Wesley Phelps

Historian at the University of North Texas studying democracy, the US South, and queer history.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Part 1 of a 2-part bonus episode of my Queering the Lone Star State podcast is out today! https://t.co/FdoXwCOl32

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Excited to be giving a talk at SMU in April!

[Ariel Ron @arielronid]

Just announced this Clements Center talk by @WesleyPhelps20 about his recent book, Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement. Months away but I'm already looking forward to it.
https://t.co/Vgo6h4E0OL

[University of Texas Press @UTexasPress]

If you want to learn more after hearing @mmccnn talk Lawrence v. Texas on @yourewrongabout, we've got a book for you!

@WesleyPhelps20's BEFORE LAWRENCE V. TEXAS (now out in paperback!) details the years of work and struggle that led to the landmark case.

https://t.co/cr9veNU496

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@hoop3r Throw everything at the wall and see what sticks, I guess.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@hoop3r Especially since virtually no court of law ever agreed with that defense! I'm currently writing about a case gay students brought against Texas A&M University in the late 70s, and univ. administrators tried (unsuccessfully) to make the same argument.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Garland-area friends! On Saturday, June 29, I will be back in my hometown to give a talk at the South Garland Branch Library titled "Out of the Streets and Into the Courts: The Legal Struggle for LGBTQ Equality in Texas." Talk starts at 2:30. Come on by! https://t.co/S325SYNTnd

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@TylerMahanCoe "Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars, it's been the same way for years" has a nice ring to it, though.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@PhDinProgress17 I don't know you but your work sounds amazing, so keep at it! You'll get there!

[Josephine Lee @josephineklee]

The new Alliance for TX History is making sure everyone’s stories are worked “into the fabric of TX history.” @BenjaminHJohns1 @Refusing2Forget; @soniahistoria @BobbyCervantes @whitney_nell @QuraishiPhD @hangryhistorian @WesleyPhelps20 @myHNN https://t.co/ETex7VYTLS

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@AliB_iCoach @unthistory You insinuated that a symposium charting a more inclusive future for Texas history was a needless distraction from current events. Perhaps some would see excitement over college sports as similarly misguided.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@TylerMahanCoe Truer words you have never spoken!

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Really looking forward to speaking at HCC next week!

[University of Texas Press @UTexasPress]

Anyone looking for a good selection of LGBTQ+ books to add to your local library or personal bookshelf? #LetFreedomRead #FReadom #ReadUP

Grab these from your local bookseller, or download and submit these titles with our Library Recommendation Form here! https://t.co/5cru0MDMDQ

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Now available in paperback! Makes a great Easter gift!
https://t.co/146RqTbBf8

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@jakobburnham The fact that you are asking this in February is really going to piss off your non-Texas friends!

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

@TylerMahanCoe The numb ass is sort of part of the charm I think.

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Houston-area friends! If you're free next week on Wednesday Jan 31, come see me at Rice University at 4 pm where I'll be giving a talk titled "The Stigma of Criminality: Texas Sodomy Laws and the Struggle for Queer Equality." Free and open to the public! https://t.co/efLteBzWFp

[University of Texas Press @UTexasPress]

And that's not all! @WesleyPhelps20's vital contribution to the history of activism in Texas, BEFORE LAWRENCE V. TEXAS, has won the @TxStHistAssoc's Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History! 🏆

Learn more: https://t.co/oblsbUfc3t

[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

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[Wesley Phelps @WesleyPhelps20]

Before Lawrence has won the Tullis Memorial Prize for the Best Book on Texas History by the TSHA! Despite parting ways with the TSHA after a right-wing coup seized control, I am nonetheless honored to be recognized by an awards committee made up of historians I greatly respect!