Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D.

My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them.
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Wanted to share this exciting new CfP for a Trans Studies special issue in @early-am-lit.bsky.social ! 📜

🐦 Flying from Mexico, Central America & South America, 300+ bird species migrate north to the U.S. and Canada to breed and nest for the warmer months.

TNC is protecting key stopover sites, including parks and forests, that give birds a place to rest, refuel and raise their young.
nature.ly/4lrLJJn

Oh hey fuck this entirely.

If LinkedIn is going to actively start removing hate speech protections for trans people, it might be time to start petitioning certain groups to make their feelings known to LinkedIn, at scale

"there are serious fairness issues if you just treat this as not mattering when a X athlete wants to compete in women’s sports"

Sub any other group for X. He's encouraging the belief X group do not include women and that the presence of X is inherently 'unfair'.

He is encouraging discrimination.

LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy LinkedIn quietly changed the language of its hateful conduct policy this week, removing a line that referenced a prohibition on misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals.

That’s a yikes from me dawg.

The U.S. government has made climate science denialism an official policy.

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

That's cool. As a trans person, particularly one who also does EDI work, I think it will be a long time before it feels safe for me to cross the US border again.

I research stakeholder perceptions of invasive species, IS denialism, and the role of EDI in environmental research and engagement!

Are the talks all in-person or can they be virtual?

(Woman talking to man, perhaps during after-dinner drinks) WOMAN: It's raining men. MAN: Not all men

This is my favourite meme…

Guest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

Alan Cumming -- guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel's show -- gives a wonderful opening monologue about attacks against the #transgender community in the U.S., and more.

www.youtube.com/watch?si=buv... via YouTube

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT DO YOUR STRETCHES.

Thank you! 💙 She was so nice!

Photo of Gadfly and Detox from the Halifax Pride Meet and Greet. Detox is on the right and looks fabulous in a pink shiny dress and red hair. Gadfly is on the left and mostly looks tired and is wearing the iconic Halifax Pride butthole asterisk shirt.

Photo from the Meet and Greet at Halifax Pride with ‪@theonlydetox.bsky.social‬.

It's still a bit weird for me to see pictures of myself and realize that's me now a year after my surgery. But I had a great time! 🏳️‍🌈

screenshot of the linked-to article that reads: There is yet another problem with the “hiding sex” strategy; namely, it fails to account for double standards in our perception and interpretations of sex and sexuality. I have already provided countless examples of how certain subpopulations are “marked by sex” and viewed as “excessively sexual” in many people’s eyes. A man who walks down the street topless is not considered “sexual,” whereas a woman who does the same is. A heterosexual couple who engages in public hand-holding or kissing is not considered “sexual,” but a same-sex couple doing the same is. If a billboard ad featured a white, cisgender, thin, able-bodied woman wearing a sexy outfit, many passersby wouldn’t even notice it, but if the model were Black, or transgender, or fat, or disabled, or some combination thereof, it might strike them as “sexually inappropriate.” In other words, the “hiding sex” strategy will inevitably police some people’s bodies and behaviors far more than others, thereby perpetuating pre-existing social and sexual inequities.

not sure what started it (as it's early morning where I am), but lots of ppl on my TL are discussing porn bans. I more generally call this the "hiding sex" strategy & it is very bad for marginalized groups! this essay discusses several reasons why, here's one:
juliaserano.medium.com/sexual-dysto...

This is not the time to step back from diversity, equity, and inclusion Recently, I exchanged views with a prominent Ivy League scientist who was complaining about the minority students and junior faculty applying to his program. He claimed that the university, through di...

This is not the time to step back from diversity, equity, and inclusion | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪

a cartoon character named spongebob is making a heart with his hands Alt: Spongebob does a big gay rainbow with his hands

Happy #HalifaxPride everyone!

A split-screen image. The left side shows a rhinoceros mother and calf in a savanna landscape with scattered trees. The right side depicts a forest fire scene with orange flames and silhouetted trees against a dark sky. Text reads: "Biodiversity is in crisis" followed by: "1 million plant and animal species risk extinction Ecosystems are collapsing Misinformation slows progress." "Trust the science. Conserve, restore and sustainably use biodiversity."

‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉

The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.

Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪

I really encourage my cis followers to watch this short video.

Do I have anyone following me who is going to The Bump on Friday for #HalifaxPride? This will be my first solo Pride in a while, so it would be cool to have people to say hi to.

Thanks Prime Minister @MarkJCarney - the first step to becoming an energy superpower is to axe the oil and gas emissions/production cap. No other piece of regulation is more destructive to the Canadian economy than this one. It costs Canada tens of billions in investment monthly. Quote Mark Carney @MarkJCarney · Jul 9 The premiers are right on: Canada has what the world needs, and we need to get back into the business of exporting it to new markets. We’re building one united Canadian economy, and there’s more to come.

Canada has declared multiple state of emergencies out of massive forest fires burning across the country due to climate change. Yet every single political leader from liberal to conservative is united on pumping out more oil.

Genuinely sick that any of them pretend to care about the environment

Label policing harms us all, no matter how we identify The obsession with which people, labels, and ways of being queer are deemed “valid” hurts all of us

🏷 "Sometimes, though, people will claim that there are queer identities which are harmful to “real” queer people."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/labelling-cant-hurt-you-but-label-policing-can/

It's international nonbinary day. A plea to remember nonbinary means a lot of things. We have a very set idea culturally of what nonbinary looks like--white, thin, perhaps dandyish--and so many friends present that way! But many more don't, and aren't, those things. Free your mind of pigeonholes.

Today is Nonbinary People’s Day, a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the issues facing nonbinary people.

💛🤍 💜🖤

Nonbinary People’s Day is observed every year on July 14 and was first celebrated in 2012.

Applying for a healthcard and feeling pretty bad about it. MSI and my MLA confirmed I need to lie about my gender in order to even be allowed to apply.

I hope someday I can find a job and afford to flee this province for one where I can be fully accepted as myself. NS is not that place.

this is so good

I did not, unfortunately, got this. 💔 But it was still a great project so I am sending good vibes to whoever got the position instead.

I am starting to regret getting an interdisciplinary degree though. I can't say I would recommend it. Definitely makes job hunting much more difficult.

i love holding real news in my hands