Elizabethe Payne Ph.D.
@ecpayne.bsky.social
Director, Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI). Qual Research. Edu Policy. Soc of Ed. AAAS Congressional Fellow, 22-23. NYC/DC. New book 2025: Queer Kids & Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying, UMinn Press. @queeringedu.bsky.social
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Just received in the mail! Our new volume on queer kids and bullying is out now! Thank you to all the outstanding contributors! @uminnpress.bsky.social
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Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James. n.pr/43MiquX
U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James' criminal cases dismissed
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."
When I was in college in the late 80s, at least half the guys on campus had a pink polo oxford shirt.
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
When I was in college in the late 80s, at least half the guys on campus had a pink polo oxford shirt.
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Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
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This morning I heard @rweingarten.bsky.social remind us that fascists and authoritarians fear teachers. We have seen that fear in their attempts to diminish and control us for 11 months. There is power in what we do.
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This morning I heard @rweingarten.bsky.social remind us that fascists and authoritarians fear teachers. We have seen that fear in their attempts to diminish and control us for 11 months. There is power in what we do.
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Education advocacy groups widely condemned the changes. @deniseedtrust.bsky.social president and CEO of the advocacy group EdTrust, said the administration was “selling the Department of Education for parts.”
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Education advocacy groups widely condemned the changes. @deniseedtrust.bsky.social president and CEO of the advocacy group EdTrust, said the administration was “selling the Department of Education for parts.”
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
Read the full article: https://edtru.st/4oMGp5r
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Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Are you kidding me?
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Are you kidding me?
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Tomorrow, the Trump-Vance admin will publish a new rule allowing the Dept of Ed to disqualify employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness that disagree w/ their right-wing agenda.
It’s an unlawful attack on nurses, teachers, first responders & public service workers.
We will see them in court.
It’s an unlawful attack on nurses, teachers, first responders & public service workers.
We will see them in court.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tomorrow, the Trump-Vance admin will publish a new rule allowing the Dept of Ed to disqualify employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness that disagree w/ their right-wing agenda.
It’s an unlawful attack on nurses, teachers, first responders & public service workers.
We will see them in court.
It’s an unlawful attack on nurses, teachers, first responders & public service workers.
We will see them in court.
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Today's important new releases:
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today's important new releases:
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
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Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
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“Child marriage strips children of their bodily autonomy and freedom, legitimizes statutory rape and child sexual abuse under the guise of marriage, and exposes them to coercion that they lack the legal capacity to resist."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Child marriage strips children of their bodily autonomy and freedom, legitimizes statutory rape and child sexual abuse under the guise of marriage, and exposes them to coercion that they lack the legal capacity to resist."
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This decision by UT’s administration is not driven by any educational reasons--UT administrators are bowing to a national political attack on the freedom to learn by censoring subjects and silencing departments. The state should not be telling administrators what their students can study.
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This decision by UT’s administration is not driven by any educational reasons--UT administrators are bowing to a national political attack on the freedom to learn by censoring subjects and silencing departments. The state should not be telling administrators what their students can study.
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AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
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Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement is traumatizing the community www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews
Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class
Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.
www.nbcnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement is traumatizing the community www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews
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federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
US girls feeling less and less comfortable expressing themselves.
As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart
Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusion
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
US girls feeling less and less comfortable expressing themselves.
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There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
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Just received in the mail! Our new volume on queer kids and bullying is out now! Thank you to all the outstanding contributors! @uminnpress.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just received in the mail! Our new volume on queer kids and bullying is out now! Thank you to all the outstanding contributors! @uminnpress.bsky.social
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Take a minute to comment on the federal white washing of American History curriculum. Deadline: Oct 17 → Comment at Regulations dot gov (docket ED-2025-OS-0745). The more comments they receive, the longer it will take to enact this particular nightmare. They are required to read every comment.
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Take a minute to comment on the federal white washing of American History curriculum. Deadline: Oct 17 → Comment at Regulations dot gov (docket ED-2025-OS-0745). The more comments they receive, the longer it will take to enact this particular nightmare. They are required to read every comment.
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So according to SCOTUS it would seem that states have the right to ban gender affirmative care that professional organizations support but do not have the right to ban conversion therapy that professional organizations condemn. Professional expertise literally has no legitimacy anymore.
October 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So according to SCOTUS it would seem that states have the right to ban gender affirmative care that professional organizations support but do not have the right to ban conversion therapy that professional organizations condemn. Professional expertise literally has no legitimacy anymore.