5/ The government destroyed $16 million in taxpayer-funded science that I was leading 💰 But that’s not what hurts most What hurts is this: vital, life-saving LGBTQ research is now in the trash — defunded, silenced, erased
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6/ One canceled study found lesbians are 3x as likely to experience stillbirth 🫄 Another studied suicide risk in queer youth under anti-LGBTQ laws 🧒
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7/ This is not just about me It’s about whether truth 🧬 will survive in a democracy 🗳️ — or if science will be rewritten by ideology 📉 That’s why I'm filing a federal lawsuit ⚖️ against RFK Jr. & the NIH
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8/ I’m not alone ✊ Leading researchers, the American Public Health Association 🏥 & others joined our suit — to stop unlawful grant terminations & protect science 🔬📚
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9/ I’ve faced hate mail 💌 Disturbing threats 🚫 I've increased security around my office & family 🛑🏠. But the greater danger is silence 😶 We either defend science now — or we watch it vanish 🫥
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10/ I’m proud to be a Harvard faculty member 🎓 — & proud Harvard is also suing to defend academic freedom 📢🧠. More universities 🏛️ & institutions must join now This is DEFCON 1 🚨
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11/ Philanthropy 💸 must step up Congress 🏛️ must act And the public 👥 must understand: this isn’t niche The research you rely on — cancer 🧬, HIV 🦠, vaccines 💉, mental health 🧠 — is next 🔥
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12/ That’s why I ran for local office 🗳️ — and won 🏆 We need scientists everywhere: 🔬 In labs 📚 On school boards ⚖️ In courtrooms Not just resisting — leading 🚀
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13/ If you care about truth 💡 health 🩺 & democracy 🗳️ — fight with us ✊ We need a tidal wave 🌊
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Please link to the lawsuit, and if you or anyone will explain why you/others have standing to sue, and how strong your case is based on legal precedent, I’d appreciate it. Scientific research is in the public interest, but im unclear on the legal args n evidence.
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