In the media chronological

The New York Times, Science Section – Why Stanford Researchers Tried to Create a ‘Gaydar’ Machine. This journalist interviewed me extensively to point out the problems in recent, widely-publicized paper that purported to show that artificial intelligence algorithms can identify who is gay or straight. I think the journalist did a great job summarizing things!

09/09/17

AKSARBENT – Junk science in Stanford’s artificial intelligence gayface study that Newsweek, The Guardian, The Economist and Big Gay missed A somewhat irreverent blog post that dissects the recent “AI gaydar” study, by (correctly) applying our work demonstrating the fundamental flaws in gaydar accuracy research to this new study.

06/15/17

A lot of my work was featured on this episode of Invisibilia on NPR, including interviews with me and Trish Devine. Our part starts around the 35-minute mark.

06/13/17

An article in Science Magazine interviewed me, discussing my work with Patrick Forscher, Trish Devine, and Markus Brauer experimentally testing for race and gender biases in the NIH grant review process: Can fake names tease out NIH reviewer bias?

05/07/17

An article in The Atlantic covers a lot of my recent work: Is This How Discrimination Ends?

03/24/17

CNN Health – The truth about ‘gaydar’

03/20/17

The Conversation piece inspired a few other outlets to cover my work

Attitude – There’s No Such Thing as ‘Gaydar’, According to a New Study

PopSugar – Everything You Thought You Knew About “Gaydar” Is Wrong

Out – Science Confirms ‘Gaydar’ Isn’t Real, But Stereotypes Certainly Are

Metro – Is there actually such a thing as a gaydar?

The WOW Report – Right or Wrong, Is “Gaydar” Really a Thing? Science Now Knows For Sure.

Instinct – Is Gaydar Real? A New Study Uncovers The Truth

03/15/17

The Conversation invited me to write a popular press piece on my recent gaydar papers: Debunking the ‘gaydar’ myth

Reposted by Salon – Debunking the ‘gaydar’ myth

03/02/17

Big Think did an article on my plausible deniability for prejudice-based aggression paper: People Are Aggressively Prejudiced If They Think They Won’t Get Caught, Study Finds

01/05/17

OMGFacts – Can You Tell Someone’s Gay Just By Looking At Them?

2015

12/05/15

Pacific Standard mentioned some of my work in an article on LGBTQ representation in cartoons: Get With the Program: The Coming Out of Children’s Cartoons

09/16/15

They discussed our work on Elvis & Duran, the number one morning radio show in the U.S.!

Wisconsin Public Radio News Segment by Parth Shah – UW Researchers Say Study Debunks ‘Gaydar’ Myth. Researchers Say Alleged Ability Affirms Stereotyping

09/15/15

Live interview, Wisconsin Public Radio, Central Time UW Researcher Challenges Notion Of ‘Gaydar’ MP3 Download

Featured in this week’s issue of Inside UW-Madison

09/14/15

International Business Times – Scientists reveal ‘gaydar’ does not exist; a harmful form of stereotyping

09/11/15

Following the media attention, our wonderful editor, Dr. Cynthia Graham, asked our publisher if they would make the article free open access, and they agreed! You can now get the article freely from the publisher’s website, here: Inferences About Sexual Orientation: The Roles of Stereotypes, Faces, and The Gaydar Myth

IFLScience – Is The “Gaydar” Real?

Alternet – What Scientists Just Discovered About ‘Gaydar’. Does it exist?

Third highest trending story on Facebook, with 9.1K people discussing it:

09/10/15

HuffPost Live – QueerView – ‘Gaydar’ Is Just Camouflaged Stereotyping, New Study Finds – Live video interview.

Yahoo! Health – ‘Gaydar’ May Not Actually Be a Thing – Very happy with how this one turned out!

Medical Daily – The Science Of Stereotypes: Questioning The Validity of Gaydar And Its Potential For Prejudice – Great coverage, with a video: ‘Gaydar’: An Actual Skill or Prejudice in Disguise?

Attn: – Is Gaydar Real? – I like the journalist’s use of our infographic!

Newser – ‘Gaydar’ Isn’t Real, but It Is Dangerous: The Myth of Gaydar Legitimizes Stereotypes, According to New Study – I don’t like how some sites have amped up the headlines to start saying gaydar is “dangerous” — the findings and claims in the paper are, of course, much more tame than that.

QNews – It’a a Myth: ‘Gaydar’ Identified as Dangerous Stereotype – Ditto.

Queerty – Gaydar Doesn’t Exist, According To New Study We Refuse To Believe – I adopt a general policy of not getting into internet flame wars (though of course I engage with anyone who wants to engage in thoughtful discussion), but I must say, Queerty certainly misunderstands the claims of the work, and clearly didn’t read it. And they certainly never contacted me to ask about it. I do appreciate how they compare gaydar to the Force (you know, Star Wars magic), and the irony that they say I just can’t understand, because I’m not gay. Any ladies out there want to date a guy who has newly been declared straight by Queerty’s use of The Force? #confirmationbias #magicisntreal #feelingsareneithersciencenorjournalism #I’mrathergaythankyouverymuch

Towleroad – In Defense Of Gaydar – More dismissive blogging that didn’t read the paper or talk to me. But, a little more thoughtful than some, at least.

09/09/15

Badger Herald – Off the “gaydar”: UW scientist challenges theory as non-existent

HNGN – Gaydar Study: Scientists Link ‘Gaydar’ To Harmful Stereotyping; Gaydar Does Not Exist

NewNowNext – Gaydar Is Not Real, Study Claims – Yeesh! This one absolutely butchered the coverage and messes up the facts of the studies and what I’ve said. 🙁

You Beauty – Study: Gaydar Isn’t a Thing. Researchers are calling it “the gaydar myth.” – This one also messes it up a bit.

HuffPost Voices – Is Gaydar Real? A new study provides some insight.

KABC Los Angeles – Radio Interview

09/08/15

The Washington Post – Study: Your ‘gaydar’ is terrible – Very nice coverage; the author clearly read the full paper, with all its caveats and qualifications!

Gay Star News – Scientists debunk gaydar myth

Pink News – Gaydar is nothing more than stereotyping, says study

Brisbane Magazine – Research reveals the ‘gaydar’ doesn’t exist

The New Daily – ‘Gaydar’ is harmful stereotyping, study reveals
SFGate – Gaydar is probably not real, after all: Scientists debunk 2008 study that validated the phenomenon

CBS St Louis – Study: ‘Gaydar’ Is Inaccurate, Harmful Form Of Stereotyping

Late Night with Seth Myers – Seth Myers used the work to make a joke! I love it! It’s at about 3:18 into the video.

09/07/15

Technology.org – “Gaydar” – not only inaccurate, but extremely harmful as well

Preen – The gaydar does not exist

Dazed – Think you can tell if someone is gay? Think again

Marie Claire – Guys, Gaydar Is Not A Thing. We Repeat: Gaydar Is Not A Thing

The Drum – Put your gaydar down and stop trying to work out people’s sexuality – I really appreciate this author’s personal touch to the piece!

Australian Broadcasting Company – Your ‘gaydar’ is not only way off, it’s harmful stereotyping, study reveals

Cosmopolitan – Gaydar is officially not a thing. Says science.

09/05/15

Metro – Your gaydar is definitely off, because it doesn’t actually exist

PsychCentral – Challenging the Validity of ‘Gaydar’

Wisconsin State Journal & Madison.com – UW-Madison study connects ‘gaydar’ to stereotyping

09/04/15

Red Orbit – Is ‘gaydar’ real?

New Zealand Herald – Scientists say your gaydar might not be straight

Kelowna Now – Researchers challenge the validity of ‘gaydar’

Bustle – Is “Gaydar” Real? Science Says It Might Not Be — And, In Fact, Just Promotes Stereotyping People <– Thus far, this is the most thoughtful, touching coverage I’ve seen!

Business Standard – ‘Gaydar’ is not real, promotes stereotyping: Study

The Stir – ‘Gaydar’ Is Not Real So Stop Trying to Use It – Amusing excerpt: “Scientists are throwing some serious shade on the supposed instinct/feeling that someone is gay.”

The Social – Why ‘gaydar’ could be a myth – A nice discussion! I especially like the points made by the last two speakers.

The Daily Mail – Gaydar ISN’T real: Scientists slam the phrase as ‘stereotyping’ and say its use could lead to aggression

09/03/15 – The UW-Madison press release for the gaydar paper: The science of stereotyping: Challenging the validity of ‘gaydar’

07/24/15 – My team created an infographic to communicate some of our work on The Gaydar Myth. It can be found here.

2010

03/01/10 – I was mentioned in the APA Research Roundup: Evidence for the ‘Obama Effect’

2009

02/16/2009 – Researchers cite President’s role in reducing racism