Beverly Bain

Beverly Bain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus, specializing in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She integrates her decades of activism with her academic work, focusing on Black queer feminism, anti-capitalism, and transnational organizing.

• Position: Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream)
• Department: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• University: University of Toronto

Her research spans Caribbean and Black diasporic sexualities, gendered colonial violence, and intersections of anti-racism and anti-capitalism. Bain's work bridges academic inquiry with grassroots activism, particularly in LGBTQ+ communities and feminist movements.

Recent publications focus on queer diasporic spaces and feminist institutional critique. She is currently developing a series of essays on Black radical queer organizing in Toronto from the 1980s to today.

Notable awards include the 2005 Steinert and Ferreiro Award of Excellence from Toronto's Community One Foundation. Bain has delivered lectures internationally on feminism, anti-Black racism, police violence, and LGBTQ+ issues.

Her pedagogical approach emphasizes engaged learning, connecting critical theory with lived experiences and community-based practices.