In a new piece in Nature, @markhisted.org and I cut through the chaos at NIH and argue that what is really at issue is a shift in how we govern science—away from power sharing with scientists, Congress, and civil servants and toward presidential consolidation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association is hosting a pre-conference here at City College (in our FiDi division)! Our call for abstracts is open until April 1, 2026. asaskat.com/skattoday/

This is bad news for everyone in the South, and really bad news for low-income trans folks. The surgeons getting pushed out of university hospitals will move to private practice and while SOME people will still get trans surgeries covered by insurance, those on Medicaid won’t.

This effectively forces every trans person in the state to out themselves while applying for a job, renting an apartment, or being stopped by police. It's part of the same law that allows anyone to sue anyone else they suspect of being trans and using the "wrong" bathroom.

Upcoming Virtual Panel! Teaching and Academic Freedom within and beyond SKAT 🗓️ Thursday, January 22, 12-1pm CT Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Attorney Barbara Schwabauer explains her decision to leave the Justice Department's Office of Civil Rights rather than comply with a Trump administration order to subpoena the medical records of transgender teens

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology

🍷 Come join us Monday (Aug 11) night at the Emerald Loop Bar and Grill for the SKAT Section Reception from 7 to 9 pm! There will be drinks for the first 50 attendees (cash bar also available) and food!

👋 Meet nine of our SKAT Section student members, and learn more about their research. Remember to say hi to them in Chicago at #ASA2025! asaskat.com/2025/08/06/m...

Calling all student members in SKAT!

There are just a handful of hours left to register for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting at discounted rates! Register by 11:59 p.m. to show your commitment to social science research in Chicago this summer. We can’t wait to see to there! http://bit.ly/RegisterASA25

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled all transgender and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds. While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.

📖 You're invited! To an online book launch for SEMINAL: On Sperm, Health, and Politics, edited by Rene Almeling, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and Brian T. Nguyen (New York University Press). Wed June 18th, 1pm-2pm EDT. Registration is required to join the zoom launch: tinyurl.com/yu7hxhma

Launching a new project on immigrant health: "Bridging Gaps in Cancer Care: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Investigating the Cancer Care Barriers, Facilitators, and Outcomes for Patients with Emergency Medicaid" Learn more about the project and team here: bgcc.commons.gc.cuny.edu

1. The US Transgender Survey has finally been released, and the results are stunning. - <1% of people are less satisfied after HRT. - The most common reason for detransition, pausing transition, or stopping transition is transphobia. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I made a new zine! It's full of advice on how allies can work alongside trans people to take action in the current moment, lovingly cut-and-pasted over the words of my enemies. Plus lots of nice pictures and memes. Available as a free PDF! Read online or print your own copy! Share with everyone!

This was a great conversation- be sure to check it out!

Important win--the ruling doesn't really touch what Trump and Maine are disagreeing about (trans rights under Title IX) but it does find Trump can't just arbitrarily punish states like this on a whim

JOB! Please RT. Swarthmore is hiring for our Social Science Quantitative Lab Associate to support & do teaching quant methods to undergrads. Especially looking for people familiar with sociology and/or political science, and R. Apply by 4/18. apply.interfolio.com/165892 Happy to answer questions.

Signups are ongoing for our SKAT mentorship pairings this year. There will be Zoom meetups, ASA meetups, and more! Please fill out this online form if you would like to BE MATCHED WITH A MENTOR or if you would like to BE A MENTOR: forms.gle/jc8EaRFZ7KSk....

Sociology grad students & recent phds: Submit to the 2025 Junior Theorists Symposium! scatter.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/s...

Are you a current ASA member with NSF- or NIH-funded research? Our director of communications and external affairs would love to hear about your project. Send a message to [email protected] with the phrase FEDERALLY FUNDED SOCIOLOGY in the subject line. Please include any relevant URLs.

Please consider submitting your papers for the regular session on "Knowledge" for #ASA2025. Knowledge as it relates to science, technology, medicine, the state, social science, history & more. Deadline for submissions is Feb 26 at 11:59 pm ET through the portal. asanet.mmsend.com/link.cfm?r=o...

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration to block its executive order attempting to restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 19 nationwide.

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New Books Q&A with Andrew Lakoff, Author of Planning for the Wrong Pandemic: Covid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge (Polity 2024) 🦠⚕️🔬 Interviewed by Molly Clark-Barol asaskat.com/2024/12/11/q...

📚 Check out our New Book Q&A with Natalie Aviles, author of An Ungovernable Foe: Science and Policy Innovation in the U.S. National Cancer Institute (Columbia University Press 2024) Interview by @hjfulton.bsky.social asaskat.com/2024/11/29/q...

Now’s your chance! You can help shape the content of ASA’s annual meeting! Submit proposals for papers/extended abstracts, Courses, Precons, Symposiums, & Workshops for #ASA2025 on the theme “Reimagining the Future of Work.” Deadline is Feb. 26. Details: https://buff.ly/3Z3ASvO.

a reminder: you can switch alt text on as a requirement in your settings under accessibility. without alt text, many disabled users cannot access bluesky content equitably, contributing to an overall exclusion and alienation. so please use it! once you get into the hang of it, it takes seconds.

Google Docs grammar check hasn't read Judith Butler 😔

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Our current approaches to violence prevention clearly aren't working. In my book, I explore alternatives to how we traditionally do anti-violence activism. I detail four below. www.ucpress.edu/books/unliva... #TDoR #TDoR2024 #TransDayOfRemembrance

The Annex is back! Lauren Olsen (Temple University) is our guest. Olsen goes inside medical schools to show us the messy, conflictual process of building a four-year curriculum that both includes, and sidelines, the social sciences and humanities. socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/laur...

I know I am missing tons of folks (since I've been adding new soc folks from other starter packs), but I hadn't seen a med soc/soc of health starter pack yet. Comment if you'd like to be added! HT to @jenjamesphd.bsky.social for teaching me about starter packs. #medsoc go.bsky.app/AynCrtw

Hey, I started a Trans Studies starter pack, but it needs more names. I can add them, I think. Here it is, so far: go.bsky.app/UAtsVTH

The Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology at FSC is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (Fall 2025). I’m co-chairing the search w/ my wonderful colleague Dr. Shan Siddiqui. We'd especially love apps from social work PhDs. Deadline Nov. 30th. farmingdale.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

We are crowdsourcing tips for #ASA2025 submission for graduate students and first timers! Drop your advice and wisdom here: forms.gle/W9c7jx3ccnP8...

Want to follow other sociologists of Science, Knowledge and Technology? Check out our @asaskat.bsky.social 's Starter Pack and join the conversation! go.bsky.app/UFYjuhM

I made a Sociology Starter Pack. Its just a start, so let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/QqTLQau

Trans friends - here's an overview of what to expect/prepare for legally. This is from a lawyer I know well, who specializes in LGBT family law. I trust him to be 100% accurate and careful in his analysis. www.jernerlaw.com/after-the-el...

Submissions for #ASA2025 open next month! Check out the SKAT sessions that we are organizing for our Chicago gathering: asaskat.com/2024/10/26/s...