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Aaron Hoy

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Topics of expertise
  • Divorce, Couples Conflict, & Separation
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • LGBTQ Partnering & Families
  • Marriage, Cohabitation, & Committed Relationships
  • Singles & Dating

Email: aaron.hoy@mnsu.edu
Phone: (507) 389-1038
Twitter/X: @AaronHoy4

Aaron Hoy, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His research and teaching interests include families, sexualities, sex/gender, and qualitative methods. In particular, his research examines how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people experience and make sense of marriage and divorce following the legalization of same-sex marriage. His research has been published or is forthcoming in a range of sociology and interdisciplinary journals, including the Journal of Family Issues, Sociology Compass, and Journal of Homosexuality. He is also editor of The Social Science of Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT People and Their Relationships in the Era of Marriage Equality (Routledge, 2022), and co-editor (with Emily Boyd, Ph.D.) of The Sociology of Families Reader: Issues, Perspectives, and Debates (Forthcoming, Cognella).

Last Updated: 12/15/25