I've been reading of the Finland youth gender centre in Tampere which the Cass review lauds. It was recently revealed the head of the centre is on the Cass advisory group. CW In following tweets I relate extremely disturbing accounts from parents & youth of what they endured 1/

I GOT MY PAIN MEDS! But there's one other prescription I'm waiting for. My pharmacist said he was on a 3-way call w/ my health plan and my doctor about it.

What an absolutely waste of their time.

ABOLISH PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS!!

Also, let's follow the logic to its conclusion

If having a brain functioning at its peak is a requirement of making important decisions, then it's probably more important to have a *maximum* age limit than a minimum. Because the older you are, the more your brain wears out

/17

If under-25s are too neurologically underdeveloped to make decisions that affect their body and wellbeing, then that rules out all career athletes under that age. You can't possibly let a 18 year old take up a sport that comes with significant concussion risk, surely?

/16

But basically, it's very much not evidence based to look at under-25s and say 'Your brain isn't fully developed', when they're brains are working exactly as nature intended, in so many ways.

And they're absolutely capable of thinking things through, making decisions etc.

/13

E.g. your lungs are still developing/growing, until your early twenties. But last I checked, everyone under 20 is still capable of breathing just fine. Better than most people, if anything

Because 'not fully mature' is in no way the same thing as 'doesn't work properly'.

/7

'If you're under 25 your brain isn't fully developed, so you can't be trusted to make informed decisions'

I'm seeing this a LOT lately, especially today. And it's utter guff, based on hearsay, misunderstandings of neuroscience, or wilful ignorance.

Why? I'll tell you why

/1

I'm proud of everyone who I see fighting each day to raise awareness for Long Covid, disability rights, masks in
healthcare, clean air & better treatment for chronically ill patients. You give me hope for a better future where ALL people are believed & treated equally. /18

Covid adds an additional layer to this struggle because healthcare settings are increasingly unsafe. We need mandatory masks in healthcare so patients don't have to fear being labeled as anxious for trying to get HCWs to put on a mask (or for wearing one themselves) /16

“Anxiety” is slipped into women’s charts so frequently that I firmly believe there should be real oversight.
If a proper assessment has not been conducted by a qualified practitioner, with other potential causes ruled out, “anxiety” has no place in the record.

Miami Herald: “COVID can quietly linger in your body long after getting sick. What does that mean?”

‘Exhaustion, brain fog, physical deterioration – long COVID plagues a substantial subset of people who contract the virus…’

miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

“However, what has remained unclear is why this happens. While research has been approaching the conclusion that the coronavirus lingers in the body, a new study may have just solidified it.”

#LongCOVID
#SARSCoV2

I’m convinced that nobody goes into pregnancy knowing what a Urogynecologist is because then we’d have to admit up front WHY Urogynecologists need to exist (and why there’s a 6 month waiting list to see one).

Abled people stop appropriating disabled people’s shit for content 2024 challenge

Side note, if my shoe fell off while I was walking with my crutches I would not want a rando coming near my feet, just lemme figure my life out damn

CW / death

So many Black trans men have lost their lives recently and they deserve the love our community gives to non-Black trans folks post-mortem. 💔

Rest in Power
🕯️Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill
🕯️Tee Arnold
🕯️Lagend Billions

Just this year alone. There are likely more 🥲

#CassReview
Theres a lot of non-trans people congratulating non-trans people for 'saving trans people'.

Trans people are not congratulating anyone. Trans people young & old, are disgusted.

This inquiry was purely to caress ego's of sick & twisted transphobes not for kids.

Instead of telling women not to go out alone after dark, why don't we put a curfew on men after dark?

'Oh but that's too restrictive'

Well why are you suggesting women do it then?

A quick thread on why most autistic neurodiversity specialists like me do indeed know about people who have high support needs, and do indeed care very much about their lives and outcomes. We get a lot of misunderstandings.
So.../

I wrote about autistic people on screen melting people’s hearts. And how it’s all a bit nuts.

‘Telly is weird. As an autistic person, I’ve never felt wholesome’

medium.com/@elsalwilliams…

But people fall for it! Time and again you see someone whose entire deal has been frothing disgust and hatred for specifically trans women pivot to ‘they don’t let little girls be tomboys any more :(‘ and it goes completely unquestioned!