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Are We Still Queer Even Though We’re Married?

by Verta Taylor and Leila J. Rupp | May 21, 2014 | Spring 2014

Sociologist Verta Taylor and historian Leila Rupp, who wed in 2008 after 30 years together, complicate the debate between queer critics and supporters of same-sex marriage over the consequences of marriage equality.

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Verta Taylor is in the sociology department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the coauthor (with Rupp) of Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret.

Leila J. Rupp is in the feminist studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women.

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Authors

Verta Taylor is in the sociology department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the coauthor (with Rupp) of Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret.

Leila J. Rupp is in the feminist studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women.

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