Political Institutions: New Actors and Contexts,” Canadian Politics Section session at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2014.
“The Equity Landscape for Sexual Minorities in Canada,” presentation at Employment Equity Revisited, a symposium sponsored by the Centre for Labour Management Relations, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 18 November 2014.
“Building the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies,” presentation to a working group on Queer Studies, University of Buffalo, 2 November 2015.
WORKSHOPS
"Homophobia On and Off Campus," presentation and workshop sponsored by Bisexual Gay Lesbian Alliance at York University, March 1992.
"Homophobia and Heterosexism in the University Classroom," presentation and workshop sponsored by the Centre for the Support of Teaching and the Bisexual Gay Lesbian Alliance at York University, 5 March 1993.
"AIDS and Homophobia," presentation and workshop for administrators at Trinity College, 12 March 1993.
Workshop leader, "Assessing Educational Materials on Homophobia and Heterosexism," in "Educating for Change," Ontario Campus Men's Conference II, University of Toronto, 6 November 1993.
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Workshop on essay writing, organized by Union of Political Science Students, Univ. of Toronto, 26 January 1994
"Workshop on Discrimination in the Classroom: Racism, Sexism and Heterosexism," TA workshop organized by the Department of Political Science, 4 February 1994
Talks to three residence houses on "Positive Space" campaign and on gay/lesbian issues at U. of T. (February-March 1996)
"Strategies for Change," presentation to panel discussion organized by the Committee on the Status of Lesbians and Gays in the Profession, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August-September 1996.
Essay Writing Workshop, sponsored by Union of Political Science Students, 28 October 1997
Workshop participant, “Coming Out and Being Out in Your Professional and Personal Life,” part of a series of events sponsored by the U of T Department of Human Resources on work-life balance, 10 November 2004
Panel discussion on sexual diversity, as part of all-day workshop for HR managers, University of Toronto, 13 April 2006
“Out at Work,” workshop in “Career and Diversity Forum,” organized by G-Force, 22 November 2007
“Religion in the Public Sphere” fellows workshop, 3 April 2008
Moderator of opening plenary, “Queer Philanthropy,” a one-day conference organized at University College, 5 April 2008
Chair and panellist, “Alberta Election 2012: Continuity or Seismic Shift?” Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, 14 May 2012.
D. TEACHING ACTIVITY
a) Undergraduate
Politics 201Y Political Behaviour (Fall term) (l974)
Politics 302Y Western European Politics (l974- )
Politics B307Y Political Behaviour (Spring term) (l975) Scarborough
Politics 222S Elites & Political Leadership (1975- ) Erindale (1976-84 - most years)
Politics 3llY Cdn. Pol. Parties (Fall term) (l975)
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Politics 435Y Comparative Politics of Industrial Societies (taught with R.A. Manzer, T.J. Colton, P. Solomon, D.V. Schwartz. M. Donnelly, & R. Vipond) (l976-86)
Politics 337Y European Politics (taught with G. Skilling) (1976-77) Erindale
Politics 100Y Intro. to Cdn. Politics (taught with C. Rachlis) (l98l-82)
Politics 3l5Y Sexual Politics (l985-1997)
Politics 441Y Reading course on Western European Politics, with Charles Birchall (1975-76)
Reading course on Western European Politics, with Douglas Younger (1976-77)
Reading course on Western European politics, with Stephen Gardner (1978-79)
Politics 495Y "Police-Minority Relations in Canada and West Europe" with David Crichton (1983-84)
"Gay/Lesbian Theory and Politics," with Eng Ching (1992-93)
UNI 495Y "Canadian Gay Politics in Comparative Perspective" with Scott Bowler (1984-85)
UNI 495Y "Community Development Through the Arts: A Case Study of South River," with Nicole Edwards (1995-96)
UNI 495Y “Sexual Politics and Regionalism,” with Oren Howlett (2000-01) – co-supervised with Dean Behrens (Sociology)
POL. 315H Sexual Diversity Politics (1998-2011)
POL. 344Y Social Movements in Europe and North America (1998-200x)
POL. 103Y Canada in Comparative Context (1999-2001)
POL 364H Religion and Politics (2007-08)
POL 364H Religion and Politics (2008-09)
JPR 364Y Religion and Politics (2009-12)
POL 499H Honours Essay (2007-08), with Abouzar Nasirzadeh
POL 499Y Reading course (2011-12), with Ben Peel
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b) Graduate
POL 2500Y Political Behaviour (taught with H.D. Forbes and C. Bay) (l974- 75)
POL 2300Y Comparative Politics of Industrial Societies; cross-listed as Pol. 435Y (l976-86)
POL 2904Y Reading course on Gay/Lesbian studies with Mark Dykeman
POL 2810Y The Politics of Diversity: A Research Seminar (1998-99)
POL 2905H “Sexual Diversity Politics: a reading course,” with Juliette Nicolet (1998-99)
POL 2905H “Sexual Diversity Politics: a reading course,” with Jordan DeCoste (2004-05)
POL 2905H “Sexual Diversity Politics: a reading course focussed on identity and sexuality in the Middle East,” with Andrea Laing Marshall (2005-06)
POL 2905H “Lesbian Feminism Since the 1970s: a reading course,” with Emily Cohen (2006) c) Thesis Committees
Doctoral Students:
Stanley Carlson-Thies, "Democracy in the Netherlands: Consociational or Pluriform?" 1992 (primary and secondary supervision, 1978-92)
Annis May Timson, "The Politics of Employment Equity in Canada," (secondary supervision, 1984-97)
Joanna Everitt, "Social Change and Political Attitudes: The Effect of the Canadian Women's Movement on the Gender Gap," (secondary supervision, 1992-96)
Lisa Young, "Women's Movements and Political Partiess in Canada and the United States," (secondary supervision, 1993-96)
Jonathon Malloy, "Social Movements and State Bureaus: Contradictions and Permanent Tensions," (secondary supervision, 1997-2000)
Cheryl Collier, “Governments and Women’s Movements: Explaining Differences in Policy Response in British Columbia and Ontario, 1970-1997,” (secondary supervision, 1997-2006)
Fraser Valentine, (primary supervision), on the disability movement in Canada and the
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U.S. (1997 -
Juan Perrera Marsiaj, (primary supervision), on sexual diversity politics in Brazil, 2001 -
Antonio Torres-Ruiz, “AIDS Politics in Mexico,” (secondary supervision, 2002-06)
Masters Students:
Mark Lehman, “Determinants of Canadian Attitudes to Sexual Orientation,” 2004 - 06
d) External Assessment of Doctoral Theses
Guy Poirier, "Policy Responses to the AIDS Crisis in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France," Department of Political Science, York University, November 1993
Mary Louise Adams, "The Trouble With Normal: Postwar Youth and the Construction of Heterosexuality," Department of Sociology, OISE, January 1994
Ann-Marie Field, “Counter-Hegemonic Citizenship, Hate Crimes and the Safety of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered People in Canada,” Carleton University, March, 2005
E. ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS (AND UNIVERSITY-BASED ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES)
Departmental Representative, Canadian Political Science Associationn (l974-78)
Chairman, European Studies Committee, Centre for International Studies (University of Toronto) (l976-79; l98l-82): - included organization of "The Individual and the State," a two-day conference co- sponsored by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2-3 February, l979.
Secretary, Political Economy General Seminar Series (l976-80)
Undergraduate Adviser, Department of Political Economy (l977-1986)
Undergraduate Adviser, Trinity College (l979-8l)
Coordinator, Political Science Undergraduate Handbook Committee (l979-80)
Editor, Political Science Undergraduate Handbook (l979-85)
Editor, Political Science Graduate Handbook (l980-85)
Programme Committee, University College (l98l)
Committee on the Chair of Peace Studies, University College (l98l)
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CPSA Board Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession (l98l-82)
CPSA Board Committee on Part-Time and Alternative Employment (1982-83)
Coordinator, Canadian Studies Programme University College (l982-86): -included organizing: "Small Town in Modern Times", January l983 "l984 in Canada: Authority, Conformity, and the Policing of Citizens" (held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Association of Sociology and Anthropology), October l983 "The Sharon Temple and the Children of Peace", September l984 "Between Ourselves: Women's Experience at the University of Toronto," a series of round-table discussions, January-February l985 - preparations for decanel review of the Canadian Studies Programme 1986
Member, Women's Studies Programme Committee, New College (l984-86, 1988-90, 1991-)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Women, University of Toronto (l985-87)
Member, Search Committee for the position of Vice-Principal, University College (l986)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Non-Academic Discipline Code, University College (l987)
Member, Centennial Committee, Dept. of Political Science (1988)
Member, Library Committee, University College (1988-93)
Member, Sexual Harassment Hearing Panel, University of Toronto (1988-92) - Member of Hearing Board for the first case under hearing first case under new Sexual Harassment Policy [Torfason vs. Hummel].)
Member, Men's Forum, University of Toronto (a group of men who came together in the aftermath of the murder of 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique, to talk about sexism)(1989-94)
Coordinator, Committee on Homophobia, University of Toronto (1989-91) - Member of Committee from 1989-94
Member, Teach-In Committee, University of Toronto (responsible for organizing University- wide teach-in on sexism and violence against women) (1990)
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Campus Violence (established by U.C. Literary and Athletic Society) (1991)
Ad hoc crisis team to handle case of U. of T. residence student with AIDS (1991-92) - Crisis intervention, and preparation and discussion of report on AIDS policy
Organizing Committee, "Queer Sites: Studies in Lesbian and Gay Culture," conference planned for May 1993, Univ. of Toronto
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Founding Coordinator, Sexualities Studies Caucus (aiming at increasing curricular attention to lesbian/gay issues at the Univ. of Toronto) (1993-94)
Vice-Principal, University College (1993-97) Chair, Programme Committee, U.C. Chair, Appointments Committee, U.C.
Photo Board, UC (1994- ) (establishment and maintenance of display containing photos of all UC faculty, admin. staff, food service staff, student leaders)
Member, Diversity Training Group, University of Toronto (1993-94)
Coordinator, training team for workshops on homophobia and heterosexism for U. of T. Police (1993)
Co-chair, Positive Space Campaign (gay/lesbian-positive campaign at U. of T.) (1995-2000)
Co-coordinator, search committee for tenure-track position in Peace and Conflict Studies (joint appointment of UC and Political Science) (1995-97)
Attempted mediation in case of Kin-Yip Chun (formerly with the Dept. of Physics) (1995-96)
Co-founder, Lesbian and Gay Alumni Association of the U. of T. (1996)
Committee to establish the Equity Studies Program, New College (1997)
Sexual Diversity Studies Program - member of Steering Committee (1998- ) - member of Advisory Committee, liaison to Program Director (1998- )
Department of Political Science Research Committee (1998-99)
Univ. of Toronto Response to Homelessness - coordinator, working group on police response (1998- )
Intervener/advisor, response to Episkopon, Trinity College (1999)
TA Coordinator, Dept. of Political Science (1999-2001) - member of Planning and Priorities Committee, Pol. Science - member of Admissions Committee, Pol Science
Residence Users Committee, UC (1999-2000) - continued informal involvement 2000-03
Ad Hoc Committee examining development of relationship between Toronto Lesbian and Gay Archives and University of Toronto (2000)
Ad Hoc Committee examining the acquisition by the University of Toronto (Centre for Criminology) of a collection of erotic materials and materials related to the censorship of
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gay/lesbian erotica in particular (2000) - member, steering committee of Sexual Representation Collection 2000 +
Steering Committee for Bent on Change Conference (to be held November 2000) - member of Steering Committee, and Budget Sub-Committee (1999-2000) - prepared first draft of conference report
Participation in process of selecting a Manager of Police Services, U of T (fall 2000)
Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Committee, 2002-03
Positive Space Ad Hoc Committee responding to St. Michael’s College events, 2002-03
Graduate Director, Political Science, 2002-06 Chair, Graduate Affairs Committee Chair, Admissions and Awards Committee Member, SGS Division II Executive Committee Member, Pol. Science ad hoc committee on T.A.s Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Graduate Curricular Core
Advisory Search Committee for Vice-Provost, Students, fall, 2002
Program Committee, Centre for the Study of the United States, 2002 -
Chancellor’s Award Selection Committee (Awards of Excellence), 2003
Search Committee for Canadian Politics, UTM, 2003
Search Committee for Canadian Politics (2 rounds), 2003-04
Search Committee for the Principal of University College, 2004
Search Committee for Sociology position in Gender and Sexuality (2 rounds), 2004-06
Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies Director, 2004-08 Steering Committee member (1998- ) Advisory Board member (1998- ) Budget sub-committee (2009- ) Sexual Representation Collection sub-committee (2010- )
Convenor, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Area of Specialization, Dept of Pol. Science, 2005-08 - enlarged to take in larger range of diversity issues (2006)
Tenure Committee for Dean Behrens (Sociology), 2005-06
Equity Issues Advisory Committee, Vice-Provost, Human Resources, Univ/ of Toronto, 2005-
Women’s and Gender Studies Institute
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Member, Advisory Committee, 2005-08
Tenure Committee for Michael Cobb (English), 2006-07
Tenure Committee for Roy Gillis (OISE), 2007-09
UC College Council, 2007-09, July-Dec. 2012 UC Appointments Committee, 2007-08 UC ad hoc committee on Senior Common Room, 2008
Search Committee, shared appointment in Religion and Politics, 2007-08
Queer Alumni Working Group, DUA, 2007-9
Equity Survey Working Group, Vice-Prosost, Human Resources, Univ. of Toronto, 2008
CIUT Radio – continuing expert on “Take Five” (2007-08)
Centre for Jewish Studies Steering Committee (2008 - )
Co-Chair, Community Relations Committee, Dept. of Political Science, 2009-12 - Advancement planning; Pol. Science Alumni Association; media development
Member, UC Historical Society, 2008 -
Religion in the Public Sphere, Advisory Committee (2009 - )
UC Principal Search Committee, 2010
Chaired working group to organizing unveiling of an Ontario provincial historic plaque honouring province’s 1st LGBT group (2009-11)
Acting Director, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, July-Dec. 2012. - Chair, Steering Committee; Member, Advisory Committee - Chair, Graduate Program Committee - Chair, Organizing Committee and Advisory Comm., World Pride Human Rights Conference, 2014. - Member, UC College Council
World Pride Human Rights Conference (June 2014) - Member, Organizing Committee and Advisory Committee (2012-14) o Budget advisory
Awards Committee (for faculty and staff award nominations), Dept. of Political Science (2013- )
Advancement: - continuing engagement with donors to and prosects for Bonham Centre - have led drive to reconfigure fundraising in Political Science Dept, and raise money for matched scholarship endowments in honour of retired colleagues.
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F. COMMUNITY ACTIVITY (off campus)
The Body Politic (Canada's foremost gay magazine/journal from 1971 to 1987) - member, The Body Politic Free the Press Fund (legal defense fund) (1979-83) - Secretary-Treasurer, The Free the Press Foundation (1983-92) - Collective Member, The Body Politic (1983-87)
The Right to Privacy Committee (formed to protest police raids on gay bathhouses, to organize court defense, to raise legal defense funds, and to pressure governments to change regulation of sexual activity) - member (1981-91) - Secretary (1985-87) - Secretary of the Board, The Right to Privacy Foundation (legal defense fund) (1981-91)
Citizens Independent Review of Police Activities (Toronto-based coaltion to monitor police activity) - member (1982-85) - secretary (1983-85)
Bill 7 Coalition (joint action by the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario and the Right to Privacy Committee to mobilize support for adding sexual orientation to the Ontario Human Rights Act in 1986) - chair of the coordinating committee (1986)
Community Research Initiative of Toronto (initiating and funding community-based AIDS research) - member, Ethics Review Board (1991-94)
"Rayside vs. Disero" (party to legal challenge of election of City Councillor on the grounds that she violated law on election spending limits) (1991-94)
Ad Hoc Committee on Educational Equity (initially formed by OCUFA) - member, representing Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (1992)
Gerald Hannon suspension as journalism instructor at Ryerson Polytechnical University - participated in news conferences and argued case on media (autumn 1995)
February 19th Defense Committee (formed to defend Remingtons, a gay bar charged under bawdy house law in February 1996) - consulted on the formation of a legal defense fund.
Environmental Advisory Committee, County of Haliburton - member (1998-00 )
Advisor to Thames Valley District School Board Committee on LGBT Issues, January 2003
Member of strategic advisory group, Canadians for Equal Marriage, 2004
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Member, Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Steinert & Ferreiro Award Committee, 2005-09
Consultant, Serving with Pride network (for Ontario police, fire, EMS officers)., 2008
Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, informal advisory group on development, 2009-10
Egale Canada, Advisory Board member, 2010 –
Member of community team on queer homeless youth meeting Toronto city officials, fall 2012
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