Queering Science

Sex

Toward a Better Study of Sex Differences

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on February 16, 2022

You can study sex differences and support the transgender community, but only if you are willing to accept scientific facts.

You can study sex differences and support the transgender community, but only if you are willing to accept scientific facts.

Transgender

A Bright Future for Transgender Medicine

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on December 14, 2021

What can science do for the transgender community? Biomedical researchers have a new answer.

What can science do for the transgender community? Biomedical researchers have a new answer.

Sex

Describing Sex Diversity in Nature

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on July 8, 2021

Can we, should we, and, if so, how do we talk about queerness in nature?

Can we, should we, and, if so, how do we talk about queerness in nature?

Transgender

Study Stalled After Harm to Transgender Participants

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on February 7, 2021

A recently halted brain study that induced gender dysphoria in transgender individuals may have lacked ethical and scientific justification.

A recently halted brain study that induced gender dysphoria in transgender individuals may have lacked ethical and scientific justification.

Gender

Anti-Trans Activism Is Not Protecting Anyone

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on June 19, 2020

No one wins when transphobia influences academic debate.

No one wins when transphobia influences academic debate.

Hormones

3 Unanswered Questions About Testosterone and Athletics

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on May 26, 2020

Screening athletes for testosterone levels alone denies the complexity of hormone signaling.

Screening athletes for testosterone levels alone denies the complexity of hormone signaling.

Gender

Moving Beyond the Biomedical Binary

Daniel Pfau Ph.D. on March 25, 2020

How can biomedical research evolve to improve the lives of transgender and non-binary individuals?

How can biomedical research evolve to improve the lives of transgender and non-binary individuals?