Forum Modi (he/him) 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

A recruitment poster for a Survey on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education. Text on poster: "Survey on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education. IRB # 29279 Have you used online spaces such as social media to learn about your sexual health? Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington are interested in understanding how transmasculine individuals use the internet to find sexual education resources. Participants Needed for Our Survey! Are Eligible? 18+ Located in US Identify as transmasc Have searched online for sexual education information Photo Credit: Dianne Rosario, Trendify " Visual Description: Background colors are pink, blue and white. There is an image of a frog holding a trans flag heart in the top right. There are three very queer people hugging in a drawing in the middle-right of the poster. In the bottom left there is a QR code that says Scan or go to the link below. The link below is bit.ly/TransOnlineSexEd.

My next study is focused on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education.

Please share this with anyone who may be interested in this study!

bit.ly/TransOnlineSexEd

As a form of celebration my bird ate millet off of my Qualifying Exam.

@hibbythach.com @julianradish.bsky.social @mayworms.info

Thank you for attending!

An image of someone's zoom screen with 5 people smiling and 3 people with their cameras off. Described left to right: Row 1: A smiling man (me) with a beard and long hair has a small red and green bird on his shoulder, A smiling woman with pink hair and mustache wearing a vertical striped sweater, A smiling woman with long black hair wearing a grey button down. Row 2: A smiling man with short black hair wearing a brown sweater, a smiling woman with glasses and blonde hair wearing a green scarf and shirt. The remaining zoom attendees have their cameras off.

Last Wednesday I finally presented my Qualifying Exam on Designing Trans Tech with Decolonial Theory!

Thank you to my committee members for your help in finally becoming a PhD Candidate 😎

Looking forward to my proposal as I'm just starting my first dissertation study :)

A recruitment poster for a Survey on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education. Text on poster: "Survey on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education. IRB # 29279 Have you used online spaces such as social media to learn about your sexual health? Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington are interested in understanding how transmasculine individuals use the internet to find sexual education resources. Participants Needed for Our Survey! Are Eligible? 18+ Located in US Identify as transmasc Have searched online for sexual education information Photo Credit: Dianne Rosario, Trendify " Visual Description: Background colors are pink, blue and white. There is an image of a frog holding a trans flag heart in the top right. There are three very queer people hugging in a drawing in the middle-right of the poster. In the bottom left there is a QR code that says Scan or go to the link below. The link below is bit.ly/TransOnlineSexEd.

My next study is focused on Transmasculine Online Sexual Education.

Please share this with anyone who may be interested in this study!

bit.ly/TransOnlineSexEd

The Bluesky management is a really good example of how you can't just assume that putting a person who has experienced marginalization in charge will solve issues for marginalized people on that platform/service. If that person is deeply privileged, they'll still side with capital.

People have told me that the way I hold weight makes me look kinda "buff" which has given me a lot of euphoria.

While this is mainly the impact of physical health problems and I want to feel healthier, it did make me feel good when someone mistook me for a bouncer once.

Baby bird *finishes hatching* Sorry… am I in a bowl of sticks? Am I in a fucking bowl of sticks a thousand feet off the ground right now, yes or no

Finally performed at an open mic in Bloomington and people shared a lot of kind words about the songs I've been working on.

Downside is now I'm inspired and awake past 2am writing music 😂

Don't burn yourself out at the start of the semester and listen to Sandy!

Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows Some of the marginalized groups most likely to be harmed by AI are also most wary of it. A new study’s findings raise questions about equity and consent in technology design.

New article out in @theconversation.com!

"When people at high risk of algorithmic harm such as trans people and disabled people are also those most wary of AI, that’s an indication for AI designers, developers and policymakers to reassess their efforts."

theconversation.com/transgender-...

me, a bisexual transsexual

Every time I am not on top of my anxiety meds, I get a ton of work done but I neglect my health.

When I am on top of my meds I am much less productive but healthier to my body.

I keep having to constantly remind myself my health is more important than getting a publication.

Let’s all remember that our conferences are attended by people who speak many languages. Your presentation is a chance to explain your research as clearly as possible. It is not the time to try to show off your vocabulary, which is likely inaccessible to many in the room.

This is genuinely dangerous shit that can do people real harm. *Stop Using These Tools*

I'm so confused, what do they even mean by cooler?

I think my body only chooses to have nightmares when I'm with my husband because his cats wake me up from them.

Traveling in the US is becoming pretty hectic. I'm flying into Newark hoping my plane will actually leave and I just found out there's a NJ transit train strike.

Travel has become so routine and mundane for me that I really took it functioning (somewhat) reliably for granted

How could you not be impressed by a bird in your yard? This dude can fly anywhere and it came here to hang out with you

I have a coworker who has a sign at their desk: "I'm not weird I'm gifted"

Honey be both. Be free.

Rather than parroting results here I’d recommend reading the full paper as it’s open access.

Instead I’ll highlight some of the cascading issues related to legal gender recognition in hopes of highlighting why it’s so important, especially in light of the UK decision and related efforts.

it’s been such an honor to work on this project and i am so proud of this team! my friendship ended with the NSF, trans technologies are my only friend

I find it very hard to say no but today I backed out of a project I got pulled into but really had little interest or motivation for.

I feel so much better :)

I had a dream the other night about teaching a bunch of kids about the history of the word nerd 😂

I think I miss teaching this semester.

Sometimes updating your resume is nice because you're like oh I have done a lot of things.

asked my 6yo if she knew what the song she was singing (pink pony club) was about. "no," she answered, "wait--gay?"

Dog watching for professors is so much fun.

I get to hang out in a really cool house with sweet dogs and sleep in a much more comfortable bed than mine. It feels like a free Airbnb stay where I get paid.

Bloomington friends please come out to this book event!!

Tomorrow I have a book event in the sweetest of towns in the reddest of states: Bloomington, Indiana! I'll be in conversation with Meredith Lee, facilitated by @forumjmodi.bsky.social, at Redbud Books.

Whenever Edward (my bird) is in zoom class with me he decides it's time to eat the camera or demand cuddles.