On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, Tyler Stallings defended his thesis titled Love Yourself, Maricón: The Gay Man's Guide to Psycho-Emotional Success, a translation from Spanish into English of Quiérete mucho, maricón: manual de éxito psicoemocional para hombres homosexuales by Gabriel J. Martín.
The Thesis Committee, formed by David A. Auerbach, Ph. D., Yolanda Rivera Castillo, Ph. D., and thesis advisor Luis A. García Nevares, Ph. D., awarded his thesis the grade sobresaliente.