Callan Hummel
@callahummel.bsky.social
Political scientist, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. LGBTQ+ politics, labor, public health, policy. Dr./e/em/eirs 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
New publication from our trans advocacy research collaboration!
We find that trans people seeking to change their names contend with heavy intersecting administrative burdens that push justice-involved and unhoused people out. healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We find that trans people seeking to change their names contend with heavy intersecting administrative burdens that push justice-involved and unhoused people out. healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New publication from our trans advocacy research collaboration!
We find that trans people seeking to change their names contend with heavy intersecting administrative burdens that push justice-involved and unhoused people out. healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We find that trans people seeking to change their names contend with heavy intersecting administrative burdens that push justice-involved and unhoused people out. healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A UMiami reunion in Seoul!
July 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A UMiami reunion in Seoul!
Ban Ki Moon plenary address at IPSA 2025!
July 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Ban Ki Moon plenary address at IPSA 2025!
I brushed my teeth with dental prosthesis fixer last night because that’s what I bought instead of toothpaste at an airport pharmacy:
July 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I brushed my teeth with dental prosthesis fixer last night because that’s what I bought instead of toothpaste at an airport pharmacy:
Spending Pride Saturday at the first meeting of LGBTI+ politicians of São Paulo in the State Assembly building
June 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Spending Pride Saturday at the first meeting of LGBTI+ politicians of São Paulo in the State Assembly building
I got there at 6pm and left at 10pm and the event was still going strong
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I got there at 6pm and left at 10pm and the event was still going strong
And capoeira vogue from Capoeira para Todes!
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
And capoeira vogue from Capoeira para Todes!
It was also a packed crowd of young Black, queer, and trans people in a very traditional room of the São Paulo city council on a Friday night
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It was also a packed crowd of young Black, queer, and trans people in a very traditional room of the São Paulo city council on a Friday night
The event had a long table of speakers and there was a big emphasis on bringing all communities along. The table included City Council rep Amanda Paschual and State rep Carolina Iara, as well as the legendary Neon Cunha
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The event had a long table of speakers and there was a big emphasis on bringing all communities along. The table included City Council rep Amanda Paschual and State rep Carolina Iara, as well as the legendary Neon Cunha
I went to a political rally of Black trans politicians in São Paulo, led by Deputada Erika Hilton, and it was a master class in transforming political space. It started with ballroom:
June 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I went to a political rally of Black trans politicians in São Paulo, led by Deputada Erika Hilton, and it was a master class in transforming political space. It started with ballroom:
It’s wild to look at these numbers and think white men face discriminatory hiring
May 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s wild to look at these numbers and think white men face discriminatory hiring
Off to present data on trans labor strategies to the Bolivian government! Wish me luck!
February 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Off to present data on trans labor strategies to the Bolivian government! Wish me luck!
Florida made a surprise decision to ban gender marker changes and it is creating chaos. Also my research is now illegal (shared from Alejandra Caraballo)
January 30, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Florida made a surprise decision to ban gender marker changes and it is creating chaos. Also my research is now illegal (shared from Alejandra Caraballo)
Today I accidentally ordered a gallon of Cuban espresso for an undergraduate event and my fridge now contains 2500 milligrams of caffeine in these two jars.
January 24, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Today I accidentally ordered a gallon of Cuban espresso for an undergraduate event and my fridge now contains 2500 milligrams of caffeine in these two jars.
I will take any excuse to wear this suit
January 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I will take any excuse to wear this suit
Yule log take two; there’s some breakage but it works (as tastes great)
December 25, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Yule log take two; there’s some breakage but it works (as tastes great)
Yule log fail. Apparently you have to follow the recipe.
December 25, 2023 at 10:56 PM
Yule log fail. Apparently you have to follow the recipe.
Ok but what about the Katies?
November 18, 2023 at 7:56 AM
Ok but what about the Katies?
This week’s papaya bounty 😋
November 5, 2023 at 3:05 PM
This week’s papaya bounty 😋
Eating pumpkin bread, drinking cold brew out of a skull, ‘tis the spooky season
October 12, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Eating pumpkin bread, drinking cold brew out of a skull, ‘tis the spooky season
My dog has been a champion snuggler over the last month as I recover from top surgery
October 7, 2023 at 3:22 PM
My dog has been a champion snuggler over the last month as I recover from top surgery
And then we bedazzled lawn flamingos
September 30, 2023 at 11:37 PM
And then we bedazzled lawn flamingos
To celebrate top surgery and my birthday, my friends built a bonfire and we burned my bras and ate cake!
September 30, 2023 at 11:35 PM
To celebrate top surgery and my birthday, my friends built a bonfire and we burned my bras and ate cake!
I am trapped. We must stay in bed.
September 24, 2023 at 12:13 PM
I am trapped. We must stay in bed.
Finally got a picture:
September 18, 2023 at 1:52 PM
Finally got a picture: