Greggor Mattson is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department at Oberlin College & Conservatory where he teaches courses on sexuality, cities, and nightlife. He has been gay since 1974, has conducted research in gay bars since 1999, and has published on them in such venues as Slate, Literary Hub, Urban Studies, and Gender, Place, and Culture. He grew up in small-town Washington and lives in small-town Ohio, and tweets @greggormattson.