Ryan Thoreson
@ryanthoreson.bsky.social
Law prof teaching human rights, law and sexuality, con law & torts. 26.2 x 24. ⚖️ 🏳️🌈 🏃
My law school superlative was “most accomplished without being pretentious” and it weirdly meant a lot to me.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My law school superlative was “most accomplished without being pretentious” and it weirdly meant a lot to me.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
For weeks our kid has been singing “wawatusa” and we finally discovered she’s singing the lullaby “la lechuza,” and that la lechuza is apparently a malevolent spirit (?) in the form of an owl with the face of an old woman (??) who preys on children and alcoholics (???) m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoqT...
La Lechuza 🦉 Canciones Infantiles Para Dormir | Plim Plim
YouTube video by El Payaso Plim Plim
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November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For weeks our kid has been singing “wawatusa” and we finally discovered she’s singing the lullaby “la lechuza,” and that la lechuza is apparently a malevolent spirit (?) in the form of an owl with the face of an old woman (??) who preys on children and alcoholics (???) m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoqT...
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A crucial first step. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
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November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A crucial first step. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Who can really say which approach is most effective
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Who can really say which approach is most effective
This is amazing!
Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.
University of Alabama freshman draws state's court-ordered Senate map | Alabama Reflector
TUSCALOOSA — Daniel DiDonato says he’s been passionate about elections since he was a young child. He submitted six maps to a federal court.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is amazing!
My office bookshelf:
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My office bookshelf:
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“The new version reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people.”
HHS names authors and releases peer review comments for gender dysphoria report www.statnews.com/2025/11/19/h... via @statnews.com
HHS names authors and releases peer review comments for gender dysphoria report
The new report reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care and belong to anti-LGBTQ+ groups
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November 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“The new version reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people.”
*cracks knuckles in gay dad in Ohio who teaches First Amendment law and is still salty about Mahmoud v Taylor*
The Ohio House voted to pass a bill that would require public schools and public universities to teach the positive impacts of Judeo-Christian religion on American history during Wednesday’s House session. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/o...
Ohio House passes bill to mandate schools teach positive impacts of religion on American history • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio House voted to pass a bill that would require public schools and public universities to teach positive impacts of religion on American history during Wednesday’s House session.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
*cracks knuckles in gay dad in Ohio who teaches First Amendment law and is still salty about Mahmoud v Taylor*
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Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
Proud to sign this letter in support of Jessica Adams, whose removal from her human rights course for discussing white supremacy is a grave threat to academic freedom and honest instruction about racial injustice. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
STATEMENT TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY re: Jessica Adams - Signature Updates
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November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Proud to sign this letter in support of Jessica Adams, whose removal from her human rights course for discussing white supremacy is a grave threat to academic freedom and honest instruction about racial injustice. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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I reviewed some new books on queer Southasia for @himalmag.bsky.social
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Navigating new scales of queer Southasia
IT WASN’T THAT long ago that queer Southasian studies – perhaps especially work centred on India – seemed to be intensely preoccupied with the frame of the nati
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November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I reviewed some new books on queer Southasia for @himalmag.bsky.social
www.himalmag.com/politics/que...
www.himalmag.com/politics/que...
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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There's a lot about this that's fucked up, but moving children's education to the Labor Department underscores such a warped idea of what education is actually for www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
The department will shift responsibility for several of its core functions to other federal agencies.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There's a lot about this that's fucked up, but moving children's education to the Labor Department underscores such a warped idea of what education is actually for www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
This is the same artist whose Piss Christ set off a conservative furor against arts funding, if you need yet another illustration of how truly fucked our politics have become.
This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is the same artist whose Piss Christ set off a conservative furor against arts funding, if you need yet another illustration of how truly fucked our politics have become.
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Kazakhstan’s parliament has voted to ban so-called LGBTI propaganda. If approved, the law would silence LGBTI voices & restrict freedom of expression for everyone. We stand with LGBTI people in #Kazakhstan & call on the Senate to reject this harmful law #HumanRights #Equality https://bit.ly/4rcRpLk
Kazakhstan: Reject ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Legal Proposals - IPHR
Parliamentary Vote on Draft Amendments Imminent Lawmakers in Kazakhstan should reject a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation,” seven international...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Kazakhstan’s parliament has voted to ban so-called LGBTI propaganda. If approved, the law would silence LGBTI voices & restrict freedom of expression for everyone. We stand with LGBTI people in #Kazakhstan & call on the Senate to reject this harmful law #HumanRights #Equality https://bit.ly/4rcRpLk
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One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
If I run for office it will be on the platform of bringing back old-school passport stamps.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If I run for office it will be on the platform of bringing back old-school passport stamps.
“The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other experts said that a person should be able to assert their own gender identity, including a nonbinary identity, for use on identification.”
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US Supreme Court Allows Discriminatory Passport Rule
The United States Supreme Court last week allowed the implementation of a discriminatory Trump administration policy requiring new passports to reflect an individual’s sex assigned at birth.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other experts said that a person should be able to assert their own gender identity, including a nonbinary identity, for use on identification.”
@hrw.org
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Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny - Harvard Law Review
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
The US Supreme Court has left marriage alone, but its decision to let Trump's discriminatory passport policy take effect is a devastating step backwards that jeopardizes trans and intersex people's human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US Supreme Court Allows Discriminatory Passport Rule
The United States Supreme Court last week allowed the implementation of a discriminatory Trump administration policy requiring new passports to reflect an individual’s sex assigned at birth.
www.hrw.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The US Supreme Court has left marriage alone, but its decision to let Trump's discriminatory passport policy take effect is a devastating step backwards that jeopardizes trans and intersex people's human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
As homes in Florida become uninsurable and healthcare premiums skyrocket, the attorney general is maintaining a laser-like focus on what really matters: Suzie Toot. www.them.us/story/florid...
Florida AG Calls for Christmas Drag Show to Be Canceled, Targets Trinity the Tuck and Suzie Toot
James Uthmeier described the show as "“injurious to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community.”
www.them.us
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As homes in Florida become uninsurable and healthcare premiums skyrocket, the attorney general is maintaining a laser-like focus on what really matters: Suzie Toot. www.them.us/story/florid...