Assistant Professor, American Studies 
PhD (University of Iowa) 

Office: RT 1912 
Phone: 216.687.3928
g.conerly@csuohio.edu 
HIS 215,216, 324 /524, 327/527

Gregory Conerly specializes in African-American history and the history of gender/sexuality in U.S. culture. He teaches both halves of the African-American history survey (HIS 215 and 216), as well as two upper-level courses, Black Is/Black Ain't: Defining Black America (HIS 324/524) and American Sexual Politics & Communities (HIS 327/527).

His research focuses on two areas: 1) homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgenderism in black public discourse since the early 20th century, and 2) contemporary black lesbian, gay, and bisexual identity and community relationships. He has published "The Politics of Black Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Identity" in Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology (NYU Press 1996); "Chronology" (a series of essays co-authored with Brett Beemyn) in The St. James Press Gay and Lesbian Almanac (St. James Press 1998); and two articles in The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities (Alyson 2001), "Swishing and Swaggering: Homosexuality in Black Magazines During the 1950s," and "Are You Black First or Are You Queer?" Several essays are forthcoming: " 'That Precious, Holy Body of Your'n': Homosexuality, Transgenderism, and African-American Religious Culture, 1945-1965," "Traitors to the Race: Homosexuality & the Politics of Racial Uplift in Black America," and several entries in the Encyclopedia of American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History and Culture. He has presented papers both locally and nationally at a variety of venues, including the national annual meetings of the American Studies and American Culture Associations, the AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland, and the CSU Black Studies Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series.