Lizzie Reis

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I did a thing on Reddit: “Ask a Historian,” about my book, Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex. I’m posting it here if anyone wants to take a look. People asked lots of great questions!

Thank you so much, Jenn!

Thanks, Dan! I really enjoyed doing this!

I'm honored that you included Damned Women! I'd be happy to talk to your students if that would be useful. DM me if you want!

Our Bodies, Our Decisions: A Response to Andrew Sullivan’s NYT Essay In a recent New York Times, author Andrew Sullivan, a conservative British-American political commentator and former editor of The New Republic, argues that the trans movement has gone too far, pro…

I wrote a short response to the essay Andrew Sullivan published in the NYT a couple of weeks ago. It annoyed me for many reasons, and here are a few of them:

These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library The office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the college to adhere to an executive order from President Trump banning educational material related to diversity, equity and inclusion topics.

My book, Bodies in Doubt, was mentioned specifically in the NYT today — one of many books banned from the Naval Academy library. The erasure is maddening, to put it mildly.

Fly Free | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Maryland, colonial authorities tried and convicted seven women of witchcraft. One was hanged in 1685. Now, Heather Bagnall, a member of the Maryland House of Del...

I wrote this essay about the effort to exonerate accused “witches” in colonial Maryland. Some people think it’s frivolous in light of everything else going on. But I think that recognizing historic acts of injustice can help us to identify misguided and reckless discrimination today.

Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...

Opinion | The Secret Behind America’s Moral Panic Trans rights aren’t just trans rights. They’re reproductive rights.

M. Gessen deftly brings together many anxieties about fertility, regret, gender norms, and more. And they mentioned my work on intersex! I agree that trans rights are reproductive rights.

Here's something to actually do:https://5calls.org/issue/oppose-cabinet-recess-appointments/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3v7Di6MhKdd8XzK2zdNUMHoTqIIKtHJymWgbKKdfv7Ai95W5rmXj8ih1I_aem_6MhvfiPd7KnHNxUO0Tzhjw

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

Many good ideas here:
wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...

Thank you to Tynan DeBold and Dov Friedman at the @wsj.com. Measles. 1/

One of my colleagues, Logan McBride, produced this amazing film, “Degrees of Freedom,” premiering at the Dances With Films festival! danceswithfilms.com/DEGREES-OF-F...

A Good Death: The Modern Hospice Movement “She was at home, this is where she wanted to be. It wasn’t easy, but it was right.” He said this to me on his mother’s back porch after I pronounced her and finished providing post-mortem ca…

This week at Nursing Clio, Jessi Benson writes about the centrality of the “good death” to the modern hospice movement. nursingclio.org/2024/11/13/a...