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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them)

@smrodriguez.bsky.social

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Asst Prof of Gender, Rights and Human Rights @ LSE, Penal Abolitionist, Black disabled QT 🏳️‍⚧️🌍, Author of "The Economies of Queer Inclusion" | all views are my own www.smrodriguez.com

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Nov 19

Dear new echo chamber 🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 I'm SM (Dr S.M. Rodriguez). I'm Asst Professor of Gender, Rights & Human Rights at LSE and I spin a lot of plates in my life as a parent, community organiser, and academic. I read an intro that I liked in this style, so I'll write a thread of 8 fav things I've done (1/9)

Photo of SM, a brown skinned androgynous Black person with short hair in a blue suit jacket with black shirt, in front of thick green shrubbery.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 2d

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 7d

From Haymarket Books, an Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List. “In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list…” [haymarketbooks.org]

Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police abolition. Drawing from over twenty years of activism on local and national levels,

www.haymarketbooks.org

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · 2d

What if queer justice isn’t about inclusion, but about fighting disposability and* dreaming otherwise?
This piece joins African feminism, Black trans studies & diasporic queer theory to resist Africana epistemicide & the GRIM imaginary of human rights. Now out <3
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Respatialising the global imaginary of gay rights: resisting Africana epistemicide and forging Solidaristic Imaginaries

This article critiques the global imaginary of LGBTQ rights, arguing that dominant metrics of state-based human rights frameworks, what I term the Gay Rights International Movement (GRIM), reproduc...

www.tandfonline.com

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christopher griffin @chris-brighton.bsky.social · Aug 6

My new article addresses the claim that the rights of trans women 'clash' with the rights of cis women. I examine the coloniality of the concept of rights underpinning this idea, exploring the erotics of sacrificial feminism and zero-sum politics in general... 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Dispossessive rights: coloniality and trans-exclusion in zero-sum politics

The idea that rights are possessions that are given and lost is so ubiquitous within the dominant discourse that its metaphoricity is forgotten. This amnesia naturalises possessive individualism, a...

www.tandfonline.com

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Decolonial Conference @decolonialconf.bsky.social · 11d

Submissions to our call for proposals are due October 3, 2025!

On April 6-7 2026, we will have the in-person conference and on April 8 it will be entirely online. Online attendees will have access to some in-person sessions, pending presenters' consent to being recorded.

#decolonialconference

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · 12d

que descanse en paz y poder
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So many lessons learned by my early inspiration, Assata Shakur. I've been meditating on her words especially often lately, as I work her prison writings into a book chapter. Can't explain what she has meant for my organising and thinking...

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · 12d

Many did and wrote about the insightful and incredible experiences. Keep reading, the evidence abounds.

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · 22d

Very much looking forward to this! Thank you for sharing ✨

lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · 22d

@smrodriguez.bsky.social will be in conversation with author @elierlick.bsky.social on their new book ‘Before Gender’ at @thecommonpress.bsky.social on 12 October! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

www.outsavvy.com/event/30194/...

Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Sep 2

Really curious abt how other academics decide how many speaking & service engagements they accept per term. Does anyone have a strategy or do you just follow vibes? 🫣
(I have always followed my heart but I'm so low capacity rn that I know I have to balance inspo events and the need for a cut off)

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · Aug 22

Job Opportunity!

University of California Berkeley - Assistant Professor - Global Black Geographies - Department of Geography

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University of California Berkeley - Assistant Professor - Global Black Geographies - Department of Geography | H-Net

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Aug 12

A Trump order seeks to impose involuntary confinement on homeless and mentally ill Americans.

Trans people are already at a higher risk. But a nightmare scenario of mass confinement hangs over the order - the right defines trans people as inherently mentally ill.

slate.com/life/2025/08...

Trump Just Took a Major Step Toward a Nightmare Scenario for Trans Americans Under the Guise of “Public Safety.” Don’t Be Fooled.

If we don’t change course soon, it will be too late.

slate.com

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a gendered space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act we need to hear from you.

Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

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🌬️🍃 @jem.writes.fyi · Aug 6

“What does it mean for one’s citizenship to depend on the violence of deportation in order to have meaning? Can we imagine forms of citizenship that do not require violence in order to have meaning? What are ways that citizens can ethically participate in realizing this change?”

Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Aug 5

In her new book "Abolitionist Intimacies," Eithne Luibhéid talks about how queer, trans, & other marginalized migrants experience deportation. Read a Q&A with her on the blog today.
buff.ly/KWm79nA

Cover of Abolitionist Intimacies: Queer and Trans Migrants Against the Deportation State by Eithne Luibheid. Features art by Karla Ross. The gradient background transitions from red-orange to golden-yellow. Surrounding the title text are illustrations of people in a wreath-like formation. The figures share edge-lines, which emphasizes their interconnectedness. At the top of the composition, two individuals hold broken chains above their heads. Small orange butterflies flutter among the people. At the bottom center of the composition, a monarch butterfly with a Black power fist in between its wings serves as a striking focal point.

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Aug 1

Who on here will be in Chicago next weekend for #ASA2025? It's been about seven years since I was a regular attendee and I am a bit nervous I've become estranged from the US scene 🫣 (thankful for that in general, but if these meetings are as large as they were pre-COVID...😬)

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Sociological Inquiry @socioinquiry.bsky.social · Jul 11

📘 "This study builds on and critiques theories of doing, redoing, and undoing gender by demonstrating how nonbinary transitioning disrupts dominant models of gender accountability, recognition, and self-determination."

@lseblogs.bsky.social @socwomen.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social #sociology

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 31

Oh, that'd fold brilliantly into the next set of questions I had, which focuses more centrally on queering gender accountability. Thank you for sharing that! In these data, reliable support and validation did not come up so much outside of those few who had built specifically enby friendship pods.

Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 31

This one was genuinely my pleasure. Please do share any thoughts or questions when you get a chance to read.

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 30

Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Reconceptualizing Gender Transitioning: Recognition, Flexibility, and Safety in Nonbinary Identity Journeys

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 30

Sociological Inquiry has just published my newest article, open access: "Reconceptualizing Gender Transitioning" video abstract linked below 👇🏾
www.linkedin.com/posts/sm-rod...
#genderstudies #sociology #nonbinary #transitioning

✨How do non-binary experiences expand the meaning of gender transition? | SM Rodriguez

✨How do non-binary experiences expand the meaning of gender transition? - My new article explores how transition isn’t always linear or binary, but instead can be fluid, relational, and strategic. 🌱 P...

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨🚨 Join us for Abolition Now! with @smrodriguez.bsky.social @slamble1.bsky.social and Leticia Sabsay!

This event explores how queer and trans theories illuminate the urgent need to dismantle carceral systems and reimagine safety, justice, and accountability.

Free tickets at link in bio! 🎟️

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Feb 9

Amazing news. So happy for you

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Feb 1

Happy Black History Month. Listen to, support, fund, and uplift Black people. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb

Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a

Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb

Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX

Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Feb 1

Happy Black History Month, MORE Black starterpacks to follow #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth:

Black gardeners/farmers: go.bsky.app/VJwu7qc

Black docs: go.bsky.app/3wc2Q3G

Black feminists/women studies: go.bsky.app/UdMxCfu

Black Authors: go.bsky.app/Thz8U7e

Black businesses: go.bsky.app/27regbf

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lsegender @lsegender.bsky.social · Feb 4

In person-tickets available from tomorrow at 10am! 😍

@onnigust.bsky.social

Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Feb 3

This event will be hosted by @lsegender.bsky.social and LSE International History, and facilitated by the brilliant Emrah Karakus 🔥

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De Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social · Feb 3

Celebrate Black History Month with Africana Philosophy!
Explore insightful works on Africana thought, ethics, and identity. We're welcoming proposals on emerging paradigms in Africana philosophy: brill.com/AFPH. #BlackHistoryMonth #Philosophy #AfricanaStudies

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Dr SM Rodriguez (they/them) @smrodriguez.bsky.social · Feb 4

Good luck on Thursday and lmk if it works out. I'm in London but will look around and try to troubleshoot if not. I know a few people in Cincinnati who may have wider networks. Keep your head up high

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