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Wesley Phelps

@WesleyPhelps20

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

Denton, TX Katılım Ekim 2018
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Wesley Phelps
Wesley Phelps@WesleyPhelps20·
@hoop3r Throw everything at the wall and see what sticks, I guess.
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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.
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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! garlandtx.gov/Calendar.aspx?…
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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.
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Tyler Mahan Coe (chaotic good)@TylerMahanCoe·
The word "rhinestones" actually sounds pretty bad in the lyrics of a song nearly every single time, so y'all can stop.
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Wesley Phelps@WesleyPhelps20·
@PhDinProgress17 I don't know you but your work sounds amazing, so keep at it! You'll get there!
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Sarah Beth Gable
Sarah Beth Gable@PhDinProgress17·
I will officially be the dead last of my cohort to finish my dissertation and I’m not even close to finishing. I have no idea why that makes me feel like such absolute garbage but it does.
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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.
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UNT History Dept.@unthistory·
#UNThistory's Dr. Wesley Phelps spoke at the inaugural symposium of the newly created Alliance for Texas History on Saturday, giving a paper titled “The State of the Field of Texas LGBTQ History.” #UNT
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Tyler Mahan Coe (chaotic good)
Tyler Mahan Coe (chaotic good)@TylerMahanCoe·
It’s a shame the culture warriors are obsessed with the idea that Beyoncé’s new album will destroy modern society when in fact the new Vampire Weekend is going to do that.
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Wesley Phelps@WesleyPhelps20·
Really looking forward to speaking at HCC next week!
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Wesley Phelps@WesleyPhelps20·
@jakobburnham The fact that you are asking this in February is really going to piss off your non-Texas friends!
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Tyler Mahan Coe (chaotic good)
Tyler Mahan Coe (chaotic good)@TylerMahanCoe·
One of the best things about seeing a show at the Ryman, aside from the worst seating situation anywhere, is tourists are told to buy tickets to whatever's happening when they're in town. So 3 songs in to any good show you get to watch all the pink cowboy hats leave.
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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! events.rice.edu/event/349794-c…
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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!
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