A trans couple has been brutalized by a mob, and then the trans woman ended up being arrested afterwards, at a public bathroom in Louisiana. EITM writer S Baum investigates this horrible act of violence in our latest piece. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-coup...

Trans Couple Brutalized At Louisiana Park Bathroom, Then Charged By Police

An angry mob allegedly beat them. The police charged them. The municipality voted for one of the most severe anti-trans bathroom ordinances in the country.

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Are you looking for an experienced speaker to give a talk about the importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, particularly in STEM fields? Or a facilitator to guide folks through EDIA discussions and co-develop priorities and commitments? inclusivescience.ca/equity-diver...

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

If your organization would like to invite Gadfly to give a talk, facilitate a workshop, or create training content on EDIA, please use the Contact Form to reach out! Gadfly has experience speaking …

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The next time a climate change denier comes at you with that excuse:

Content warning: suicide After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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Science is political. Everything is political when there are groups that want to take away your rights, funding, ability to exist.

The story of a trans girl who tried to fight Idaho's anti-trans laws, and died to suicide earlier this year, is only now coming to light. Our hearts are broken, but we need to tell these stories and mourn our dead, because the media is barely bothering to look for the victims of trans genocide.

Idaho didn’t want May Pollard to live. Now she’s dead by her own hand. - Assigned Media

A trans teen tried to fight Idaho's bathroom ban in court, but hate prevailed.

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I just created www.lgbtqlegislation.com which builds on the work of the LegiAlerts team to provide an interactive data dashboard to look at 20+ years of anti-LGBTQ legislation and especially anti-trans legislation. It also includes an overview of pro-LGBTQ legislation. Check it out!

LGBTQ+ Legislation Tracking Project

Two decades of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, documented bill by bill — 10,000+ bills tracked across every state and Congress by the LegiAlerts team.

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(1/3) The Anishinabek Nation is now accepting in-kind donations on behalf of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Acceptable items: ▪️Adult clothing (in all sizes & genders) ▪️Non-perishable food items & goods ▪️Toys for children of all ages

Just had meeting with kiddo's school. She has been fully supported, treated with full equality & dignity for years. All of that changes from September. Full segregation & humiliation across the board. The school staff cried in the meeting. This will absolutely lead to children's deaths 1/2

830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.

Southern Ontario is covered in smoke today from the devastating wildfires that have already destroyed multiple towns up by Thunder Bay 😰

The Environment Canada Air Quality Health Index only goes to 10, so the air quality in Ontario right now is just posted as "10+". It's sepia outside. Perfect day to film a flashback or stage some old timey photos. Let's all just stay calm and try not to breathe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ZC...

The Simpsons - Homer Holds His Breath

YouTube video by NoBSClips

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The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

1. The newest anti-trans risk assessment map is here for transgender people. The situation continues to deteriorate for trans people in the United States. Idaho becomes the fourth "Do Not Travel" state, with up to 5 year prison sentences for bathroom usage. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026

Idaho becomes the latest "Do Not Travel" state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through to 4.

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This was probably one of the nicest write-ups someone has done about me, and I think I may have forgot to share it earlier when I shared the episode itself. The conversation we had during the episode was also really enjoyable! Check out Coffee & Geography! geogramblings.com/2026/02/13/o...

On Stories, Species, and Seeing Ourselves — A Conversation with Gadfly Stratton

There’s something quite special about opening a new season of Coffee and Geography with a guest who shifts the way you think about a topic you thought you understood. My conversation with Gadfly St…

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Today, we celebrate our non-binary and gender non-conforming community at the start of International Non-binary People’s Awareness Week! What does it mean to be non-binary? 🧵

Pay no attention to the Both and Neither behind the curtain! There are TWO sexes.

okay so here's where my head explodes. because if you define biological sex as binary based on gametes, but then concede that organisms can produce either, both, or none, and thus do not fall into two classes, then *what is the point of trying to say it's a binary*??????????????????????????????????

okay fine i'll read the thing based on the first skim i did i'm not holding my breath, but since we're cited repeatedly i'll engage in good faith.

I have a job interview soon! For a job I think I would be really happy doing!

The Supreme Court ruling and draft Code of Practice mean the UK effectively no longer recognises legal gender recognition, the advisory says Source 👉 https://tinyurl.com/ms8f3f4p

The truth is, you’ll never really know how far your kindness travels. Something you said in passing might still be echoing in someone’s mind. A small act that felt routine to you might have meant everything to them. Don’t underestimate the ways you may have made a difference in someone’s life.

In the UK, you can be arrested, charged, prosecuted and convicted if you do not disclose that you are trans before sex but a cis man doesn't have to declare if he has an STI.

"Love is love, and a heart is a heart" - Bonnie Tyler www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...

Pop star Bonnie Tyler has died ‘unexpectedly’ at 75, her family says

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its ...

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Found out today our disability application was denied because the case worker decided that "Gadfly Stratton" must be a fake name. Despite me having to show them my birth certificate with that name on it. Luckily she was off sick today and we got someone else who's hopefully resolved it. I'm tired. 😫

My little mini Muffin is racking up an emergency vet bill today. I have been unemployed for over a year and pretty worried both about her and how I will pay it. If you are able to help, I would greatly appreciate it. If you are not, I hope her pretty face makes you smile. buymeacoffee.com/gadfly

Gadfly Stratton

Dr. Gadfly Stratton (he/they) is a queer and disabled environmental researcher and advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. His socio-environmental research is situated at the int

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Top of the Muffin to you!

Commemorating SCAS Co-Founder, Jeff Hutchings 🎖️ We invite you to browse the collection which highlights prominent themes in Dr. Hutchings’ work: life-history theory, #fisheriesscience, and science policy. ▶️ cdnsciencepub.com/topic/jeff-h... @cjfas.bsky.social #AquaticResearch #MarineBiology

#MorningReads Interviews w/ Black LGBTQ adults reveal that community is both affirming & exclusionary. When existing Black & LGBTQ spaces fall short many actively build their own communities. Largest take away: Feeling like you belong is important for wellbeing. #socialpsycforthewin #ThingsSPknows

“I thought it would have been like a scene from a show. But it wasn’t”: A qualitative analysis of how Black LGBTQ people experience identity-based community

Black LGBTQ people often encounter discrimination and prejudice from the broader society and within identity-based communities. Previous research demonstrates that participating in, and belonging t...

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I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...

Exclusive: How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans People

An exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Ti...

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If you are setting up your job application intake to specifically ask people what their preferred name is, it really defeats the purpose to then immediately put their non-preferred name in bold on the profile page and send all your emails addressed to their non-preferred name. Like, why did you ask?

Ron Burgundy: That Doesn't Make Sense

Alt: Ron Burgundy saying "That doesn't make sense"

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