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HELLO PARTY (Chicago area) PEOPLE!!!
I will be at Women & Children First Bookstore THIS FRIDAY to talk about my book PERIOD with the amazing Heather Corinna of Scarleteen.
Spread the word! Come yourself! Buy a book or seven!
(AND for my fellow covid safe girlie pops* - masks required!)
https://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/person-event-period-kate-clancy
*My teen son swears girlie pop is gender neutral
Latest newsletter is out! I take on iron and menstruation AGAIN.
I also have one last book event with Heather Corinna of Scarleteen next Friday in Chicago for those that live in the area!
https://buttondown.email/KateClancy/archive/period-29-join-me-in-chicago/
“Where Is There to Go?”
He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage.
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A #NorthCarolina policy that denies state employees coverage for gender-affirming care has been on hold pending appeal.
For one #transgender worker still awaiting surgery, the anxiety is “like somebody has got their hands around my neck.”
#Insurance #Lawsuits #Courts #CivilRights #HumanRights #HealthCare #Hospitals #Patients #Doctors #LGBTQ #News
A North Carolina policy that denies state employees coverage for gender-affirming care has been on hold pending appeal. For one transgender worker still awaiting surgery, the anxiety is “like somebody has got their hands around my neck.”
The Department of Biology at Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor level beginning September 2024. A Ph.D. (or evidence of imminent completion) is required; post doctoral experience is preferred. Salary competitive and consistent with level of experience. Candidates are expected to have high aptitude and interest in undergraduate teaching, […]
Lots of conversation and swirl over the past few days. Here's what hasn't changed, and isn't going to change:
* A space that is safe for white queer people, and not safe for Black queer people, is not a "safe space for queer people."
* We will make the Fediverse safe for people of all backgrounds
* We will make it safer, easier, and cheaper, for admins to keep the most toxic abuse away from their users
* We will take our time designing blocklists and composable moderation.
My interview in Broad Agenda about PERIOD is up! My favorite pull-quote:
"Equating menstruation with weakness or emotional instability is such a tiresome, tired way of conceptualizing the uterus. I mean, if you’re going to be sexist, at least try to be clever about it."
https://www.broadagenda.com.au/2023/periods-are-actually-kind-of-weirdly-cool/
Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. A new book […]
Once upon a time, there was a community called Little Details on LiveJournal. It was a place where fiction writers of all kinds could ask for help with their fact-checking and research. It was a huge, amazing resource before the collapse of LiveJournal took it down.
I recently decided to try resurrecting it on Dreamwidth. It's now open and ready for questions. Come check it out, and boost if you're so inclined!
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