Consequences and Considerations of “Free Speech” in Higher Education: Validating Trans and Nonbinary Identities in the Classroom Setting

Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2025
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Bryan C. Moore Max Osborn Christina DeJong a Department of Criminal Justice, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IL, USAb Department of Sociology & Criminology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USAc School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USABryan C. Moore (he/him) is an incoming Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Indiana. He is a recent graduate of the University of Louisville, a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, and a graduate of William & Mary Law School. His research focuses on intersectional analyses of criminal law, victimology, and queer criminology. He has been previously published in Critical Criminology.Max Osborn (he/him, they/them) is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University. His research addresses sexual and gender minority populations’ experiences within the carceral system and other institutions, depictions of transgender people in crime news and media, and consequences of abuse and victimization. Max’s work has been published across multiple disciplines and can be found in outlets including Critical Criminology, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, Feminist Criminology, and Trauma, Violence & Abuse.Christina DeJong (she/her) is Associate Professor Emerita in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She is an expert in Queer Criminology, and her research focuses on discrimination based on gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity, and has published recently on the homicide of transgender people. Christina’s most recent work has been published in Homicide Studies, Victims & Offenders, Sexuality & Culture, Criminology & Public Policy, and Critical Criminology.

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