I had such a fantastic time at my first @spspnews.bsky.social conference! Denver is beautiful, and I met so many lovely humans. See you all next year in Chicago!

Impacts of NIH Funding on the US Economy, Jobs and Better Health The U.S. National Institutes of Health is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world. NIH activities and funding are major drivers of the United States’ compet...

These aren’t totally hypothetical questions. Currently, the US is in the process of trashing its wildly successful science funding system. NIH, which funds tens of billions of dollars of research each year, has been estimated to generate around $2.50 of economic activity for every $1 funded:

What does the Pulse actually say, & why do we care about it so much?

At first blush, it matches other polls. Recent Pulses show about 10% of American adults fit under the banner of LGBTQ, including about 1% who are transgender, 2% who are nonbinary, 4% who are bisexual & 3% who are gay or lesbian.

“I think, in this age, optimism is a revolutionary act.”

NEW: A federal judge blocked Trump’s effort to stop funding grants and contracts that have DEI components, saying it is likely viewpoint discrimination and worded so vaguely that it will chill free speech.

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Come check out some important work in the LGBTQ+ health space at SPSP this Saturday!

A screenshot of a text excerpt from a court proceeding, showing a conversation between Judge Reyes and Jason C. Lynch about an executive order that defines “sex” strictly as male or female. Judge Reyes challenges this definition, noting that there are roughly 30 different intersex variations and citing examples such as XXX chromosomes, androgen insensitivity, and five-alpha reductase deficiency. Judge Reyes emphasizes that not everyone fits neatly into an XX or XY pattern, concluding that the executive order’s premise—that there are only two sexes—is biologically incorrect.

Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now