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Prof. EAGZ @emmmilygz.bsky.social · 9d

New paper out in NUSA! 'An un-Austronesian Austronesian language: Proto-Western Yapen and its lexicon' by me & @montreallx.bsky.social

(Sorry for the sketchy looking link preview, it really is the journal's website!)
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tufs.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2001...

東京外国語大学学術成果コレクション

CMS,Netcommons,Maple

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 21d

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · Jul 30

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!

survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

Title: Gender Census 2025.

Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part.

Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Aug 12

Are you trans and/or nonbinary (in the broadest sense of these terms)? Have you studied abroad or are you considering studying abroad in the future?

Please check out my awesome advisee's dissertation study.

[Please share widely with your networks 💜]

Studying abroad? Have studied abroad? Trans/NB/Gender Trans non-compliant? Research Participants needed! A queer-led dissertation on gender, language and power Takes ~15 minutes for survey! Complete the survey to enter a 50 gift card raffle! Find the Study Survey https:/ ttps://bit.ly/ALDiss /ALDiss Additional compensation for interview(s)! T Scan me Questions? Contact: leydic@arizona.edu leydic@ An Institutional Review Board responsible for research University Arizona reviewed research praject prajectand found acceptable, according applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed protect the rights and welfare of participantsi inresearch.

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Ty @tyanna.bsky.social · Aug 8

i don't think most people want to hear PhD-level answers to their everyday questions, actually. i learned that from being on dating apps.

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · Aug 4

Isaac made it out of the DRC to Kenya! Is anyone in/does anyone know people in or near Nairobi? Please get in touch -- he's still looking for work and could really benefit from local knowledge/connections

Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · Mar 13

My friend Isaac needs $500 to leave the DRC (where the rebel group M23 has taken control of his town). The money will pay for passage across the border and establishment of refugee status after crossing. It would mean a lot to both of us if you were able to contribute to getting him to safety ❤️

Infographic with Title: Mutual aid call, subtitle: support an activist from the DRC! Main text: Isaac is an artist, filmmaker, and environmental activist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is looking for support in his migration journey and refugee application fees to escape political violence in the country. Venmo: montreal dash benesch. In the bottom right, a button with the words $500 needed inside it. In the bottom left, a picture of a man holding a camera. In the top left corner, an icon of a camera.

Infographic with Title: Mutual aid call, subtitle: support an activist from the DRC! Isaac is also looking for work opportunities! He is a professional in natural sciences specializing in ecology, wildlife and flora monitoring, and landscape dynamics analysis using geospatial techniques. Holding a Bachelor's degree (BAC plus 5) in Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, he has developed extensive expertise in integrating remote sensing tools, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and advanced statistical analyses for ecosystem study and management. For potential opportunities, please email: isaacphilisntabala20@gmail.com. In the bottom right corner, an icon of a plant.

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HillRat @hillrat.bsky.social · Jun 4

One caller tells this magazine that they called the hotline so that they could recommend that the second Trump administration “eat my entire asshole.”

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · May 14

FINALLY!!!

An article headline that says Brazilian super cows are taking over the world

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · May 14

Reminder this is happening in 4 min!

Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · May 4

My collaborators and I are hosting an upcoming LSA webinar on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 13:00-14:00 EDT (UTC-4) about methods of measuring gender in linguistics! If you came to our workshop at the 2024 LSA annual meeting, this will be very similar. Details here: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

The gender question: Current best practices for asking about sex/gender in linguistic research

The gender question: Current best practices for asking about sex/gender in linguistic research Presenters: Lal Zimman, Cooper Bedin, Montreal Benesch, Marina Zhukova As ideas about sex and gender cha...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · May 9

Breaking: Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka (D) has just been arrested by the Trump administration after he was protesting outside of an ICE facility.

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · May 4

My collaborators and I are hosting an upcoming LSA webinar on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 13:00-14:00 EDT (UTC-4) about methods of measuring gender in linguistics! If you came to our workshop at the 2024 LSA annual meeting, this will be very similar. Details here: www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

The gender question: Current best practices for asking about sex/gender in linguistic research

The gender question: Current best practices for asking about sex/gender in linguistic research Presenters: Lal Zimman, Cooper Bedin, Montreal Benesch, Marina Zhukova As ideas about sex and gender cha...

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Anne Fausto-Sterling @birdlady.bsky.social · Apr 27

1/5 I am pleased to announce a new paper, based on a talk I gave last year at the annual meeting of the Human Biology Association. This link is open 4 a free read for a while but eventually it will get pay-walled because I can't afford open access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Rethinking Gender/Sex Identity

Until quite recently, investigations of gender/sex development operated from a baseline assumption that gender/sex is dichotomous or binary. Most such studies constructed gender/sex outside of or adj....

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · Mar 14

I can't remember the last time I saw an article just focus on this. Not that they've bent the truth or misrepresented a few facts a little, but that every single solitary thing that the GOP says on the topic is a stone cold lie with absolutely no basis in reality.
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...

They're lying to you about transgender women and girls in sports
Michelle R. Martinelli
For The Win

They’re lying about transgender people in this world. They’re lying about what LGBTQ+ inclusion in society really means, and they’re lying about trans people in sports. They’re lying about a “transgender cult” and “transgender insanity,” about teachers indoctrinating kids with “transgender ideology” and about “making mice transgender.”

Right-wing activists, anti-trans bigots, many politicians, the president — they’re lying to you about many things but especially trans women and girls in sports. They’re lying about transgender athletes supposedly ruining women’s sports, and they’re lying about this being a ubiquitous “problem.”

They are deliberately and strategically lying about trans folks’ lives, about trans athletes and about their own disingenuous motivations for pushing these lies. They don’t care because they keep doing it.

Worse, it’s working.

They're lying about trans people, especially trans women and girls in sports, probably, in part, because the actual data doesn't support their arguments.
Yet several states have their own bans against trans athletes competing in sports consistent with their gender identity, despite expert estimates of fewer than 100 trans high school athletes nationwide. In 2022, Utah's Republican governor, Spencer Cox, vetoed an anti-transgender bill - it was eventually overruled by the legislature - and outlined his rationale. Along with the high suicide rates for trans youth, he noted that of 75,000 high school athletes in the state, four identified as trans and just one student was playing girls' sports. A whole state bill targeting four athletes, but really, one.

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Termy @termy.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ok some cool things from the LingComm conference.

A zine courtesy of @soltovar.bsky.social and the students of "A Linguistics of the Oppressed". Very cool, big fan.

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Outcomes of the proseminar A Linguistics of the Oppressed | PDF to Flipbook

Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker

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Lisa Dücker @ladidalisa.bsky.social · Apr 7

I'm really loving the poster session at #LingComm25! Seeing some really fun and inspiring approaches to linguistics communication!

Montreal Benesch put on a linguistics art show about trans*languaging:

transxlanguaging.wordpress.com/virtual-gall...

virtual gallery

virtual gallery click on an image to be taken to its collection’s page Middle picture in second row and left picture in third row courtesy of @mariebelle_photos

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Apr 2

Are you uncomfortable with the idea of your speech being evaluated by "AI"? You should be! It was my pleasure to speaker with the amazing @emilymbender.bsky.social & @alexhanna.bsky.social on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000! www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...

Linguists Versus 'AI' Speech Analysis (with Nicole Holliday), 2025.03.17 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Measuring your talk time? Counting your filler words? What about "analyzing" your "emotions"? Companies that push LLM technology to surveil and summarize video meetings are increasingly offering to (p...

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · Apr 1

Just wanted to thank everyone who contributed and update you all that we raised $325 which was sent to Isaac last week. He's made it out and to a refugee camp in Uganda, but is still looking for work -- any leads welcome!

Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · Mar 13

Any additional money raised will go to his other expenses, establishing himself in a new country and supporting his family.

He's also looking for a job (details in the second pic)! He's ready to take any opportunity that presents itself, whether or not it's related to his previous experience.

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Montreal Benesch 🍉 @montreallx.bsky.social · Mar 13

My friend Isaac needs $500 to leave the DRC (where the rebel group M23 has taken control of his town). The money will pay for passage across the border and establishment of refugee status after crossing. It would mean a lot to both of us if you were able to contribute to getting him to safety ❤️

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Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · Mar 6

Proud to be a life member of @lingsocam.bsky.social, who has just come out with:"Four Reasons Why English Should Not be the Official Language of the United States: Statement Against White House Executive Order “Designating English as the Official Language of The U.S.”
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Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Feb 28

(Also if you're a language educator who is also in-community, even better! --- This awkward little division of roles between trans/nonbinary community languager experts and language educators is not meant to do that kind of erasure 🫠)

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Feb 28

ISO Language teachers for gender justice

Are you a language teacher who wants to learn more about gender justice & collaboratively make free resources to support the teaching and learning of nonbinary ways of doing languages other than English?

Interest form: bit.ly/GenderJustPL...

Please share!

Language teachers: Want free materials that are trans-affirming & gender-just? Join an online professional community to learn more about gender justice & collaboratively make them! I'm looking for teachers of languages other than English who would like to participate in a online professional community April 1-May 6 focused on deepening our understandings of gender-just language pedagogies and collaboratively creating open educational resources in the languages we teach, with support from researchers in trans applied linguistics and trans/nonbinary language experts. There is no cost to participate and 20 educators who take part in the learning community, create 1 or more OER to share, and take an exit survey will receive $100. Do you qualify? 1. Do you teach a language other than English (at any level, K-16)? 2. Do you have an interest in trans-affirming, gender-just language education? 3. Would you like to make professional connections with other language teachers and community experts? 4. Would you like to co-create open educational resources (OERs) including trans and nonbinary ways of doing language? April 1-May 6, 2025. Estimated 10-15 hours. Flexible scheduling. Free/$100: 20 educators who take part in the free learning community, create 1+ OER to share, & take an exit survey will receive $100. Fill out a short interest form or ask questions: https://bit.ly/GenderJustPLONS

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 25

Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · Feb 19

"The concert was abruptly canceled without explanation."

It's homophobia. Homophobia is the explanation.
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Kennedy Center ‘Abruptly’ Cancels Gay Men's Chorus Concert - OperaWire

The Kennedy Center has canceled The Gay Men's Chorus concert on May 21.

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · Feb 19

new blog post: do people use third person pronouns within earshot of the referent? YES, all the time, and if you've never noticed this happening, you've got to increase your linguistic awareness

Pronoun Studies FAQs: do you use pronouns in front of people?

Do people actually use third person pronouns in front of the person they’re referring to? Linguistics says: it’s more likely than you…

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