Invited Talks & Keynotes
2017. Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Lecture in Urban Planning Series, Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 - Columbia University. Title: Queer urban landscapes: Politics, social life and urban transformations
2017. Jean Monnet Center of Excellence Faculty Research Workshop: Marriage Equality in Advanced Industrialized Democracies, March 30-April 1, 2017 - University of Pittsburgh. Title: Transnational geographies of intransigence: freedom of speech and marriage equality in advanced industrialized democracies
2015. The Gay History Project, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Community forum, Toronto. 5th December.
2013. Hetero-activism in Canada: Contemporary resistances to LGBT equalities. Keynote, European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-7 September.
Select Recent Conference Papers
2018. Freedom of speech or Hate Speech?: Heteroactivist contestations of ‘Liberal’ university spaces. Kath Browne at Royal Geographical Society Annual Meeting. Cardiff University, Cardiff August 2018.
2018. The Body Politic. Spaces of queer (un)remembering: Research frontiers. Royal Geographical Society Annual Meeting. Cardiff University, Cardiff August 2018.
2018. UCD Centre for Gender, Feminisms and Sexualities 1st Annual Conference: Think Gender Justice, May 23-25, 2018, University College, Dublin. Paper entitled, "Reflections on Researching Heteroactivism: Journeys through Privilege and Vulnerability" with Dr. Kath Browne.
2018. Conference of Irish Geographers 2018, May 10-12, 2018, Maynooth University. Session: Legalities and Liveabilities; Paper entitled, "Multi-scalar Resistances: Heteroactivisms Beyond the Urban/Rural Divide" Session - Legalities and Liveabilities - Title: Multi-scalar Resistances: Heteroactivisms Beyond the Urban/Rural Divide with Dr. Kath Browne.
2017. Sexuality and Space 20+1 II: Building, panel discussion, American Association of Geographers, Boston, April 4-9th, 2017.
2017. Teaching sex ed in Ontario: parental rights, discrimination and opposing the LGBT 'agenda.' with Kath Browne, University of Brighton and Andrew Gorman-Murray, Western
Sydney University, submitted to the American Association of Geographers, Boston, April 4-9th, 2017.
2016. LGBT families and ‘motherless’ children: Tracking heteronormative resistances in Great Britain, Canada and Australia, with Kath Browne, University of Brighton and Andrew Gorman-Murray, Western Sydney University submitted to Royal Geographical Society, August 31 – Sept. 2, London, UK.
2016. Resisting recognition Down Under: towards understanding opposition to LGBT inclusion in Australia with Kath Browne, University of Brighton and Andrew Gorman-Murray, Western Sydney University submitted to the American Association of Geographers, Sexuality and Space Specialty Group, Pre-conference March 28-29, San Francisco.
2016. Where are we now? Contemporary queer urban space as assemblage with Andrew Gorman-Murray, Western Sydney University submitted for American Association of Geographers Annual General Meeting, San Francisco April 1-4.
2015. There goes the gaybourhood, Author meets critic panel, American Association of Geographers, Chicago 24-29 April.
2014. Teaching Geography of Canada (Roundtable) Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 29-30 May, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
2014. Post mo landscapes: identities, practices and place in Toronto. Sexuality Studies Association 2nd annual meeting, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 29-30 May 2014, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
2013. Hetero-activism in Canada: Contemporary resistances to LGBT equalities. Keynote, European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-7 September (based on the work with co-researcher Dr. K. Browne, University of Brighton).
2013. LBGT communities, identities and the politics of mobilities: Moving from visibility to recognition in contemporary urban landscapes, co-authored with Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray, University of Western Sydney, European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Lisbon, Portugal 5-9 September.
2013. Contemporary normativities Where we have ‘won’: resistances to LGBT equalities in Canada and the UK, co-authored with Dr. Kath Browne, University of Brighton, European Geographies of Sexualities Conference, Lisbon, Portugal 5-9 September.
2013. LGBT neighbourhoods in transition: towards understanding urban change, co-authored with and presented by Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray, University of Western Sydney, Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1-4 July.
2013. Resisting Queer: Reinstating Heteronormativities co-authored and presented with Dr. Kath Browne, University of Brighton, American Association of Geographers, Los Angeles, C.A., 9-12 April.
2013. LGBT neighbourhoods and 'new mobilities': towards understanding transformations in sexual and gendered urban landscapes, co-authored with Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray, University of Western Sydney, and presented by Dr. Catherine Nash, American Association of Geographers, Los Angeles, C.A., 9-12 April.
2013. Resisting LGBT rights where 'we have won': Canada and England, co-authored and presented with Dr. Kath Browne, University of Brighton, International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, 3-5 April.
2013. Lesbian spaces in transition: insights from Toronto and Sydney, co-authored with Dr. Andrew Gorman-Murray, University of Western Sydney, presented by Dr. Nash at the Lesbian Lives Conference, University of Brighton, 15-17 February.