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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · 13d

@littlepuss.net !!

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · 13d

Um !!!!

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · 21d

Protecting trans kids includes my inner child !!

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Aug 17

Me saying, "thank you for your service" to every cute girl in a hot fit.

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jul 25

Kissing to say 'hello' is romantic and kissing to say 'bye' is platonic. I leave the rather trivial proof of this maxim as an exercise for the reader--have fun 😘

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jul 25

Kissing to say 'hello' is romantic and kissing to say 'bye' is platonic. I leave the rather trivial proof of this maxim as an exercise for the reader--have fun 😘

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jul 15

There are still times! But not as often or as strong

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jul 15

Wild now that, after bottom surgery, I feel so much less compelled to call my body a 'flesh prison'

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jul 7

Overhearing a prof meet up with a grad student to discuss dissertation and feeling FOMO. What a loss, to not have me working with grad students.

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Natalie Alana Ashton @natalan.bsky.social · Jun 20

noone make any decisions with long term effects until at least sunday, it's too hot to think good

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Amy Marvin @amymarvin.bsky.social · Jun 18

New essay: "Atmospheres of Conversion" - We argue that trans films (The People's Joker & I Saw the TV Glow) frame anti-trans conversion as central to cis society and that creating trans art spaces is one way to fight back! Written with @echosequence.space Preprint here: philpapers.org/rec/MARAOC-16

Atmospheres of Conversion: Trans Cinema, Tactics, and t4t Sociality

Amy Marvin and Isobel Bess

Author preprint. Forthcoming in philoSOPHIA: A Journal of Transcontinental Feminism. Please cite the final published version when available.

Abstract: This essay draws from recent trans films to map a social atmosphere of anti-trans conversion beyond the discrete set of social, medical, and psychiatric practices normally discussed in this context. To explain this phenomenon, we introduce a permeating organizational maxim of cis society we refer to as the Silenic imperative: that it is best to not live as trans, and second best to cease living as trans as soon as possible. The People’s Joker and I Saw the TV Glow depict this permeating atmosphere of conversion within mass culture, constituted by and constitutive of spaces in which trans existence is systematically threatened and repressed. By staging atmospheres of conversion, both films likewise stage tactics of trans resistance that open new spaces for trans sociality. We consider how these films frame attempts to navigate and resist atmospheres of conversion, considering trans-for-trans (t4t) sociality as a site of both escape and failure. We conclude by considering trans cinema itself as a site of tactics against atmospheres of anti-trans conversion in our own world and as a source for life-sustaining sociality. This is especially important within the contemporary atmosphere of cis society and its attempts to suffuse and snuff out all trans life.

Keywords: Atmospheres; Conversion Therapy; Queer and Trans Film; Practice Theory; t4t

“This isn’t the Midnight Realm, Maddy, it’s just the suburbs.”
-Owen, I Saw the TV Glow

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 16

But I care so much for the trans people still doing philosophy that I can't help but promote their words, share in their hopes, and wish for something better.

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 16

I feel bad as someone so visible in trans philosophy not contributing but my story involves such heartbreak that I don't think I could be vulnerable enough; my story such prejudice and failure of support that I cannot provide hope.

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 16

When I left the discipline, I was one of two trans femmes of color with a PhD in philosophy and I could not see, or even imagine, a department that would hire me. Leaving ended up being on of my best decisions, an opportunity to leave an abusive relationship on my own terms.

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 16

It warms my heart to see this zine being made. From what I've read I admire the vulnerability and hope in these testimonies that philosophy can become a better place for trans people.

Being Trans in Philosophy: Issue #0 Out Now @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 11

We printed the first batch of the zine today! And of course we made the cover in 13 different colors 🌈 #beingtransinphilosophy

Photo of six copies of the Being Trans in Philosophy zine spread out to show the differently colored covers. The cover says "our stories" and "we are not trans in a theoretical way." The photo also says in captions "Issue no. 0 release date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025."

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Being Trans in Philosophy: Issue #0 Out Now @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 3

A quick project update! 💖✨

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Being Trans in Philosophy: Issue #0 Out Now @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 4

“Philosophy will only be truly accessible when junior trans people are able to build careers free of harassment and discrimination, and when out trans academics stop being held to higher standards than their cis peers.” -- Ray Briggs #beingtransinphilosophy

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I've seen multiple trans friends quit philosophy because they didn't feel valued or respected. I am doing okay professionally and personally, but that's not evidence that the discipline is generally habitable for trans people.

I have tenure and a great support network. I built a lot of resources before coming out, which probably helped. No one should have to wait until tenure to come out, and not everyone can.

Philosophy will only be truly accessible when junior trans people are able to build careers free of harassment and discrimination, and when out trans academics stop being held to higher standards than their cis peers.

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Sometimes, it feels like my existence in the discipline is taken as evidence that all of the trans people complaining about and repelled by the discipline are wrong. I've had people approach me to say awful things about trans women in particular, based on the assumption that I am one of the nice, rational trans people, while this or that trans woman is hysterical and emotional.

I hate this. It feels like I am being offered an insultingly small bribe to sell out people I love.

Ray Briggs

I had days where I was spat at in the streets, then had to go to class and listen to discussions about whether or not trans people should be considered ...

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... part of the gender they identify with. I developed a habit of arriving late so I could use the restroom while everyone else was already in class -- only to be scolded for being late. My body internalized the hatred and developed chronic bladder infections, which eventually made it impossible for me to work -- right after I had fought my way to a degree as the only openly trans person in philosophy in the city where I lived at the time.

I watched from the sidelines as things unfolded, only to see support grow for those targeting trans people. I've only recently reentered philosophy, but I now live with a constant fear: that if I say the wrong thing, I'll be pushed out of the network again and left with no real job prospects.

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Creamsicle not mold

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Send me oooone

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 4

📝📝📝📝

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 3

You paying?

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✨️Angel Facts✨️ @angelic.style · Jun 3

they should of called it CatGPT. and made it furry. and small. and a cat. Cat Generator Please Thanks

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E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 3

My tan lines are upset about it

E.M. Hernandez @emhrnndz.bsky.social · Jun 3

"A need to know is not an abstract need.
God may be hidden but the truth is not.
I do not recognize any right of any person or institution on earth

to limit the workings of intellect
or the illuminations achieved by love."

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Jordan! @jordanjamboree.bsky.social · Apr 16

If you're a cis person who bought hogwarts legacy, you owe a trans person $70 immediately. Also you should probably wear a hat that says "dipshit" on it

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