This #TransDayOfVisibility - I would like to remind everyone: VISIBILITY without PROTECTION is a TRAP. If you’re cis, stand up for us! Don’t DM me telling me I’m “valid”. I’m aware. What I need you to say is “I will fight, and I will tell my friends to do the same”

Visibility for trans folks is only one step toward the safety & equity we desperately need, but it’s one that matters. Thank you to Northeastern COS for honoring #TDOV w/ this piece, & to my incredible co-facilitators for giving so much of themselves to the YAWH initiative! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I cannot express the joy I would feel if this becomes a real Lego set!! 🌼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hey y’all! I’m looking for ideas on names for a workplace group open to women + other gender minorities, ideally as minimally wordy as possible. The current name is “Tech Women” (it’s for technical staff at our institution), and I’d love it to be a bit more explicitly inclusive.

New paper out on “Centering Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Experience, Access, & Safety in Ecological Fieldwork”. Aimed at guiding those in power to take direct actions to create meaningful change. It is free to read here bit.ly/TGnC_ICB 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQ #STEM 1/

Gull banding field season has begun. This year we are sampling for prevalence of HPAI. And samples for genetic (sex) & my ongoing isotopes project. Yesterday we arrived on island, got our gear sorted, & got in a bit over a half day of work. All birds are handled under permit.

New #BTOScience shows negative effects of harness-mounted GPS tags on breeding success in Great Black-backed Gulls. The research, led by Sam Langlois, urges extreme caution to those wanting to use similar tracking devices on this species. Paper 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13…

This is how you do it!

My GBBG shirt is my pride and joy 😁

The fantastic Dylan Titmuss 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ gave an engaging talk about the #AppledoreIsland gulls!! Shoals Marine Lab

Often, we are discouraged from talking about them because voicing these very real stresses is often met with "Well if you can't handle ___, then this field isn't for you." No, academia just has unrealistic expectations. We NEED to change this moving forward.

Huge thanks to Auriel Fournier, Karen Bailey, Sara Petrita Bombaci (she/her), @foggybinoculars, Nicole Lussier, & Veronica for talking about their research and experiences with unpaid labor. I so appreciate their insights and ideas for making #fieldwork more inclusive! audubon.org/news/unpaid-la…

Our Commentary on Navigating gender at sea is out! We discuss the challenges of being transgender and gender diverse during seagoing research. The Figure is formatted to print & post on ships or around departments (thanks Reece James for the design!) dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023AV…

Don't miss this new zine on field safety for queer & trans folks!

Bore da! 🌊 💚 Our seabirds need our help. 📝 Send Welsh Government Climate Change a Seabird Postcard, choosing your favourite seabird - reminding them to stick to their commitment to develop a Seabird Strategy which will #SaveWelshSeabirds! action.rspb.org.uk/page/124953/ac…

אתמול, והוא רק בן 43, הלך מאיתנו ד"ר אייל וורגרפט החכם, הנדיב, המקסים. מהמדענים הנדירים האלה שתמיד מאירים את עיניך בכל התייעצות. מאחורי גבו קראתי לו מלך הפחמן. השאיר אחריו אישה בן ובת. עכשיו להם אין אבא ובן זוג, ולנו לא יהיה מי שיאיר את עינינו. אובדן עצום למשפחתו ולכדור הארץ.

WOS member Dylan Titmuss (Dylan Titmuss 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️) and friend of the WOS Jess McLaughlin (Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)) are among the authors of this important paper on the need to support trans scientists. We commend them for their work on this crucial topic. cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Ever wondered what gulls really prefer to eat? 🐟or🥪 Out now: My 2nd #PhD paper, a study of Rescue* Herring gull chicks' food preferences, and whether they could be influenced by their early-life diet. *Chicks reared in captivity as they couldn't be returned to their parents