"Christopher L. Pepin-Neff is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on emotional policymaking and LGBTQ politics. He was the first full-time lobbyist for the repeal of ""don't ask, don't tell"" and founder of Q Street, the LGBTQ lobbying association of Washington, D.C. He lives and works in both Burlington, Vermont, and Sydney, Australia."