Fifth Ellement
@fifthellement.bsky.social
Any/All pronouns.
Fan of art, nature, engineering, and everything beautiful in life.
Fan of art, nature, engineering, and everything beautiful in life.
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This article by Ashley et al is a fantastic exploration of our evidence-based best practices for caring for detrans peoples' needs in a timely, effective, and most importantly *harm-minimizing* manner.
Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
A 🧵
Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
A 🧵
Gatekeeping does NOT benefit detrans people.
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
Our paper on gatekeeping and detransition is now out! I’m immensely hyped for this paper, written in collaboration with wondrous scholars and including co-authors who have lived experience with detransition.
Official link: doi.org/10.1080/1553...
February 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This article by Ashley et al is a fantastic exploration of our evidence-based best practices for caring for detrans peoples' needs in a timely, effective, and most importantly *harm-minimizing* manner.
Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
A 🧵
Or, in plain language?
How we can make sure the folks who need to detrans aren't hurt.
A 🧵
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Transphobia is a rich man's game. It allows billionaires to position themselves as brave truthtellers challenging the status quo without really risking anything because the group they're demeaning lacks much of any institutional power. It gives them the thrill of martyrdom without any sacrifice.
Scoops w/ @mikeisaac.bsky.social and @sheeraf.bsky.social:
-Zuck overhauled Meta’s hate speech policy in Nov after convos with Andreessen about progressives policing speech
-Kaplan led the policy rewrite, championing the removal of language protecting trans people www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/t...
-Zuck overhauled Meta’s hate speech policy in Nov after convos with Andreessen about progressives policing speech
-Kaplan led the policy rewrite, championing the removal of language protecting trans people www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/t...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are jus...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Transphobia is a rich man's game. It allows billionaires to position themselves as brave truthtellers challenging the status quo without really risking anything because the group they're demeaning lacks much of any institutional power. It gives them the thrill of martyrdom without any sacrifice.
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The laugh I have let out from the depths of my beautiful soul
This is also part of the Wikipedia issue
They need content BAD
Engagement don’t count no more and they can’t prove cultural superiority with out culture
This is also part of the Wikipedia issue
They need content BAD
Engagement don’t count no more and they can’t prove cultural superiority with out culture
Man creates toxic dump site:
“Please plant flowers here.”
“Please plant flowers here.”
December 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The laugh I have let out from the depths of my beautiful soul
This is also part of the Wikipedia issue
They need content BAD
Engagement don’t count no more and they can’t prove cultural superiority with out culture
This is also part of the Wikipedia issue
They need content BAD
Engagement don’t count no more and they can’t prove cultural superiority with out culture
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“Temperatures to plummet”
THEY HAD FUCKING BETTER.
THEY HAD FUCKING BETTER.
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
“Temperatures to plummet”
THEY HAD FUCKING BETTER.
THEY HAD FUCKING BETTER.