Myrl Beam

Myrl Beam is an Assistant Professor in the department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. His work focuses on neoliberalism, social movements, queer theory, and race. Prior to his position at VCU he was a Faculty Fellow in American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Colby College. He completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Minnesota in 2014, and is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Activism, Incorporated: Neoliberalism and the Non-Profitization of Queer Social Movements. Myrl’s activist work centers on prison abolition, homelessness, and supporting the leadership of trans youth in movements for justice.