shanah tovah to all my beleaguered and beloveds who are celebrating!
I’m going to regret staying up to watch this debate, aren’t I?
current flux of toxic debate, embattled positions, and violence. Always compelling, occasionally haunting, and often surprising, the insights of its impressive contributors demonstrate the continued relevance of ancient texts for trans identities, bodies, histories, and culture.” 2/2
The Westminster John Knox Press Spring Catalogue arrived w more good news for the Trans Biblical volume, coedited by Melissa Harl Sellew, Katy Valentine, & myself, our 1st lovely endorsement from none other than Deryn Guest! 🤩 “Trans Biblical is a landmark publication—a timely arrival amid the 1/2
The TERFs have long claimed that the potential of depression and suicide are overblown fearmongering designed to cajole parents into silence. Well.
there was a new study published *today* in Nature showing that state-level anti-trans laws increase suicide among trans kids up to 72%. when we say that the New York Times (and other rags of equal repute) is killing us, that's because *IT IS LITERALLY KILLING US*
Nature Human Behaviour - From 2018 to 2022, 48 anti-transgender laws were enacted in the USA across 19 states. This study shows that these anti-transgender laws increased past-year suicide attempts...
I kind of want a Happy Tushy box.
You might say that print job looks like ass.
Check out this incredible looking collection, edited by the dynamic duo of Christy Cobb @christycobb.bsky.social and Katherine Shaner, forthcoming this spring!
The deadline for proposals to the Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference at UC Riverside is TODAY! Get your trans or queer notions in now, or at least before you go out or go to bed tonight!