August 9th 2018
For anyone who is curious about our mysterious and elusive Sexual Representation Collection read a brief history and find out more about the archive’s contents, purview, and future direction in this article by Romi Levine for UofT News
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July 9th 2018
Professor Mari Ruti’s new Book Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings was released earlier this year. At the LA Review of Books she chats with Tajja Isen and SDS/English PhD candidate Philip Sayers about love & romance, gendered expectations of …
July 6th 2018
Playwright, filmmaker, and SDS major Alec Butler addressed Scarlett Johansson’s new role as Dante (Tex) Gill, a trans man, in Rub & Tug. Butler and other trans folks and allies have expressed their disappointment in the role going to Johansson. …
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May 3rd 2018
Doctor of Juridical Science and Sexual Diversity Studies collaborative student, Ido Katri, and his research are influencing the rights of incarcerated trans communities in Israel. “Until now, the unspoken policy has been that prisoners or detainees whose gender identity was “ambiguous” should …
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May 1st 2018
Congratulations to Laine Zisman Newman on being chosen for the 2018 CI Teaching Excellence Award. Laine has just completed her PhD in Drama and is in the collaborative SDS specialization program. She has taught as a course instructor in …
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April 18th 2018
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dana Seitler as Director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. Professor Seitler has been instrumental in the continued growth and success of the Bonham Centre as both …
March 19th 2018
Congratulations to Mari Ruti and her new book The Ethics of Opting Out for being shortlisted for a Lambda Award for LGBTQ studies this year! Find out more about Professor Ruti’s book from Colombia Unviersity Press Website: “In The Ethics of Opting …
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November 27th 2017
By Brenda Cossman and Daniel Del Gobbo Brenda Cossman is a professor of law and director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto. Daniel Del Gobbo is a Trudeau scholar at the …
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October 30th 2017
Businessman, philanthropist, and writer Mark S. Bonham of Toronto, Canada has been recognized by OUTstanding and the Financial Times of London (UK) as a 2017 Leading LGBT Global Business Executive. WireService.ca Media Release (10/26/2017) TORONTO, ON – In making the announcement in London …
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September 28th 2017
By Peter Boisseau There is a long list of reasons why Julie Moreau chose to join the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto. The university’s reputation for excellence and the fact that U of T is …