@tsdav
Recent Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Washington researching queer/trans spaces, politics of community care, disability justice, and critical data studies. he/they. All opinions my own. https://linktr.ee/tsdav
I really appreciate that Erin has brought awareness to this important issue - it absolutely merits further study to help us better understand the actual extent of this phenomenon.
I know that US organizations who help trans people relocate to sanctuary states have reported overwhelming increases in requests for help over the last year. I also think that we need more data before we can assert any hard numbers on trans migration within the US.
Looking at hard numbers, that makes a 90% chance that the actual adult trans US population that has moved states since the 2024 election at somewhere between 45,000 and 765,000. That's quite the range!
Put another way, based on the MAP study there's a 90% chance that the actual percentage of the trans adult US population that has moved to a different state is between 1% and 17% (9% +/- 8%).
As Erin notes, the Gallup sample would place the US adult trans population at around 4.5 million. This makes the sample size of the original study compared to the US adult trans pop quite small! At a 90% confidence level, the margin of error is 8%.
There's a lot of debate over the exact number of trans adults in the US - the Gallup poll Erin references found 1.3% of their sample identified as trans, The Williams Institute estimates 0.8% using US health data. To make our comparison easier, let's use the Gallup numbers.
The original study from MAP (www.mapresearch.org/policy-and-i...) included 1,055 LGBTQ adults, 111 of whom are trans/nonbinary.
I've been thinking about this assertion for a while, and I want to add some statistical nuance to this conversation. Qualitatively, we know that trans people are leaving conservative states at high rates, but it's inaccurate to say that we know for *sure* 400k have left.
Children's Minnesota will pause providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to patients under 18 effective Feb. 27.
If your family will be affected, I'd love to speak with you: Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com or @joyurcaba.91 on Signal.
gonna have a second helping of mashed potatoes in honor of y'all today
All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
I can't wait to read this!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks! I'm still a beginner but I really enjoy it (except when I accidentally stab myself)
Photo of black sock with a hole darned with bright red thread
You inspired me to work on my sock-darning pile tonight! I have eight more that need repairs 😵💫
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong.
Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.
the massive scale of the No Kings protests, from the organizers’ perspectives, was ALWAYS about making it easy for people to people to go and meet organizers and organizations and mutual aid:
“Let this be a springboard, not the end of your journey.”
if you went, how are you doing so?
Gary Newman warned us about this
Y’all should read @taliabhatt.itch.io’s Verge article on trans indie publishing challenges.
It’s fucking great, y’all. (The article. Not the trans indie publishing challenges 😭)
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Logo with the words 'GLINTS: Glasgow Lab for Intersex, Non-binary and Trans Studies' in coral text on a purple background.
We're starting a new 'ArtsLab' (research network) in trans studies at Glasgow! It's very exciting and I hope that in time we can become a real centre for research in this field. Find out more - including details of our upcoming launch event - on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/art...
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
This could likely be replicated with embroidery and punch needle!
I. Factual Background The facts presented below are drawn from the testimonies of four survivors: Mario, Monica, Kenia, and Jane Doe. These facts demonstrate systemic abuse at SLIPC. Forced Labor Targeting Transgender and LGBTQ+ People Assistant Warden Mr. Manuel Reyes ("AW Reyes") ran an unsanctioned 'night shift cleaning crew' between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. This program was not reported in official records and targeted transgender and LGBTQ+ detained people. Mario, Monica, and Kenia were forced into hard manual labor without protective equipment. Tasks included stripping floors, painting, and exposure to industrial-strength chemicals, causing burns, respiratory distress, and lasting injuries. Sexual Assault, Harassment and Exploitation AW Reyes stalked, harassed, and assaulted detained people in camera 'blind spots.' Mario and Monica witnessed AW Reyes coercing sexual acts from others. Monica was groped and assaulted multiple times. AW Reyes also told him that he watched him shower on cameras. Kenia was harassed and threatened with retaliation when refusing to cooperate. Jane Doe was repeatedly stalked, groped, and coerced into performing oral sex under threat to her and her family.
The survivors' individual stories are detailed below: Monica (he/him); Transgender Man; Detained Since May 9, 2023 Monica has been detained by ICE continuously since on or about May 9, 2023. In late September 2023, AW Reyes approached Monica about joining a "cleaning crew" to work an "off the books night shift program," alongside another transgender man detained at SLIPC. That month, Monica began to perform hard manual labor at the instruction of AW Reyes. The "shifts" occurred late at night, between the hours of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. Unlike the other work programs at SLIPC, these work shifts were not recorded in a formal log book or shift schedule. AW Reyes approached transgender people and masculine-presenting LGBTQ+ people to participate in this "program." Each person targeted by AW Reyes identified as transgender or LGBTQ+. AW Reyes would enter the housing units and wake up Monica and the others and bring them to do hard manual labor in various locations inside SLIPC. The "shifts" were randomized and Monica and the others did not have a designated schedule. AW Reyes would compensate them for their labor at times by adding $1/day into their commissary accounts. Other times, he would bring a trash bag full of commissary items and give them to Monica and the others. AW Reyes routinely entered the housing unit late at night, between two and three o'clock in the morning, while detained people were sleeping. He would walk around the unit while people were sleeping and take people's used underwear and sanitary pads from the housing unit. Monica witnessed him say to a detained woman walking to her bunk in her nightshirt, "Is that how your breasts bounce when you are fucking?" AW Reyes required Monica and others to perform hard manual labor without any personal protective equipment, resulting in significant health risks and physical injuries. Despite repeated requests, Monica and others were denied access to gloves, face shields, and steel-toed boots. In response to these…
A new complaint from ACLU and other human rights groups details how the warden at a Lousiana ICE facility created an unofficial “work program” of manual labor and sexual humiliation for trans men at the facility. This is very hard to read.
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New essay: REJECT TRANS DOOM-POSTING.
It's about grief, loss, institutional failures, and the horror of the current moment.
It's also a love letter to trans community, and the things we do with and for one another.
@averyeverhart.bsky.social and I are SO excited to share "How to lose a culture war: Social media, trans disinformation and the authoritarian right," a paper we co-wrote on disinformation, digital authoritarianism, and anti-trans politics! Now available open access with Dialogues on Digital Society.
an unhinged part of me wonders if we could get everyone in the US on board with universal healthcare if we started with coverage for pets
