Willow Starr
@willow-starr.bsky.social
nurturing hifi resistance & solidarity :: philosophy professor @ Cornell University :: she/they 🏳️⚧️
The streaming links for all four public sessions of this week's virtual meeting of the American Philosophical Association can now be found in the program pdf!
April 11, 2026: 12-1:50 PDT / 3-4:50 EDT / 7-8:50 UST. Being Trans in Philosophy, a zine for and by trans people in the discipline, brings you a live reading and launch party at the 2026 virtual meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division. Free online!
It’s almost like HRT is more humane and cost effective for treating gender dysphoria than torture and counseling 🤯
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 9mo agoEXCLUSIVE: A forced detransition policy had disastrous effects in one Georgia prison, according to the manager of the medical unit there. The policy is on hold due to a court order requiring prisons to re-start hormone treatments for incarcerated people in GA. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
CALL FOR PITCHES! Our Spring 2026 edition “the #1 issue: the job market” needs you. See the full CFP on our website. The theme is the job market and the content is however you all need and want to engage with that 💥
Inside: @talia-mae.bsky.social interviewed by @n1c0n1c0.bsky.social, sex and love via Plato by Josh Kramer; an how to guide to queering ethics by @beegs1.bsky.social; a piece on how trans experience informs @willow-starr.bsky.social's work in philosophy of language 3/
Here are the _public_ email addresses for the reporters and the standards editor listed on the WSJ site. Standards editor: David.marcelis@wsj.com Journalists who wrote the article: james.fanelli@wsj.com sadie.gurman@wsj.com Politely and peacefully demand a retraction and an apology.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 11mo agoTransgender people are owed a retraction and apology from @wsj.com. The lie has already become canon to millions and it seems the least they could do.
@floresophize.bsky.social & @n1c0n1c0.bsky.social nail how words get caught up in political struggles and how dominant culture uses that to do its thing.
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · last yr.“These days, however, merit is repeatedly contrasted with DEI, which at one point stood for diversity, equity, and inclusion but is increasingly a rightwing bogey. This sets up the fallacious inference that anyone other than white men don’t really deserve their jobs.”
the zine is getting around out there. make your own pass them around 🖨️💜
Being Trans in Philosophy@being.transinphilosophy.org · last yr.did you hear that you could read and print Being Trans in Philosophy today?! seriously, like woahhh!! being.transinphilosophy.org the zine @diversityread.bsky.social 10th anniversary conference (happy bday!!) by @nonamename.bsky.social, SF pride @not.dingherself.com, & SPP @willow-starr.bsky.social
Restoring the biological truth that sex is messy and complex, and we are all better off when medicine, science and social policy reflect this.
GenderSci Lab@genderscilab.bsky.social · last yr.GenderSci Lab director Sarah Richardson (@profrichardson.bsky.social) has a new paper out, extending her work on "sex contextualism"! A GenderSci Lab Blog Q&A about the paper is linked below in the comments. 🔗 Access the new paper here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ptpbio/artic...
My brave coworkers at MIT put together a statement re: Alex Byrne's confirmation that he co-authored the HHS report recommending against gender-affirming care for trans youth (www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...) Please read the letter and sign at: dearprofessorbyrne.wordpress.com
Dear Professor Byrne
dearprofessorbyrne.wordpress.com
Supporting trans kids is so easy when you’re in their actual life. The bullies in the White House and Supreme Court think the State should be used to destroy them instead. Fuck them. We will find ways to support them anyway ✨
Being Trans in Philosophy@being.transinphilosophy.org · last yr.“When [my tween] socially transitioned in the second grade, years ago now, other kids in the class didn’t blink an eye. Zero bullying. Now bullies run the show—in dominant online spaces in our discipline, in our state legislature, in the U.S. government.” @beegs1.bsky.social #beingtransinphilosophy
⚡️ OUT NOW ⚡️
Being Trans in Philosophy@being.transinphilosophy.org · last yr.Issue #0 of Being Trans in Philosophy zine is out now! “We Are Not Trans in a Theoretical Way”. Download & print ur own 🖨️. being.transinphilosophy.org #beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy
When I left the discipline, I was one of two trans femmes of color with a PhD in philosophy and I could not see, or even imagine, a department that would hire me. Leaving ended up being on of my best decisions, an opportunity to leave an abusive relationship on my own terms.
“You would think philosophy would aim to make trans people more safe. But chasers always shoot themselves in the foot.” WE LAUNCH TOMORROW💥
Trans experience dictated by trans people in philosophy. I know! Kinda revolutionary 🎯🥹. Can’t wait for this zine to launch ⚙️💎
Being Trans in Philosophy@being.transinphilosophy.org · last yr.Trans people and our loved ones are not okay -- in, with, and because of academic philosophy. #beingtransinphilosophy tells these stories firsthand.
Making America Great Again by killing women and scapegoating trans women as the real threat. Patriarchy is the gender ideology we all need protection from. #abortion #maga #gender #women #trump #pulitzer
Life of the Mother
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst consequences are now becoming clear.
propublica.org
If you open the anti-trans HHS report’s appendix in NotePad, you’ll see that it was compiled by Alex Byrne. The appendix is a rigorous, scientific overview of systematic reviews. Alex Byrne is an MIT philosophy professor with no apparent background in science, let alone expertise in it.
Chat, Mahmoud v. Taylor is so bad. The argument amounts to claiming that religious freedom conflicts with merely knowing about LGTBQ+ people and our lives. At least (checks notes) 6 justices seem poised to accept this argument 😭 slate.com/news-and-pol...
How Sam Alito Inadvertently Revealed His Own Homophobia From the Bench
So what was the message of Uncle Bobby’s Wedding?
slate.com
"As she spoke, the M-word—murdered—hung heavy in the auditorium... She wanted to be very clear, Williams continued: The abortion did not kill her daughter, the mother of a 6-year-old son; the healthcare professionals who were well-equipped to keep her alive but failed to do so did."
Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time
Across the country, abortion storytellers are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into powerful new words.
thenation.com
Making America Great again by starving our kids and disabled people, all so trans kids can be excluded from school activities. (*upside down American flag*)
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · last yr.1. Trump has officially defunded school lunches in Maine for kids and disabled adults because of transgender people. Trump is holding the funds hostage and will allow kids to go hungry unless Maine discriminates. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
My dear friend @katemanne.bsky.social has lent me her platform to talk about Sam Nordquist, anti-trans violence, and America. All the content warnings on this one. Read and subscribe to Kate's Substack: open.substack.com/pub/katemann...
All faculty, instructors and grad workers should be joining AAUP, and all Faculty Senates should be passing resolutions like Rutgers to form Mutual Defense Compacts within their academic alliances (Ivy, Big 10, etc.).
Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
nytimes.com
Ana Ortiz, the founder of No Mas Lagrimas/No More Tears spoke at our Hands Off! Event this Saturday. This Friday, No Mas Lagrimas is holding a Block Party! See below or go to nmlagrimas.wordpress.com for more details about this great community org and their work!
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