Kori Pacyniak (they/them) 🏳️⚧️
@kpacyniak.bsky.social
PhD in queer & trans studies in religion @UCRiverside | Lecturer in LGBTQ studies @SDSU | lived religion, ethics, gender, sexuality, religion, pop culture, practical theology | sometimes tall ships and nerdy things | https://www.transgendercatholics.com
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a major figure and mentor in the field of queer & trans studies in religion @melissamwilcox.bsky.social suffered a TBI in early Sept but has made amazing progress and is on the road to recovery. Good news: she's coming home, but will need 24/7 care & the fam could use some help. gofund.me/a42d55637
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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We will be exhibiting at the annual conference so stop by to visit us.
30% Off Conference Special
Whether you are attending or not, you can order our books for 30% off with free U.S. shipping. Discount code: RAAR25.
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30% Off Conference Special
Whether you are attending or not, you can order our books for 30% off with free U.S. shipping. Discount code: RAAR25.
www.rutgersuniversit...
#AAR25
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We will be exhibiting at the annual conference so stop by to visit us.
30% Off Conference Special
Whether you are attending or not, you can order our books for 30% off with free U.S. shipping. Discount code: RAAR25.
www.rutgersuniversit...
#AAR25
30% Off Conference Special
Whether you are attending or not, you can order our books for 30% off with free U.S. shipping. Discount code: RAAR25.
www.rutgersuniversit...
#AAR25
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Happy birthday Wendy Carlos 🎂
📷 Leonard M. DeLessio, 1979
"For me, she’s a hero. Not only is she a pioneer in electronic music, but she’s also a pioneer of living with grace, courage, & personal conviction in the modern age."
- Jonny Pierce
📷 Leonard M. DeLessio, 1979
"For me, she’s a hero. Not only is she a pioneer in electronic music, but she’s also a pioneer of living with grace, courage, & personal conviction in the modern age."
- Jonny Pierce
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Happy birthday Wendy Carlos 🎂
📷 Leonard M. DeLessio, 1979
"For me, she’s a hero. Not only is she a pioneer in electronic music, but she’s also a pioneer of living with grace, courage, & personal conviction in the modern age."
- Jonny Pierce
📷 Leonard M. DeLessio, 1979
"For me, she’s a hero. Not only is she a pioneer in electronic music, but she’s also a pioneer of living with grace, courage, & personal conviction in the modern age."
- Jonny Pierce
Never thought I'd read the phrase 'extracorporeal conception' in something that wasn't sci-fi.
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Never thought I'd read the phrase 'extracorporeal conception' in something that wasn't sci-fi.
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If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria.
They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.
Not sure I have time to make a Rumi wig before I leave.... #aarsbl25
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Not sure I have time to make a Rumi wig before I leave.... #aarsbl25
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At #AARSBL25 this panel will discuss purity culture logics in specific policies/ideologies of the Trump Administration 2.0 and explore how understanding these policies/ideologies as rooted in purity logics helps us better challenge and dismantle them.
#feminism #religion #FSR #purityculture
#feminism #religion #FSR #purityculture
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
At #AARSBL25 this panel will discuss purity culture logics in specific policies/ideologies of the Trump Administration 2.0 and explore how understanding these policies/ideologies as rooted in purity logics helps us better challenge and dismantle them.
#feminism #religion #FSR #purityculture
#feminism #religion #FSR #purityculture
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"Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love'"
www.nola.com/louisiana_in...
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Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love'
Preaching love and acceptance in a turbulent time, Louisiana Episcopalians are working to rally support for the LGBTQ+ community.
www.nola.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love'"
www.nola.com/louisiana_in...
www.nola.com/louisiana_in...
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So just a heads up being supportive of trans folks wins you elections.
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
So just a heads up being supportive of trans folks wins you elections.
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Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.
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Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
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I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
a major figure and mentor in the field of queer & trans studies in religion @melissamwilcox.bsky.social suffered a TBI in early Sept but has made amazing progress and is on the road to recovery. Good news: she's coming home, but will need 24/7 care & the fam could use some help. gofund.me/a42d55637
Donate to Standing with the Pitsavas-Wilcox family during recovery, organized by Pitsavas - Wilcox
Our beloved Melissa — spouse, parent, sibling, child, profess… Pitsavas - Wilcox needs your support for Standing with the Pitsavas-Wilcox family during recovery
gofund.me
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
a major figure and mentor in the field of queer & trans studies in religion @melissamwilcox.bsky.social suffered a TBI in early Sept but has made amazing progress and is on the road to recovery. Good news: she's coming home, but will need 24/7 care & the fam could use some help. gofund.me/a42d55637
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There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review.
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
UnCommon Sense
Peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review (In chronological order) Horton, C (2024) The Cass Review: Cis-supremacy in the UK’s approach t...
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October 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review.
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible.
For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...
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🎵🎶If the price is too steep for thee,
Request it from your librar-eeeee!🎵🎶
Request it from your librar-eeeee!🎵🎶
October 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🎵🎶If the price is too steep for thee,
Request it from your librar-eeeee!🎵🎶
Request it from your librar-eeeee!🎵🎶
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Check out this exciting new handbook, especially the fabulous looking essay by the inestimable Kori Pacyniak! @kpacyniak.bsky.social
Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion
This handbook offers a unique, high-quality resource for exploring queer and trans studies in religion, guiding readers through new insights
link.springer.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Check out this exciting new handbook, especially the fabulous looking essay by the inestimable Kori Pacyniak! @kpacyniak.bsky.social
I’m very proud to have a chapter (on queer and trans Jewish theologies) in this volume, which looks stacked with excellent contributions.
Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion
This handbook offers a unique, high-quality resource for exploring queer and trans studies in religion, guiding readers through new insights
link.springer.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excited to see the Palgrave Handbook of Queer and Trans Studies in Religion come out today! I've got a co-authored chapter in it on trans ritual and so many of the other chapters look amazing! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Your task is a big one. Maybe even sometimes a dangerous one. It's a difficult one. But it's a meaningful one. The tragedy is that meaning requires purpose and your purpose originates in difficulties to be overcome. But it's something that can be and needs to be done. You have to do it anyway.
September 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Your task is a big one. Maybe even sometimes a dangerous one. It's a difficult one. But it's a meaningful one. The tragedy is that meaning requires purpose and your purpose originates in difficulties to be overcome. But it's something that can be and needs to be done. You have to do it anyway.
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This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms
Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high
edmontonjournal.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.
Last week, IMSA and the theatre world lost an amazing person who I was once privileged to share a stage with.
Rest in peace and rise in power Lavina. <3
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Rest in peace and rise in power Lavina. <3
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Remembering Lavina Jadhwani 1983–2025 - Chicago Reader
The director, writer, and advocate died September 10, leaving a rich legacy as a theatermaker, mentor, and friend at theaters across the U.S.
chicagoreader.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Last week, IMSA and the theatre world lost an amazing person who I was once privileged to share a stage with.
Rest in peace and rise in power Lavina. <3
chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
Rest in peace and rise in power Lavina. <3
chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
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I love when I'm talking to people about the act of Paul and Thecla and I get to ask them if they've read the AO3 fanfic about Paul being a gender studies professor and when they inevitably say "What are you talking about?" I get to drop this gem on them.
September 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I love when I'm talking to people about the act of Paul and Thecla and I get to ask them if they've read the AO3 fanfic about Paul being a gender studies professor and when they inevitably say "What are you talking about?" I get to drop this gem on them.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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September 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM