Judith Butler: “If calling for an end of genocide is understood as making a Jewish student feel unsafe, then the safety of the situation has been oddly co-opted by that particular Jewish student. Palestinians are the one in need of safety [from genocide]” theintercept.com/2024/05/01/jud…

The American Sociological Association just published a report, written by me and Kathleen Hull, 'Public Policy and the Well-Being of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in the United States: A Sociological Resource for Public Understanding.' Please share! asanet.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to our faculty and staff on winning an inaugural NIH Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility prize!

vanderbilthustler.com/2024/03/28/van…

A group of PIs on large national datasets has released this message bit.ly/3TvFlo9. ASA supports the message and Christina Cross.

The LGBTQ+ Policy Lab joined Vanderbilt’s Center for Research on Inequality & Health (CRIH) for a curling 🥌 match!!

More about CRIH can be found here: vanderbilt.edu/research-inequ…

Very proud of our team and trainees at the @LGBTPolicyLabVU for receiving 1 of the 10 inaugural NIH diversity, equity, inclusion and access awards -- and an especially big thanks to the incredible Dr Tara McKay 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ for leading this application! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

What a phenomenal morning! The @LGBTPolicyLabVU has been recognized by NIH as a national leader in improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in health research as 1 of 10 awardees of the inaugural NIH DEIA Prize.

nihdeiaprize.org/results

In honor of #WorldAIDSDay , check out Trevor Hoppe's article about how HIV disclosure laws are used as a form of social control to police sexual behavior. This article is part of our most recent virtual issue on queer studies (ow.ly/AcKM50Qe4TV).
academic.oup.com/socpro/article…

The greatest service one could do

Undergrads: Apply for the NextGenPop Undergraduate Program by Feb 5, 2024 for a 2-week in-person program at Duke! Connect with professors, engage in hands-on activities, increase your knowledge - with stipend. #poptwitter #PopulationResearch nextgenpop.org

On “LGB” Gays…

So for those who missed the news, ASA and the membership have now officially approved a new journal which I believe will be called Sex & Sexualities. What I heard is they are aiming to find an editor and start accepting papers as soon as Spring 2024, 2 issues/year initially.

A hooding in four pictures. What Rin Reczek lacks in height (and I lack in my ability to kneel), they make up for in their mentorship. 🤪

“Sexual Fluidity: Implications for Population Research” shows that almost 9% of adults changed sexual identity at least once across 5 waves of PATH data. Joel Mittleman poses the question: How much is lost when sexual fluidity is hidden from view? University of Notre Dame
ow.ly/NM7150PkICH

My cat has taken a liking to sleeping on the top of my bookcase. And books by @thequeerjane and Paisley Currah.

Can y’all believe Bisexuality is gonna be 28 this year? How time flies

Super thrilled to share my new article out in Population Research and Policy Review!

I examine the association between multipartner fertility (MPF) and psychological distress. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

So excited to see (and get my hands on!) a copy of @kelsyburke’s The Pornography Wars. Spotted at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis!