AbstractMany of the relationships described in this special issue, put together to honour the work of Ken Plummer, focus on Essex connections, intergenerational friendships, or particular intellectual concerns such as symbolic interactionism or citizenship.KeywordsKen Plummermemorial editorGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Plummer K (2012) Critical sexualities studies. In: Ritzer G (ed), Critical Sexualities Studies, 243–268. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology.2. Plummer K (2013) Editorial changeover: Farewell from Ken Plummer. Sexualities 16(7): 755–763.3. Plummer K (2018) Sexualities: Twenty years on. Sexualities 21(8): 1204–1210.4. Stein A Kong T (2023).