Newly Published Portraits Document a Century of Gay Men’s Relationships – Smithsonian Magazine

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | Oct. 29, 2020, 1:19 p.m. When Texas couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell stumbled onto a 1920s-era photograph in a Dallas antiques shop some 20 years ago,...

Completely legitimate scientific study claims 85% of gay people are possessed by ghosts –...

A wild spirit hunts for a queer person to posses. (Stock photo via Elements Envato) Do you wake up each morning and feel the following: Lack of physical anchoring to this...

Majority of Gays Are Possessed by Ghosts, So-Called Study Says – Advocate.com

Majority of Gays Are Possessed by Ghosts, So-Called Study Says Sugar, spice, and ... ghostly possession? Those are ingredients that make up a huge chunk of the LGBTQ+ population, if one...

Ridiculous study claims 85% of gay people are possessed by ghosts – PinkNews

A wild spirit hunts for a queer person to posses. (Stock photo via Elements Envato) Do you wake up each morning and feel the following: Lack of physical anchoring to this...

A Viral Theory Cited by Health Officials Draws Fire From Scientists – The New...

As the coronavirus pandemic erupted this spring, two Stanford University professors — Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Dr. Scott W. Atlas — bonded over a shared concern that lockdowns were creating economic...

Gay male penguins steal lesbian couple’s eggs at Dutch Zoo – NBC News

The gay penguins strike again.A pair of two male African penguins at a Dutch zoo, who made international headlines last year when they stole an egg from a heterosexual couple, have...

What Pope Francis’s comments about gay families could mean for LGBTQ people worldwide –...

“They’re children of God and have a right to a family,” Pope Francis said in a new documentary. “Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it.”The recognition,...

How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces –...

CAREER FEATURE 19 October 2020 Steps that peers and institutions can take to make laboratories, conferences and lecture halls safe and inclusive spaces. ...

Why a Perfect Spiral Football Pass Doesn’t Break the Laws of Physics – The...

They, too, were intrigued.“I played football in New York City a long time ago,” said Dr. Price; he attended Stuyvesant High School, which, like Caltech, is known for its high-achieving academics...

Apical stress fibers enable a scaling between cell mechanical response and area in epithelial...

Fiber tension enables tissue scalingTissue development, homeostasis, and repair require cells to sense mechanical forces. Although many molecular actors implicated in cell mechanosensitivity have been extensively studied, the basis by which...

Ahead of Speaker Event, FAS Dean Gay Says Charles Murray’s Work Lacks Academic Merit...

UPDATED: Oct. 14, 2020, at 10:08 a.m.Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Claudine Gay said in an interview Friday that she does not believe Charles A. Murray's '65 work...

FAS Dean Gay Says Circumstances ‘Bode Well’ for Welcoming ‘Potentially Even More’ Students to...

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay said in an interview Friday that Harvard affiliates’ adherence to health protocols thus far “bodes well” for welcoming “potentially even more...

White House embraces a declaration from scientists that opposes lockdowns and relies on ‘herd...

The White House has embraced a declaration by a group of scientists arguing that authorities should allow the coronavirus to spread among young healthy people while protecting the elderly and the...

Why Does a Patrick Mahomes Football Pass Look So Beautiful? These Physicists Believe They...

For years, the University of Nebraska physics professor Tim Gay—no relation, at least I’m pretty sure—would observe the long, spiraling flight of an expertly-thrown football pass and find it, well, confusing....

Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside – The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Rick Bright, a senior vaccine scientist who said he was demoted this spring for complaining about “cronyism” and political interference in science, resigned his final government post on Tuesday,...

Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump – The New York Times

But in interviews, the Cornell researchers said they expected to find more mentions of conspiracy theories, and not so many articles involving Mr. Trump.Updated April 28, 2021, 5:56 p.m. ETPublic health experts...

News End Ban on Cornea Donations from Gay Men: Study – WebMD

By Robert PreidtHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. and Canadian restrictions on cornea donations from gay and bisexual men prevent thousands of vision-restoring transplants and need to be...

End Ban on Cornea Donations from Gay Men: Study – WebMD

By Robert PreidtHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. and Canadian restrictions on cornea donations from gay and bisexual men prevent thousands of vision-restoring transplants and need to be...

Lesbian, gay and bi people much more likely to get migraines than straight people,...

LGB people are 58 per cent more likely to experience a migraine than straight people (BSIP/Universal Images/Getty) Lesbian, gay and bisexual people are significantly more likely to get migraines than straight...

Trump May Reject Tougher F.D.A. Vaccine Standards, Calling Them ‘Political’ – The New York...

Mr. Trump has insisted a vaccine will be ready as early as next month. That seems increasingly unlikely, and Dr. Redfield said again on Wednesday that immunizing every American could take...

The Masks We Wear to Survive – Scientific American

It is 2018, the second year of my psychiatry residency training, and I’m in the shower, unable to stop the doubts: “What if I don’t know enough for my patients?”...

Political Appointees Meddled in C.D.C.’s ‘Holiest of the Holy’ Health Reports – The New...

WASHINGTON — Political appointees at the Department of Health and Human Services have repeatedly asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise, delay and even scuttle weekly reports on...

US LGBT+ TikTok users fear losing ‘safe space’ with ban – Thomson Reuters Foundation

TikTok has become a popular platform for young LGBT+ Americans to swap jokes, make friends and share their experiences By Rachel Savage LONDON, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U.S. LGBT+ TikTok...

When Politics Distorts Science – Scientific American

I knew things had changed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2018 when my routine request to interview a CDC scientist was held up for days...

Why biological studies on queer people do more harm than good – Massive Science

Recently, a group of researchers claimed to prove that bisexual men exist. This study, rightfully, garnered a lot of criticism, and it is not the only one of its kind. More...

Health Official Tries to Reassure Public That Science Will Set Vaccine Approval – The...

WASHINGTON — Dr. Francis S. Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, took issue on Wednesday with President Trump’s suggestion that a coronavirus vaccine would be available by Election...

Opinion: STEM isn’t very gay-friendly — and that’s a problem – Varsity

How is your equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM? I’ve never had any complaints!If you excuse the horrible reference to RuPaul’s Drag Race, I have some thoughts on being a LGBTQ+...

The Challenges of Fieldwork for LGBTQ+ Geoscientists – Eos

Fieldwork is often framed as central to geoscience research. What fieldwork comprises varies across geoscience disciplines and can encompass everything from wilderness treks, oceanographic cruises, and class field trips to museum...

Associate dean of diversity, inclusion, and belonging named – Harvard Gazette

Sheree Ohen has been named the inaugural associate dean of diversity, inclusion, and belonging for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of FAS, announced today. Ohen...

Why the Researchers Who Revisited Male Bisexuality Drew Critics – The Wire Science

Featured image: A participant is wrapped in a LGBT flag as he takes part in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan, October 28, 2017. Photo:...

Faculty of Arts and Sciences unveils its anti-racism agenda – Harvard Gazette

Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Claudine Gay announced Thursday a robust anti-racism agenda in a message to faculty, students, and staff, prioritizing six areas of...

Claudine Gay Announces Racial-Justice Initiatives – Harvard Magazine

As protests about racial equity continue across the country, Claudine Gay, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), announced a series of initiatives to address racial and ethnic equality—including...

The curiosity factor | BrandeisNOW – Brandeis University

The curiosity factorJason Frank '22Aug. 14, 2020Who: Jason Frank ’22, an anthropology major and queer and sexuality studies minor from Peterborough, New Hampshire. A Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social...

Instagrammer and TikToker To Follow: Rob Anderson – Instinct Magazine

In nutshell, this and more is what you will find on Rob Anderson’s IG and TikTok (Photo Credit: Rob Anderson Instagram Page) If you ever wondered about certain facets of a gay...

Science explains why gay men love iced coffee – LGBTQ Nation

While scientists have spent decades trying to figure out the origin of sexual orientation, some unanswered questions are a little more basic. Like, why do gay men walk so fast?...