--- title: Omar G. Encarnación | TIME description: Omar G. Encarnación is Charles Flint Kellogg Professor of Politics at Bard College. His new book is Framing Equality: The Politics of Gay Marriage Wars. canonical: https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Omar G. Encarnación ## Omar G. Encarnación Omar G. Encarnación is Charles Flint Kellogg Professor of Politics at Bard College. His new book is [_Framing Equality: The Politics of Gay Marriage Wars_](https://academic.oup.com/book/59800). ## Omar G. Encarnación *  Nov 20, 2025 ### [50 Years After Franco’s Death, Spain Confronts Its Dark Past](https://time.com/7335069/spain-franco-fascism-death-anniversary/) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants the country to remember the fascist dictatorship, and wake up to ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 12, 2025 ### [Why Bolsonaro's Conviction Matters](https://time.com/7316648/brazil-bolsonaro-former-president-sentenced/) Brazil's ex-president was sentenced to 27 years for plotting to stage a coup. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 26, 2025 ### [How Gay Marriage Is Under Threat in the Trump Era](https://time.com/7297484/obergefell-anniversary-trump-gay-marriage/) A decade after Obergefell v. Hodges, there's a big shadow looming over LGBTQ rights. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 22, 2025 ### [The Powerful Legacy of the First Latin American Pope](https://time.com/7275022/pope-francis-death-latin-american-legacy/) Francis, who died on Easter Monday, transformed the Catholic Church. He will be a tough act to follo... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 12, 2022 ### [Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Part of the State's Long, Shameful History](https://time.com/6176224/florida-dont-say-gay-history-lgbtq-rights/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 26, 2021 ### [U.S. Can't Move Forward on LGBTQ Rights Without Reparations](https://time.com/6076090/u-s-lgbtq-rights-reparations/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/","name":"Omar G. Encarnación"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/"},"name":"Omar G. Encarnación","jobTitle":"Contributor","description":"Omar G. Encarnación is Charles Flint Kellogg Professor of Politics at Bard College. His new book is Framing Equality: The Politics of Gay Marriage Wars.","url":"https://time.com/author/omar-g-encarnacion/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```