Kerry MacQuarrie

We’ve got some thoughts about the potential future of the Demographic and Health Surveys.
#DHSdata

After 2 years of work, our special issue in @contraceptionjl.bsky.social on "Emergency of FemTech in the SRH Landscape" is out!

It includes 14 papers on fertility tracking, contraception, and abortion in the digital age, plus our summary Editorial.

A 🧵on what we found; please help us share!

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This is part of why I despise the debate-bro culture of "viewpoint diversity" and "civil discourse" initiatives.

They often imagine that there are two (and almost always only two!) equally valid, equally defensible stances to take + fall into the hellhole of bothsideism

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4 journalists detained in Cameroon reporting on Trump’s deportations Lawyers say Trump is sending migrants to Cameroon who originated elsewhere. AP freelancers, among others, were detained while reporting on the deportees.

Four journalists, including three working for the Associated Press, were detained in Cameroon while reporting from a facility where migrants deported by the Trump administration are held, according to two lawyers.

Are there UFOs or aliens in the Epstein files? Release them all so we can find out.

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

I also love that the title specifies in the U.S. rather than assuming it.

White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups Research shows that white men who file discrimination charges experience employer retaliation at similar rates as other racial groups.

ASA member Donald Tomaskovic-Devey @dont-d.bsky.social w/ Steven Boutcher @umassamherst.bsky.social found that white men experience levels of job loss and retaliation from employers similar to those other groups experience when they file complaints. @us.theconversation.com

Annual Conference The British Society for Population Studies holds an annual conference in a different venue each September.

Are you interested in the politics of demography*? Would you like to present research or take part in a panel on the topic at this year's @bspsuk.bsky.social conference? If so, this call for papers is for you 👇

*Papers covering the whole spectrum of population research are also being accepted!

Racist, racist, racist AF!

Colleagues and I have a commentary that we need more data re gender identity, not less. This administration is moving us backward.

This is interesting

New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare

The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.

goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...

Let the Epstein scandal spread as far and wide as it needs to.

The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.

A win!

Maine pauses undercover license plate requests amid ICE concerns According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Maine plates will not be used for "lawless purposes."

This is a great example of state officials stepping up to ensure compliance with the law, if the feds won’t do it. Maine secy of state @shennabellows.bsky.social finding a way of restricting ICE illegal conduct wgme.com/news/local/m...

Say what now?

Now is a really great time to check your immunization status and get yourself /your kids vaccinated!

After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death “Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”

Geographic Distribution of LGBT Affirming Christian Churches and Same‐Sex Households by US County In this study, we examine where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming Christian churches are geographically located across the United States. Notably, many LGBT people practice rel...

#MorningReads Study mapping LGBT-affirming Christian churches across the U.S. and finds strong geographic clustering. Affirming churches more common in the NE, Midwest, & West, but undersupplied in the South—shaping LGBTQ access to religious capital & well-being. #ReligionStudies #QueerSpaces

#ADHDandMe

This last year, I was successful by not making any New Year’s resolutions. I may well do the same this year.

“The problem I have there is that women's bodies are somehow the solution to some larger macro problem. And that just does not sit right with me.”

I had a great Q & A with @alannavagianos.bsky.social at @huffpost.com about whether low birth rates are a problem in and of themselves. www.huffpost.com/entry/should...

That quote sums up so much of my opposition to & anger (yes, anger) with the current discourse. Well said!

Remember to nominate a colleague who has made an outstanding contribution to sociology for an ASA 2026 Annual Award before Jan. 1! Read about all the award categories, including the new “Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship Award” here: asanet.org/awards.
#ASA #sociology #awards

Kavanaugh stop
Kavanaugh detention
Kavanaugh deportation

About to kick off our briefing on US Birth Rate Trends: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications for American Families - come watch the livestream on our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/populationas...

Beyond the Headlines: What’s Really Happening with Global Fertility

www.prb.org/resources/ba...

@prbdata.bsky.social