Sociology PhD student; population health, trans health inequalities, gender, demography; avid reader; Goose; she/her; mom to 4 adult kids, 2 kitties, and the sweetest pittie everhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3m3m2qercvk2pOf course they won’t denounce it - it’s who they are [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2025 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3m2qercvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lscihxtm7k2nSo they can continue their human trafficking? Is this really who we are? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscihxtm7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3ljv75s5vik2sHappy international women’s day, friends! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljv75s5vik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lirrpvsark2mWe need more of this sort of activism! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirrpvsark2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lidh7do2o22sHere’s the next level of depravity - canceling transition programs for disabled high schoolers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidh7do2o22shttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lhcfkwmrqk2iI have used data from the Household Pulse Survey (fielded by the US Census) over the past few years to study the differences in trans and cis outcomes. In July 2021, they added gender id questions that made those comparisons possible. Those data sets are gone. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/data/datasets.2024.html#list-tab-126415780103 Feb 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcfkwmrqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lh7yxraoqk25As the article notes, some of these young men are also associated with Peter Thiel…you know, the guy who bankrolled Vance and thinks democracy is a bad idea [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7yxraoqk25https://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lgruohm24k2dHow is this bumbling brain dead buffoon the president? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgruohm24k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lgoar3wq4c2lSitting at the emergency vet on a Sunday - good times. Hoping this is not a recurrence of bladder stones26 Jan 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgoar3wq4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lglrc22hxk2zGood reminder - maybe it’s time to get back to practicing yoga to soothe the constant tension. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglrc22hxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lghldhilmk26A bright light today https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/costco-dei-shareholders-reject-anti-diversity-proposal24 Jan 2025 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lghldhilmk26https://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lgg4wfs4xk2mIt’s Girl Scout cookie time, and @erininthemorning.com has made it easy to find a trans Scout to support. If you want to avoid the shipping costs, you can choose to donate them on the order page…and then you can also support a local Scout for your cookie fix! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg4wfs4xk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lg4ebmj2322uI made the switch to StoryGraph a few months ago. It was very easy to import my Goodreads data and I love it so far. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4ebmj2322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lfkqed54ts2olol - love this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jan 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkqed54ts2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lejxq74it22yAgreed - she is one of the worst [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2024 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejxq74it22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3ldwdpatcn22fMy (adoptive) dad had FTD. As the only sibling who lived in the same state, care decisions fell mostly on my brother. This is a great article with a lot of hope for future treatments. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2024 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwdpatcn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3ldu4vsuwwc2mWent to Goosemas last weekend and now all I want to do is travel to shows. Can I get a PhD in Gooseology instead of Sociology?22 Dec 2024 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldu4vsuwwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3ld3lpm7tz22mThis is absolutely going into my slides for a class presentation I gave today.12 Dec 2024 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld3lpm7tz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lcggm362dc2oAnother example of cruelty being the purpose…expanding Medicaid would benefit the state and its citizens, but conservatives are instead worried about poor people getting something they “didn’t work for” [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcggm362dc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lbwysk35f22cThis is so disappointing. Policies like this add stress to a group that is already stigmatized. We (humans) need to do better and stop caving to transphobia and hate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwysk35f22chttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lbud2i3ycm2wSuper cool to find so many sociologists in one place! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbud2i3ycm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chememom.bsky.social/post/3lbn2kxpft22zOr not, and then we feast! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:h2nbcjqle3rpr7am4eb44thf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn2kxpft22z