Beyond X&Y

Logo reading "Beyond X&Y" where the X and Y are part of the trans symbol. Beneath it reads "Trans is natural. Transphobia is learned."

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"Who decides what is normal development? Who decides what is natural biodiversity or pathological deviation? Who defines the distinction between defect and difference?"

Eugenic attacks on people who are disabled, neurodivergent, queer, trans... They are all linked by fear of diversity

"Who decides what is normal development? Who decides what is natural biodiversity or pathological deviation? Who defines the distinction between defect and difference?"

Eugenic attacks on people who are disabled, neurodivergent, queer, trans... They are all linked by fear of diversity

this is a great video about a disturbing trend that I've experienced in a slightly different context. as a biologist, whenever I talk about natural variation & sexual diversity, I get non-biologists shouting "gametes" & "SRY gene" & accusing me of "covering up" the "reality" of "biological sex"...

“Biological sex” is just “Adam and Eve” dressed up as science.

I’ve tried so many different ways to explain this idea, but I think I’ve finally found the simplest one.

Contributor: I'm an intersex professor. Am I supposed to lie by teaching 'only male and female'? A campaign against teachers who acknowledge realities of human biology forces a choice: Teach truth and risk your job, or lie and maybe keep it.

Intersex people are real, trans people are real, biological sex is not binary, gender is complicated, and nothing anyone says can change any of those facts.

Thank you @georgianndavis.bsky.social for this piece and for all your work and speaking out.

Real talk, every prof teaching a course with a title like "The Diversity of Human Sexuality" has rehearsed in their mind for a scenario like this but gotta be honest, the whole (huge??) class stepping up was a surprise to me and likely to the prof! Good work everyone.

That's great! It's not the student's fault that the right has been pushing a misinformation campaign. We need to thoughtfully engage people who are willing to listen and learn 💖

But some people... Some people definitely deserve that meme 😂

Lol I read this to my class

Thanks for teaching your students about the nuances around sexual development! We need more professors educating people that sex is not binary

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

then simultaneously advance the belief that sex is binary and that it is impossible for one's actual sex to be misaligned with that of their body. It is to suggest billions of years of random flukes produced a 100% flawless process. It's unfathomably unlikely.

i've long thought of transphobia as an inherently creationist belief that has finally found a social arena. It is incoherent to believe in evolution - the idea that the existence of life is a coincidence and all differences between species is a result of successful random mutations - and to

When they say “biological sex”, they’re not talking about the hematopoietic PBX-interacting protein, but rather about the Adam and Eve narrative. Just saying.

FWIW, what Greg has here is a great simple script for anyone phone shy:

“Hi, I’m one of [rep]’s constituents, and I would like to tell them to vote NO on any bill that cuts trans health care. Trans health care saves lives, and is worth a government shutdown.”

That’s it! That’s all you need to say.

“Anti-trans activists frequently point out the statistically higher percentage of trans people who are also autistic compared to the general population as another reason to override our autonomy as free and equal people by denying us health care”

Transphobia and ableism are bedmates.

This is a moment where all cis people need to be calling their elected officials and demanding they protect trans healthcare, even if it means shutting down the government

It doesn't matter if you live somewhere red or blue - everyone needs to hear this

Also - please bear in mind -

Nothing placates him except total deference. There are several examples of people sacrificing their values at his demand, and it not working out at all.

Giving up trans healthcare won’t get us shit in return. And it’ll be the death of an oppressed minority group.

Great question. Part of it is that the media has directly caused this wave of transphobia for their own benefit of getting clicks

Our hope is that this educational campaign can be a push to get people off their butts

This is a moment where all cis people need to be calling their elected officials and demanding they protect trans healthcare, even if it means shutting down the government

It doesn't matter if you live somewhere red or blue - everyone needs to hear this

Logo reading "Beyond X&Y" where the X and Y are part of the trans symbol. Beneath it reads "Trans is natural. Transphobia is learned."

Stay tuned for:
✊ Grassroots activism campaigns
🧬 Educational resources about the science behind sex, gender identity, and gender-affirming care
📰 Summaries & commentary about major news relating to trans health, research, and politics.
🫂 Community building for trans people in the field of biomed

Logo reading "Beyond X&Y" where the X and Y are part of the trans symbol. Beneath it reads "Trust the real science. Biology is nonbinary."

It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics

That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people

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