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CIPHER SDSU @ciphersdsu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Impactful research takes a great team. On Saturday, we celebrated our squad of volunteers, staff, and students 💪. But make it 💅.

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EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Announcement of a special session at the World Congress in Public Health: 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙂𝘽𝙏𝙌𝙄+ 𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚: 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙁𝙋𝙃𝘼 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 This session is part of an ongoing effort by EUPHA-LAW and EUPHA-SGMH, in collaboration with WFPHA, on new anti-LGBTQI+

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you are a member of the scientific community wondering how to meet this moment, check out this excellent discussion between @holdenthorp.bsky.social and @timothysnyder.bsky.social. youtu.be/IWNDMwimUP0?...

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Lessons in resistance for the scientific community

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Brian Feinstein (he/him) @bfeinsteinphd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📢 Call for unpublished data for meta-analysis on anti-bisexual discrimination & self-injurious thoughts & behaviors Details: bit.ly/4cqkWKX Contact by 5/1/26 @apadivision44.bsky.social @abct-sgm-sig.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social @impactinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Honored to be this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Scholar Award for research faculty and scientists at SDSU. I am grateful to be part of an academic community and university that has my back and supports my research, especially during these very challenging past 12 months. 🎓✨

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EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

First deadline in *seven days*!

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Proud mentor! Congratulations Nathalia, Amanda, and team!

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Job Alert 🚨: Research Coordinator position at SDSU. This RC will work on a randomized controlled trial, evaluating a new suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults at risk for repeat attempts (QueerCare). Start date in Summer 2026, but flexible. Message me with questions!

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"The Federal SOGI Data Landscape Under the Second Trump Administration: One Year In Review" www.mapresearch.org/file/SOGI-da...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Please share your abstracts with us before March 31st!

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

At a time when federal funding for research on LGBTQ+ mental health is being cut back, California has a choice to make. The state legislature is considering Senate Bill 895, establishing a large health research fund. Learn more and sign the petition at www.fundCAscience.org

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Fund CA Science

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 25/09/2025

The end of FY 2025 is coming, and #OMB appears perfectly content to use us as targets. We are not their chess pieces. We serve our PIs. We are here in our personal capacities. Follow the #NIH.

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Excited to announce that I am one of the founding editors of a brand new journal on Global LGBTQ+ Health with SpringerNature. Submit your work here: link.springer.com/journal/4450...

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Global LGBTQ+ Health

Global LGBTQ+ Health is an open access, peer reviewed journal, dedicated to publishing research that advances the understanding and improvement of health ...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Help save young LGBTQ+ lives and support our research at SDSU by donating today! #GivingTuesday 👉 givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

It was a honor to join our partners in the HIV Prevention Alliance and speak at our launch event at the European Parliament in Brussels

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Queer health in Europe, onwards and upwards 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. 2025 European Public Health Conference - Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 — 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. Federal funding is vanishing, but the need is not. We are launching a new fund to continue life-saving suicide prevention and mental health research at SDSU. Support our work by donating now. 👉 givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...

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LGBTQ+ Mental Health Future Fund Campaign

Join me and make a gift to the SDSU LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Fund!

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🚨 Out now in Current Psychology: Our new study explored how sexual minority stigma and prejudice, across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels, function as a socioecological system to oppress sexual minority individuals and harm their mental health. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🏳️‍🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity. 📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜𝗤 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬) I am proud to share the response to the European Commission’s consultation on the upcoming LGBTIQ Equality Strategy I authored on behalf of the European Public Health Association and its section on LGBTQI+ health (1/3)

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🚨 In a new book chapter, I unpack how laws and policies affect the health and wellbeing of LGBT youth. The legal epidemiology of global laws and policies shaping risk and resiliency in sexually and gender diverse adolescents' health and well-being

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The development and refinement of our QueerCARE suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ youth and young adults, out now in the journal Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

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EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

In Germany, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften published new clinical guidelines for the care of transgender youth - a major pushback against the highly-contested Cass Review register.awmf.org/de/leitlinie...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Please get in touch if you would like to join one of our @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social sponsored symposia!

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San Diego State University Research & Innovation @sdsuresearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

San Diego State University is now officially an R1 university! This designation recognizes the top 5% of research universities nationwide for their productivity and graduate education. www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/02...

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SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S. | News | SDSU

SDSU has, for the first time, been designated an R1 university, a category historically reserved for top-tier, research-intensive doctoral degree-granting universities.

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Today, EUPHA's @charlottemar.bsky.social, speaks in response to the US pulling out of @who.int. We urge European governments to support WHO, reaffirm values of peace, democracy, and science, and protect global health. 📽️ Watch our video on LinkedIn with key points. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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EUPHA - European Public Health Association on LinkedIn: EUPHA's response to the US withdrawal from the WHO

Today, our Executive Director Charlotte Marchandise speaks on behalf of EUPHA, the European Public Health Association, in response to President Trump's…

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

With gratitude, I am excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Research Professor at @SDSUPsychDept of @SDSU. What an incredible journey it has been. This a true testament to the amazing support from students, collaborators, and above all, my mentors.

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Alon Zivony @alonzivony.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

If you're into studying psychology and anything LGBTQ+ related, give @dsquared.bsky.social a shout to join the list go.bsky.app/LsshH49

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🚨 Excited to share my new article in @socscimed on the 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂 and how it shapes sexual minority health. This has been in the making for nearly five years and I am proud that it is out in the world now. (1/3)

Research Paper on the Socioecology of Sexual Minority Stigma

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JD Goates @jdgoates.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We are inviting trans and nonbinary (TNB) faculty to participate in a research study about their experiences in higher education institutions in the U.S. Please share widely. To access the link to the survey, visit tiny.utk.edu/TNBfaculty!

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