Joe Rollins, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of political science at Queens College, City University of New York. He has published work in the Encyclopedia of AIDS, Creating Change, Law and Sexuality, and the Law & Society Review. He teaches courses on Sexual Politics, Political Controversy and Visual Culture, and, with H.N. Hirsch, is conducting a national survey of political opinion in queer communities. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies and lives in Queens, New York.