Devon Greyson

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Academic & writer. 🇨🇦Applied Public Health Chair. I study health information practices & interventions, often pertaining to vaccination and/or gender. I also bicycle & drink coffee a lot, and write fiction a little. Recovering classical bassist.

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Devon Greyson@greyson· 28d

I don’t think this is accurate, Sam—or else I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say here. I believe they asked how people identified, not what experiences they have had. PRRI also famously tends to suggest that sexual orientation (as least LGBTQ orientations) can be changed.

Screenshot of Endnotes from an article about a PRRI survey comparing LGBTQ respondents against heterosexual and cisgender. It begins with: “Endnotes
[1] To measure sexual orientation, the survey asks: Which of the following best describes how you think of yourself? (1) Gay or lesbian (2) Straight, that is, not gay (3) Bisexual (4) Something else. ”

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jun 17

It's great news that growing numbers of trans people using gender-affirming hormone therapy are growing old! However, we don't have much research evidence on healthy trans aging yet. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS and HEALTH RESEARCHERS can help set priorities w this survey! tinyurl.com/5w3sptxn

Poster inviting Survey Participants to "Share your thoughts on a community-generated research agenda" through the "Healthy aging among trans people using hormone therapy: Setting the research agenda" study, seeking survey respondents who work with or study midlife transgender adults in a health-related context, including as clinicians, healthcare providers, researches, community organizers, and non-profit/NGO workers. Survey is being conducted by Dr. Devon Greyson at University of British Columbia and Dr. A. J. Lowik at University of Lethbridge. Images include a computer monitor and two cartoon people with grey hair.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jun 17

Close up of sleeping ginger car face with pink tongue lolling out of its mouth. A paw is up by its face showing pink foot pads. A ray of sunshine falls across the cat’s face.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jun 16

It's great news that growing numbers of trans people using gender-affirming hormone therapy are growing old! However, we don't have much research evidence on healthy trans aging yet. Trans people anywhere in the world can help us understand priorities w this anonymous survey! tinyurl.com/5w3sptxn

Poster Seeking Survey Participants for the "Healthy aging among trans people using hormone therapy: Setting the research agenda" study, seeking survey respondents who are transgender, transsexual, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, gender queer, agender, or people with trans experience. Survey is being conducted by Dr. Devon Greyson at University of British Columbia and Dr. A. J. Lowik at University of Lethbridge. Images include a trans flag and two cartoon people with grey hair.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jun 6

Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad riding a tandem bicycle

Devon Greyson@greyson· May 22

Reminder that you need to append -ai to the end of any Google search to get actual results.

screenshot of google search results for the search "disregard -ai" showing fairly normal looking search results defining the word "disregard".

Devon Greyson@greyson· May 16

I feel like some of us are drawing on the “most perfect” aspect & others drawing on the “most typical aspect of the dictionary definition of quintessential here.

Oxford dictionary screenshot defining “quintessential” as “representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.”

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 30

Uh-oh, it must be a CIHR NoD day...

ResearchNet website login page with "spinning" icon in a blank pop-up box over the page.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 26

Here are our cherry blossoms:

Fluffy white cherry blossoms against a blue sky

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 21

When I try it for a meeting after the next potential time change, it seems to think Toronto is also adopting permanent daylight time. (Have I missed an announcement? Certainly possible, given that yesterday NWT was saying permanent standard & today it’s permanent daylight…)

Screenshot of time zones converter webpage showing that on Dec 1, 2026 Toronto will be on EDT, 3 hours ahead of Vancouver.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Mar 24

Obligatory Vancouver cherry blossom photo. Encountering this beauty in mundane locations around daily life will never get old.

Cherry tree in full, floofy, pale-pink bloom, with sports fields in the background, and concrete steps and a metal railing off to the side.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Feb 25

Hey, it's another "Microsoft is annoying me" question! Is there any way to get this to stop happening? It literally pops up right after I have signed in. Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint interfaces all constantly ask me to sign in. Even when I'm on a networked computer.

Screenshot of pop up reading "Please sign in. Sign into your Microsoft account to continue."

Devon Greyson@greyson· Feb 20

I get this (all docs/in messages), not a recent/files/links header, but yes they do seem to want to highlight files shared via chat, (which literally no one in my group ever does). I HAVE A FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A REASON, MICROSOFT. Pls just let me use it without ever-multiplying clicks.

Screenshot of a MS Teams "Shared" folder called Projects 2, with the only contents being a folder also named "Projects 2" thanks to the recent MS Teams update.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jan 20

Layers of “realness” in a degenerative-AI world: Seeing this image shared with claims it is “real.” Does realness mean it was actually shared by Trump’s account? That the event pictured actually occurred as depicted? Both? Neither?

Screenshot from social media of DJ Trump sharing a photo of people gathered in a meeting in the oval office around a poster showing a map with uSA, Canada, and Greenland all having US flag pattern superimposed on them.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jan 9

Overdoses cause high rent.

Cat sitting in a large dent in the top of a caved-in carport.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Dec 11

Hm, well, apparently I can't use Bsky phone app anymore now that birthdates are required by the app, but I am not allowed to enter one on the phone app and apparently it doesn't carry over from my update via browser. This should cut down on my social media time!

Screenshot of a Bluesky error message on a red background, "Do not have authorization to set preferences: app.bsky.actor.defs#personalDetailsPref"

Devon Greyson@greyson· Dec 1

At my first World AIDS Day event, this t-shirt was worn by the older, more experienced activists. The simplicity was poetic, and memorable. www.wearinggayhistory.com/items/show/145 Now, still without a cure, we also must focus on the interlocking systems of inequity that shape the ongoing pandemic.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Nov 14

😑

Screenshot of office265 MS word with Copilot. Prompt "How do I disable copilot?" is in the "Ask copilot anything" search box, resulting in Copilot's suggestion "Let's organize your thoughts", showing the prompt "How to disable copilot" and suggesting in response, "Create an image of description" and other things that in no way address the question.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Oct 30

Another plea to save me from genAI invading my apps: In MS Word online, HOW ON EARTH can I disable Copilot? I don't want it. I don't want my students to use it. I googled but the responses I have found don't work for me. Halp?

Screenshot of MS Word Copilot answering the question "How do I disable copilot" by suggesting other questions.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Oct 10

An OG No Kings (apparently now referred to as "hate America" with no irony by this fellow) rally:

Boston Tea Party, an engraving in The History of North America, a 1799 book by William Cooper

Devon Greyson@greyson· Sep 23

Which must always be followed by this gem of unknown provenance:

Cat sitting in the dent of a caved in carport. Meme implies correlation does not equal a causation; it is unlikely the cat sitting on the carport caused the dent.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Sep 3

War is peace, vaccines are slavery, Florida policy is pro-choice.

Screenshot of Reuters article (linked in last post) zoomed in on FL surgeon general Ladapo's quote "Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery...Who am I as a government or anyone else, or who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what to do with your body?"

Screenshot from ACLU website explaining that "On May 1, 2024, Florida's near-total abortion ban went into effect," outlawing abortions after 6wk with no real exceptions including for patient health.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Aug 30

Okay Vancouver people & tree people, WHAT is going on with this tree along the Stanley Park Seawall?

Tall fir tree along the seawall in Vancouver’s Stanley Park with an odd brown mass at the top.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Jun 2

I guess since the usual typo of "pubic" wasn't available for school collections, they had to get creative with this leading question that lumps books teaching kids the names of their body parts with pornography.

Screenshot of survey question asking: "At what age should children be able to access materials with sexually explicit content in school libraires?"

Devon Greyson@greyson· May 20

Stoked for this webinar, "Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces" on June 19 from ASIS&T SIG-HLTH: www2.asist.org/a/Events/Con...

This webinar, Cripping Conferences – Rethinking Accessibility and Participation in Academic Spaces, will feature Rhys Dreeszen Bowman and Leah Dudak, co-authors of Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia. Drawing from their personal and scholarly insights as disabled scholars, they will critically examine how academic conferences often fail to meet accessibility needs and how these experiences illuminate broader inclusion issues within academia. Attendees will learn about the nuanced challenges disabled academics face in conference spaces and engage in a dialogue around actionable strategies to make conference participation more equitable. This session supports SIG-HLTH’s ongoing advocacy for hybrid access and aligns with broader ASIS&T initiatives to foster inclusion.

June 19, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)

Devon Greyson@greyson· May 10

One year ago tonnes of us across the pacific northwest had our minds blown by phenomenal auroras. The most amazing display I have seen in my life so far. Grateful for such experiences.

Northern lights in green & pink vertical streaks behind silhouette of treeline.

Photo of night sky with green & pink aurora meeting in an almost eye-like pattern.

Devon Greyson@greyson· May 1

Thank you.

Screenshot of FB post from Mark Carney (PM of Canada) from today, reading: “ I spoke with President Zelinsky this afternoon. Ukraine has shown its commitment to peace. Russia must come to the table in good faith.
I look forward to welcoming President Zelinsky to the G7 in Kananaskis, Alberta this summer. This war must end — and Canada will continue our efforts among allies to bring about freedom, peace, and security for Ukraine.”

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 9

It logs you into a "Grayscale-Group" dashboard (note spelling—unlikely created by a Canadian or Brit) featuring prominently the EUR/USD exchange rate in live time, as well as Tesla share price. It invites you to DEPOSIT FUNDS to Buy or Sell.

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 9

The scammy website that pretends to be from the Government of Canada and asks for your personal info. If you create an account...

Devon Greyson@greyson· Apr 9

If you clock on that ad link, it takes you to a shockingly close copy of the CBC news website, complete with sidebar advertising CBC shows, CBC header, etc. Only the URL really betrays that you are on another website. In this fake article, there is a link to...