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Kerry MacQuarrie

@kerrymacqua.bsky.social

Demographer. Sociologist. Health and rights advocate. Opinionated woman. she/her/Dr.

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Dr. Chance Bonar@chancebonar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This is part of why I despise the debate-bro culture of "viewpoint diversity" and "civil discourse" initiatives. They often imagine that there are two (and almost always only two!) equally valid, equally defensible stances to take + fall into the hellhole of bothsideism

Stacy Fahrenthold@sfahrenthold.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Disciplines reject what isn’t intellectually valid... If the discipline of Geology determines that the flat-Earth theory doesn’t meet its standards, geologists do not need to hire flat-Earthers and provide lessons in flat-Earth theory to their students." stanforddaily.com/2026/02/17/v...

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6mo ago

Four journalists, including three working for the Associated Press, were detained in Cameroon while reporting from a facility where migrants deported by the Trump administration are held, according to two lawyers.

4 journalists detained in Cameroon reporting on Trump’s deportations

Lawyers say Trump is sending migrants to Cameroon who originated elsewhere. AP freelancers, among others, were detained while reporting on the deportees.

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Zachary Levenson@grundrza.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it. Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

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American Sociological Association@asanews.bsky.social · 6mo ago

ASA member Donald Tomaskovic-Devey @dont-d.bsky.social w/ Steven Boutcher @umassamherst.bsky.social found that white men experience levels of job loss and retaliation from employers similar to those other groups experience when they file complaints. @us.theconversation.com

White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups

Research shows that white men who file discrimination charges experience employer retaliation at similar rates as other racial groups.

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Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 6mo ago

The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth. goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...

New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project

A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare

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Victor Ray@victorerikray.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors. Great work everyone.

The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...
ProPublica@propublica.org · 8mo ago

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.”

After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

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Yourqueerprof@drcompton.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#MorningReads Study mapping LGBT-affirming Christian churches across the U.S. and finds strong geographic clustering. Affirming churches more common in the NE, Midwest, & West, but undersupplied in the South—shaping LGBTQ access to religious capital & well-being. #ReligionStudies #QueerSpaces

Geographic Distribution of LGBT Affirming Christian Churches and Same‐Sex Households by US County

In this study, we examine where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) affirming Christian churches are geographically located across the United States. Notably, many LGBT people practice rel...

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