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Contexts Magazine @contexts.org · 18/09/2026

What happens when public problems are framed as personal failures? Revisiting C. Wright Mills, Jerry Jacobs defines “sociological curiosity” as locating private troubles within the institutions shaping them. ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536... #SociologicalImagination #PublicSociology #ContextsMagazine

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The arc of the NCAA not caring about women's sports to co-opting them to rival and usurp the AIAW in the 1980s, only to then undermine them again in 2026 (as women's sports is experiencing a major boom) is a really damning indictment of the patriarchy and how it operates.

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Right Time with Bomani Jones @righttimebomani.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bomani is joined by Steven Godfrey, veteran college football journalist and writer, to examine “Protect College Sports Act” and what it actually means for college athletes. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

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ESPN & the Fight to Control College Football + Lane Kiffin Returns to Ole Miss | Bomani Jones

YouTube video by The Right Time with Bomani Jones

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Right Time with Bomani Jones @righttimebomani.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The “Protect College Sports Act” doesn’t really protect the athletes at all

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 18/09/2026

The “Protect College Sports Act” will decimate women’s sports. Full stop. This bill would give the NCAA antitrust exemption & take back the limited power that the athletes just got, after years of unpaid labor under the guise of amateurism. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 18/09/2026

NWSLPA’s Meghann Burke, WNBPA’s Erin Drake, Maryland basketball’s Oluchi Okananwa, and LSU basketball’s Jada Williams join me to discuss the harm that could be done to women’s sports if the “Protect College Sports Act” becomes law. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I just finished reading this and it was such a great and informative read. I definitely recommend it for scholars who want their influence to be more public facing :)

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River 🏳️‍⚧️ @blippop.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

no it would not be funny if those failed NBA washouts Kanter and White were “forced to commit to the bit” and had to take estrogen and adopt a new name etc. Transitioning isn’t a funny punishment or humiliation ritual you get to wield against bigots

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The part about trans athletes was great and definitely worth a listen.

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 04/08/2026

When trans people bristled at policies that required time to be on hormones before being able to join elite competition it was because: -time on HRT was arbitrary -testosterone level achieved was arbitrary -maintaining testosterone levels continually is arbitrary -no one else had these restrictions

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HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026

I really hate what they’re turning my #wnba into. I really do. They’re ruining one of the best leagues in the WORLD for the type of people who probably couldn’t even tell you what year it was founded.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The right is supporting an abusive man pretending he’s a woman so he can make a mockery of women’s sports. And some folks believed these people were just taking “common sense” positions about fairness and equality

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 05/08/2026

It’s true, in the past I would have had multiple editors in my inbox asking me to write about the Cunningham stuff. I haven’t gotten a single assignment request. Trans writers used to be tokenized to write about these things but now that the topic is “mainstream,” those bylines go elsewhere.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 03/08/2026

This is an outgrowth of the rising cost of higher education, making athletic excellence a path to a completely easier financial lifetime.

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The end game of trying to exclude trans girls/women, intersex girls/women, and non-binary people in sport is gender surveillance and sex testing for everyone in girls and women's sports. The fact that sex testing is becoming a thing again, after its very obvious issues, is absolutely mind boggling.

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 04/08/2026

"The perfect trans girl is the one who only exists in the imagination of the loudest cis people."

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Karleigh Chardonnay Webb @karleighchardonnay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I’m looking forward to the day when people are just as comfortable saying ‘transgender girls’ or ‘transgender women’ as they are saying ‘trans athletes.’ Being specific reminds people we’re talking about actual people.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

So weird how "just stick to sports" doesn't apply when it comes to hosting anti-trans hate rallies at WNBA games

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Read more via this link: substack.com/@thephdoll/n...

In light of the Celeste Keaton verbal confrontation with two teenage protestors at the Indiana Fever - Seattle Storm game, folks need to keep in mind that a number of anti-trans figures and organizations are the equivalent of basketball players who flail and flop to sell contact regardless of whether there is any or not. And if there’s contact, even to a marginal degree, you can bet they’re going to sell it until they get a trip to the free throw line. Ultimately, people need to be more mindful of how bad faith anti-trans figures and organizations operate and also center the humanity of trans and non-binary folks.

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

...if you've ever wondered why many cis ppl believe that trans identities can be "spread via social contagion" yet never consider whether transphobia & anti-trans pseudoscience might also be "socially contagious", well, I get into that in the video: youtu.be/rJq9ran4Sdc

screenshot from the linked to video. the header reads: 'The Invention of “Transgender Social Contagion”.' the image is of a "thinking face" emoji staring at two objects. the one on the left is "transness" and it's surrounded by imagined "contagion", with the caption below reading "viewed negatively & therefore potentially socially contagious." on the right is a speech-bubble that reads "people expressing skepticism about transness and/or anti-trans talking points", with the caption below reading "viewed positively or neutrally, so cannot possibly be socially contagious"

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Problem With Using Anti-Trans Tropes to "Protect Women's Sports" substack.com/@thephdoll/n...

The problem for me whenever I hear the phrase “Protect Women's Sports” and specifically the anti-trans tropes that are generally associated with it (not always), is that actual issues like sexual assault and violence from authority figures, sex testing and gender surveillance, threats to Title IX, and access to equitable resources are not really focused on to the same degree. Instead, mainstream attention on women's sports is consumed by a few things and one of those is the exclusion of those deemed not sufficiently feminine enough to play women's sports. This has always been a feature of women's sports. Yet, instead of pushing back against this and understanding the history of sex testing and gender policing in women’s sports, the anti-trans component of the “protect women's sports” crowd is centering white, cisgender, straight, and middle to upper class femininity as the foundation and standard for women's sports.

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My newest post on Substack "Sophie Cunningham, Double Standards, and the Emptiness of Invoking Anti-Trans Tropes and Protecting Women's Sports" is out to read 😊 open.substack.com/pub/thephdol...

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Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com · 22/07/2026

Fifty years ago this month, Renée Richards was outed by … drumroll … the father of Tucker Carlson. Richard Carlson said on TV that Renée was a man masquerading as a woman to win an amateur tennis tournament in La Jolla. I mean, she DID win, as rumors swirled around her! But that’s not the point.

Renée Richards holding a tennis ball and racket.

A man named Richard Carlson standing in front of tennis courts, holding a corded microphone.

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Karleigh Chardonnay Webb @karleighchardonnay.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Heritage Foundation got trans women out of women’s sports. Now they want to fundamentally change women’s sports in ways that will eliminate more women. My latest in @outsports.com

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The End of Sport @endofsportpod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The SCOTUS Anti-Trans Ruling @jessagoldberg.bsky.social and @reveleth.com join to unpack SCOTUS’s recent ruling on cis and trans people in sports. open.spotify.com/episode/4mJI...

SCOTUS ANTI-TRANS BIGOTRY

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 23/07/2026

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham doubled down Wednesday on comments she made in a recently published ESPN article, saying it’s “common sense” to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. nyti.ms/4fhSVrt

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Sophie Cunningham says it’s ‘common sense’ to keep trans athletes out of women’s sports

In an ESPN article, the Indiana Fever guard said that girls and women "shouldn't have to go against biological men."

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 21/07/2026

Irresponsible reporting to let this quote stand without pushback from the reporter on the fact that there is demonstrably no danger for cis girls who are in locker rooms or sports with trans girls. (Notable that the word “trans” is not followed by “people” or “women.” Dehumanizing language.)

You say she's a "MAGA Barbie," as some corners of the internet have taken to calling her?
Projection, she says, because of what she looks like and where she's from. She'll weigh in on how to "protect women's sports," she says, because she's in that world and feels qualified to speak to that world. "I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that," she says. "I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My newest post on Substack "Sophie Cunningham, Double Standards, and the Emptiness of Invoking Anti-Trans Tropes and Protecting Women's Sports" is out to read 😊 open.substack.com/pub/thephdol...

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

heck out my newest Substack article on the recent Supreme Court Ruling on Trans and Non-Binary Athletes. The full length article, as well as references and supplemental resources are available via: open.substack.com/pub/thephdol...

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Such an interesting listen and incredibly relevant. I'm feeling this somewhat as I navigate post-PhD life. It feels like breaking into academia and even adjacent places is incredibly hard because of structural reasons. americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

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Academic gerontocracy with Samuel Moyn - American Campus Podcast

On age, class, and jobs.References and suggested readings:Samuel Moyn. 2026. Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.Samue...

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SocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Hey mentors: It's great when your students publish papers and share links to them on social media, but it's your job to help them understand that posting only paywalled links excludes readers and limits their reach - and it's not necessary. Train them yourself, or lead them to better training.

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Post your papers on SocArXiv

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If anyone is looking for a freelancer with experience with editing, writing (e.g. journalism and academic research), research analysis, as well as teaching and public speaking experience, look no further. If you are interested or know someone who is, feel free to DM me/ask for my email.

This is a picture of Morgan. She is a Black woman with wine red braided hair with curly ends. She is wearing a black blazer and a white tank top. She has a slight smile on her face.

As someone that has encountered working in a variety of roles within a variety of settings, I want to help others be able to navigate and thrive in any environment. I am offering to assist with services such as:

Editing and Writing
· Provide feedback on writing through line and developmental editing.
· Offer guidance as it pertains to the citation and references practices of the American Sociological Association, as well as other academic citation and reference styles.

Research Consulting and Assistance
· Able to offer assistance within my areas of sociological expertise, as well as areas I know well such as sociological theory and quantitative methods.

Teaching and Course Planning
. Insight and support with course planning and teaching. Tutoring
· Guidance with understanding and processing sociological concepts and frameworks.

Grad School Consulting
. Help navigating to graduate school application process and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation.

*I am also open to public speaking and consulting on topics related to my research expertise as well.

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Going to use this as an opportunity to put IG on blast again. I changed my bio on there to direct ppl to actually connect with me if I wasn't on there and right after they assumed I was being "hacked." And now, I'm locked out of an account I've had for 8 years. Fun times.

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Anyone know of any academic or non-academic writing groups I can join for virtual sessions? I'm in the process of maybe trying to do something with my dissertation and another project.

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Cam @goeldfinger.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Juniper was from Santa Fe so I'm donating to the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico in her memory and if you are able you should do the same. tgrcnm.org/donate

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Donate — Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico

Make a monthly contribution or a one-time gift to support the costs of our Drop-In Center, food for Center participants, and the many day-to-day expenses not covered by grants.

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Tbf a thesis/dissertation can be under embargo/not visible for a certain period of time, but beyond that there usually is a paper trail that someone has a grad degree of some sort.

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

So many resources! But we can always have more! On blackwhiteandread.com, we now have resources for first gens like me (finding cfps & orgs), independent scholars (open access libraries/archives for unaffiliated researchers), job seekers, and public scholars looking to pitch work. Check it out!

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Resources
First Gen Academics
Independent Scholar Resources
Job Listing Sites
Pitchables

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I just added a new resources page to Black & White & Read All Over for independent scholars. This page has two lists, Open Access Research sites and Job Listings, but can have much more! What else would you like to see for resources? blackwhiteandread.com/independent-...

A screenshot of my website with resources for independent scholars. The page is linked in this post

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Morgan Averette, PhD @thephdoll.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

People are claiming they're doctors and aren't, so I'm just providing proof that I am a doctor (not the medical kind). I also have my dissertation (which is under embargo until 2027), but if you search my name you will see the title come up in various commencement documents for the University of

Morgan is being hooded at her doctoral graduation ceremony in August 2025. She is wearing royal blue robes with orange trim and her school seals on her chest and a blue tam (hat).

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Exclusive: Last year, she was demonized for grading a poorly written psychology paper. Now, Mel Curth is speaking out about being targeted by Christian conservatives and to correct misinformation she believes the University of Oklahoma allowed to spread. www.advocate.com/news/people/...

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The right tried to take down this transgender instructor in Oklahoma. She's staying put.

Mel Curth says the university’s public handling of a grading controversy made many people wrongly believe she had been fired.

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Maybe Burke @believeinmaybe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The US released a new counterterrorism strategy and the targets include people who are pro-transgender and anti-fascist. #Gender #Politics #Transgender #MAGA #Trump

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christina le (she/her) @yegphysio.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

you’re telling me that sex/genetic testing is… ❌ not supported by science (see andrew sinclair) ❌ not ethically justified (see human rights orgs and nude parades) 💰 expensive (see chromosome test costs, etc) but they’re gonna do it anyway. if anything, this will discourage sports participation.

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