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The number of out LGBTQ+ candidates and elected officials has grown exponentially over the last few decades. There are now thousands of out queer politicians throughout the world and they have played a significant role in legal and social transformation.

In this event to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion, Professor Andy Reynolds will discuss his recent work focused on the experiences of LGBTQ+ candidates and politicians, voters’ reactions to LGBTQ+ candidates, and cross-national trends in the visibility of queer political leaders.

Places are limited, please RSVP by emailing academic.admin@nuffield.ox.ac.uk.

About the speaker

Andy Reynolds is a Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University and the founder of QueerPolitics, a hub of research and scholarship for LGBTQ+ justice and equality.

His recent publications include The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World, Oxford University Press 2018.