“There is no state or federal law that prohibits instruction on gender identity in college classes.“ This sentence is essential. They aren’t even bothering to pass laws now. The SB17 law in Texas specifically exempts instruction! They are just making things up and calling it law.

I often say that conservatives want to repeal the various Civil Rights Act but it’s probably more accurate to say they want to overturn the Reconstruction amendments.

This only happens to you once

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is spreading misinformation to justify policies that block health care for trans kids, scapegoating children to gin up support for the rest of their unpopular agenda. Gross. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

A missing piece of the puzzle for understanding religion and abortion is how religion shapes abortion decisions. Check out my article in The Conversation, which unpacks the linkages.

I'm excited to share our review "Rationalizing recommendations for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines", which we feel makes a strong case for universal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination policies. With almost 500 references & 8 supplementary tables it's a beast so let me break it down for you....1/n

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.   My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

It’s here: the absolute coolest thing I have done all year, and that is saying something! “Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age” is an original podcast produced by Long Story Short Media featuring leading extremism expert Cynthia 1/ linktr.ee/manuppodcast

You have two choices: you can lose your job and keep your dignity or you can lose your job and your dignity. Either way, losing your job

He made a fool of himself just to be fired anyway. How many times are institutions going to do this?

I wrote about the groypers and the Fuentes-Kirk fight years ago, in Hate in the Homeland. Cautioning here that there is still a lot to know about the shooter’s motivation, I’m sharing these two paragraphs here to set the history of this fight in context:

Not only is this coming for you, it is here and we are collectively behind in preparing.

It is time!!! The submission portal is open for the SPSP Sexuality Preconference, which will take place in Chicago on Feb 26, 2026! This year’s theme is “The State of Sex,” & submissions for presentations are open until October 23rd! We hope to see you there! www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2025/9/...

JOB ALERT FOR #SOCIOLOGIST: Come work with me. We have FOUR Assistant Professor positions in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary. careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1672106...

Fired for teaching the same ideas we are all teaching, because they are real and true and well established by all the best research and a deep historical record.

The dumbing down of Americans continues. Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

This action is horrific and unacceptable, and the poise of this professor in this video under these circumstances is remarkable

JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“Muslim sexuality offers the ideal foundation for a long-overdue postcolonial reckoning.” In Sex & Sexualities, @fauziahusain.bsky.social and @Sofia Seer introduce the frameworks to unpack the global gender backlash. doi.org/10.1177/3033... #MuslimSexuality #GenderBacklash #PostcolonialSociology

Get out your leg warmers and neon prints, we are back to 1983 again.

All the retired Canadians with winter homes in Florida have yet another reason to reconsider. 🦠🤢 apple.news/AOUT8_AwoTJW...

Is kink just about whips and chains? Is it always about sex? Is everyone who’s into kink working through some type of trauma? In today’s show, we’re debunking common myths about BDSM with @aliciamwalker1.bsky.social and @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social. www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

To quote my favorite movie Matewan: "Any union that keeps a worker out on account of his race ain't a union. It's a goddam club." This Labor Day, read about the brave people who desegregated the labor movement. Buy my book "Freedom Train": ucpress.edu/books/freedo.... @ucpress.bsky.social

Do I know anyone who studies MAHA?

Sucks that feminism became politically verboten at exactly the moment when the right calcified into a masculinity death cult

Errors in the data, I’m guessing?

His hateful legacy is reflected in the political context of the US today

Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.

It is so obvious that we need a vaccine registry. But as obvious as the need, misinformation peddlers make it an unlikely time to start one. Thanks so much to my superstar colleague, Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social, for writing this important piece. macleans.ca/society/heal...

I know and understand why it happens. Conversation is fight for a place in the pecking order. But I believe those that are able should try to SHARE rather than debate. Something you read excited you because it’s like another thing you know? SHARE your excitement instead of “but/too/what about”.

The wait is over! The Crowd Counting Consortium (with @djpressman.bsky.social & @chenoweth.bsky.social) has just released its June report. They find that No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history (comparable to Women's March 2017). wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/new-...

Pour one out for the dial-up modem, presumably while making a series of screechy and staticky noises 🫗

White supremacist sympathizers in the Hamilton PD. Not likely he is the only one.

I’m wishing all my ASA pals well. Miss you bunches!

No notes. The absurdity is sublime.

Two-in-three Canadians call humanitarian situation in Gaza a ‘moral outrage’; most say Israel is deliberately blocking aid angusreid.org/israel-gaza-...

Endless possibilities for my Soc of Sexualities class this year, so I am basically making a cut and paste dream board.

A final desperate plea. Who's using BERTopic in sociology? Showcase your work!

A resilient, self-confident, cohort. Was it really from parental neglect , or could it have been equal rights, cheap university, and affordable housing?

🇨🇦 Happy Civic Holiday to all. 🇨🇦Remember, if you want an extra long weekend in the summer, your government can just make one up for no reason at all.

Don’t set arbitrary limits on how much sex you and your partner should be having. Focus instead on making sure that you’re having good sex rather than a specific, predetermined amount of it. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Post-tenure scholarly productivity falls way off for most scholars if you're not in a lab field www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Political Science at Western University, Canada is searching for three tenure track assistant professors. There are two ads, one in International Politics (IR or comparative) and one in Comparative or Canadian. Ads are here: www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.

say hello to the new college of florida in manhattan

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

There's something about the way men use LLMs that feel like those men at the strip club who believe that the dancers like them for their personality and wit. They just want a toy that makes them feel good.