Emily Helminen

Funding for military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans withdrawn The Defense Department on Thursday abruptly reversed a decision to fund a military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans, saying it was "not in line” with a presidential executive order.

Shared with press to get visibility for the injustices happening to me, many other researchers, and our communities www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/f...

I appreciate you for sharing. I went to grad school in Syracuse and was devastated to see that virtually no one was covering this.

YOU + ME + (all your favorite people who love, do, and believe in science for all!)

🧪STAND UP FOR SCIENCE🧪
MARCH 7th, 2025
on the National Mall in DC and at your state capital!

Because science is for everyone!
Www.standupforscience2025.org
SHARE WIDELY!

#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall

Vet found hanging draped in trans flag The suicide letter they won't publish

I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.

She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.

RIP Elisa.

I'm a scientist turned comms pro. I do media training. The below is 100% accurate & if you'd like to try but don't know how, talk to me. I can help you understand how to approach local stations & what to expect. This is entirely pro bono; I just want to help! calendar.app.google/z4KR3xfXTc17...

Get in Dorks, we are going protesting.

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS.

More information to come.

The administration has detailed their plan for NIH and are carrying it out step by step. Let's spread awareness about what is coming next (pay attention to BLOCK GRANTS in this post ⬇️) and work to prevent it while we still can.

Get in dorks, we're going protesting.

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. MARCH 7th 12-4pm. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITALS.

Because science is for everyone!!!

More information to come.

Can’t believe I’m typing this but…

FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.

If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.

What can we, as academics, do about NSF & NIH that are now actively discriminating against important scientific research & scholars? My colleague, @lluaces.bsky.social, has a suggestion I really like: *don’t review for them*- at least this cycle while they are setting aside & censoring proposals.

“It’s important to see the big picture...
[The cut in indirect costs] came directly from a Project 2025 proposal that was explicitly designed to “reduce federal taxpayer subsidization of leftist agendas.”

This whole piece by @sbagen.bsky.social is excellent. 🧪