Jayme
@jaymep.bsky.social
Psychologist & academic. Queer & trans mental health, plant parent, trainer. Oakland. Author of the Trans & Gender Diverse Teen Resilience Guide! https://www.newharbinger.com/9781648484193/the-trans-and-gender-diverse-teen-resilience-guide/
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Guardian writers campaigned against puberty-blockers because they were prescribed "off label".
Now the Guardian is celebrating Ozempic, a drug being used off label for obesity.
The difference...?
Puberty-blockers have been used for trans kids for 30+ years, Ozempic for obesity only for 4 years.
Now the Guardian is celebrating Ozempic, a drug being used off label for obesity.
The difference...?
Puberty-blockers have been used for trans kids for 30+ years, Ozempic for obesity only for 4 years.
May 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Guardian writers campaigned against puberty-blockers because they were prescribed "off label".
Now the Guardian is celebrating Ozempic, a drug being used off label for obesity.
The difference...?
Puberty-blockers have been used for trans kids for 30+ years, Ozempic for obesity only for 4 years.
Now the Guardian is celebrating Ozempic, a drug being used off label for obesity.
The difference...?
Puberty-blockers have been used for trans kids for 30+ years, Ozempic for obesity only for 4 years.
Noting NYT hypocrisy here. Hormones change trans ppls lives but we only hear about the “risks” and “controversy “.
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Noting NYT hypocrisy here. Hormones change trans ppls lives but we only hear about the “risks” and “controversy “.
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social These 8 essential bills uphold the dignity, privacy, health, and safety of LGBTQ+ Californians. These bills are critical to ensuring that California remains a national leader in protecting trans lives. Sign AB 82, AB 1084, SB 59, SB 497, SB 418, AB 554, AB 727, and SB 41.
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social These 8 essential bills uphold the dignity, privacy, health, and safety of LGBTQ+ Californians. These bills are critical to ensuring that California remains a national leader in protecting trans lives. Sign AB 82, AB 1084, SB 59, SB 497, SB 418, AB 554, AB 727, and SB 41.
Join the discussion on conversion “therapy” With the Williams Institute. Lifting the ban on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts is condoning use of harmful psychotherapy on children. ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Conversion Therapy at the Court: Understanding Chiles v. Salazar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar will examine the October 7 oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. Panelists will discuss the legal issues and research on...
ucla.zoom.us
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Join the discussion on conversion “therapy” With the Williams Institute. Lifting the ban on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts is condoning use of harmful psychotherapy on children. ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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This is truly outrageous.
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is truly outrageous.
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so to be clear, Microsoft is using a tool it's embedded into its operating system and many (all?) of its softwares to promote conversion therapy against trans kids, disguised to fool their parents into thinking it isn't purely anti-transition
Since the release of the HHS report, both Copilot and ChatGPT have begun to reference "gender exploratory therapy" as a "first line approach" for gender dysphoria by elevating the Therapy First website to the top of the SEO food chain.
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
so to be clear, Microsoft is using a tool it's embedded into its operating system and many (all?) of its softwares to promote conversion therapy against trans kids, disguised to fool their parents into thinking it isn't purely anti-transition
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“In fact, this new data from York completely undermines much of the Cass review and the moral panic spurring the document.”
Public anxieties, not epidemiology, shape the suppression of gender affirming care. We must confront how transphobic legislative panics are laundered through flawed research.
Public anxieties, not epidemiology, shape the suppression of gender affirming care. We must confront how transphobic legislative panics are laundered through flawed research.
Gender Dysphoria, Children, And Moral Panics
What new data from the UK shows about trans children
gidmk.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“In fact, this new data from York completely undermines much of the Cass review and the moral panic spurring the document.”
Public anxieties, not epidemiology, shape the suppression of gender affirming care. We must confront how transphobic legislative panics are laundered through flawed research.
Public anxieties, not epidemiology, shape the suppression of gender affirming care. We must confront how transphobic legislative panics are laundered through flawed research.
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NEW: "Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?"
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty over gender-affirming medical care for minors — and the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
Tonight, at Law Dork, my written equivalent of a direct-to-camera address.
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty over gender-affirming medical care for minors — and the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
Tonight, at Law Dork, my written equivalent of a direct-to-camera address.
Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty. And the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
www.lawdork.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
NEW: "Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?"
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty over gender-affirming medical care for minors — and the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
Tonight, at Law Dork, my written equivalent of a direct-to-camera address.
On the far right's campaign to create uncertainty over gender-affirming medical care for minors — and the powerful institutions that helped along the way.
Tonight, at Law Dork, my written equivalent of a direct-to-camera address.
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The story of LGBT rights is a story of advances followed by setbacks followed by media with no skin in the game saying, "It's because you were too loud/asked for too much/moved too fast/got too big for your britches/didn't make your case." That never changes--but happily it's never the last word.
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The story of LGBT rights is a story of advances followed by setbacks followed by media with no skin in the game saying, "It's because you were too loud/asked for too much/moved too fast/got too big for your britches/didn't make your case." That never changes--but happily it's never the last word.
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The federal government imposing a stop work order on Trevor project for the national 988 suicide hotline on the same day that the Supreme Court greenlit a ban on care despite the risk of suicide sends a clear message:
The United States government officially wants trans youth to kill themselves.
The United States government officially wants trans youth to kill themselves.
June 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The federal government imposing a stop work order on Trevor project for the national 988 suicide hotline on the same day that the Supreme Court greenlit a ban on care despite the risk of suicide sends a clear message:
The United States government officially wants trans youth to kill themselves.
The United States government officially wants trans youth to kill themselves.
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Reminder: Elon Musk, whose Starship just blew up on the test stand (with extra fuel tanks piled beside it), was allowed for THIRTY YEARS to lie about his training in science. He started lying in 1995, got trapped in the lie - and suffered no consequences. But physics itself has consequences. 1/
June 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reminder: Elon Musk, whose Starship just blew up on the test stand (with extra fuel tanks piled beside it), was allowed for THIRTY YEARS to lie about his training in science. He started lying in 1995, got trapped in the lie - and suffered no consequences. But physics itself has consequences. 1/
Rally for trans rights Thursday June 26, 6pm sf city hall Polk St Steps. See tractionsf on IG.
June 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Rally for trans rights Thursday June 26, 6pm sf city hall Polk St Steps. See tractionsf on IG.
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Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
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It’s completely insane that US troops are illegally deployed to suppress domestic opposition and it’s not uniformly condemned by the press and political elite.
June 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It’s completely insane that US troops are illegally deployed to suppress domestic opposition and it’s not uniformly condemned by the press and political elite.
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There's one quote in NYT's podcast about trans healthcare that perfectly illustrates what's wrong with how media organizations frame this kind of coverage. www.readtpa.com/p/the-quote-...
The Quote That Reveals What's Really Behind Anti-Trans "Concerns"
"I think this whole debate ... is hard to solve when people aren't on the fundamental same page about the existence of a trans identity and the fact that it is a valid identity."
www.readtpa.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There's one quote in NYT's podcast about trans healthcare that perfectly illustrates what's wrong with how media organizations frame this kind of coverage. www.readtpa.com/p/the-quote-...
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1. An international humanitarian organization, Human Rights Watch, has issued a scathing report on transgender healthcare bans in the United States.
They detail loss of care, people forced to move, and more.
The latest from S. Baum.
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They detail loss of care, people forced to move, and more.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Human Rights Watch Issues Scathing Report on Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans in the US
A first-of-its-kind Human Rights Watch report documented the impacts of trans youth care bans in-depth.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
1. An international humanitarian organization, Human Rights Watch, has issued a scathing report on transgender healthcare bans in the United States.
They detail loss of care, people forced to move, and more.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
They detail loss of care, people forced to move, and more.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.” Never so true. If you don’t know Rhinoceros, find it and read it—nothing but the doublespeak of 1984 gets to the truths of our time in America. #LibertyOrTyranny #HistoryRepeats #PowerCorrupts.
January 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.” Never so true. If you don’t know Rhinoceros, find it and read it—nothing but the doublespeak of 1984 gets to the truths of our time in America. #LibertyOrTyranny #HistoryRepeats #PowerCorrupts.
If you aren’t reading this book, start
"On Tyranny" will be #2 on the NYT paperback and #13 in the combined e-book and paperback this week. I am glad it’s useful. New hardback is just out. And free posters to use and share are here.
timothysnyder.org/resources/
timothysnyder.org/resources/
Resources - Timothy Snyder
Resources from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
timothysnyder.org
May 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If you aren’t reading this book, start
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Elon Musk “apparently did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Elon Musk “apparently did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Elon Musk “apparently did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Elon Musk “apparently did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
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"TERFism, like all fascist discourses and all imperial and settler-colonial horizons, imagines itself upside-down, as somehow preyed-upon, bullied, colonized, and at risk of genocidal erasure at the hands of the subjugated group it dehumanizes." - @reproutopia.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"TERFism, like all fascist discourses and all imperial and settler-colonial horizons, imagines itself upside-down, as somehow preyed-upon, bullied, colonized, and at risk of genocidal erasure at the hands of the subjugated group it dehumanizes." - @reproutopia.bsky.social
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What does #resilience look like for #trans and gender diverse youth? Well it definitely leaves the old “bounce back” paradigm behind. Read more about encouraging resilience in TGD youth here.
www.newharbinger.com/blog/self-he...
www.newharbinger.com/blog/self-he...
Resilience in Motion: Trans and Gender Diverse Youth Bouncing Forward – New Harbinger Publications, Inc
“Resilience” is a hotly debated concept. On the one hand we all agree that being resilient is, generally, a good thing. But, when resilience
www.newharbinger.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
What does #resilience look like for #trans and gender diverse youth? Well it definitely leaves the old “bounce back” paradigm behind. Read more about encouraging resilience in TGD youth here.
www.newharbinger.com/blog/self-he...
www.newharbinger.com/blog/self-he...
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I'll never get over Cass straight up saying "Most kids on PBs eventually go on HRT, this means PBs don't work" and somehow being taken seriously
May 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'll never get over Cass straight up saying "Most kids on PBs eventually go on HRT, this means PBs don't work" and somehow being taken seriously
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Seeing a lot of confusion about the budget's provisions on trans care--it would strip Medicaid funds for trans care (which is awful enough) but it would NOT prohibit private insurers from providing coverage for trans care. It actually does something far more narrow and wonkier
Under the ACA, plans sold on the individual or small-group Marketplaces have to provide coverage for certain treatments called Essential Health Benefits (EHB). Only a few treatments (like abortion) are prohibited from coverage as an EHB by HHS--but insurers are not banned from covering it altogether
Information on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Benchmark Plans | CMS
The Affordable Care Act requires non-grandfathered health insurance coverage in the individual and small group markets to cover essential health benefits (EHB), which include items and services in at ...
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May 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Seeing a lot of confusion about the budget's provisions on trans care--it would strip Medicaid funds for trans care (which is awful enough) but it would NOT prohibit private insurers from providing coverage for trans care. It actually does something far more narrow and wonkier
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Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out.
Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.
This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.
Take it here:
Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.
This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.
Take it here:
To proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below.
trevorredcap.trvr.org
May 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out.
Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.
This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.
Take it here:
Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.
This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.
Take it here:
The State of Utah did its own study on gender affirming care for youth. They confirmed again that it confers a number of positive benefits. However republicans aren’t interested in the science. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
May 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The State of Utah did its own study on gender affirming care for youth. They confirmed again that it confers a number of positive benefits. However republicans aren’t interested in the science. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...