Lee Thorpe Jr. is a sociology PhD candidate with a focus on sexualities, race, ethnicity, and LGBTQ people of color. He has an MA in sociology from The New School and an MA in humanities and social thought from NYU. His thesis examines the ontology of LGBTQ people of color. He has published articles on this topic and presented his research at several conferences. Currently, he works as a health care educator and is a member of several professional associations related to sociology and sexuality studies.

1. Lee Thorpe, Jr.
158 Massachusetts Ave
Bay Shore, N.Y. 11706
Phone: 631-291-0659
Email: leethorpejr@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2017 (Expected) M.A. in Sociology, The New School for Social Research
2015 M.A. in Humanities and Social Thought, New York University
2014 Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society, University of Amsterdam
2012 B.A. in Sociology, Stony Brook University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sexualities, Race and Ethnicity, Sociological Theory, Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology of Culture,
Gender
MA THESIS
“The Ontology of LGBTQ People of Color” Advisor: Professor Richard Sennett
PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW
“The Ontology of LGBTQ People of Color” Review of Social Studies: London Centre for Social Studies.
2015.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Thorpe Jr., Lee. April 17th, 2015. “This Thing Called the Body.” Explorations: Global and Local in
Qualitative Research. Stony Brook Sociology Graduate Student Conference. Stony Brook, N.Y.
Thorpe Jr., Lee. May 28th-30th, 2015. “The Ontology of LGBTQ People of Color.” International
Conference on Gender and Education, Bloomington, IN.
Thorpe Jr., Lee. November 12th-15th, 2015. “Is Homosexuality a Western Construct or Facilitation
Between Metropole and Colony.” Political Movements between “Center” and “Periphery:” The
Transfer of (Post) Memories and Emotions. Social Science History Association at Baltimore, MD.
Thorpe Jr., Lee. March 11th-12th, 2016. “The Ontology of LGBTQ People of Color.” Invisibility. UMass
Interdisciplinary Political Studies Conference. Amherst, MA.
Thorpe Jr., Lee. July 10th-14th, 2016. “The Ontology of LGBTQ People of Color.” Debating the
Ontological Turn: Theoretical and Political Challenges. International Sociological Association
Conference. Vienna, Austria.
CONFERENCE COMMITTES
Chair/Discussant
“(Transnational) Social Activism, the Power of Nonviolent Resistance, and Labors of Love.” Social
Science History Association at Baltimore, MD, November 12th-15th, 2015
INVITED WRITINGS
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Will The LGBTQ Community Ever Become Ubiquitous?” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/02/03/will-the-lgbtq-community-ever-become-ubiquitous/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Ubiquity and Privilege Checking” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/02/17/ubiquity-and-privilege-checking/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Love and Homonormativity: One in the Same?” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/03/06/love-and-homonormativity-one-in-the-same/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Generational Changes in a Time of Evolving LGBTQ Rights.” Sociology Lens,

2. http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/03/20/generational-changes-in-a-time-of-evolving-lgbtq-
rights/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Difference and Support: To be a (Queer) Scholar of Color.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/04/10/difference-and-support-to-be-a-queer-scholar-of-
color/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “How to Not Lose Your Sense of Self in a Graduate Program.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/04/24/how-to-not-lose-your-sense-of-self-in-a-graduate-
program/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “The Art of Consent: Sexualities on the Periphery.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/05/08/the-art-of-consent-sexualities-on-the-periphery/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Homosexuality and Anti-Colonialism: How Homosexual Frenchmen Are
Actually Colonialists.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/05/22/homosexuality-and-anti-colonialism-how-
homosexual-frenchmen-are-actually-colonialists/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “The Division of Society into Two Classes Transforms into the Sexual
Differentiation of Space.” Sociology Lens, http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/06/05/the-
division-of-society-into-two-classes-transforms-into-the-sexual-differentiation-of-space/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “The Conception of the Closet.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/06/19/the-conception-of-the-closet/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Sexual Harassment, Culture, and Gender Norms.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/07/10/sexual-harassment-culture-and-gender-norms/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “Intimacy, Play, and Identity.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/08/04/intimacy-play-and-identity/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “The Other (Religious) Dimensions of Sexuality.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/08/18/the-other-religious-dimensions-of-sexuality/
Thorpe Jr., Lee. 2015. “The Symbolics of Sexuality.” Sociology Lens,
http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens/2015/09/22/the-symbolics-of-sexuality/
SCHOLARSHIP AND FUNDING
GEP Scholarship, Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society, University of Amsterdam
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University, Fall 2012
SOC 340: Sociology of Human Reproduction
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Stony Brook University, Fall 2011
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-Current North Shore – LIJ Health Systems Great Neck, N.Y.
Health Care Educator
2014-2014 Hispanic Counseling Center Hempstead, N.Y.
Prevention Counselor
2013-2014 Long Island Association for AIDS Care Hauppauge, N.Y.
CDC Prevention Specialist
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Social Science History Association
Sexuality Studies Association
International Sociological Association

3. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Scholarly Program Outreach Committee – USA, Sexuality Studies Association