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It’s at least in your part of the country….

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Coming to #aarsbl #aarsbl25 ? Here’s some of the places I’ll be. :)

We will be exhibiting at the annual conference so stop by to visit us.

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Carlos at the keyboards of a very large synthesizer

Happy birthday Wendy Carlos 🎂
📷 Leonard M. DeLessio, 1979

"For me, she’s a hero. Not only is she a pioneer in electronic music, but she’s also a pioneer of living with grace, courage, & personal conviction in the modern age."
- Jonny Pierce

Never thought I'd read the phrase 'extracorporeal conception' in something that wasn't sci-fi.

If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.

Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.

They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.

Not sure I have time to make a Rumi wig before I leave.... #aarsbl25

At #AARSBL25 this panel will discuss purity culture logics in specific policies/ideologies of the Trump Administration 2.0 and explore how understanding these policies/ideologies as rooted in purity logics helps us better challenge and dismantle them.

#feminism #religion #FSR #purityculture

Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love' Preaching love and acceptance in a turbulent time, Louisiana Episcopalians are working to rally support for the LGBTQ+ community.

"Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love'"

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So just a heads up being supportive of trans folks wins you elections.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.

From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.

I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!

Donate to Standing with the Pitsavas-Wilcox family during recovery, organized by Pitsavas - Wilcox Our beloved Melissa — spouse, parent, sibling, child, profess… Pitsavas - Wilcox needs your support for Standing with the Pitsavas-Wilcox family during recovery

a major figure and mentor in the field of queer & trans studies in religion @melissamwilcox.bsky.social suffered a TBI in early Sept but has made amazing progress and is on the road to recovery. Good news: she's coming home, but will need 24/7 care & the fam could use some help. gofund.me/a42d55637

There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review.

I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.

For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...

🎵🎶If the price is too steep for thee,
Request it from your librar-eeeee!🎵🎶

Check out this exciting new handbook, especially the fabulous looking essay by the inestimable Kori Pacyniak! @kpacyniak.bsky.social

The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion This handbook offers a unique, high-quality resource for exploring queer and trans studies in religion, guiding readers through new insights

Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Your task is a big one. Maybe even sometimes a dangerous one. It's a difficult one. But it's a meaningful one. The tragedy is that meaning requires purpose and your purpose originates in difficulties to be overcome. But it's something that can be and needs to be done. You have to do it anyway.

This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.

Remembering Lavina Jadhwani 1983–2025 - Chicago Reader The director, writer, and advocate died September 10, leaving a rich legacy as a theatermaker, mentor, and friend at theaters across the U.S.

Last week, IMSA and the theatre world lost an amazing person who I was once privileged to share a stage with.
Rest in peace and rise in power Lavina. <3
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I love when I'm talking to people about the act of Paul and Thecla and I get to ask them if they've read the AO3 fanfic about Paul being a gender studies professor and when they inevitably say "What are you talking about?" I get to drop this gem on them.

We👏mindmeld👏and👏we👏 don't👏judge👏

#StarTrek #SNW #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds

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Star Trek boy scout patch

Star Trek boy scout patch

Star Trek boy scout patch

something something Star Trek Scouts

#StarTrek

I love that the spirit of Star Trek zinemaking is alive and well

to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech

Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

This is the most important thing to read on Trump's higher ed war. It's not "Harvard vs. trade schools." It's the same ecosystem and all parts are essential. Research breakthroughs need skilled labor to manufacture/fix them. Jobs & communities are at risk. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...

I'm going to echo Damien here and also say stop acting like "generative AI" provides you with anything resembling expert advice or guidance.

It doesn't. It can't. It can't because expert guidance requires understanding the context in which you are asking the question.