Transformative change cannot be accomplished alone. Together we're indeed stronger. 💪🏽 So... share, mobilize, vote. Because today, more than ever, #SociologyMatters. Know more, vote now: bit.ly/4b9zheQ Today's highlight (more to come!): RN33 Women’s and Gender Studies' Research Network 🙏🏽

⏩️ New article out in "Frontiers in Public Health" 📚 Results from interviews with #LGBTQ #healthcare providers in Portugal show that there is still much to do to encourage #visibility in the workplace. Read it in Open Access ➡️ www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... #healthInequalities

New article published 🎉 Results of multidisciplinary focus groups on #endometriosis in the #trans and #gender-diverse population indicate we still have so much to do on it. Published today in Global Public Health @tandfresearch Read it in Open Access >>> doi.org/10.1080/1744... #PublicHealth

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ESA 2026 Elections: voting is now open. I am running as Presidential candidate because #SociologyMatters How to vote: bit.ly/4b9zheQ The complete list of candidates is available here: www.europeansociology.org/elections Voting is conducted anonymously and electronically. Vote now!

📕 New open access article out now! The result of a participatory workshop at @lorentzcenter.bsky.social on care for trans ans non-binary ageing people. "Optimizing care for older transgender and non-binary adults: a co-created agenda for future research" ⏩️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Optimizing care for older transgender and non-binary adults: a co-created agenda for future research

Despite a growing population of older transgender and non-binary (TNB) adults, evidence-based guidance for their care remains limited. There is a pressing need for a comprehensive research agenda d...

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📖 New chapter just published 📕 It is part of the fab book "A Research Agenda for Queer Ageing", edited by @anacristinasantos.bsky.social for @elgarpublishing.bsky.social. In the chapter I discuss how #ageing LGBTQ+ access #healthcare in Portugal . It is Open Access (link in comments) ⏩️

⚠️ Last chance - registration for the ESA 2026 Conference extended until May 29th, 2026! Register now and join a community of thousands of sociologists & other social scientists at ESA 2026 in Warsaw, 25–28 August 2026 More info: www.conftool.com/esa2026/ #ESA2026 #europeansociologicalassociation

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Early Career Scholars - have a look at this prize 🏆 we are awarding at ESA! This award recognises the best paper from a PhD dissertation defended since 2024. The winner receives conference fee waiver, presentation opportunity and publication recommendation. 📅 Deadline: 15 May 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4m0dH0m

En #MariCorners26, nuestra plenaria inaugural será @marapieri.bsky.social con una conferencia que aborda una de las quintaesencias maricornias: la interseccionalidad. 💻Recuerda que el congreso será híbrido: sí, nos puedes ver desde casa ;) 📋 Inscripciones y programa aquí: maricorners.es/mc26es/

Three great days discussing #LGBTIhealth in Brussel at the "Let's care" conference 🌈 I presented my most recent project PULSAR on the role of LGBTQI #healthcare professionals for inclusive health. What a treat to be with academics & activists to improve health for our community!

The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of LGBTQ people, abandoning studies of cancers and viruses that tend to affect members of sexual minority groups, according to an analysis of federal data by The New York Times.

Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

Nearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.

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A UK-wide academic initiative was launched yesterday by non-trans feminist academics and educators (allies) who oppose the recent anti-trans Supreme Court ruling & the concerning EHRC attitude to it called 'Not In Our Name'. To co-sign: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🌈🎓 #AcademicSky

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia

We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

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Das ausências completas sobre a população LGBTQIA+, à reposição do guia "Direito a SER nas Escolas", passando pela inclusão da identidade de Género na Constituição, as propostas são espelho dos próprios partidos. Eleições Legislativas 2025: O que propõem os partidos para os direitos LGBTQIA+? 🗳️🌈

Eleições Legislativas 2025: O que propõem os partidos para os direitos LGBTQIA+?

Das ausências completas sobre a população LGBTQIA+, à reposição do guia "Direito a SER nas Escolas", passando pela inclusão da identidade de Género na Constituição ou o reconhecimento legal de pessoas não binárias, os programas eleitorais para as Eleições Legislativas 2025 diferem entre si e são espelho da importância dada à proteção das minorias. E se nalguns casos a estratégia é holística, noutros a sua ausência é consequência de recuos e desinteresse.

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📣 LGBTIQ equality academics and experts: #HaveYourSay in the EU's consultation on the new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 👉 buff.ly/YJXpmlr On #LesbianVisibilityDay, we mark the strength and stories of lesbian women, plus research from @anacristinasantos.bsky.social @ces-uc.bsky.social 👉 buff.ly/QsbOcvF

Trump asks? We answer. Academic freedom is non-negotiable. We'll respond to Trump's anti-DEI obsession w/ more & more research on each of the forbidden words, more & more books to fill the shelves emptied by force, more & more transfeminist & queer PhD programmes. 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏽🏳️‍🌈⚧️♀️ @ucoimbra.bsky.social

🎉The workshop on #care for #ageing #trans&#non-binary population is over 🏳️‍⚧️💕 At the @lorentzcenter.bsky.social we discussed #research priorities like #GATH #care #dementia #communities and used #co-creation to think together. Thanks to all participants, it's been great 💖

Wonderful workshop with the best working group in trans and non-binary ageing led by the amazing team @marapieri.bsky.social @nessamillet.bsky.social 💙 at @lorentzcenter.bsky.social

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On #TransgenderDayOfVisibility, so good to start with a 4-day workshop on #healthcare for #ageing #trans and #nonbinary people at the @lorentzcenter.bsky.social in Leiden 🏳️‍⚧️ Proud to be co-organising this! @mayachew.bsky.social @drnatt.bsky.social @nessamillet.bsky.social @dr-z-davy.bsky.social

On #TransgenderDayOfVisibility, so good to start with a 4-day workshop on #healthcare for #ageing #trans and #nonbinary people at the @lorentzcenter.bsky.social in Leiden 🏳️‍⚧️ Proud to be co-organising this! @mayachew.bsky.social @drnatt.bsky.social @nessamillet.bsky.social @dr-z-davy.bsky.social