In the News
Blogs, Editorials and Magazine Essays:
“Thinking about the gender binary during the shelter-in-place” https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2024/06/25/thinking-about-the-gender-binary-during-shelter-in-place/
“When family members refuse the gender of trans and nonbinary people” https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2024/10/04/when-family-members-refuse-the-gender-of-trans-and-nonbinary-people/
“Q&A with Dr. Amy Stone” Contexts Magazine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMX7TAjVATA
“Recognizing queer citizens of Carnival city” Contexts Magazine. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15365042241271602
“When parents show up to support their LGBTQ adult children” For the Council on Contemporary Families https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/03/29/when-parents-show-up-to-support-their-lgbtq-adult-children/
“Camping in the Cold War South” Gay &Lesbian Review https://glreview.org/article/camping-in-the-cold-war-south/
“Resilient and brilliant, working hard to overcome family trauma in the South Texas LGBTQ+ community” Interdisciplinary Research Leaders. https://irleaders.org/2020/10/resilient-and-brilliant/
“Parades, Mardi Gras, and assumptions about Southern queer life” Social (In)Queery https://socialinqueery.com/2014/03/19/parades-mardi-gras-and-assumptions-about-southern-queer-life/
“Nondiscrimination laws help” Editorial for the Express-News. https://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/nondiscrimination-laws-help-4756733.php
“Dr. Stone dissects anti-gay rhetoric”, Out in SA https://outinsa.com/dr-stone-dissects-anti-gay-rhetoric/
“Ballot measures in the courts: Proposition 8 and Romer v. Evans” https://uminnpressblog.com/2012/02/10/ballot-measures-in-the-courts-proposition-8-and-romer-v-evans/
“How the Right pre-empted equality” Gay & Lesbian Review. https://glreview.org/article/how-the-right-pre-empted-equality/
“Married in Massachusetts, fired in Florida: Turning the tide of LGBT activism?” Mobilizing Ideas. https://mobilizingideas.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/married-in-massachusetts-fired-in-florida-turning-the-tide-of-lgbt-activism/
News and Commentary:
“Trans 101: When a Loved One Comes Out, What Should You Do?” Taboo Science podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trans-101-when-a-loved-one-comes-out-what-should-you-do/id1533606473?i=1000744276527
“It’s official, the census says: Gay male couples like San Francisco, lesbians like the Berkshire’s” AP News. https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/aug/27/its-official-the-census-says-gay-male-couples-like-san-francisco-lesbians-like-the-berkshires/
“Cornyation’s outrageousness carries on despite political headwinds”, San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/cornyations-outrageousness-carries-on-despite-political-headwinds/
“How many LGBTQ+ people live in Texas? Surveys may undercount” by Guilia Afiune, The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/23/texas-lgbtq-population/
“U.S. census and other surveys likely undercount the number of LGBTQ+ people living in Texas” Houston Public Media https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2023/08/24/460481/u-s-census-and-other-surveys-likely-undercount-the-number-of-lgbtq-people-living-in-texas/
“Trinity University professor discusses origins of Pride” KSAT12 ABC News (live TV) https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/06/03/ksat-qa-trinity-professor-amy-stone-discusses-origins-of-pride-month-ways-to-educate-others-about-lgbtq-community/
“Before North Carolina, there were other contentious ‘bathroom bill’ fights” NPR Weekend Edition. https://www.npr.org/2016/05/28/479766852/before-north-carolina-there-were-other-contentious-bathroom-bill-fights
“America’s transgender moment” by Brandon Griggs. CNN. https://www.fox13now.com/2015/04/24/americas-transgender-moment
“Scholar: gay culture helped shape Fiesta” San Antonio Express-News June 20, 2016. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Scholar-gay-culture-helped-shape-Fiesta-8314036.php
“With Manning’s move, transgender issues claim national spotlight” The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/08/22/with-mannings-move-transgender-issues-claim-national-spotlight/
Consultant for the documentary, The Campaign, by New Day Films. https://www.newday.com/films/the-campaign
“Has the U.S. reached ‘marriage equality’? Not yet” The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2013/06/30/has-the-u-s-reached-marriage-equality-not-yet/
“In the Crosshairs” Americans United. https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/in-the-crosshairs/
Media Coverage of Research:
“Aunts play a surprisingly critical roles in supporting LGBTQ Youth, Study Finds” by Jo Yurcaba, NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/aunts-play-surprisingly-critical-role-supporting-lgbtq-youth-study-fin-rcna132316
“Some LGBTQ youth look to aunts for emotional support, companionship, and housing stability” by Mark Ramirez. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/31/lgbtq-youth-aunts-support-parents-family/72352607007/
“Aunties and ‘othermothers’ play huge part in supporting LGBTQ+ youth, new study finds” PinkNews.https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/01/06/lgbtq-youth-aunties-study/
“Aunts are a key source of support for LGBTQ+youth, study says” by Trudy Ring. The Advocate. https://www.advocate.com/news/aunts-crucial-support-lgbtq-youth
“Aunties, Tias, and Othermothers provide important support to LGBTQ+ youth, study finds” Them.us. https://www.them.us/story/how-aunts-aunties-tias-extended-family-support-lgbtq-youth
“Homelessness among San Antonio LGBTQ+ Residents on the Rise, new study shows” San Antonio Current. https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-news/homelessness-among-san-antonio-lgbtq-residents-on-the-rise-new-study-shows/
“Study reveals San Antonio LGBTQ_ housing and health” challenges” by Josh Archote, San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/report-details-lgbtq-homelessness-access-to-health-care-in-san-antonio/
“CRHE Grantee Reflections Interview” Academy Health. https://academyhealth.org/publications/2024-06/crhe-grantee-reflections-interview-pride-center-san-antonio
“Centering LGBTQ Voices: An Interview with Pride Center San Antonio on their research and how knowledge is power” by Maura Dugan for Academy Health. https://academyhealth.org/blog/2024-06/centering-lgbtq-voices-interview-pride-center-san-antonio-their-research-and-how-knowledge-power
Cornyation, a documentary short by Dave Sims Media. https://vimeo.com/23439322
“Study reveals San Antonio LGBTQ_ housing and health” challenges” by Josh Archote, San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/report-details-lgbtq-homelessness-access-to-health-care-in-san-antonio/
“SA Researchers seek interview subjects for ‘resiliency’ study in LGBTQ Community” by Diana Winters, KSAT12 ABC News. https://www.ksat.com/south-texas-pride/2018/07/13/sa-researchers-seek-interview-subjects-for-resiliency-study-in-lgbtq-community/
“Cornyation 2014” on Texas Public Radio https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2014-04-24/cornyation-2014-the-court-of-festive-fetes-frivolous-faux-pas
“Amy Stone sheds light on the bizarre history of Cornyation” San Antonio Current cover story and four page spread. https://www.sacurrent.com/arts/amy-stone-sheds-light-on-the-bizarre-history-of-cornyation-3351819/
“Breezy Texas books to round out the summer” by Michael Barnes, Austin-American Statesmen https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2017/08/05/breezy-texas-books-to-round-out-the-summer/10044597007/
“Cornyation, the Fiesta You Don’t Know” by Jeff Salomon, Texas Monthly. https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/fiesta-dont-know/
“Embracing Tradition and Texas Politics, Cornyation Reigns over San Antonio’s Fiesta” by Kirk Walsh, Texas Highways. https://texashighways.com/culture/embracing-tradition-and-texas-politics-cornyation-reigns-over-san-antonios-fiesta/
“Bringing Cornyation to the silver screen” by Danielle Trevino. Texas Public Radio. https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2018-08-08/bringing-cornyation-to-the-silver-screen
“Cornyation” on Great Day-SA morning show. https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/television/great-day-sa/cornyation-san-antonios-most-outrageous-fiesta-tradition/273-433698735
“Cornyation” On San Antonio Living morning show https://news4sanantonio.com/sa-living/cornyation-san-antonios-outrageous-fiesta-tradition
“This Fiesta tradition celebrates San Antonio’s quirky side” by Morgan O’Hanlon, Texas Public Radio’s Texas Standard https://texasstandard.org/stories/this-fiesta-tradition-celebrates-san-antonios-quirky-side/
“Cornyation celebrates San Antonio’s most fabulous Fiesta tradition” by Rose Cahalan, The Texas Observer. https://www.texasobserver.org/cornyation-celebrates-san-antonios-most-fabulous-fiesta-tradition/