Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D.

This has been part of the trans-kids moral panic for years, gay adults going "If I grew up now, they'd convince me I'm trans."

If your movement had real evidence, you wouldn't be pointing to alternative-universe hypotheticals! Child psychologists know the difference between gay kids and trans kids

Many Americans hold contradictory opinions on the same policies Our new poll finds question wording can swing opinion by 20+ points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights. That's a problem for people who use polls to tell politicians what voters want.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 3 StrengthInNumbers
New polling on strong “framing effect” of trans issues.

Should minors be able to get GAC?
Opposed 57-28% net -29%
Should minors be be able to get doctor-recommended GAC after diagnosis.
Supported 44-28%, net +16%

That's a 45% swing.

So when you apply for ODSP they ask for your "sex at birth" (wtaf). When I replied "my birth certificate says X", they told me I needed to pick either M or F. I told them to flip a coin as either is incorrect.

Wild idea, but I think the ON government should have to accept ON birth certificates.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

9. As a result of this extreme anti-transgender law, the state of Kansas has seen its status deteriorate to a "Do Not Travel" warning in the EITM Trans Risk Map. Transgender people should exercise extreme caution when traveling through the state.

I did read the law and project this, but as it's coming to pass I find myself still capable of being shocked at how far the country I grew up in has fallen.

It is not a free country if a person can drive to work and be arrested for being transgender and having once legally changed their documents.

Two dogs, a black potcake (50lbs) and a smaller tricolor beagle (20lbs) laying in bed together, butt to butt. Cheek to cheek, you could say. And I did.

🎶Heaven, I'm in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When my dogs are out here sleeping cheek to cheek🎶

Have to share this on Blue Sky so I hit all the platforms.

No better way to celebrate #NISAW2026 than knowing that boaters who are aware of Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers and Clean Drain Dry are more likely to perform AIS prevention actions.

SAH! SAH! SAH! SAH!

Anti-Trans Op-Ed & News Story Bingo™ I’m old. Old enough to remember the 1980s and 1990s and early 2000s, when mainstream media largely ignored trans people.

"how the fuck am I supposed to respond to this morning’s latest high-profile op-ed: It’s Pamela Paul, in the New York Times, with the JK Rowling. It’s like the game of Clue: just a rotating mix of the same writers & media outlets & anti-trans talking points." juliaserano.medium.com/anti-trans-o...

Webinar banner showing four experts discussing Indigenous knowledge in environmental decision-making, scheduled for March 9, 2026, 11 AM to 12 PM EDT.

On March 9, 11 AM ET, join Canadian Science Publishing and the Canadian Centre for Evidence-Informed Conservation Centre (Carleton University) for a webinar on Indigenous knowledge and environmental decisions. Register now: https://ow.ly/jZl350YkxaR

#IndigenousKnowledge #Webinar Steven J Cooke

New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on drivers licenses, birth certificates Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver's licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many of their birth certificates.

Roughly 1,700 trans people in Kansas are going to have their driver's licenses and birth certificates revoked this week.

apnews.com/article/tran...

☕🌍 We’re back! Season 6 of #CoffeeGeogPod kicks off with a brilliant convo with environmental researcher & EDIA advocate @inclusivescience.ca
Invasive species, identity, gaming, dogs & more— the perfect brew for 2026.

🎧 LISTEN: soundcloud.com/geogr...
#Geography #EDI #InvasiveSpecies

Climate literacy as safeguarding: What reasonable professional responsibility looks like The final part of the "This isn't activism, it's duty of care". Here I propose five 'reasonable responsibilties' of educators regarding climate change and its impact on children. By combining the three reports explored, we recognise children's emotional connections to nature, school systems' contributions to environmental issues, and officially recognised ecological risks. Rather than advocating for heroic actions, I call for acknowledgment of climate-related concerns, careful language, and institutional honesty. The aim is to cultivate climate literacy without placing undue burden on students, grounding responsibilities in shared, reasonable actions rather than individual blame.

Final post of the series. Safeguarding rarely arrives with sirens. Children already care. Risks are now formally recognised. Schools sit inside these systems. What does 'reasonable responsibility' look like?
#Safeguarding #ClimateLiteracy #Education #DutyOfCare #ChildWellbeing

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that’s gonna vary wildly based on the person and the situation

if you want to show support, wear a trans flag and/or pronoun pins

if you’re the same gender, be a bathroom buddy

and if they get misgendered or deadnamed by others, don’t let it slide

if you’re concerned, ask them what they need

So much fun! Thanks for being an awesome guest to launch the new season. Can't wait for folks to hear it! #CoffeeGeogPod

I had a great time chatting with @geogramblings.com for #GeogQOverABrew! Folks should be able to listen to the episode next month! 🧑‍🔬🫣

I’m talking to Gadfly in just a few hours for #CoffeeGeogPod. Last chance for a #GeogQOverABrew!

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.

📣It's time! Get your #GeogQOverABrew in before Tuesday to ask the wonderful @inclusivescience.ca about the interconnections between science, society, and policy, particularly regarding aquatic invasive species.

🙋Reply to this post with your Q and it may be read out during the chat! #CoffeeGeogPod

Very glad to contribute to this review on #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪🌍🌐 #Non-native species

*learners permit driver's license

I got my G1! 😱

Live updates: Trump confirms U.S. strikes on Venezuela, says Maduro was 'captured' Follow live updates as a series of explosions are heard around Venezuela's capital after a military buildup in the Caribbean, tanker seizures, and Trump pressing President Nicolás Maduro to step down.

Something I've yet to see many on here talk about "Venezuela’s attorney general, Tarek William Saab, said innocent civilians have been killed in today’s strikes."

www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-...

I do not want AI in my house.
I do not want AI to generate a blouse.
I do not want it in my games
I do not want it to win fame.
I do not want it, to be fair,
Because I do not want it anywhere

A venn diagram - two circles (things i like to do and thinks I'm good at) are slightly overlapping Another circle isn't overlapping anything (things that make money) a very irregular shape doesn't touch anything and is labeled (things i can do without getting sicker) mybodyistryingtokillme.com

I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case

“All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is life’s only irreducible essence”—Gould

Evolutionary biology is the study of how complicated and diverse life can be; the field has its jerks, but a good evolutionary biologist learns pretty fast that life doesn’t like boundaries or binaries