Ryan Thoreson is a doctoral candidate in Social Anthropology at Oxford
University, where he is focusing on transnational networks of
activists seeking rights and recognition for sexual minorities. Ryan’s
involvement with queer politics has ranged from local campaigns in
North Dakota and Massachusetts to transnational work with the
International Lesbian and Gay Association in Brussels and the
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in New York.
Ryan's pieces on sexuality and progressive politics have appeared in
popular publications like the Advocate, Mother Jones, and the Boston
Review. He graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Government
and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality and recently completed an
MPhil in Social Anthropology with distinction as a Rhodes Scholar at
Oxford University.

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