Jes Matsick
@jesmatsick.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Psych & WGSS @Penn State; stigma, gender/sex, inclusion, reproductive justice & intersectionality; feminist psychologist; academic mom; umich PhD alum; she/her; opinions & views are mine 🌈
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Michigan watching Columbia give in and continue to get attacked:
March 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Michigan watching Columbia give in and continue to get attacked:
Reaching the point where I choose to be left off projects than use Microsoft OneDrive to collaborate
March 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reaching the point where I choose to be left off projects than use Microsoft OneDrive to collaborate
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“For all this talk about free speech, this is direct censorship of scientific research.”
Misinformation researchers are being investigated under a fake “censorship industrial complex” narrative at the same time as the govt is literally censoring scientific research. Free speech warriors indeed 🙄
Misinformation researchers are being investigated under a fake “censorship industrial complex” narrative at the same time as the govt is literally censoring scientific research. Free speech warriors indeed 🙄
“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social.
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
“This is direct censorship of scientific research.”
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“For all this talk about free speech, this is direct censorship of scientific research.”
Misinformation researchers are being investigated under a fake “censorship industrial complex” narrative at the same time as the govt is literally censoring scientific research. Free speech warriors indeed 🙄
Misinformation researchers are being investigated under a fake “censorship industrial complex” narrative at the same time as the govt is literally censoring scientific research. Free speech warriors indeed 🙄
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“The ambiguity and the vagueness of the executive order is on purpose,” said Logan Casey of @mapresearch.bsky.social. “Because that is the ultimate goal of the Trump administration: to make this care unavailable to anyone.” truthout.org/articles/hos...
Hospitals Are Curtailing Gender-Affirming Care Beyond Scope Set by Trump’s Order
Even trans adults with private insurance are starting to face problems as hospitals indulge in anticipatory compliance.
truthout.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“The ambiguity and the vagueness of the executive order is on purpose,” said Logan Casey of @mapresearch.bsky.social. “Because that is the ultimate goal of the Trump administration: to make this care unavailable to anyone.” truthout.org/articles/hos...
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Students! The first amendment to the US constitution guarantees your right to free speech & to express your views via protest. Do with this knowledge (& power) what you will.
March 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Students! The first amendment to the US constitution guarantees your right to free speech & to express your views via protest. Do with this knowledge (& power) what you will.
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This drives me nuts. Do not comply in advance ppl! Executive orders are NOT laws:
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/02/23/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/02/23/c...
NU Libraries remove DEI
Northwestern Libraries removed the mention of diversity on its website, following President Donald Trump’s executive orders against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Earlier this month, the...
dailynorthwestern.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This drives me nuts. Do not comply in advance ppl! Executive orders are NOT laws:
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/02/23/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/02/23/c...
Welcome to BlueSky, Brianna and Jude! 🥰 Follow two of my fabulous PhD students if interested in connecting re: broad interests in intersectionality, feminist/critical psych, and gender/sex/LGBTQ experiences: @bnachelle.bsky.social and @sullivanjude.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Welcome to BlueSky, Brianna and Jude! 🥰 Follow two of my fabulous PhD students if interested in connecting re: broad interests in intersectionality, feminist/critical psych, and gender/sex/LGBTQ experiences: @bnachelle.bsky.social and @sullivanjude.bsky.social
Nice work, @emersont.bsky.social! Love seeing you in your element. Proud advisor moment 😊
I was honored this week to give my first talk (of hopefully many) at #SPSP2025
🏳️⚧️ Growing Together: Trans Joy & Relationships 🏳️⚧️
A quick thread 🧵 👇
🏳️⚧️ Growing Together: Trans Joy & Relationships 🏳️⚧️
A quick thread 🧵 👇
February 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nice work, @emersont.bsky.social! Love seeing you in your element. Proud advisor moment 😊
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Donald Trump’s petty threats are beneath the Office of the President.
Governor Janet Mills embodies servant leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Governor Janet Mills embodies servant leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Maine governor tells Trump ‘see you in court’ amid faceoff over trans athletes
Trump threatened to withhold federal education funding if Maine does not comply with his executive order and bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Donald Trump’s petty threats are beneath the Office of the President.
Governor Janet Mills embodies servant leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Governor Janet Mills embodies servant leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This is a reminder for myself as well as anyone else who needs it: amidst all this chaos and confusion, pick your lane. Find something to do that will provide agency, educate those in your community and push back against what is happening
Y’all we are in this for a long haul. We’ve got navigate this anxiety and develop both a personal vision and collective vision of what our worlds will look like to motivate us, the people we lead and the people who lead us. We need to identify both short term and long term organizing opportunities
February 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is a reminder for myself as well as anyone else who needs it: amidst all this chaos and confusion, pick your lane. Find something to do that will provide agency, educate those in your community and push back against what is happening
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Some people’s research will be flagged and then will move on with clarification. Other people’s research will be flagged and… it’s done. The differences in who those people are will not be random.
Slightly annoying how many of the comments are like, "This is written so broadly it's going to even affect ME over here in chemistry" or whatever. We need to (always) stand together as scientists whether you're the target or the collateral damage.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Some people’s research will be flagged and then will move on with clarification. Other people’s research will be flagged and… it’s done. The differences in who those people are will not be random.
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Apparently, at a meeting for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, which hosts the ADVANCE annual conference in DC, the president revealed that the NSF Advance website content was archived, and the program officers were put on administrative leave. Just confirmed: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
February 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Apparently, at a meeting for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, which hosts the ADVANCE annual conference in DC, the president revealed that the NSF Advance website content was archived, and the program officers were put on administrative leave. Just confirmed: new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
More of this, please.
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care (Gift Article)
A White House executive order last week threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James said in ...
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
More of this, please.
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This is a 5 alarm fire. They're going to pull down all publicly available data, studies, guidance, etc that involves LGBTQ people so when the worst happens to us, no one will know. They're actively trying to erase us.
gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-...
gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-...
CDC Ordered to Scrub Website of Words Like 'Transgender' and 'LGBT'
A CDC employee spoke with Gizmodo about the
gizmodo.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is a 5 alarm fire. They're going to pull down all publicly available data, studies, guidance, etc that involves LGBTQ people so when the worst happens to us, no one will know. They're actively trying to erase us.
gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-...
gizmodo.com/cdc-ordered-...
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Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
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If you’re new to BlueSky, here’s a starter pack of cool people you can follow. You’re welcome.
December 15, 2024 at 10:29 PM
If you’re new to BlueSky, here’s a starter pack of cool people you can follow. You’re welcome.
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I would add that rejecting "viewpoint diversity" is the entire point of the academy. We evaluate the value of ideas, and drop charlatans claiming global warming isn't real, discrimination doesn't exist, or vaccines cause autism.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
The very same people who lambasted DEI efforts as a subversion of the meritocracy are happily taking money and jobs in the name of “viewpoint diversity”
This is a deeply researched article showing the web of conservative foundations and think tanks supporting efforts like UNC’s “civic life” school. Basically, if you study U.S. history through a conservative lens, there’s money out there for you.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
December 11, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I would add that rejecting "viewpoint diversity" is the entire point of the academy. We evaluate the value of ideas, and drop charlatans claiming global warming isn't real, discrimination doesn't exist, or vaccines cause autism.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
They've lost in the "marketplace of ideas" so are rigging the game.
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While NIH’s total spending on research grants grew from $26.3 billion to $43.7 billion between 2013 to 2023, the % spent on women's health dropped from 9.7% to 7.9%. And so we still don't have cures to common conditions like endometriosis. @meredithwadman.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH needs a new institute for women’s health research, expert panel says
National Academies report also calls for $16 billion in new money
www.science.org
December 8, 2024 at 9:21 PM
While NIH’s total spending on research grants grew from $26.3 billion to $43.7 billion between 2013 to 2023, the % spent on women's health dropped from 9.7% to 7.9%. And so we still don't have cures to common conditions like endometriosis. @meredithwadman.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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It's print day! We coded sexual misconduct policies from 381 universities, documenting 1) a jaw-dropping 125 terms used to define sexual assault + 2) conflicting definitions for SA across + w/in policies. Implications for adjudication, SA knowledge are discussed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 3, 2024 at 8:45 PM
It's print day! We coded sexual misconduct policies from 381 universities, documenting 1) a jaw-dropping 125 terms used to define sexual assault + 2) conflicting definitions for SA across + w/in policies. Implications for adjudication, SA knowledge are discussed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Thanks to our very wise Board of Trustees, one of the courses I normally teach (LGBTQ History), along with 431 others, will no longer count toward the fulfillment of general education requirements. Just another day in the “Free State of Florida.” 🗃️
"The 432 courses that were removed from General Education range from Theories of African American Studies, Critics of Religion and American Multi-Ethnic Literature to Feminism and Globalization, the Evolution of Human Sexuality and LGBTQ History."
FSU board OKs removal of over 400 courses from general education offerings after review
“We’re living through an era of legislature-driven higher education reform,” FSU Provost Jim Clark said.
www.tallahassee.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Thanks to our very wise Board of Trustees, one of the courses I normally teach (LGBTQ History), along with 431 others, will no longer count toward the fulfillment of general education requirements. Just another day in the “Free State of Florida.” 🗃️
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This from @jonathanecollins.bsky.social looks great. Folks support teaching core ideas from Critial Race Theory—that racism is structural (and bad)—but oppose teaching “CRT” because policy makers tarnished the brand.
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
They only hate the term: policy branding and the politics of critical race theory | Journal of Public Policy | Cambridge Core
They only hate the term: policy branding and the politics of critical race theory
www.cambridge.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
This from @jonathanecollins.bsky.social looks great. Folks support teaching core ideas from Critial Race Theory—that racism is structural (and bad)—but oppose teaching “CRT” because policy makers tarnished the brand.
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This has broad implications beyond the case.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Jfc cis people, we really fucking need you on this one. Barring people from accessing bathroom facilities is barring people from public life, and if they succeed here they’re going to move on to barring them from every other possible place.
Call your reps please.
Call your reps please.
Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Jfc cis people, we really fucking need you on this one. Barring people from accessing bathroom facilities is barring people from public life, and if they succeed here they’re going to move on to barring them from every other possible place.
Call your reps please.
Call your reps please.
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November 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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WGSS courses just continue to be the coolest. (And every time I hear about these social justice learning activities, I feel like I should take time off to learn to quilt… for my students, of course). www.psu.edu/news/univers...
Students use maker tech to create feminist quilts, buttons, justice awareness | Penn State University
Penn State students are experiencing a transformative way of learning thanks to a collaboration between Teaching and Learning with Technology Media Commons and Maker Commons, part of University Librar...
www.psu.edu
November 18, 2024 at 4:27 PM
WGSS courses just continue to be the coolest. (And every time I hear about these social justice learning activities, I feel like I should take time off to learn to quilt… for my students, of course). www.psu.edu/news/univers...