In a world of chaos and consistently bad news, at least there are puppies. Introducing my newest RA, Rocco!

FREE TO READ Analyzing in-depth interviews, Bailey Otter (@sociottergy.bsky.social) examines experiences of & barriers to joy in nonbinary lives. Read the article for free through the end of February at bit.ly/4d8x5Cg

Thinking a lot today about “Femme in Public” by @alokvmenon.bsky.social

FYI my friend Skye has put together a comprehensive website list for all mutual aid/database efforts here for the fires: lawildfiresupport.carrd.co

A lot of wild things were on my 2025 bingo card. Evacuating from a wildfire wasn’t, but here we are.

My heart is heavy today. The earth is speaking, but are we ready to listen?

There’s not enough preparation for the PhD to post-PhD transition.

Interested in adding questions to the 2026 General Social Survey? You can propose to have items added (at no cost to you!). Read this thread for tips about how to write a strong proposal. 1/ gss.norc.org/content/dam/...

As we kick off 2025 (and our presence on Bluesky), we'd like to remind you that approximately 14 million adults in the U.S. identify as LGBT. bit.ly/LGBTAdultPop

Oof, reading this was quite a way to start the year. Thankful for @skylightbooks.bsky.social for their always phenomenal recommendations.

New reports on the beating of a transgender man by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy have revealed an extensive cover-up effort.

Currently halfway through The Power of the Badge by @emayfarris.bsky.social & @mirya.bsky.social and can’t put it down. (1) How’s this not been written yet? (2) Sheriffs are essentially… little kings. (3) Autonomy + Authority (+ Trump) = this is about to get so much worse.

Raspberry Emergency-C, prepared as a hot tea rather than with cold water. Game changer 🤫

There's nothing quite like beginning your day in a sensory deprivation tank and winding down at night with Queer Eye.

Hate crimes against transgender people increased 125% last year in Los Angeles County — and a staggering 97% of these crimes were violent, according to a new report. Hate crimes against all LGBTQ+ people rose 48%, making LGBTQ+ people the second most targeted group of people.

Look what arrived! In this chapter, I describe how and why I went from directly studying police departments to lesbian bars and LGBTQ pop-up events.

Being trans right now is being considered so insignificant that you're hardly worth defending while also so much of a threat that you're worthy of annihilation. It’s dehumanizing on all sides.

Too many LGBTQ “community” spaces are stuck in a cis/white-centered Daughters of Bilitis time warp but try to claim they’re channeling the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. Toss in some buzz about business sustainability and you’ve got a real issue with exclusionary practices.

This is horrifying story about how Florida is attempting to detransition trans prisoners calling their identity a delusion.

Watching Sedona get dunked on is so 🔥 #Gamecocks #WBB

Dr. Grasso has arrived 😏

My dissertation defense is in two days, so I downed a Celsius and now find myself lying face-down on my living room floor. I feel like the Grinch, wallowing in self-pity and staring into the abyss at 4:00 p.m. on a Wednesday.

I find it helpful to think about Axon as a company that profits from increasing the efficiency of and consensus for police violence (by falsely promising to reduce it).

"When you're 1% of the population, it's very hard to see how the democratic process will protect you" was quite a statement at the court after the TN attorney argued that the equal protection should be declined in favor of “the democratic process.”

Work from @williamsinstitute.bsky.social cited in the @nytimes.com today in relation to the #Skrmetti case 🏳️‍⚧️

Justice Jackson asks about a child who does not want to grow breasts. Notable that thousands of boys have cosmetic surgery to remove unwanted breast tissue from their chests.

Paraphrasing Chief Justice Kagan: Every medical treatment has a risk, even taking aspirin. ❤️‍🔥 #Skrmetti

lots of good work happening in trans studies these days but honestly who is doing the dissertation on why all trans guys are so cute

Thrilled to have this book chapter officially out, especially with so many other great contributors from our lab in this volume! @jordan-g.bsky.social @verognzlz.bsky.social

I’m in this forum on queer nightlife repping performance studies 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾

JOB: Northern Illinois University Sociology is hiring! We're seeking a sociologist to contribute to our soon-to-be new major in Criminology. Teaching load is reasonable (2 courses per semester as asst prof), and NIU is a doable commute from Chicago. Apply here: jobs.chronicle.com/job/37729997...

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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

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