Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDElizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I'm sorry to remind everyone of the existence of hte worst magazine in America, but Kansas is literally taking away trans' people's driver's licenses, and the Atlantic has decided to publish a thumbsucker about whether effeminate boys are feeling pressured to transition 81568338
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 03/03/2026New from myself and @paisleycurrah.com -- Kansas's SB 244 criminalized compliance nearly overnight. It's also yet another instance where states try to claim we don't exist while simultaneously tracking us. 111233
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/03/2026NEW: SCOTUS partially grants the request in Mirabelli v. Bonta, relating to California policies protecting against forced outing of trans students by teachers to parents, over the dissent of the Democratic appointees. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 10398111
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Came back on here after a hiatus to ask my small amount of followers (most who already know this) to for the love of god and all that is holy, not believe anything that Jesse Singal writes. 040
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDapril @april-now.bsky.social · 18/06/2025hey followers please read this today and pass it along to some of the fellow cis people in your lives 🙏 03316
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Another org to donate to so that your dollars go directly to trans people at orgs run for and BY trans people. 023
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 18/06/2025If you're feeling lost in the wake of Skrmetti, one thing you can do is give $ *directly* to trans people. I am raising money for @pointofpride.org as part of my NYC marathon-- 100% of money I raise goes directly to trans people. Our team is also the only all trans/nonbinary team for the marathon.donations.nyrr.orgTCS New York Marathon Donation 120
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDJoe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 17/04/2025REPEAT: JUAN LOPEZ GOMEZ, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, IS BEHIND BARS FOR NOT HAVING HIS PAPERS. AND A JUDGE SAYS SHE CAN'T FREE HIM. 8410186
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Everything feels pretty bad, but I became a doctor yesterday, so that's cool. 250
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Today in absolutely batshit, my friend took this photo this morning at DFW. So much for protecting children from seeing penises. 130
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025some helpful reminders: -not all jews support israel -criticizing israel is not the same as being antisemitic -being pro-palestine does not equal being pro-hamas -arresting someone for being pro-palestine is a violation of the first amendment -violating someone’s first amendment rights is bad 220165684208
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 06/03/2025At one point do administrative burdens become violence? Asking for a friend... 020
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Cis people! Please comment and share for others to comment for all three forms. 030
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDeva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 18/02/2025hello cis friends this is what people mean by trans genocide if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist 147154196972
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Now that musk is saying he’s doing the DOGE stuff “because the globalists have plotted a Great Replacement in which they use government handouts to buy votes from illegal immigrants and urban blacks” maybe we don’t have to act like this is about deficits or cost cutting anymore 717122463474
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The SAVE act would not only disenfranchise millions of cisgender women, it would effectively make it impossible to for the vast majority of trans people to vote as well. 010
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDImara Jones @imarajones.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Today the @nytimes.com sought to whitewash its central role in laundering anti-trans falsehoods and turbocharging anti-trans attacks nationwide. My reporting showed that editorial leadership was aware of this depravity which is why this disingenuous piece can’t erase the scale of what they’ve done. 6140281142
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDSage Deviant 🏳️⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 02/02/2025On May 10, 1933, Nazis burned the library of The Institute for Sexual Science. The Institute was founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. Its community clinic pioneered healthcare for queer, trans, & intersex people. The Institute was targeted & attacked as part of a Nazi government censorship program. 4461933331
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 01/02/2025I *really* cis need folks to get very angry and very loud about what's happening to trans people. Please, call all of your reps, but also talk to other cis people and make them understand what's at stake. Tell them this is a 100 alarm fire for us. 0249
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDLevi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 31/01/2025BREAKING: OPM is instructing the largest federal employer health benefits program to exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for people under 19 in order to comply with Trump's executive orders, according to a document I obtained. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...huffpost.comTrump Administration Formally Blocks Trans Care For People Under 19 On Federal PlansThe U.S. Office of Personnel and Management has formalized Trump's executive order with health insurance carriers. 36438
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 31/01/2025what a supremely inconvenient time to be trying to finish a dissertation. 010
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 30/01/2025I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws" 2857302493
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29/01/2025At this point it should be incredibly obvious that the new presidential administration is obsessed with trans people and genitals and could truly give a flying fuck about the economy or whether anyone's children will live to adulthood And the press should report on them like they are fucking creeps 13605178
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 29/01/2025We really need more cis folks to start to speak up and speak out. There are too many people who enabled thing to get this far who aren't MAGA. Transphobia is deadly and only going to get deadlier, and we have people like Jesse Singal and the NYT b/c of their "just asking questions" BS. 000
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDAidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Every time you see a story in the media announcing that puberty blockers are banned, it's untrue. They've just been banned for trans kids. Cis kids who are in distress because of precocious puberty still get them. Trans kids who in distress, don't. People, generally, don't know that. 141156426
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Folks who are interested, please apply! It was an amazing experience and privilege to be last year's dissertation fellow, and the people at IRP are wonderful and supportive! 021
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDCasey Parks @caseyparks.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Working on a Washington Post story about Trump's executive order. I know orgs are vowing to sue, and I believe E.O.s are not immediately enforceable, but I am hoping to talk to some people with X's on their passports. If you would like to talk, please DM me! 64121
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDThe Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 21/01/2025Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action. If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.thetransfemininereview.comThe Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting CensorshipProject 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive. 6755643488
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 21/01/2025alright you wanna know how to support trans people? hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit. Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there. 91164095850
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 20/01/2025A lot of this over the next 4 years. There will be plenty to fight for but we cannot despair. We also must find as much joy as possible. Build community, make things, do things that make you happy. 000
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 08/01/2025alright #qualitative researchers, I have a sampling conundrum. I used snowball sampling for a survey, but then chose a subset of survey takers to also interview based on their demographics. Do would you describe this secondary sampling technique? Maximum variation doesn't feel totally right to me... 300
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDAlice Speri @alicesperi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024For @theguardian.com I wrote about how Gaza has split the academic field of genocide studies. As one scholar put it, “Where can the field stand if scholars from within and around it are unwilling to call the behaviour out?” My latest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...theguardian.comDefining genocide: how a rift over Gaza sparked a crisis among scholarsNew reports by human rights groups use the term to describe Israel’s offensive. The debate has fueled a brutal division among those who study mass violence 714939
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDJames M. Thomas (JT) @insurgentprof.bsky.social · 17/12/2024My latest, with the Mississippi Free Press. I wrote it largely out of a growing frustration with this idea that the results of November suggest the next four years are predetermined and there's nothing we can do about it. 1278
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Dr. Saeed Joudeh came out of retirement to provide medical care as an orthopedic surgeon in northern Gaza. Days ago, his son was killed by an Israeli airstrike targeting their home. Dr. Joudeh held a sign pleading to the world for help. An Israeli sniper shot him in the head today and killed him. 13219129
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 11/12/2024If this infuriates you, I highly recommend you look and see how your rep voted. Extremely disappointed to see Marilyn Strickland (D-Tacoma) on here. 210
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11/12/2024Trump is like "I am appointing Dr. Doom to run HHS, and Saruman to run the FBI," meanwhile almost everyone in a position to fight back is either silent, Mr Magooing around bumping into things, preemptively quitting, or offering to work with Elon Musk 321133261
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Explicit policies of forcible detransition and mandated conversion therapy are beginning in the US. 281386590
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Every time I see this man I'm going to remind everyone who will listen that his career started under Obama where he was ICE's head of deportations & innovated a policy of separating children from parents as a migration deterrent. Obama gave him a Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Executives. 271911726
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDJoe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 19/11/2024To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.docs.google.comLocal Public-Facing Immigrant Support/Advocacy Groups 35045723477
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDPaisley Currah @paisleycurrah.com · 04/12/2024Since Alito and others are quoting the Cass Report like it's definitive science, this is the moment to repost @polgreen.bsky.social's excellent piece on the Cass Report , which is,"for all its claims of impartiality, is fundamentally a subjective, political document." www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Strange Report Fueling the War on Trans Kids (Gift Article)For all its claims to science, the Cass report is fundamentally a subjective, political document. 12013
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 04/12/2024#Skrmetti will not only have ramifications for youth. The likelihood that a ruling against the plaintiffs could/would then be used to attack adult transition-related care is high. Cis people, please do not downplay what could happen for all trans people if we lose this case. 000
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Emily's experience in TX mirrors what many of my diss participants said- mismatching IDs led not only to service denials but also issues with travel, accusations of fraud & verbal harassment. It's not only about aligning IDs with identity. It's also about the right to freedom of movement & safety. 040
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011. 5194122411262
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 27/11/2024It's pretty clear from all of this complaining from NYT journos complaining that trans people are mean online that they've never met @badinfinity2.bsky.social. 010
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26/11/2024The most dangerous person in women's spaces in Congress isn't Sarah McBride, it's actually Nancy Mace's staffer Sean Brislin, apparently, who it appears she hired shortly after he broke into a woman's house and slept in her bed. www.advocate.com/politics/nan...advocate.comNancy Mace fights to keep transgender women out of bathrooms while her aide broke into a woman’s homeMace’s legislative director, Sean Brislin, was arrested in 2020 for breaking into a woman’s home and sleeping in her bed. 1573452747
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 25/11/2024One day about 10 years ago, I was crossing the street wearing a pair of pink khaki shorts (it was a vibe). Another man made extremely direct eye-contact (like the type that usually comes before an insult) with me and then yelled, "real men wear pink!" tl:dr: Gender is a scam. Fuck you, Nancy Mace. 000
Isaac Sederbaum, PhD @isaacsederbaum.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Finally back home after #APPAM2024. Such an uplifting community to be in, even in these very uncertain times. 050
Reposted by Isaac Sederbaum, PhDRaquel Willis @raquelwillis.com · 24/11/2024The average cis person will take the "bathroom attacks are a distraction" as confirmation that any and all attacks on trans folks or discussions of our experiences in politics are a distraction. That's where the messaging falls short. 181069202