shea wesley martin
@sheathescholar.bsky.social
literacy scholar, shot-caller, brawler
📍 red states (until they’re blue)
📍 red states (until they’re blue)
Pinned
last night, I told someone “I think I am a red state person…” which is to say I am wholly invested in rethinking what we mean when we describe places as “unlivable” and “impossible” for folks like me.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
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But I keep being told that I'm overreacting when I say anti blackness and transphobia are related, and Black cis women are routinely denied womanhood due to white supremacy
being "born a real woman" doesn't protect Black women.
being "born a real woman" doesn't protect Black women.
A cis Black woman was chased out of the women’s bathroom of the RUSD meeting in Riverside last Thursday for being a “transgender in the wrong bathroom” in case you hadn’t heard.
In case it was unclear where this was going all along.
In case it was unclear where this was going all along.
December 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
But I keep being told that I'm overreacting when I say anti blackness and transphobia are related, and Black cis women are routinely denied womanhood due to white supremacy
being "born a real woman" doesn't protect Black women.
being "born a real woman" doesn't protect Black women.
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In moments of potential despair, I often look back at LGBTQ activists, communities, and educators before me. @sheathescholar.bsky.social and I wrote about being positioned as ~*~queer elders~*~ in our work with LGBTQ youth, specifically reading about ACT UP: publicationsncte.org/content/jour....
Like a Love/Hate Story: Reckoning with Adultism and Youth Critique in Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Literacy Spaces | ncte.org
Reflecting on their facilitation of an online book club for LGBTQ+ youth, the authors discuss the importance of teaching queer histories, making space for youth critique, and following the lead of LGB...
publicationsncte.org
December 22, 2024 at 5:32 PM
In moments of potential despair, I often look back at LGBTQ activists, communities, and educators before me. @sheathescholar.bsky.social and I wrote about being positioned as ~*~queer elders~*~ in our work with LGBTQ youth, specifically reading about ACT UP: publicationsncte.org/content/jour....
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I’ve said it before but @sheathescholar.bsky.social is a master at facilitating writing. From the materials they share, to the prompts they use…an absolute master. 🔥🔥🔥
December 21, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I’ve said it before but @sheathescholar.bsky.social is a master at facilitating writing. From the materials they share, to the prompts they use…an absolute master. 🔥🔥🔥
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I do not have any coping mechanisms for the next four years. I am all tapped out.
December 19, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I do not have any coping mechanisms for the next four years. I am all tapped out.
At Furious Flower 2014, Nikki Giovanni joked that she was pissed at Maya Angelou for dying so soon because Jay Z had just sent Maya some fancy liquor and they were supposed to share it.
I’ll never forget that lesson on the complexities of love, grief, and humor.
Forever grateful. 🖤
I’ll never forget that lesson on the complexities of love, grief, and humor.
Forever grateful. 🖤
December 10, 2024 at 2:49 PM
At Furious Flower 2014, Nikki Giovanni joked that she was pissed at Maya Angelou for dying so soon because Jay Z had just sent Maya some fancy liquor and they were supposed to share it.
I’ll never forget that lesson on the complexities of love, grief, and humor.
Forever grateful. 🖤
I’ll never forget that lesson on the complexities of love, grief, and humor.
Forever grateful. 🖤
lol so many liberal white women are talking about how much they resonate with Elphaba in the “Defying Gravity” scene.
um…who’s gonna tell them?
um…who’s gonna tell them?
December 8, 2024 at 4:37 PM
lol so many liberal white women are talking about how much they resonate with Elphaba in the “Defying Gravity” scene.
um…who’s gonna tell them?
um…who’s gonna tell them?
“It is hard to have hope in the trickle-down rewards for Black trans youth in a fight for trans whites/rights.”
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case on gender-affirming care for trans youth. May we win — in the Blackest, most liberatory way.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case on gender-affirming care for trans youth. May we win — in the Blackest, most liberatory way.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
December 8, 2024 at 2:04 PM
“It is hard to have hope in the trickle-down rewards for Black trans youth in a fight for trans whites/rights.”
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case on gender-affirming care for trans youth. May we win — in the Blackest, most liberatory way.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case on gender-affirming care for trans youth. May we win — in the Blackest, most liberatory way.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
we’ve got a lot to catch up on.
like in July, I published this theoretical meditation in the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education on the impossibility of Black trans safety, recognition, and futurity within our U.S. K-12 educational landscape.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
like in July, I published this theoretical meditation in the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education on the impossibility of Black trans safety, recognition, and futurity within our U.S. K-12 educational landscape.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
December 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM
we’ve got a lot to catch up on.
like in July, I published this theoretical meditation in the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education on the impossibility of Black trans safety, recognition, and futurity within our U.S. K-12 educational landscape.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
like in July, I published this theoretical meditation in the Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education on the impossibility of Black trans safety, recognition, and futurity within our U.S. K-12 educational landscape.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol1/...
last update: there’s only 2 spots left for this winter’s workshop and I cannot wait to write in community with so many amazing educators!
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
December 7, 2024 at 10:40 PM
last update: there’s only 2 spots left for this winter’s workshop and I cannot wait to write in community with so many amazing educators!
last night, I told someone “I think I am a red state person…” which is to say I am wholly invested in rethinking what we mean when we describe places as “unlivable” and “impossible” for folks like me.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
December 7, 2024 at 5:54 PM
last night, I told someone “I think I am a red state person…” which is to say I am wholly invested in rethinking what we mean when we describe places as “unlivable” and “impossible” for folks like me.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
It is also to say that I am committed to dreaming and fighting for what has always been ours.
As a person who’s spent most of the last decade in red states, I know the only way we’ll get through the next four years (and beyond) is by intentionally investing in community and care-filled organizing.
And not that fake stuff either — like real, ride-or-die, “no matter what” community care.
And not that fake stuff either — like real, ride-or-die, “no matter what” community care.
December 7, 2024 at 5:49 PM
As a person who’s spent most of the last decade in red states, I know the only way we’ll get through the next four years (and beyond) is by intentionally investing in community and care-filled organizing.
And not that fake stuff either — like real, ride-or-die, “no matter what” community care.
And not that fake stuff either — like real, ride-or-die, “no matter what” community care.
I spent the last few days at LRA 2024 and I left feeling so incredibly grateful — particularly for the BIPOC scholars and teachers who are thinking, talking, and writing alongside me in this work.
December 7, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I spent the last few days at LRA 2024 and I left feeling so incredibly grateful — particularly for the BIPOC scholars and teachers who are thinking, talking, and writing alongside me in this work.
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Trans students deserve so much better than this Supreme Court.
December 4, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Trans students deserve so much better than this Supreme Court.
an update: applications have been open for ~ 1 day AND half the spots are already taken for this year's workshop.
if you're thinking about it, just leap. we'll be there to catch ya with open arms, great writing prompts, and the best music.
if you're thinking about it, just leap. we'll be there to catch ya with open arms, great writing prompts, and the best music.
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
December 4, 2024 at 10:07 PM
an update: applications have been open for ~ 1 day AND half the spots are already taken for this year's workshop.
if you're thinking about it, just leap. we'll be there to catch ya with open arms, great writing prompts, and the best music.
if you're thinking about it, just leap. we'll be there to catch ya with open arms, great writing prompts, and the best music.
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From my colleague Chase Strangio:
"My presence at the Court as a transgender lawyer will have been possible because I have had access to the very medical treatment at the center of the case. Though some doubt the lifesaving properties of this care, I know them personally. And so do my clients."
"My presence at the Court as a transgender lawyer will have been possible because I have had access to the very medical treatment at the center of the case. Though some doubt the lifesaving properties of this care, I know them personally. And so do my clients."
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Trans Health Care Case Is About Normal Things That Make a Big Difference (Gift Article)
Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender adolescents has personal implications.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
From my colleague Chase Strangio:
"My presence at the Court as a transgender lawyer will have been possible because I have had access to the very medical treatment at the center of the case. Though some doubt the lifesaving properties of this care, I know them personally. And so do my clients."
"My presence at the Court as a transgender lawyer will have been possible because I have had access to the very medical treatment at the center of the case. Though some doubt the lifesaving properties of this care, I know them personally. And so do my clients."
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If I didn't have plans for much of this time period I would be in on it as I've been multiple iterations. shea is amazing, and so is the community! <3
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
December 3, 2024 at 5:14 AM
If I didn't have plans for much of this time period I would be in on it as I've been multiple iterations. shea is amazing, and so is the community! <3
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I cannot recommend this workshop enough. I would be joining myself if I wasn’t gonna be laid up from surgery. Give yourself the gift of shea and their brilliance this season 💜
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
December 3, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I cannot recommend this workshop enough. I would be joining myself if I wasn’t gonna be laid up from surgery. Give yourself the gift of shea and their brilliance this season 💜
also, hey. how's it going? you hanging in there?
i'm glad you're in this world today.
i'm glad you're in this world today.
December 3, 2024 at 1:35 AM
also, hey. how's it going? you hanging in there?
i'm glad you're in this world today.
i'm glad you're in this world today.
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
December 3, 2024 at 1:15 AM
each winter for the past 3 years, I've offered this personal writing workshop for educators needing a space for processing, healing, and community.
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
applications for this winter are open now.
come write and heal with us, fam. 💜
bit.ly/trulylight
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I'm beyond honored and grateful to have received the #NCTE2024 National Intellectual Freedom Award this year! I'm thankful to be in coalition with so many awesome educators (including @sheathescholar.bsky.social and @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social here) fighting book banning and fascism!
November 25, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I'm beyond honored and grateful to have received the #NCTE2024 National Intellectual Freedom Award this year! I'm thankful to be in coalition with so many awesome educators (including @sheathescholar.bsky.social and @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social here) fighting book banning and fascism!
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Proud of the heart work @sheathescholar.bsky.social @hcodymiller.bsky.social & I shared at #ncte. In Feb. I told shea I don’t think I’m ready for this but they believed in me, in us, & in our work. Plus Cody’s infectious laugh always helps even w/the beast of a topic that is grief & shoutout Hanif!
November 25, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Proud of the heart work @sheathescholar.bsky.social @hcodymiller.bsky.social & I shared at #ncte. In Feb. I told shea I don’t think I’m ready for this but they believed in me, in us, & in our work. Plus Cody’s infectious laugh always helps even w/the beast of a topic that is grief & shoutout Hanif!
I couldn’t think of a better way to close out my Saturday than talking about reading/teaching Black YA speculative fiction, mapping, and freedom-dreaming with these brilliant and inspiring scholar-educators.
💜 @ebonyteach.bsky.social, @srtoliver.bsky.social, @thekinglamar.bsky.social
💜 @ebonyteach.bsky.social, @srtoliver.bsky.social, @thekinglamar.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 PM
I couldn’t think of a better way to close out my Saturday than talking about reading/teaching Black YA speculative fiction, mapping, and freedom-dreaming with these brilliant and inspiring scholar-educators.
💜 @ebonyteach.bsky.social, @srtoliver.bsky.social, @thekinglamar.bsky.social
💜 @ebonyteach.bsky.social, @srtoliver.bsky.social, @thekinglamar.bsky.social
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This Trans Day of Remembrance, the only message I have is:
It's not enough to remember us, you need to support us while we're still here.
It's not enough to remember us, you need to support us while we're still here.
November 20, 2024 at 6:54 PM
This Trans Day of Remembrance, the only message I have is:
It's not enough to remember us, you need to support us while we're still here.
It's not enough to remember us, you need to support us while we're still here.
I bet all the NCTE folks who were looking down at Ohio last year will be missing those Ohio prices this year.
November 20, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I bet all the NCTE folks who were looking down at Ohio last year will be missing those Ohio prices this year.