Kelsy Burke

Oct 20, 2024 | lgbtqnation.com | Kelsy Burke |Joanna Wuest |Andrew Flores |Suzanna Krivulskaya

Late last month, the Eleventh Circuit court of appeals heard oral arguments for a lawsuit filed on behalf of LGBTQ+ teachers in Florida over a new education policy that prohibits teachers from using pronouns or titles that do not correspond with the sex assigned to them at birth. Although Florida often dominates the headlines when it comes to battles over education and LGBTQ+ rights, these kinds of lawsuits are cropping up across the country.

Sep 19, 2024 | prri.org | Andrew Flores |Joanna Wuest |Kelsy Burke |Suzanna Krivulskaya

Drs. Kelsy Burke, Andrew R. Flores, Suzanna Krivulskaya, and Joanna Wuest are 2023-2024 PRRI Public Fellows studying the intersection of politics, religion, and LGBTQ rights. This Spotlight Analysis details the findings of their original, collaborative research conducted with support from PRRI and American University, Washington, D.C.In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in 303 Creative v.

May 24, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Kelsy Burke

Burke is convincing in her argument that the crux of the matter is not simply or only pornography but “how to live an authentic and fulfilling life, which includes sexuality, in a modern world.” Porn’s ubiquity and accessibility in the internet age render it a topic that has to be addressed, and not just by feminists or sex-worker advocates. The bookbegins with a history of pornography and obscenity laws. It then launches into an incredibly thorough section on the effects of porn-indexing sites.

Apr 17, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | G. Tyler Lefevor |Sydney A. Sorrell |Kelsy Burke |Andrew Flores

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Apr 1, 2024 | thehill.com | Kelsy Burke

Earlier this year, Florida became the first state to ban sociology courses from the general education curriculum at public universities, declaring the discipline too “woke” to be a part of a student’s core education. It’s a trend that other states, including my home of Nebraska, are attempting to emulate.