Liz (she/her) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉🇺🇦
@erb-phd.bsky.social
I'm a trans health researcher, writer, dog owner, and (not particularly good) artist in a variety of media. I talk about trans and reproductive rights, ttrpgs, dogs, pottery, and politics. My statements/opinions are mine - not those of any of my employers
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One other thing I wanted to say is that, unless what I write is about trans issues, few people end up reading it. So shares and quote posts are very appreciated.
For my newsletter, I wrote about how wantonly illegal and unconstitutional ICE is, how it must come to a stop now, how it's up to all of us to stop it, and how we will need to develop a way so the federal government can never do this to us again.
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We Can't Live Like This
Trump's ICE agents are wantonly breaking the law across the country, while he sends the national guard to forcibly occupy blue states. It's up to the good citizens of this country to oppose this uncon...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One other thing I wanted to say is that, unless what I write is about trans issues, few people end up reading it. So shares and quote posts are very appreciated.
Goodbye @barkbox.bsky.social . I can't support a company that licenses Harry Potter toys.
September 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Goodbye @barkbox.bsky.social . I can't support a company that licenses Harry Potter toys.
For f***s sake people, a case study of a condition in a minoritized population that occurs in the majority population does not indicate increased risk! It just indicates that the condition has occurred in a person who happens to be in that population. Without a denominator we know nothing!!!!
August 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For f***s sake people, a case study of a condition in a minoritized population that occurs in the majority population does not indicate increased risk! It just indicates that the condition has occurred in a person who happens to be in that population. Without a denominator we know nothing!!!!
It’s hard to be functional in the face of fascism
August 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It’s hard to be functional in the face of fascism
Universities need to stop making "deals" with the current administration. They're not going to be saved by them. They're just accelerating their own destruction. That Brown agreement is horrific
July 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Universities need to stop making "deals" with the current administration. They're not going to be saved by them. They're just accelerating their own destruction. That Brown agreement is horrific
So disappointing
He blames this moral panic on “politicians in Washington trying to use this as a political pawn,” which is exactly right, but then says that transphobic parents have legitimate concerns about “fairness in sports.” That’s just not true, and Dems must stop validating this fascist campaign.
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls’ sports
He said he rejected blanket policies about trans participation in sports.
www.advocate.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
So disappointing
*chef's kiss*
“The reception was mostly warm besides an occasional detractor, including a man who pulled Cuomo in for a handshake, took out his phone for a selfie, and as the former three-term governor of New York smiled for the camera, told him, ‘I can’t wait to watch you lose again.’”
Andrew Cuomo gets out on the streets of New York as he tries to take City Hall | CNN Politics
Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day P...
www.cnn.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
*chef's kiss*
Nothing guarantees that it will be impossible to find a thing that you are looking for like remembering that you had decided to put it "Someplace Smart"
July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Nothing guarantees that it will be impossible to find a thing that you are looking for like remembering that you had decided to put it "Someplace Smart"
This is infuriating.
"cancel culture is out of control," they said.
"the dangerous left is censoring you," they said.
😒
"the dangerous left is censoring you," they said.
😒
Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
July 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is infuriating.
Doing a literature review and frustrated that no one in a particular area has asked a specific question... and then realizing that you are one of the most published people in that area and so you are frustrated at yourself. Do better, self!
July 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Doing a literature review and frustrated that no one in a particular area has asked a specific question... and then realizing that you are one of the most published people in that area and so you are frustrated at yourself. Do better, self!
Was I just looking for an excuse to cite @juliaserano.bsky.social 's critique of autogynephilia or did I actually need that paragraph in my paper revision? Who can say!
July 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Was I just looking for an excuse to cite @juliaserano.bsky.social 's critique of autogynephilia or did I actually need that paragraph in my paper revision? Who can say!
It's not just bad in the US. It's terrifying in the UK.
Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
July 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It's not just bad in the US. It's terrifying in the UK.
When I’m feeling anxious and fussy, nothing relaxes me like a nice data analysis.
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I’m feeling anxious and fussy, nothing relaxes me like a nice data analysis.
Are random hyphens throughout a text a sign that a manuscript is generated by AI? If not, what the heck is going on in this article I’m trying to review.
July 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Are random hyphens throughout a text a sign that a manuscript is generated by AI? If not, what the heck is going on in this article I’m trying to review.
This country is legitimately terrifying
July 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This country is legitimately terrifying
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This story needs to be flogged, amplified, lifted.
"Despite Trump officially activating FEMA on Sunday, FEMA has just 86 total staff deployed at this point [to Texas], according to figures shared with staff Monday evening...In the past it would normally be in the several hundreds at this point in the disaster recovery process."
My latest:
My latest:
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This story needs to be flogged, amplified, lifted.
I really appreciate when software lets me turn off the generative AI so that the prompts stop bugging me. But it would be better if they asked me if I wanted to turn it on in the first place.
July 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I really appreciate when software lets me turn off the generative AI so that the prompts stop bugging me. But it would be better if they asked me if I wanted to turn it on in the first place.
Trans people and immigrants are the bogeymen that allow the right to implement their fascist policies.
July 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trans people and immigrants are the bogeymen that allow the right to implement their fascist policies.
No one is hurt by allowing trans people to access gender affirming healthcare. But denying trans people healthcare hurts more than just trans people (although hurting “just trans people” is more than bad enough.) I will never understand why people have so much energy for hate and so little for help
July 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
No one is hurt by allowing trans people to access gender affirming healthcare. But denying trans people healthcare hurts more than just trans people (although hurting “just trans people” is more than bad enough.) I will never understand why people have so much energy for hate and so little for help
Currently listening to the @oxventure.bsky.social early back catalog while walking the dog, and I feel like I should apologize to everyone who lives near our route for the unhinged laughter way too early in the morning. Excellent distraction from reality. Two thumbs up.
July 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Currently listening to the @oxventure.bsky.social early back catalog while walking the dog, and I feel like I should apologize to everyone who lives near our route for the unhinged laughter way too early in the morning. Excellent distraction from reality. Two thumbs up.
I don’t know how to write about being horrified by the world when the things that horrify me are uncountable, but I appreciate being able to discuss them with my neighbors while out walking our dogs
July 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I don’t know how to write about being horrified by the world when the things that horrify me are uncountable, but I appreciate being able to discuss them with my neighbors while out walking our dogs
I really enjoyed the Cancel Me Daddy episode debunking the NY Times podcast "The Protocol". (I was amazed that I didn't argue with any of it.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
We Debunked the New York Times Anti-Trans Podcast (ft. Sandy Allen)
Podcast Episode · Cancel Me, Daddy · 07/03/2025 · 1h 6m
podcasts.apple.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I really enjoyed the Cancel Me Daddy episode debunking the NY Times podcast "The Protocol". (I was amazed that I didn't argue with any of it.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Sometimes I take a break from work to check the news. Almost every time I do that, I just stare at my phone and loudly say WTAF?!?!? I seriously can't with this entire timeline.
July 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sometimes I take a break from work to check the news. Almost every time I do that, I just stare at my phone and loudly say WTAF?!?!? I seriously can't with this entire timeline.
If you are applying for a job that has a clear skills/interest ask, it's really helpful to have either a tailored cover letter or a resume that makes it quite clear that you've been working/interested in the specific area.
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If you are applying for a job that has a clear skills/interest ask, it's really helpful to have either a tailored cover letter or a resume that makes it quite clear that you've been working/interested in the specific area.
Are people officially calling the BBB the Big Billionaire Bailout? The Big BS Bill? The Barrels of Bilious Backlash? I'm open to options.
June 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Are people officially calling the BBB the Big Billionaire Bailout? The Big BS Bill? The Barrels of Bilious Backlash? I'm open to options.