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For trans people, online resources and community are lifelines. The spread of age verification laws combined with anti-trans ID laws will block access to these lifelines. This is by design.
www.theverge.com/policy/89207...
A new tab will be created for countries once at least one therapist in that location is added. 📝 #swresources #swsupport #swtherapy #swtherapists
Would anyone like to work with an amazing team focused on #gender and #digital media, and on #algorithmic censorship in social media - AND get paid to do it? I’m #hiring. Please share!
Here's the application information! #Portugal based!
#gendersky
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/funding...
The right-wing extremist party in Portugal, Chega, is now attempting to rollback what few rights trans-people have, starting of course with youngsters. This is my response to the public consultation that is currently ongoing. Portuguese only.
#transphobia
www.danielscardoso.net/blog/archive...
The UK already has one of the most restrictive internet policies in the west. Starmer seeking broad, extra-parliamentary powers to crack down on VPNs and other access is a troubling sign.
Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.
The right-wing extremist party in Portugal, Chega, is now attempting to rollback what few rights trans-people have, starting of course with youngsters. This is my response to the public consultation that is currently ongoing. Portuguese only.
#transphobia
www.danielscardoso.net/blog/archive...
explain to me, very slowly, like the dimwitted child you must think I am, how body cameras or ICE cooperating with cops would have prevented any of the many, many, many law enforcement murders committed by both ICE and cops over the years which were already thoroughly documented on video
A “Calling” for Artistic Productivity: The Subjectivity of Work among Reformation-era Artisans Over a century after its publication, Max Weber’s The Protestant remains a foundational text for understanding not only the historical genesis of modern capitalism but also the subjecti
#sociology link
Cartoon. Big bold black type reads, “Weather! Floods! Disaster!” At the bottom a woman is saying “And climate change?” PM Luxon is saying “Shhh…” and Climate Minister Simon Watts is saying, “Now…” and our Foreign Minister is saying, “Pffft, you’ve been listening to that lunatic fringe group, the World Health Organisation”
Fact: Climate change is making the weather more extreme.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #ClimateChange #Floods #ClimateInaction
I know academics are not *better* humans - but you want good colleagues. And when we think of the power inherent in universities this doubly breaks my heart and makes me so so angry!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a challenge to write, and it's good to know it interested someone 🙏
Iowa has introduced a head-bangingly idiotic bill that would mandate facial scans and IDs in order to access ISPs, cloud services, wireless services, search engines, cable and seemingly any other telecommunication that might traffic in "obscene" content.
www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
Thank you for sharing!
Ines Amaral, Sara De Vuyst and myself welcome your contributions to the Special Issue, "Contemporary Digitalized #Gender Politics: #Sociological Thinking on Gender and #Sexualities in #communication"! ❤️ #CFP
Due Sept 2026 — rolling publication
Please spread the call!
www.mdpi.com/journal/soci...
An amazing new paper by Sari van Anders which explains so much in such a simple way. I am definitely going to be using this with students, moving forward! #gendersky
link.springer.com/10.1007/s105...
Survey data shows people think the homo economicus model of calculated selfishness describes men more than women. But what does people's actual behavior reveal? Data suggests men are more like homo economicus--but only in Western cultures. #PsySky #GenderSky
Between Faith and Identity: The Role of Afro-Brazilian Terreiros in Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth This study analyzes how LGBTQ+ youth find support in Afro-Brazilian terreiros, exploring
their experiences, particularly regarding belonging, social support, and identity development.
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#sociology link
Forthcoming new edited collection
Fandom in Marginalized Communities
Rethinking Media Effects and Fans
Edited By Leah Dajches, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey
#FanStudies
www.routledge.com/Fandom-in-Ma...
Gothic Pride: Examining the Effects of American Gothic Television (e.g. #wednesday) on Sexual Minority Youth’s Sexual Identity Affirmation and Psychological well-Being by Leah Dajches & Juliana L. Barbati
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This would've been SO MUCH easier if y'all had listened to sex workers 7 years ago, and 15 years ago, and 30 years ago, and 40 years ago, and...
Yes, most people start jobs for financial reasons.
It's sad that we need this research but good work as always to SWAI
This is a feature, not a bug. Adults don't want to scan their face or upload an ID every time they go to access sex-related content.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"The games purge also serves as yet another example of the way payment processors have become weaponized by both governments and activists, since they can serve as a means of suppressing speech without having to resort to more unconstitutional or objectionable methods."
Unaffected Polarisation? Populism and Affective Polarization in comparative perspective With both affective polarization and populism on the rise in several countries, many have proposed a link between the two phenomena. Yet, research offers little direct evidence on whether popu
#sociology link
Original post: fediverse.gendercensus.com/@gendercensu...
'This policy doesn’t just breed contempt for specific laws—it undermines the concept of legitimate governance. When laws are this disconnected from technological & social reality, it signals the people making them don’t understand what they’re regulating or don’t care whether their policies work.'
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Daniel Cardoso fala-nos da polémica em torno da disciplina de #Cidadania e Desenvolvimento, questionando a sua eficácia prática e o valor simbólico que lhe é atribuído por diferentes setores políticos.
gerador.eu/cidadania-co...