Sunday scaries: Elon Musk edition
A long weekend of too much Musk. Also: More on the canceled Indiana University LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Chris Geidner
Feb 02, 2025

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Students at work

Thanks to the Indiana Daily Student for covering and up following up on the cancellation of the LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference that was to be hosted by Indiana University School of Medicine this spring. I had been asked to be a keynote speaker for the conference, and I wrote about the cancelation earlier this week.

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UPDATED: ‘That’s bad’: Keynote speaker criticizes IU School of Medicine statement after canceled LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference

By Tory Basile
Jan 31, 2025 7:33 pm · Updated Feb 2, 2025 12:47 pm

The IU School of Medicine canceled its LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference, according to a note posted on the event's page. ... The move comes after a flurry of government action against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the state and federal levels.

"The statement from the school is that the IU School of Medicine LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference has been canceled," Katie Duffey, a spokesperson for the IU School of Medicine, said in an email. ... The annual conference is intended for health care professionals, patients and community groups to improve health care and identify unique health risks for LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Indianapolis Business Journal first reported the cancelation. The conference, which began in 2017, was set to take place virtually in April. ... Chris Geidner, a journalist and legal expert, posted on his blog that he’d been asked Monday to be a keynote speaker at the conference, only to be told Wednesday that it had been canceled.

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