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Nick Barts

@Nickthyologist

Apr 22, 2020

Check out my blog post on #TheAGABlog to read more about sulfide fishes, our recent work, and some upcoming research! #QueerInSTEM #SciComm #FishSci

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American Genetic Association

@theAGA_org

Apr 22, 2020

Check out the new post by @Nickthyologist on research funded by #EECG2020 over on #TheAGABlog blog.theaga.org/what-does-it-t

20 years ago, gay marriage bans swept the United States. Pat Robertson was on TV, every major news network, fueling them with his fundamentalist rhetoric. He was the Matt Walsh of that fight. He will not be missed, nor will his replacements in today's war against trans people.

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To the media: please stop calling what happened in Glendale, CA yesterday just a “protest.” It was a violent attempt by a bunch of homophobic & fascist thugs — many of whom aren’t even from Glendale — to sow chaos & fear in the LGBTQ+ community. Period.

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...gender affirming care is not a state sponsored religion. Trans people pay taxes and churches don't. Also, state-sponsored religions don't get banned or legally depowered in 22 states.

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Marisol Quintanilla, Ph.D.

@Nemasoil

Jun 6

Replying to @sciliz and @USDA

Thank you, but I said gender ideology. I see this as state sponsored religion. And not a very tolerant religion, by the way, I have gotten all kinds of insults, threats, and request for my firing just for supporting truth and reality.

“None of my trainees have ever put themselves in direct danger of my wrath by telling me to my face, rather than the whisper network, of how problematic I am. Clearly this means I am great and have no notes to work on.”

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Marisol Quintanilla, Ph.D.

@Nemasoil

Jun 6

Replying to @evodevoDina @seriouswildlife and 3 others

None of my trainees have ever told me or anyone else that I know of that I mistreat them. I do not oppress anyone. I give them a lot of liberty and all the resources they need to do their work. Measuring competence can be very objective. If I am hiring a technician and we need… Show more

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Michael P

@mnp_47

Jun 5

⚠️ Homophobe alert ⚠️ This professor at

@michiganstateu

is spreading hate speech. Universities need to be inclusive environments where everyone feels safe to learn.

Homophobic professor saying: Promoting pseudoscience (gender ideology) is not becoming and will reduce support for the USDA.

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I’ve gotten a few comments from people who literally do not believe that disabled students are often pushed out of higher ed. If you are disabled and have been prevented or almost prevented from finishing a higher ed program, say aye. #DisabilityTwitter #DisabledInHigherEd

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with my own two hands

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so stoked to have my article on queer ecology and some of my words featured in a great piece in

@Sierra_Magazine

today!! it was so so great to chat with

@GVD__

about queer ecology and what it means you me :)) check it out!!

sierraclub.org

What Is Queer Ecology?

Queer theory expands our relationship with nature

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As we celebrate #PrideMonth , we also have to acknowledge the discrimination that flourishes in academia. The text in this image is just some of the transphobic things I've been told/asked in the past year; nevertheless, I'm proud to be an openly non-binary #seabird scientist

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Have you heard the news? We're offering a fellowship program for students interested in pursuing careers in genetics! Applications are due in July and you can find more details here:

blackingenetics.com

BIG Fellowship Program - Black In Genetics

“just like the coyote, i exist between a love-affair of oppressive systems” in ‘A More Intimate Ecology’, i lean on queer theory to imagine a different ecology that wrestles concepts like extractivism and rethinks some of its core elements preprint here: doi.org/10.32942/X2SK5H

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staryu once again says happy pride month

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Jake Muller

@MajorBowman_

Jun 1, 2022

staryu says happy pride month

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If y’all are not paying attention to what’s happening in Atlanta, please turn your attention there now.

theintercept.com

Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters

Organizers working on a bail fund and legal support for protests against Atlanta’s Cop City were raided and arrested.

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"Casey" Jones Podcast

@CaseyJPod

Jun 1

So I bought a computer from goodwill for 10 dollars to see if I could revive it, and I did. It’s filled with HUNDREDS of written reviews for gay pornography. I can’t stop laughing

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)

@jfmclaughlin92

Jun 1

1/30: to start, today let's go to Oklahoma, a state with a fierce queer community facing some of the worst legislative attacks of the moment. Freedom Oklahoma is an advocacy group centering QTPOC, especially Indigenous queer communities:

Atlanta Community Press Collective

@atlanta_press

May 31

This morning, APD raided The Teardown House and arrested three organizers with

@ATLSolFund

. The Solidarity Fund provides legal defense and bail support for first amendment protected activities in Atlanta and the surrounding area.

Police Raiding the Teardown House with an armored vehicle

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Tonight,

will host their pride night. They stayed silent while our community faced legislative violence and today, they stay silent on the portion of the ticket sales going to the community and the demand that the proceeds from their pride merchandise go back to the… Show more

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with Pride coming up... remember that the discourse the Right wants to have is "are gay people allowed to be alive." keep that in mind when you're deciding whether or not to discourse about like, whether kink belongs at pride or how to define bisexual or whatever.

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The ‘‘inactive’’ X chromosome (Xi) is active. Xi regulates gene expression from the active X. 1/n

Page Lab and 2 others

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🏳️‍🌈Big announcement: DIGITAL PRIDE IS BACK!🏳️‍⚧️ Not everyone can attend a Pride event in person. That's why we've got another amazing Digital Pride lineup for you, streaming on Twitch FOUR WEEKS IN A ROW during June so you can join in from wherever you are! Schedule is...

Black graphic with pastel rainbow text in a futuristic/digital font that reads, "It Gets Better: Digital Pride. Thursdays in June, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, and 6/29. twitch.tv/itgetsbetter."

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Brooke Fitzwater (she/her)

@Oceanfilly

May 24

Hi! I am writing a children's outreach book about rivulus fish and am currently recruiting members from the queer community, especially trans/non-binary/intersex community (and anyone who uses "they" pronouns and/or neo-pronouns), to review the book!

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Rivulus Fish Storybook Outreach Committee

Hello, everyone! My name is Brooke Fitzwater (better known as @Oceanfilly across platforms), I am a PhD candidate and I am currently working on a children's storybook about the mangrove rivulus, a...

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joseph osmundson (all pronouns)

@reluctantlyjoe

May 24

The CDC just released 2021 HIV statistics, the first data we have from "after" the COVID lockdowns. It tells a story of ongoing disparities, particularly impacting queer Black men and trans women in the South. Thread: 1/

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When organizations cave like this it shows all of us that it was never about standing with LGBTQ+ people, it was always about making a profit. If you’re not going to stand with our community on the bad days, please don’t stand with us on the good days.

reuters.com

Target removing some LGBTQ merchandise following customer backlash

Target, which rolled out its Pride Collection at the start of May, is pulling some products from its stores after facing customer backlash, saying it was acting to protect employee safety, the...

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I'm begging all of you liberals in comfortable more queer friendly states to realize that in Florida, Texas, Alabama etc there are people that have no choice but to continue living in these places, that can't afford to escape, and we are FUCKING terrified. Don't forget us.

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🧵NPR has come out with an article debunking the claims of police across the country overdosing on fentanyl. I decided to put together a thread of their greatest hits.

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We have 3 positions available at the Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences at Southern Illinois University. Look for these three advertisements on jobs.siu.edu/staff

Paid Research Assistant Opportunity ‼️ We are looking for a new team member for the Meerkat Cognition Project! The Beautiful Kalahari and the cutest mammal pups are waiting 😉👇🏼

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MUTUAL AID REQUEST: Beyonce Karungi, a fierce and longtime HIV/AIDS and LGBTQIA+ activist needs our support staying in the US until it is safe for her to return back to Uganda due to the recent passage of the anti-gay bill. Please donate and share:

gofundme.com

Support Trans Rights in Uganda by Helping Beyonce, organized by Morgan Garcia

Beyonce Karungi is the co-founder of Trans Equality Uganda (TEU) and … Morgan Garcia needs your support for Support Trans Rights in Uganda by Helping Beyonce

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Kansas City Council has approved the resolution declaring KCMO a safe haven for gender-affirming care. Hall was the only "nay" vote. Under this resolution, city personnel are instructed not to participate in enforcing any statewide ban on gender-affirming care.

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JOB ALERT! The Shah Lab at

@KelloggBioStn

@michiganstateu

is hiring a new #postdoc for Fall 2023! We seek a colleague for research on thermal physiology and species interactions in aquatic communities (specifically damselflies and fish). 1/2

Our latest article for

@AWISNational

magazine is out! Check it out to learn more about how the needs of minoritized identities are key to effective #climatechange mitigation.

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Association for Women in Science

@AWISNational

May 5

People of minoritized genders are disproportionately affected by #ClimateChange. Increasing the number of diverse voices in the environmental justice movement can be one step toward protecting them: awis.org/resource/gende #GenderEquity @chumblebiome @MoritzBethany @calacademy

Gender empowerment is critical to global climate initiatives.

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"I don't oppose trans rights, I just think it's important to hear from all sides" is about to become "I don't oppose trans rights, I just think they're a political liability."

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Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows

A majority of adults say a person's gender is set from birth. Most would limit the rights of transgender children, too.

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A few months ago, Evolutionary Psychological Science published a paper which is effectively a defence of Lynn's 'national IQ' dataset. Does it present a clearly argued, rigorous & convincing case for continuing to use the data? (You know the answer already don't you) NO 🧵

Title of paper - National mean IQ estimates: validity, data quality and recommendations
Author: Russell T Warne

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0 days without black people begging others not to circulate footage of yet another black person murdered in public #JordanNeely

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The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

@IBJIYONGI

May 3

Unhoused people are people. Hungry people are people. Mentally ill people are people. Black people are people. Why do we have to keep suing stating the obvious? I’m so tired. No one deserves to be murdered in broad daylight. RIP #JordanNeely.

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Initiating a “debate” about the rights and lives of oppressed and marginalized people to prove to everyone that you’re a supremely rational impartial being focused only on The Science is, in fact, astonishingly cruel.

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How we think and talk about mitochondria matters to our science and to newcomers in the field. The powerhouse analogy is expired and we need specific vocabulary to capture the beautiful complexity of mitochondrial biology. We propose a framework and some nomenclature.

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