Steven Fino
@stevenfino.bsky.social
A PhD candidate at English researching queer British fiction of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Graduate editorial assistant for Temple University Press.
Discovered a book that sounds like it would be the perfect thing to cite in my dissertation, and the only places that seem to have any record of its existence is a dissertation from 1962 and a used bookstore in Scotland.
September 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovered a book that sounds like it would be the perfect thing to cite in my dissertation, and the only places that seem to have any record of its existence is a dissertation from 1962 and a used bookstore in Scotland.
Had a very dumb idea for a poster and decided I needed to make it
August 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Had a very dumb idea for a poster and decided I needed to make it
Lady Macbeth is greatly enjoying getting to play with the paper as I type up my dissertation revisions
August 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Lady Macbeth is greatly enjoying getting to play with the paper as I type up my dissertation revisions
My Cat 🤝 My Boyfriend's Cat
Not letting my write my dissertation
Not letting my write my dissertation
June 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My Cat 🤝 My Boyfriend's Cat
Not letting my write my dissertation
Not letting my write my dissertation
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A mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries includes works by Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. pen.org/magic-tree-h... #bannedbooks #censorship
‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans - PEN America
The removals in Tennessee are the result of a growing political movement to control information through book banning.
pen.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A mind-boggling list of hundreds of books purged from some Tennessee school libraries includes works by Magic Tree House author Mary Pope Osborne, children’s poet Shel Silverstein, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. pen.org/magic-tree-h... #bannedbooks #censorship
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The Cass Review is fraud science
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Cass Review is fraud science
Big fan of when students include a request for the recipe of the cookies I bake for them when they ask for me to go over a draft they've written
April 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Big fan of when students include a request for the recipe of the cookies I bake for them when they ask for me to go over a draft they've written
Accidentally sent multiple emails to students while having "Steven Financial" as my last name due to autocorrect. A student responded calling that my "Econ Proffsona"
April 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Accidentally sent multiple emails to students while having "Steven Financial" as my last name due to autocorrect. A student responded calling that my "Econ Proffsona"
Apparently Oscar Wilde could theoretically win a Tony Award this year as the co-author of the current production of The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tony Awards Eligibility Decided for OPERATION MINCEMEAT, REDWOOD and More
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more here!
www.broadwayworld.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Apparently Oscar Wilde could theoretically win a Tony Award this year as the co-author of the current production of The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Maybe uncancel the four-site longitudinal study of adolescents receiving gender-affirming medical care that you cancelled?
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Maybe uncancel the four-site longitudinal study of adolescents receiving gender-affirming medical care that you cancelled?
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Each year on March 25 we commemorate the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragic event took the lives of 146 mostly young, immigrant women workers in 1911.
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Each year on March 25 we commemorate the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This tragic event took the lives of 146 mostly young, immigrant women workers in 1911.
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The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights. Later, the Q+ also disappeared.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
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1. On Friday, protests erupted at Stonewall National Monument, the historic site of the Stonewall uprisings that ignited the modern gay rights movement, in response to the National Park Service removing transgender people from the Stonewall Website.
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Protests Erupt At Stonewall After Trump Removes Trans People From Monument Website
At least one reporter counted the attendees of the protest to number over 1,000 people.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
1. On Friday, protests erupted at Stonewall National Monument, the historic site of the Stonewall uprisings that ignited the modern gay rights movement, in response to the National Park Service removing transgender people from the Stonewall Website.
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Teaching Foucault's Discipline and Punish next week and genuinely considering just handing my students the latest issue of @denizcamp.bsky.social 's The Ultimates to help them understand what Foucault is talking about.
February 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Teaching Foucault's Discipline and Punish next week and genuinely considering just handing my students the latest issue of @denizcamp.bsky.social 's The Ultimates to help them understand what Foucault is talking about.
I am incredibly tempted to include the tweet "don't call it a traditional marriage if it doesn't even secure an alliance between rival fiefdoms" in my dissertation but horrified by the thought of my committee chair seeing me cite someone who called themself "Helena Bottom Farter"
February 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am incredibly tempted to include the tweet "don't call it a traditional marriage if it doesn't even secure an alliance between rival fiefdoms" in my dissertation but horrified by the thought of my committee chair seeing me cite someone who called themself "Helena Bottom Farter"
One of my favorite things about teaching literature is when a student comes up to talk to me about a book they’re excited about. Always love seeing students passionate about something
February 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of my favorite things about teaching literature is when a student comes up to talk to me about a book they’re excited about. Always love seeing students passionate about something
As someone studying queer literature at Temple University, quite cool to hear that someone so important to the creation of queer historical archives is an alumnus
Today’s new episode of Bad Gays is about an eccentric, wealthy businessman––with the pet tiger and Mexican nudist ashram to match––who also financially supported trans research, gay history, and dolphin ESP. badgayspod.com/episode-arch...
S8E5: Reed Erickson — Bad Gays
An eccentric, wealthy businessman–with the pet tiger, Mexican nudist ashram, ketamine and cocaine habits, and baroque legal battles to prove it–who also financially supported trans research, gay histo...
badgayspod.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As someone studying queer literature at Temple University, quite cool to hear that someone so important to the creation of queer historical archives is an alumnus
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The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax."
PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.
PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The US Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has dismissed 11 complaints and six allegations related to book bans, saying it was ending "Biden’s book ban hoax."
PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.
PEN America counted over 10,000 instances of school book bans in the 2023-24 school year, nearly 3X the number in the previous year.
The best example I have for explaining to students that sexuality is a social construct is to bring up the concept of straight men who are attracted to femboys, and the response from my students is always fun to see. All five stages of grief are represented
January 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The best example I have for explaining to students that sexuality is a social construct is to bring up the concept of straight men who are attracted to femboys, and the response from my students is always fun to see. All five stages of grief are represented
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Trump criminalizes trans people to uproarious applause
January 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump criminalizes trans people to uproarious applause
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...FYI, the VIDEO IS UP! "Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)" – if you appreciate it, please share widely & "like" & "subscribe" & such! youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)
YouTube video by Julia Serano
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
...FYI, the VIDEO IS UP! "Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)" – if you appreciate it, please share widely & "like" & "subscribe" & such! youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
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today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators":
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
Debunking Myths About Trans People & Restrooms (& other “sexual predator” tropes)
YouTube video by Julia Serano
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
today the House passed a Trans Sports ban, and they will likely forward a federal Trans Bathroom Ban soon. my latest essay is a deep-dive into research studies that debunk such such legislation & chronicle the long history of smearing marginalized groups as "sexual predators":
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
youtu.be/nK41ePuOmzY
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Community! We’ve been so grateful for the outpouring of support for our emergency - today the Eagles start the playoffs and you can further your support by giving to @eliotshorrparks.bsky.social season-long fundraiser.
All funds go towards brand new books!
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#touchdownsforbooks
All funds go towards brand new books!
gofund.me/f7bc2c35
#touchdownsforbooks
Donate to Touchdowns for Books: Score Big with Eliot & the Eagles , organized by Tree House Books
Hey Eagles fans! Ready to turn touchdowns into treasures? For… Tree House Books needs your support for Touchdowns for Books: Score Big with Eliot & the Eagles
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January 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Community! We’ve been so grateful for the outpouring of support for our emergency - today the Eagles start the playoffs and you can further your support by giving to @eliotshorrparks.bsky.social season-long fundraiser.
All funds go towards brand new books!
gofund.me/f7bc2c35
#touchdownsforbooks
All funds go towards brand new books!
gofund.me/f7bc2c35
#touchdownsforbooks
I am a very serious instructor who teaches very serious classes
January 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I am a very serious instructor who teaches very serious classes
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this is a really good breakdown if you want to know the role your Dem senator played in throwing trans kids under the bus with their NDAA vote yesterday:
🧵i'm in twitter jail so bsky gets my NDAA yells. biden will sign the 1st ever federal healthcare ban. the natl party is transphobic to the core. here's the sen vote color coded w/ just bullshit i already had at hand. i screamed this was happening and i am never fucking wrong. 1/15
December 19, 2024 at 5:15 PM
this is a really good breakdown if you want to know the role your Dem senator played in throwing trans kids under the bus with their NDAA vote yesterday: