Just in: NIH staff have been instructed to REINSTATE these ~900 grants to comply with the court order, per sources. This comes after staff were also directed to cease any further terminations. You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.

The sense of relief, vindication, & hope in the courtroom was undeniable—the emotion was so thick you could feel it in the air as justice & the value of our research were finally affirmed

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL” As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

⚖️Heartbroken but proud to stand with fellow researchers in court today⚖️ NIH’s sudden grant cuts: 🚫 Silence lifesaving health equity work ⏳ Undermine years of progress ⚠️ Put vital discoveries at risk We won’t stop fighting for science & justice 🧪 👇More details from our @aclu.org representation👇

From our lawyers @protectdemocracy.org "By excluding entire topics...the NIH divides & polarizes communities, undermines our shared sense of reality, & demonizes marginalized groups. Challenging these actions is vital for science, for equality, & for democracy." 🤞 for tomorrow's hearing

Heartbroken for my colleague @kgamarel.bsky.social After decades of NIH support, HIV research network gets funding back—but Kristi's study on trans youth of color is singled out & cut Essential research for most vulnerable—lost 🙏 Powerful reporting @stephaniemlee.bsky.social in @chronicle.com

✊ How to challenge authoritarianism? 🔥 3 proven approaches 1️⃣ Mockery & salacious humor 🤡 2️⃣ Expose corruption, hypocrisy (& not just calling for ‘democracy’) 💸 3️⃣ Spotlight an individual tragedy (& not sea of oppression) 💔 🔗 👇 Nicholas Kristof @nytimes.com

Sworn testimony & leaked emails: more proof DOGE is hand-picking which NIH grants live or die—screening awards, handing out kill lists, & canceling science in hours 🙌 Shout out to @maxkozlov.bsky.social at @nature.com for breaking the story (again), in part due to brave NIH insiders

🗣️ Tomorrow, our lawyers will ask the court for an injunction to halt the illegal cancellation of NIH research grants They'll argue violations of the Administrative Procedure Act & Constitution Meet the other plaintiffs & listen in on the hearing 👇🔬 #ProtectScience

📍DEVELOPING 🪓 Hundreds of Harvard research grants slashed What I told @bostonglobe.com — full quote follows ⬇️ #AcademicTwitter #HigherEd #Science

📌 THREAD: I’m taking Health & Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. to court ⚖️ Not for me — but to defend science 🧬, LGBTQ health 🏳️‍🌈 & the future of public research 🏥 Here’s why 🧵 🔗 Full story via my op-ed in @statnews.com #DefendScience #LGBTQHealth #RFKJr #NIH #PublicHealth #AcademicFreedom

🎙️ "Science Under Siege" panel via @statnews.com — powerful & urgent “Americans who deserve better — especially those who rely on government systems — will suffer and die because of what RFK Jr & his allies are doing.” 🎯 A few other standout remarks that hit hard👇🧵 #STATBreakthrough

🗞️Grateful for the chance to clearly say in Sunday's @nytimes.com paper— Ending medical research with LGBTQ people doesn’t just hurt our community; it endangers everyone🏳️‍🌈 “When the people around you are sick, it affects you — even if you think it doesn’t” We're all connected. Always have been 💜

With NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya dismissing my reporting as "false" and "spreading rumors" hours before releasing a policy that confirmed said "rumors," I feel compelled to respond. Here's an inside look into how this story was reported. It was a weird one. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

After 35+ years, the National Cancer Institute seems to be ending its Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program If my sources are correct, this is a loss for cancer prevention—a field that saves lives before treatment is ever needed 🛡️💔 And also, it's a pipeline of future leaders—gone 1/🧵

⚖️⚖️ Hearing just ended in Massachusetts v. RFK Jr. about the legality of NIH grant terminations ⚖️⚖️ Court is weighing jurisdiction — meanwhile, judge asked AGs for a list of affected grants & the government for its definition of DEI 👀 These requests are a big deal. Here’s why 🧵

📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth

📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth

📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth

📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth

📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth

🙌 CHEERS to brave whistleblowers! They’ve confirmed how we were unjustly targeted for NIH grant terminations. But it gets worse... 💥 Newly leaked docs EXPOSE how this administration is violating court orders — and trying to cover it up. #Whistleblower #NIH #Accountability

As I said to @forbes.com, "Science should not be subject to political whims and having certain topics fall into disfavor is a violation of both congressional mandates and the NIH’s own strategic plan.” 🔗 Full article👉 hsph.me/lgbtq-press-...

📣 NIH reinstating some terminated grants Exclusive via @chronicle.com 🔗👇 confirms what we’ve seen for weeks Piece asks: what’s “secret sauce”? As an early-impacted PI, I know strategy matters Now I'm advising orgs on appeals, “orderly” closeout & reinstatements: brittanycharlton.com/consulting

⛔ NIH ended ALL of my grants mid-project, given LGBTQ health focus 🏳️‍🌈 ⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr. As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“ #SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth

Atmosphere on campuses across the U.S. is bleak — canceled travel, encrypted communication & further layoffs 🎓 As I said to NBC News, “Our funding could come back. But even if it does, irreparable harm has been done.” ⚠️ @nbcnews.com @tktk.bsky.social #HigherEd #CampusCrisis #AcademicFreedom

🚨Breaking: Filed declaration in my lawsuit against #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH I refuse to be silent—silencing science endangers everyone Full declaration: hsph.me/lgbtq-declaration ⬇️ Highlights in🧵 ⬇️ 🙏🏻 @aclu.org @protectdemocracy.org @aclum.bsky.social @cspinet.org #AntiFascist

📉 Why did NSF Director *just* resign? Grant cuts+budget slashed+more. We’re tracking damage—one grant at a time: first NIH, now NSF. 👀 Thanks @nytimes.com spotlight & @noamross.net s.net + @scott-delaney.bsky.social for expanding tracker. We didn’t want to build this. But we won’t look away.

🎥 Just dropped: “Science Is at a Crossroads” 📉 At last night's @bostonglobe.com event, I spoke about how science is shrinking—budget cuts, layoffs, rising disparities. , 🎓 Science must be funded. Science must be inclusive. 👇👇Watch + share if you stand for truth, not political agendas. 🔬❤️

🧬 Reminder: Science is at a crossroads Mass layoffs. Funding cuts. Uncertainty for vulnerable communities. Join our panel & reception by @bostonglobe.com 📍Tonight @6pm | Boston & Online 👇Register; thanks @fenwayhealth.bsky.social for space #Science #Research #Fact #LGBTQHealth #Gay

🧬 Science is at a crossroads Join us for a vital panel hosted by @bostonglobe.com Federal science agencies face mass layoffs, & major institutions are losing key funding Where does science go now? Let’s talk about it. 📍April 22 | Boston & Online Register 🔗 scienceatacrossroads.splashthat.com

🚨 Proud to stand for science & truth — & proud to be suing the NIH. We’re resisting government overreach that prioritizes politics over health & keeps Americans from the facts. Thanks to powerhouse lawyers representing me: @protectdemocracy.org & @aclu.org Help us #KillTheCuts & #SaveOurScience ⬇️

🧵 Just spoke on @npr.org about a major red flag in LGBTQ health research—and it’s getting little mainstream coverage 👇🎧Listen to the radio interview and note TV's still quiet (👀 👋 @maddow.msnbc.com let’s fix that?) Here’s what’s happening, and why it should scare us all 🧵

📢 Update!📢 I'm sharing my recent op-ed in @thehill.com, a platform I chose to reach policymakers, judges, & key decision-makers 🌟 I explain the reasons behind my lawsuit against #RFKJr at #HHS for the reckless &—I believe—illegal terminations of #NIH research contracts 🔗 👇 1/

Per usual @maxkozlov.bsky.social of @nature.com is breaking the latest news, this gives me such hope…

🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸 Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇 1/

🔍💔 Take a look at @bostonglobe.com spotlight on our Center's funding cuts Ironically, went online Wed during @hsph.harvard.edu's media retreat session & printed in Sun paper Props to @rickberke.bsky.social for nudge to share, but (for once) I was step ahead 👉 hsph.me/lgbtq-Globe-... #MedSky

✨Yesterday's sweeping layoffs at #CDC, #NIH, & #FDA were devastating Yet, amidst chaos, I found hope: winning my first local election. 🎉🗳️ Queer representation matters 🌈 Hope elections (& courts!) are bulwarks against autocracy. May they protect our freedoms & democracy 💪❤️ #Resist #Science

Bostonians: Polls close in 4 hours! 🗳️ Your vote shapes our community's future. I'm running for Town Meeting because I believe in grassroots change and our community's potential. Your vote shapes our local community & amplifies our call for change. Let's make a difference together! 🌟 #MassPoli

🧬 Key scientific leaders are being removed! 🧬 NIH directors—known for their expertise and institutional knowledge—are being ousted Result? ✅Undermines public health ✅Erodes scientific integrity ✅Risks unchecked actions A short 🧵 1/ #NIH #CDC #FDA #AcademicSky #MedSky #Science

🚨 Scientists: If your NIH grant was terminated like all of mine, help us uncover why 👇👇👇 We've been monitoring terminations from the start & are now diving into the data 🔍 Your research is crucial for health & a thriving democracy! ✊ #HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth #NIH #Autocracy #Democracy

Young journalists leading way 📝✨ I told @harvard.edu student paper, our terminated NIH research is “vital for assessing the real-world implications of policies that disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community." 🏳️‍🌈 We must save this generation of scientists! 🧬🔬 #commsopen #LGBTQIA #AcademicSky

🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇 Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍 1 / 🧵 #HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth

Debuting an interactive table of NIH grant terminations based on our original Google tracker + more 📊 Dive in to explore and add more terminations to the tracker👇

🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of 1️⃣ my career (as I know it) 2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social 3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈 You with us?

We've been tracking unlawful NIH grant terminations for 3 weeks. Spread the word👇! Fellow PIs: what can you do upon termination? ✅ Email PO + document questions ✅ Submit FOIA ✅ Advocate to your OCG/OSP for appeal + litigation ✅ Consider outside litigation ✅ Donate to state AGs + legal orgs 1/🧵

Grateful to @katherinejwu.com of @theatlantic.com for being responsive, thorough, and reflective when I asked if she'd tackle this story! In the hours since publication, however, our work has entirely changed... 1/🧵

As I said on @npr.org, "This goes beyond research on LGBTQ health and includes studies seeking to understand and address health issues affecting a wide range of other vulnerable communities." Also on radio 👇 NPR News Now: hsph.me/lgbtq-npr All Things Considered: lnkd.in/gK3c76Yr

Thanks for tracking. Multiple other organizing efforts are hamstrung by a lack of transparency. If your sources are willing to share information privately (but not publicly), @britshmit.bsky.social is organizing efforts. If they're willing to share details publicly, please see below👇

I've felt compelled to speak out in this stifling & fear-filled climate. Speaking out is not the right choice for all, but I'm proud of those who felt it was the right choice & bravely did so. I want to *try* to use my privilege to advocate for transparency & embody our country's democratic values.