I’m sad to report that Natalie has left the site. We greatly appreciate her work and her writing up to this point, and we’re sure she’ll continue to be successful in whatever her future endeavors may be. We’ve invited her to come back and post any time, and if she ends up posting elsewhere you can be sure we’ll link to her.
Rebecca leads a team of skeptical female activists at Skepchick.org and appears on the weekly Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. She travels around the world delivering entertaining talks on science, atheism, feminism, and skepticism. There is currently an asteroid orbiting the sun with her name on it. You can follow her every fascinating move on Twitter: @rebeccawatson.
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punchdrunk
01.12.2012
NOOOOOOOOO!
katclone
01.12.2012
I would like to echo this sentiment.
sivivolk
01.12.2012
Well, damn. I was really enjoying seeing her tackle trans issues in a skeptical setting, and providing a good way to critically look at the intersections of gender and biology.
Hope she picks it back up, here or elsewhere.
Eternally Learning
01.12.2012
This is indeed sad news… Rebecca, are there any current endeavors of her’s you know about and could link to?
Rebecca Watson
01.12.2012
Not as of right now but I’m sure Queereka will link to anything she does in the future!
Will
01.12.2012
As far as I know, right now she’s taking a break and re-grouping. We will be sure to link to her if she decides to start writing somewhere new, but right now she’s not sure if that’s what she’s going to do. (This is according to Facebook, by the way. I’m not trying to speak on her behalf).
Her writing will definitely be missed, but we will all continue to tackle issues relevant to queer skeptics.
Infophile
01.12.2012
Thanks for that clarification – I was fearing that she’d gotten threats or something. I’m still sad to hear that she’s left, but relieved that it wasn’t for that reason.
Best of luck in the future, Natalie!
Eternally Learning
01.12.2012
Thanks for the info. Hope everything gets sorted out for her.
4charactersonly
01.12.2012
Oh no! I enjoyed her writing. What happened?
Rebecca Watson
01.12.2012
We all very much enjoy her writing as well! This network just wasn’t the right fit for her, but we’re sure that she’ll find another outlet soon.
4charactersonly
01.14.2012
I have just read the article that is apparently the reason why Natalie is leaving. I must say that this has lowered my opinion of this site. Is it now an editorial position that self-harm is OK, to be encouraged even?
Natalie
01.14.2012
The article on BIID had nothing to do with it.
4charactersonly
01.14.2012
Then I amend my question, with apologies.
I have just read the article on BIID. I must say that this has lowered my opinion of this site. Is it now an editorial position that self-harm is OK, to be encouraged even?
Will
01.14.2012
Let’s talk about the BIID article in the comments section of that article, where it is relevant to the topic.
heorrenda
01.12.2012
I quite appreciated her writing. I hope she’ll be well!
Erin W
01.12.2012
This is very sad news. Best wishes, Natalie, if you get the chance to read this.
She left some big shoes to fill, but I hope the network can find another trans woman blogger to join in.
Will
01.12.2012
Yeah, we definitely want some more trans people involved!
buggi
01.12.2012
WAAAHHHH.
I really enjoyed her posts so far and was looking forward to regular entries. Now I’ll have to wait.
And to everyone else on the site so far, it’s been great reading all the entries. Good things to read and learn from.
exceedinglime
01.12.2012
Well this is incredibly depressing.
Due to my recent realization of my own transsexuality, Natalie’s articles were the most interesting for me. She will be dearly missed.
Katherine1
01.12.2012
This is a sad day. Her posts had definitely become many of my favorite. I hope she doesn’t disappear from the internet entirely.
We will miss you Natalie
PrimevilKneivel
01.12.2012
Natalie I’ve been enjoying your writing both as an official contributor and commenter.
I look forward to reading your work elsewhere and I trust that the fine folks here at the skepchick network will let us know where to look for you in the future.
codersquid
01.12.2012
I subscribed to this site because I enjoyed the posts I saw in skepchick from her. I am disappointed that she’s gone. Please link to her blog if she has one to share.
blaine
01.12.2012
This sucks. This massively sucks.
BeardofPants
01.12.2012
@Blaine, yes, yes it does.
Xanthe
01.13.2012
I’m disappointed that Natalie and Skepchick have parted ways after her making such a stellar beginning, but I hope she’ll be able to post more illuminating articles elsewhere – and maybe the odd submission here too!
Puffy
01.13.2012
awwww
That’s very sad news indeed. I really enjoyed Natalie’s articles. Best of luck to her in her future endeavours though.
quietmarc
01.13.2012
I really enjoyed Natalie’s articles, as well as her comments on other blogs as well, so I do hope that she is successful in her future endeavours.
alt3
01.13.2012
Well, shit.
No offence to the other writers here but Natalie was my favorite. I’m going to miss her. She was the one who finally convinced me of the error of my chromosomes=sex=gender mindset.
If she starts writing someplace else be sure to post a link. I can’t get enough of her sweet, sweet brain gravy.
thr4sh3ld
01.13.2012
boo
she will be missed.
Natalie
01.13.2012
For clarification, since there seems to have been a bit of misunderstanding… it was not quite as simple as my just deciding to leave. It’s not the kind of thing that I can discuss, but believe me, I would very much have liked to continue here, it just wasn’t really possible in a way that would have worked for both myself and for other parties. Or at least no such compromise was found before the decision was made. I’m sorry.
AstroCJ
01.13.2012
Well, that’s a damned shame. You’d gotten to be my favourite writer here.
dysomniak
01.13.2012
We’ll all miss you! Good luck with whatever you go on to, and thanks for all your fantastic and eye-opening articles!
unapologeticmaker
01.14.2012
That is extremely disappointing.
Please keep writing Natalie, and good luck.
Natalie
01.28.2012
I now have a new blog at Freethought Blogs, called “Sincerely, Natalie Reed”. Url is:
http://www.freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed
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