TJ Tallie

(he/they)
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T.J. Tallie (he/they) is an Associate Professor of African History at the University of San Diego. He specializes in comparative settler colonial, indigenous, queer, and imperial history, with a focus on the late nineteenth century. They are the author of Queering Colonial Natal: Indigeneity and the Violence of Belonging in Southern Africa. Tallie's current research studies the role of monogamy in colonial societies and the queer potential of Indigenous social formations, including polygamy. Before joining the board of directors, Tallie served as Lambda's Community Historian in Residence for the 2024-25 school year.