I keep having this conversation with colleagues. We need to make it obvious to students that revision means success, not failure, as a writer. 1/

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New (and atypical) publication on #Disability and rest. This is by far the most vulnerable thing I have ever shared in circles of colleagues — and my first #CreativeWriting since elementary school — and I would be honored if you took the time to read it. lnkd.in/geHzVaQF

Also, all my #GeneChat, #OncoSky, #MedSky, #SciArt peeps, please consider following @chestcare.bsky.social for updates on our prototype. We are committed to building personalized, evidence-based, community-collaborative cancer risk education for the trans & gender-diverse population.

What an amazing conference, with so many researchers with great ideas and topics. A little intellectual light in a dark tunnel.

Thrilled to present our research on top surgery, genetics, and breast/chest cancer risk at the #BNGAP LGBT Health Workforce Conference in NYC! Looking forward to sharing updates with you all soon. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #GeneChat #OncoSky

Offers a more overt contextualization of the implications of our #healthcare #DataPrivacy piece to today’s GC practitioners, as well as examines implications of a host of other factors affecting genetics care delivery in current sociopolitical landscape. #GeneChat #DNAexchange

i can finally say this piece is out in #JoGC! Thanks esp. to partner in crime @kimzayhowski.bsky.social, w/o whom I wouldn’t be surviving 2025, & to @j9austin.bsky.social for believing in this piece. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #GeneChat #DataPrivacy #LGBTQ

On the one hand, patriachy very much wants to see trans men as a kind of embarrassed woman, but we can see them for men, and the synthesis is of this leads us "transemasculation" a more interesting conclusion than just "its misogyny, they're just women" or "its never misogyny, they're super valid"

"Health disparities research" is a field of study where researchers look at how things like race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status can influence health outcomes. Now any gov't website about this says "page not found". This is a dystopia that I did not imagine that we'd be living through.

Really thankful to all of the scientists who made themselves available to talk to me about the unprecedented situation at NIH. I've never had so many people reach out to me for a story like this. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s crazy, in 2025, that my entire week in meetings was basically about erasing anything Black or that could be linked to the Black/minority communities… and as a Health Equity professional it all just felt so heavy. 😮‍💨

As a researcher who benefitted from a diversity supplement before my faculty appointment, this is a horrible shame. I had a different path because I had to change careers due to disability. This offered me a mentored supplement to gain some additional training in my new field.

I know there’s a lot going on right now & a lot of high priority concerns, but tonight I’m thinking about a lot of valued colleagues this will probably impact tomorrow. The memorandum states agencies have to have plans for layoff in place by Jan 31.

New publication with the #PREMM team comparing PREMM5 with PREMMplus for #LynchSyndrome prediction. Love working with my #DFCI colleagues! ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/... #GeneChat #genetics #HereditaryCancer #OncoSky #MedSky #SciSky

Proud to co-author this article on the caveats of data sharing initiatives for marginalized communities with my colleague Stephanie Kraft, JD in a new @hastingscenter.bsky.social Special Report on Envisioning a More Just #Genomics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #GeneChat #ELSI

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.

"When you're 1% of the population, it's hard to see how the democratic process can protect you." THANK YOU.

In case anyone is following this and wants some quality live SkyWrites (i refuse to call them "skeets")

One of the early signs that the USSR was in deep trouble in 1980s was its suppression of health data. Now Texas follows suit www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Oh heys you’ll find a summary of some great commentary by my copresenters here (and also some words by yours truly). I hope to see more favorable reviewer views of community engaged methods in funding apps soon… #AcademicSky #NASEM #SciSky #GeneChat #CommunityEngagement #ELSI #GenomicJustice

Currently seeking out trans people in or around Odessa, TX who'd be willing to talk with me for a story regarding the bounty bathroom ban in the state. If you or someone you know is near the city, my DMs are open - let's chat. Alternatively, we can also use Signal.

#AcademicSky #SciSky tell me your grant rejection followed by grant acceptance stories please! Got my summary statement back for my first R01 & it’s always disappointing to see split reviews with someone giving all 1s & 2s, a constructive review, & then reviewer 3 absolutely reaming you.

"Scientists as political advocates" | Must-read commentary in Science Magazine mentions my #ScienceUnderSiege co-author Dr. Peter Hotez and me in the context of the dual assault by the right on both climate and public health science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance/Resilience #TDOR, which feels extra weighty this year. I’ve lost trans friends & I don’t want to lose more. A wish for my trans siblings: May you remember, may you resist, may you recover, may you revitalize, may you reclaim, may you restore, may you resurge.

Politico is reporting Trump will name Dr. Ladapo of Florida to a senior spot, likely Surgeon General or Assistant HHS. This would be a horrifying pick for trans people. He's responsible for Florida's adult trans ban, and works with SEGM/Anti-trans global movement. He's also an ardent anti-vaxxer.

“Ladies, ladies. Calm down about this Kavanaugh appointment. They’re not going to overturn Roe. That’s ridiculous. Don’t be so hysterical.” Journalists /editors need to frame better & we need to talk more about “if likely, then what’s our game plan”?

It lives!!!!! Nothing Compares to You: What Sinéad O'Connor Means to Us, a rollicking and deep collection of amazing essays. It's on the internet and available for pre-order, with many readings and celebrations to come, out July 22, 2025. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Nothin...

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

BLACK WOMEN IN #STEM i made a starter pack for black women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and would really love to keep adding to it so please hmu if you fit the criteria or know someone who does! 🧪 go.bsky.app/9jYkUK1

Hi folks who found me from the #DisabledInSTEM starter pack. I am so passionate about this topic that I curate a ton of resources just bc. You can find more info on my website under Disability Resources, including a bibliography of external resources divided by topic! www.katemittendorf.com

For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...

The Trump admin threats to end birthright citizenship should be a wake up call that we are post law. The 14th amendment is unambiguous. Everyone born in the United States is a citizen. If they can strip citizenship from newborns, they can do it to anyone.

🎨🎭🎶 Check out this starter pack I just started putting together, with creatives working at the interface between science & art: go.bsky.app/HRTeEaX 👇Comment below if you think you should be added to it!

Got the #DisabledInSTEM Starter Pack up and running! Can't wait to see the list grow and meet new connections! 💜 go.bsky.app/SwJ4rFX

since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share! Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c... Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...

X: Blocked people can read your tweets Bluesky: We will send an agent back in time to stop the blocked person's parents from ever meeting

The election is not how I wanted this post to become relevant, but if you are new here, welcome, and I guess this will mark my return to social media, as I haven’t engaged much on any media in the last year or so.

Amy Harmon is one of the few NYT reporters amplifying actual trans voices. The current sociopolitical climate is engendering real (and realistic) fear in my community. Stay tuned for more academic commentary on this topic….

I wrote a little bit about what it was like for trans people to see transness deployed in Republican campaign ads as a symbol of absurdity and/or disgust, and the fear that more of that is coming. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/u...

If you keep forgetting alt text, this setting is for you. It's awesome!

Have you seen we launched a #CAQDAS blog? Check out the first post #QualitativeResearch #QualitativeSoftware #QDA blogs.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas/2024/...

Ok friends... I did a talk about this, it was recorded, and here is the link. If you are White, and/or a man, and/or a professor *please* watch. And also, please share with your peers. Paging @bmatb.bsky.social youtu.be/ZYuFK2S-tOg

Does this mean BlueSky is finally going to be the place to be? LinkedIn is way too exhaustingly ableist.

It's essential to cultivate a worksona that doesn't know anything about pop culture. When the fortysomething middle manager is trying to engage you in Rick and Morty reference-based humour you need to be able to look him dead in the eye and say "I don't really play video games".

The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument tomorrow in a case that threatens to upend the way government functions, further deny women reproductive control, and erase trans people’s right to live with dignity I'm covering it in Balls and Strikes ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/loper...

Happening today. Come join us with @fieldinclusive.bsky.social at 3 PM eastern discussing navigating chronic illness and disability as field biologists.