“Allowing myself to experience and embrace these feelings, no longer repressing them, has brought profound relief and joy.” Kat Fuller recounts a childhood of repressed sexuality and describes how sociology provided the key to greater self-awareness and understanding. buff.ly/xxPATub

Missed seeing this session live? You can watch the recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcTr...

I did a histories of computing week in my class that tried to illustrate this gap that drew upon some cool work

"From the Proud Boys targeting drag queen story hours to US federal campaigns opposing ‘gender ideology,’ transphobic narratives are strategically used as tools for ideological mobilization and recruitment into fascism." Hear from IRMS mentee Kat Fuller this Wednesday. deakin.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Across the country, abortion bans appear to have made it harder for people experiencing miscarriages to receive appropriate treatment — or even receive treatment at all.

At a White House event this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said low sperm counts are causing declining fertility rates—but experts say that's not the whole story.

We are currently accepting applications for our board of directors, fellowship program, and mentorship program. All applications are due June 1. We encourage candidates from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds, communities, and regions to apply. www.theirms.org/joinus

The May 2026 issue of The Sociological Review magazine is out now! Les Back and Laurie Taylor take us back to 1960s gangland London, plus we examine how Sicilians remember those killed by the mafia, sociology’s role in Ukraine, and the barriers to adulthood in India. Read it here: buff.ly/rdTFWsq

Were you looking for some queer or methods readings?? 40% off SPRING40 promo code thanks to @ucpress.bsky.social #happyday #funreads #usefultoo #queerworkmatters #sociology #demography

On the absurdity of great replacement theory: "The point is not that the Trumps, Rubios, and Vances are not really authentic Americans. The point is that they all are—whatever the devotees ... might say about their genealogy."

Could she be the first Black trans person in Congress? Every step Precious Brady-Davis has taken has been a first. She’s the only Black trans person currently in public office in the country, and her political profile is growing. https://bit.ly/4eP3gvp

"Opponents don't go after things that don't matter. When ideas move possibilities, these are the moments that the ideas come under stress and pressure and elimination." Kimberlé Crenshaw @law.ucla.edu discusses intersectionality, CRT, and her new memoir. @npr.org

Anti-trans "detrans" rhetoric weaponizes a small contingent of trans people's experiences to malign #GenderAffirmingCare & LGBTQ+-affirming public spaces. #Hatewatch's analysis assesses the exploitation of detransition narratives at events like the "Detrans Awareness Day" 🔗: https://bit.ly/4901lA2

Women, the enslaved and Indigenous people were all present at the birth of this country, but they were also excluded from its promise and potential. The true birth of this nation is the longer, harder story of what they did next.

“A thoughtful, reflective study that brings out some fascinating insights which complicate our understanding of the role of gender in support for the far right. @drkatw.bsky.social book is a breath of fresh air in research on far-right activists.” www.routledge.com/Women-and-Al...

Still dying to know who in Spokane donated tens of thousands of dollars to VDARE... apparently a well-kept local secret. Would be cool if @rangemedia.co could find out.

Today on the The Abusable Past, Kat Fuller writes on misinformation and the devastating impact of residential school denialism in Canada. abusablepast.org/residential-...

Conversion therapy is abuse. I would support classifying it as such and banning the practice outright. I think the abuse classification is important because it’s the first step in being able to hold perpetrators accountable for the pain they inflict on the LGBTQ community.

Today is a bad day on which it is good to read the brilliant @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/conv...

🟥 Red Lines 🟥 "Sexual violence and sexual fear are means by which life, death and living-death are organised to support accumulation" Alison Phipps on The coloniality of sexual violence, based on her forthcoming book reacpol.net/why-red-line...

The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.” The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there. jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...

Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for trans people. https://bit.ly/4a4HjEi

She was known as “Ms. Shirley” to her more than 5 million TikTok followers, and would share videos of herself delivering food and hygiene products from her car on Skid Row and other homeless communities in California and Nevada. https://bit.ly/4bVquhK

So pleased to have received my copy of The far right and the media, edited by @imogenrichards.bsky.social! You can order the book here: www.routledge.com/The-Far-Righ...

NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...

getting a copy of a book I got to contribute to is the best! Thanks @joanbraune.bsky.social and David Gides for including me!

📣New interview📣 'Terms like “detransitioner,” like “transitioner,” reduce people to the act of transitioning and frame transitioning as an extremist act or impulsive decision' @katfuller.bsky.social discusses transphobic moral panics on the far right. reacpol.net/moral-panic-...

📄 Pub alert! ✨ My piece with @madzbrutal.bsky.social is out in the Bulletin of Applied Trans Studies @transstudies.bsky.social 🦇 We analyze how gender critical forum users on Ovarit and Mumsnet were radicalized through anti-trans media literacy and storytelling practices. doi.org/10.57814/wjd...

Our piece is partof a fantastic special issue on the dynamics of anti-trans content and disinformation, edited by Quinnehtukqut McLamore and @katfuller.bsky.social. The whole issue is open access and very much worth your time! 🏳️‍⚧️💖 bulletin.appliedtransstudies.org/article/4/1-...

Over the years IRMS has become a trusted source for ground-breaking research on male supremacism. We offer five recommendations for scholars, journalists, and organizations on addressing male supremacist violence. Read more at our latest impact report:

Detransitioning has been used as part of an anti-trans agenda in politics. But what is it really like? We explored that question in a new reporting series. Join us for a Reddit AMA with @oriion.bsky.social where he’ll answer questions about his reporting and the series. https://bit.ly/4pnAV1e

Finally got a chance to watch this excellent, short documentary by @willcarless.bsky.social on manosphere influencers with an interview by the always on point @milleridriss.bsky.social. Definitely recommend checking it out.

The book chapter that I co-authored with @ghawinriver.bsky.social "Moral Panic, Transphobia, and Cultural Marxism" is officially out! www.bloomsbury.com/us/conspirac...

Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq

Federal immigration agents in riot gear squared off with hundreds of protesters for a second consecutive day on Saturday in Los Angeles County, filling streets with tear gas and smoke. nyti.ms/4kUON0y

I wrote about putting Poilievre's "biological clock" talk in context with right-wing trends which emphasize baby makin'. For instance, he's appeared on Jordan Peterson's show, talking about "traditional values" alongside a pretty extreme anti-abortion ad. #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Inside their salons, they’ve reshaped what community work looks like, creating spaces for political organizing, economic independence and healing.

The US has cut back its prison populations by thousands and thousand over the past 15 years. There is massive amounts of unused prison capacity in the US. There are (deep red) US prison towns DESPERATE for Fed contracts. There is NO legit reason for this. None. Absolutely none.

Medical experts say that while the health secretary is showing more direct support for the measles vaccine following the death of a second unvaccinated child, he’s also sharing information about debunked remedies.

My presentation at the SSSA!

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT: IRMS 2025 IS HERE! Mark your calendars: April 24-26, 2025 🌍 A fully virtual, globally accessible conference 💡 Tackling male supremacist ideology, gender-based violence, authoritarianism, extremism & MORE! 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/IRMS2025 #IRMS2025 #IRMSConf

David Skrbina, a former University of Michigan-Dearborn professor, has been unmasked as Thomas Dalton, Ph.D., a prolific antisemitic author and Holocaust denier.

No, they're not. Not even close. The picture on the left are actual ex-gay people who claimed that status. Who were victims of conversion therapy. The people on the right are cisgender hate group leaders. Who are conversion therapists. Way to victim blame.

The upshot of the Trump admin choosing the anti-trans group SEGM to be their medical authorities on trans folks is that it will increasingly be obvious that SEGM is a hate group. 1/

Mississippi’s education system has consistently ranked low due to ⬇️ ❌Chronic underfunding ❌Systemic poverty ❌Racial injustice Our #LearningGap report analyzes the state’s challenges with public school funding & provides recommendations for addressing the issue: www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people. Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition. Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...