The New Yorker corrected.

Erin Reed: Just days into 2024, "legislators have already submitted 125 bills targeting the transgender community... surpassing the 50 bills filed at this time in 2023. The previous year marked one of the worst in U.S. history for anti-trans legislation..." www.erininthemorning.com/p/only-5-day...

Only 5 Days Into The Year, 125 Anti-Trans Bills Have Been Filed

Ove 125 bills targeting the transgender community have been released in 2024, more than double the pace of 2023.

Breaking: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) bans, by executive order, gender-affirming surgery for minors, effective immediately. The move followed last week's veto of a broader bill. He also announced two proposed rules that will apply to all care, including adults. substack.com/profile/2269...

"Know-your-place aggression is as effective as it is because there are people who see it happening but refuse to call it out." Dr. Koritha Mitchell, in a must-read piece — it's short; it's to the point; it's essential.

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From the brilliant Dr. Koritha Mitchell: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | To her opponents, Harvard's Claudine Gay’s crime was not knowing her place

The attacks on Claudine Gay were in response to her success, not her perceived failures.

We keep telling you that they're trying to erase us, to run us out of public life. Do you believe us now?

Florida Republicans Introduce Most Terrifying Assault on Trans Rights Yet

The bill would change legal recognition of trans people in the state—and it actually has a chance of passing thanks to Florida’s Republican trifecta.

One of the quotes of the year: "But let’s be clear: this 'burnout' that secure scholars are feeling is phantom pain where their colleagues should be."

A Profession, If You Can Keep It

Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.

Peeps that went to #AGU23#COVID19.

"NSF has stringent protocols to keep personnel safe from risks like frostbite or wandering off in a blizzard. It has strict regulations to ensure wildlife live undisturbed. But it’s only recently that the agency has started to tackle sexual harassment and assault within its Antarctic workforce" 🧪

I Worked in Antarctica for Three Years. My Sexual Harasser Was Never Caught

Hundreds of support staff keep Antarctic research stations running. For decades, workers including me have had little to no protection from sexual harassers and stalkers

Why your advocacy is so important.

Sandwiched between some soil baddies! Fantastic to run into @aaberhe.bsky.social@emsaurios.bsky.social#AGU2023. Two soil inspirations and champions of more equitable geosciences 🥳