Dr. Rebecca Dickinson, LISW, RPT-S

I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.

At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.

Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.

Penn State president says university would not join Trump’s higher education compact Neeli Bendapudi addressed the topic during the “State of State” town hall last week.

“We have to realize that it matters that we take action nationally & locally. [W]e have to keep doing this. We have to keep going to defend higher ed right now, which is still under threat from within, from the federal government.”

—Michelle Rodino-Colocino, AAUP Penn State

@aaupsu.bsky.social

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

From the union statement in the story below:

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan's el-Fasher as few reach safety An aid group reports that only a few thousand Sudanese have escaped atrocities by Sudan's paramilitary forces in el-Fasher city.

An aid group reports that only a few thousand Sudanese have escaped atrocities by Sudan's paramilitary forces in el-Fasher city.

The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor - Longreads It's a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.

The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor (2018)

'An urgent issue': Hundreds of Georgia foster kids may have been sex trafficked, report says A new report shows that hundreds of children have likely been sex trafficked while in Georgia’s foster care system.

Project 2025 calls for the removal of kids from poor single parent households to be placed with “proper” parents.

With SNAP being cut, the judgement on low income families is only increasing.

Meanwhile 1,790 kids went missing from Georgia foster care. Many of them were likely sex trafficked

France should have kept its language at home then.

You should care about Jamaica and Sudan even if you don't know anyone there and the news isn't covering it. The anti-Blackness embedded in folks' lack of empathy is gross.

Research supports that policy has an impact on LGBTQ health. Excited for our team to release the first dataset providing additional datapoints (e.g. enforcement mechanisms) to help researchers better understand this process. Learn more below. #LegalEpi #PHLaw

Transphobia has no middle position.

Restrictions on access to life-saving healthcare for trans kids and adults results in an increase in suicide attempts.

This will mean more dead children.

ICE Detains British Media Commentator Sami Hamdi, who often speaks against Israel, was in the United States on a speaking tour. The Department of Homeland Security said his visa had been revoked.

While on a speaking tour in the U.S., Sami Hamdi had his visa revoked and was detained by ICE allegedly because of his pro-Palestine advocacy.

This is yet another troubling example of the Trump administration weaponizing the immigration system to punish speech it disagrees with.

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Donate to Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa, organized by Sudean Peters My name is Sudean Peters, and I am the Executive Director of … Sudean Peters needs your support for Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa

If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters.

gofund.me/09619a41e

Also one of the COMMON themes in LoTR is that the act of hospitality was close to sacred and the way that sentient beings got corrupted was losing sight of this.

When I was 5, my German shorthaired pointer died a terrible death from parvo all because my grandpa convinced my dad that dogs don’t need vaccines. I was scarred for life from that.

How trans sports bans threaten intersex athletes like me If I was competing in high school or college athletics today, I would have much more to worry about than just being teased for looking different.

Because anti-trans sports bans inaccurately define sex as a narrow binary, many intersex people are prevented from experiencing the joys and other benefits that come from athletic participation.

Everyone deserves the freedom to be themselves and play the sports they love.

The Supreme Court will meet on November 7 to decide whether to take up a case that could revisit the landmark 2015 same-sex marriage ruling #NOH8

France Failing Unaccompanied Migrant Children In a damning report published last week, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded France is responsible for grave and systematic violations of the rights of unaccompanied migr...

In a damning recent report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded France is responsible for grave violations of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children.

French authorities need to urgently ensure vulnerable kids are protected.

Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...

SNAP benefits to halt in some states amid government shutdown SNAP serves roughly 42 million low-income Americans.

40 million Americans, including children, seniors and people with disabilities, will lose funds used to buy groceries. No admin has ever allowed SNAP benefits to expire during a shutdown. Not only does the law require it but it’s the right thing to do. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sta...

The picture is a close up of a table with several HRT zines that read "All we have is each other - All we have is now". There's a paper bag full of band aids on the table, and a person wearing blue medical gloves is putting a zine into a plastic cover.

The picture shows a close up of a table top with band-aids and paper bags. A person is standing by the table and the shot shows their hands covered by medical gloves sorting through band aids.

🏳️‍⚧️ Our friends in LA just carried out a kit building day for HRT harm reduction supplies 🏳️‍⚧️

As some of you may know, we did not initially have California in mind as one of the recipient states of the HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits. However...

This is not something I want to do, but as someone who was food insecure for a long time, here are some ways to get the most out of what you can get.

-if you have dietary restrictions or food aversions, spend some time thinking about what foods are safe. It sounds obvious, but—

People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.

People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine.

mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Minnesota Supreme Court affirms trans inclusion in sports in landmark decision Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Cooper v. USA Powerlifting, affirming that transgender athletes have the right to compete in sports without discrimination under the Minn...

Some good news for a change. www.genderjustice.us/minnesota-su...

More than 420 state bills attacking key public health protections have been introduced in 2025. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.

Please call your state's elected officials!

It’s not radical to believe that people shouldn’t have to sell plasma to make ends meet.