Denton Callander

Introduction: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sexual Racism? AbstractRacism and sexuality are inextricably entwined, two mutually constructing concepts that define core components of the contemporary struggle for soc

This month, Oxford University Press is making the first chapter of our book *Sexual Racism & Social Justice* available for free! 😀 Check it out here: academic.oup.com/book/57460/c...

People learn nothing.
Arendt wrote so clearly about the increasing targetting of people, starting with non-nationals, then dual nationals, then a succession of undesirable nationals. Nothing will protect you. Fascism requires an ever larger circle of enemies to blame for its own failings.

Feminist social epistemology teaches us that diversity is a *requirement* for scientific excellence. We need each other to know the world. We need each other to solve the thorny problems that threaten our existence. Knowing the world is a group project, and everyone has something to contribute.

Excited to be in New York next month to promote our book, "Sexual Racism & Social Justice". If you happen to be in town, please join us at The New School (registration link below).

event.newschool.edu/booklaunchse...

This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty.

The US is dead last.

#Poverty #USA

Nakshy House What we do Nakshy House is a program that offers short-term shelter for transgender and gender diverse ('trans') people in Mombasa, Kenya. We offer immediate relief to trans people in crisis, finding...

6 in 10 transgender people in Mombasa face housing insecurity. 'Nakshy House' provides short-term shelter to trans people in crisis.

So far, we have helped dozens of trans people find refuge but we need your help to do more! To learn more and donate, please visit: www.nakshyhouse.com

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly incorporated into scientific workflows. However, we have yet to fully grasp the implications of...

An LLM "creates textual claims, and then predicts the citations that might be associated with similar text. Obviously, this practice violates all norms of scholarly citation.

At best, LLMs gesticulate toward the shoulders of giants."

Bender, West, and I contributed to this pro/con piece in PNAS.

Makes perfect sense to discontinue medical research right after a global pandemic that killed millions. This is the kind of strategic thinking we need!

a colourful blue, orange, red and purple chart showing a light and dar kblue history for temperatures, recent shifts upwards through orange and light red, and two futures: one of light and dark red (1.5c), and one of deep purple (3c and more)

I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:

- Things are going to get worse, no matter what

- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today

theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org

Meta’s shift to ‘community notes’ risks hurting online health info providers more than ever Between allowing more “free speech” and removing official fact-checking, Meta’s platforms risk becoming more hostile to public health organisations.

Worried about how Meta's new moderation policies will impact online sexual and reproductive health promotion? So am I! This piece is co-authored with my expert colleague & HDR student Joanna Williams: theconversation.com/metas-shift-...

If you’re not afraid of getting canceled, you fucking coward, why didn’t you let them print your name?

Bar chart showing annual global mean temperatures above preindustrial times from 1980 to present, with larger numbers and darker red colours in recent years including 2024 crossing 1.5 degrees Celsius and 2025 forecast a little less than that.

Colleagues at ECCC are forecasting 1.45 ± 0.10°C above pre-industrial levels for 2025, slightly cooler than the record high temperature of 1.55°C of 2024 but virtually certain to be hotter than every year on record prior to 2023 #climatechange

Full story at climatedata.ca/2025-forecas...

Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral” Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”

NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”

theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."

Earlier that day:

OpenAI doesn't report a single number for its climate impacts - not anywhere, in any way, shape or form.

It sounds kind of obvious but the fact that a company with such incredible electricity hunger isn't disclosing basic information about its energy consumption and associated emissions is v bad..

has a cat ever won a poker tournament? AI Overview: Yes, a cat named Kitty Kuo won a poker tournament: Kitty Kuo: Won the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup with a HK$10,000 buy-in, earning HK$557,230 ($71,899)

I know you have seen dogs playing poker, but have you seen cats winning at it?

Google has.

Still can't believe this is production technology from the unrivaled leader in internet search.

(Kitty Kuo is a human professional poker player)

The future of sexual health for trans people By Denton Callander, Teddy Cook, Lộc Nguyễn , and Melissa Kelly As activists, clinicians, social scientists, implementers, epidemiologists, and humans, we have long been concerned about the exclusion ...

Want to know what "the future of sexual health care for trans people" looks like?

Check out this great discussion with the wonderful Christy Newman (@thisnewman.bsky.social), Teddy Cook, Lộc Nguyễn, and Melissa Kelly.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...

UNSW is conducting Bi+ Sexual Health and HIV research. If you would like to learn more about the survey, please visit unsw.to/BiSHHStudy @benbavinton.bsky.social @thisnewman.bsky.social #Bisexual #HIV #UNSW