12 Apr 2023

Oh my god. Missouri AG just essentially banned gender affirming care for most trans adults via emergency rule. Requires 3 years of dysphoria, 18 months of therapy sessions, doesn't allow people with autism/depression. This is what elimination of transgender people looks like.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's blatantly unconstitutional order imposing new restrictions on gender affirming care for trans people of all ages cites coverage from the New York Times in justifying an 18 month waiting period for receiving care

This is called a TRAP Law and it originated in the anti-abortion movement, just fyi. It’s all one struggle. Always has been.

dear cis ppl, I implore you to read this email & imagine that it's from your doctor explaining why they can no longer provide a medication you have long relied on. that's where many trans ppl are now...

The least that the The New York Times could have done is reference that our has existed. But it is far too common that the work of trans journalists, not to mention a trans journalist org. is undervalued. Just ask anyone at Trans Journalists Association or Katelyn Burns or Raquel Willis (BACKUP) .

A family in Kansas City is demanding answers after a white man shot their Black child in the head when he accidentally rang the doorbell of the wrong home, and then shot him again The man was taken to police station to make a statement and then released kansascitydefender.com/justice/kansas…

Biden's new Title IX Policies do NOT protect all trans athletes from discrimination. Public comment is open NOW. I urge my followers to submit a comment. It's SUPER easy. Demand Biden adjust the rule to protect athletes right to play at ALL levels. 🧵 regulations.gov/commenton/ED-2…

I very much trust this researcher to engage in ethical, compassionate, and quality research. They're a gem! I would trust my nearest and dearest to participate, which tbh I don't say about much research. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Amazing news. Kansas City may be attempting to buck its state level law and become a safe haven city for trans people. Would love to see more of this!

A Missouri judge temporarily blocked a unique rule that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill several other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments. apnews.com/article/missou…

Bumping this survey for Atticus’ PhD dissertation. Lgbtq Med, nursing, pharm, lab tech, and many other health professionals/students are eligible!! #medtwitter #lgbtmed #transhealth

The tide is turning on anti-trans bills. They are resoundingly being seen as unconstitutional in courts. This map shows the fate of gender affirming care bans for trans youth. A month ago, this map was almost entirely red. Now, significant chunks of the USA have access again!

It’s out! Paper I wrote with Zachary Fisher and my advisors: Sy-Miin Chow and Peter Molenaar on how well subgrouping methods developed in the discrete-time framework perform when the data-generating process is continuous. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Come work with me! The Sexuality Health and Gender Center at WashU is hiring a data analyst to work on a variety of projects related to queer and trans health. Master's in statistics/quant area and/or research experience preferred. RTs appreciated! wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/W…

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

It took more than a year of waiting, but I finally got my hands on the first 48 hours of responses to Andrew Bailey's trans tip line, accounting for more than 3,000 pages of records ... and yes, there was Bee movie. So. Much. Bee. Movie. stlpr.org/show/st-louis-…

Join us & Dr. Jules Wood (Jules Wood, PhD) this week to learn how to create high quality gender dysphoria and minority stress scales for trans and nonbinary adolescents. 📅Wed. 10/30 @ 10 am ET (Zoom) RSVP ➡️ tinyurl.com/PRIISM-10-30-24