Extremely proud of the title “How to lose a culture war” & of the connections we make to FOSTA/SESTA & fears of reproductive futures reimagined. Short, free to read and hopefully provocative. My latest with @tsdav.bsky.social in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@averyeverhart.bsky.social and I are SO excited to share "How to lose a culture war: Social media, trans disinformation and the authoritarian right," a paper we co-wrote on disinformation, digital authoritarianism, and anti-trans politics! Now available open access with Dialogues on Digital Society.

Pritzker seems to be the only one warning about this regularly

Is it really such an untenable idea that social media could or even SHOULD be public goods?! Like is it just gonna always remain the case that to be on the internet is to subject oneself to ever more horrors under the guise of “terms of service,” “moderation,” and “compliance.”

You simply MUST be joking. You built something that only had the appeal of not being Twitter and has a learning curve for new users. Now you adopt TOS changes only in response to a fascist’s death and retroactively apply them piecemeal? Now tell the joke thats actually funny

The thought occurs to me that anti trans activists are so hellbent on the idea that we have been “transed” or that we are transing youth because they themselves feel recognize on some level their genders were foisted upon them so they assume a trans gender must be as well 🤔

Dude at London drugs just casually snapped one of the best pictures of me in my life for my PR app???

Submitted a commentary with @tsdav.bsky.social called “How To Lose A Culture War” so fingers crossed it’s well received. More to come from me/us on trans disinfo and the ongoing moral panic one way or another 🤓

Has anyone written something that links FOSTA/SESTA and the uptick in anti-trans legislation in the US? Already in print please only because I’m on a deadline.

Had a GongFu Cha tasting and tea lesson yesterday thanks to my friend Allie and it was so fuckin cool. Had never had pu’er before and it was such a different experience. One shou and one sheng and came home with some aged white peony tea to try 😇

Terrifying how often someone in our very busy alley seems not to be breathing and we check on them. More terrifying is how nobody else in our or any other building ever checks.

Congratulations Assistant Profs Avery Everhart (@averyeverhart.bsky.social) & Kate Hale, recipients of the 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award! 👏Their exceptional research spans transgender healthcare access and snow hydrology. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/drs-ave...

My job is beach

Wow this vacay was so necessary. Wow I’m so screwed getting back to work lol. Like…the backlog is absurd.

New work by same artist as the piece it connects to. Session one of probably three to finish the arm/hand. By Matty DeVita at Dwelling Tattoo in Chicago 😇

Got really good news yesterday that i can’t announce for a bit. Also got an invite to two really cool Big Things. Last week got cool news too. Pretty much over being sick. Shit is nice sometimes.

Of course while I’m trying to wrap up one big project where analysis and writing are 90% on me, and another that’s been a labor of love among around a dozen people that I’m senior author on is when i came down with strep. At least i have some travel to look forward to in a few weeks.

@averyeverhart.bsky.social theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/maps-have-...

Won an award at work to focus on my research project called “Beyond Binary Data: The Role of Data, Statistics, and (Mis)Information in Shaping Transgender Life”

Did three peer reviews today, drafted results from that analysis thing that finally worked, reviewed a co author manuscript, submitted an abstract for an invited commentary, met with my masters student, and sketched some details for the book. I’m SO back. And i need tenure like yesterday

lol only worked for 349/379 respondents Have to redo it for the last 25 😭

Wow an analysis thing I’ve been fiddling with out of sheer lack of ideas for how to deal with it JUST worked for me. It took off and on trying for basically a year and a half?! And my god if i weren’t so nit picky about details then i could’ve had this out a year ago.

I forgot how long OD matrix takes to process and i am Extremely Over It

Hey so if nuclear annihilation is back on the table, is this a good time to just go for it? In the ways that people started revealing secret crushes when they thought Twitter was dying

We are proud to announce that beginning in 2026, @dukepress.bsky.social will join our Direct to Open (D2O) program. This collaboration marks the first such partnership with another university press for the D2O program and reaffirms our shared commitment to #openaccess publishing:

Anyways enough science back to emo/shit/posting sporadically

Rather than parroting results here I’d recommend reading the full paper as it’s open access. Instead I’ll highlight some of the cascading issues related to legal gender recognition in hopes of highlighting why it’s so important, especially in light of the UK decision and related efforts.

Our systematic review on legal gender recognition for trans people is out now. Still a pre proof but the DOI is live and it’s finally available to read. Thanks to Ayden and Arjee for their leadership! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our systematic review on legal gender recognition is out now. Still a pre proof but the DOI is live and it’s finally available to read. Thanks to Ayden and Arjee for their leadership! doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

I’m too tall for basically every back seat and nothing says it’s gonna be a good week like spending Monday morning in an uber in what feels like crouched suspended animation on the way to the dentist

Or maybe the tension headache is from the whiplash of getting the acceptance for our systematic review of legal gender recognition and health outcomes the day before the HHS & ChatGPT “review” comes out. The horrors persist as do i etc.

My physical therapist is a miracle worker AND she rocked my shit with the neck and jaw dry needling. I’ve had a tension headache for basically 24 hours. And acupuncture tomorrow? I’m a human pincushion and like not even in a sexy way. 😮‍💨

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are the greatest enemies of freedom of speech in America in the history of the country

The aggressive attempts to make it impossible to be trans are indelibly linked to a panic about fertility, and it’s an expression of the natalism of the far right.

This is so depressing. And so many colleagues and dear friends of mine have already been affected.

As i was leaving campus a girl stopped me to say my whole vibe is perfect lol I was in SUCH a foul mood and practically eating a cigarette while stomping off to my carshare and it was quite sweet.

The thing about targeting activists is they’re a group that specifically sees what others fear and run towards it. So proud of Yunseo, of Momodou, each putting their lives on the line to better a country that will not even include them as its members. We owe them a debt.

Hands down worst ever season finale I’ve ever seen. Such an idiotic move SIMPLY because they want a season 3 of severance to make back the money they’re hemorrhaging and I’m just not compelled to watch.

Couldn’t find poster board, all my dry erase boards are full, and didn’t wanna go into the office so here’s my annoying flow chart with post-it’s on the cat food box lol.

Humbled! At the escape room. With 1.5 postgrad degrees per capita our little group failed to find the killer…what did us in was a map. Think I’ll get fired?

Picking up analysis i haven’t been able to solidify and finalize and took a two semester break from and now I’m even looking at the data dictionary *I* personally made and can’t make heads or tails At least I’m modeling what not to do for my grad student

I’ll be speaking about anti-trans backlash and the rise of the far right on day two of this event on the Long Arc of Fascism 🫣

Join us for The Long Arc Of Fascism: An Action-Oriented Teach-In April 18 & 19. How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now. 1/5

Will never get over his accent when speaking English - does it not sound remarkably like Obama to y’all?!

During today's brief hearing, Judge Furman made remarks and rulings that may shape Mahmoud Khalil's case over his arrest and detention. * Filings will be unsealed, with parties' consent. * Khalil can have two privileged calls with counsel. * Judge is skeptical of govt's jurisdiction args.

Anybody ever had their Google scholar page disappear??? Mine seems to just be gone?

Anyone praising the arrest and potential deportation of Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, on the whim of the president, with no due process, is a fellow traveler with authoritarianism and fascism. I don't care what you think about Israel, about Gaza. You are a friend to despots.

Our qualitative study with natural scientists on ultimate reality has been published. We look at the influence of religious background and disciplinary field, as well as inspiration from humanities. Care for the planet an enduring concern. Read it open access here! Thank you to participants

lol saw some post about astrologica signs of being a late bloomer and went haha they just say anything these days…i had three of the five lmao

A powerful report from @mariambarghouti.bsky.social chronicling Israel's largest mass expulsion campaign in the West Bank since 1967. Mariam accompanied Palestinians braving sniper fire in an effort to retrieve what they could from their homes. @dropsitenews.com www.dropsitenews.com/p/west-bank-...