Help a DV Victim, Part 3
If you’re new to this newsletter, welcome! This isn’t generally the regular content… but it’s incredibly important to me — and I could use your help. I wrote...
Josie's Fur-ever Home
Hello and happy Tuesday, my loves! There are a lot of new faces here, and it's great to see y'all. Welcome! For those who have been here for a minute, I...
Follow-up on Helping a DV Victim
Hi friends, In the last newsletter I sent out, I asked for help for an unnamed friend. Many thanks to those of you who were able to help her out! While she...
Help a DV victim fight her abuser
Since the summer of 2023, my best friend has been fighting back against an abuser — her ex-fiancé. Just as we were working to set up a fundraiser, her...
Gov. DeWine: Please Veto HB 68
I debated sending this out to y’all tomorrow, but time is of the essence. According to a 2022 survey, transgender adults make up just 0.51% of Ohioans....
Disability + Palestine
a photo in Palestine during the sunset with text overlapping - "This international day of persons with disabilities, please remember that wars are mass...
Trigger Warnings in Video Games, Alan Wake, and Palestine
For the past couple of weeks, I've been working with game developers, accessibility workers, and mental health providers to help make it easier to know when...
I got married!
It’s been nearly a month since I got to marry my best friend. Between the legal day on the 13th and our party on the 16th, it was a lot of work but went...
Long Summer
When I last put out one of these newsletters, it was barely June. I definitely hadn’t intended on being quiet for such a long time, but a lot has happened...
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month!!! I’ll be posting facts, statistics, and more about the community all month long (or until my ADHD stops me, causing me to apologize...
Survey: Talking to HCPs and Access
Back in 2016, I collected some initial information about how people felt they could talk to healthcare providers (HCPs) about sexual health and function,...
The Launch of PowerUp
This is a post that I shared on social media today. I promise I won’t be using this newsletter to promote my day job stuff all the time. BUT, this was the...
Trans Day of Visibility
Rachel Crandall-Crocker founded International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2009. This is generally a day counter to the Day of Remembrance in November,...
TAKE ACTION (US): DEA + testosterone access
The DEA has proposed changes for telemedicine prescribing that will affect trans patients seeking testosterone. This also affects those of us on...
Trans Genocide is Here.
I don’t think anyone uses the term ‘genocide’ lightly. I certainly don’t, especially since I would’ve easily been murdered during the Holocaust due to being...
Remembering Judy, the Capitol Crawl, and Other Health News
In writing this edition of the newsletter, I realized just how much I was trying to pack in here - and that it would make this super text heavy. I wanted to...
Rare Disease Day
300 million people worldwide are living with a rare disease - rare disease day 28 Feb 2023 - #RareDiseaseDay - rarediseaseday.org On November 14th, 1993, my...
Γνωθι σαυτον | Know Thyself
One of the things that frustrates me the most about anti-trans BS is how wrong it is to deny people the ability to be themselves. Photo by Thiago Rocha on...
Black History Month, Trans Grammys, and COVID - oh, my!
Hi, sweet friends! Guess who finally put newsletter day as a recurring date in his calendar to aim for being more consistent? This guy! Earthquake Two...
Holocaust Remembrance Day, Anti-Trans Legislation, and Charlemagne
Today is the International Day Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day where we remember the many, many victims of the Holocaust. Back in 1945, this is the day that...
Happy 2023!
President Biden has extended the public health emergency for COVID as the Omicron variant XBB.1.5 continues to spread like wildfire. COVID numbers are all...
Ending the Year Strong
I used to write these end-of-year blog posts every year. It’s something I’ve gotten out of the habit of doing due to COVID, but wanted to share some things...
Virtual Class Today (and other things!)
Virtual Class Today My friend Ren and I are running a FREE virtual training TODAY - 11/30 - from 1-2:30 pm Eastern, courtesy of MATEC WI. This training is...
Happy Turkey Month!
I’ve been toying with ways to make this newsletter seem less like “Read these!” and more narrative or have more explanations. This edition is set up with one...
COVID-19 Isn't Over, And Neither Are Anti-Trans Attacks and Mass Ableism
Before I dig into our news stories, I have exciting news! I’ve been working to vet providers in the SCAN Health Plans for Los Angeles and Riverside Counties...
Happy World Arthritis Day!
We’re a month out from the 29th birthday of my dear old friend Arthur - what I’ve called my arthritis since being diagnosed in the summer of 1994. Here’s a...
We're Engayged!
On our two-year anniversary, Grav and I took a hike back where we first hiked together in December 2020. Now we’re planning our wedding for next September!...
Happy August!
Hi again! Hope you’re well! I just got over the worst sinus infection I’ve ever had. As in, I had to take a couple of opiates I had that I literally didn’t...
Monkeypox is NOT an STI + COVID-19 is surging
Hi! I’ve been back from vacation for a week and miss it a lot. The Adirondacks is one of my favorite places in the world - The Wild Center, hiking, amazing...
Happy July?
The last few weeks have been incredibly rough. So rough that I don’t have words. I’ve been reading Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice by Naomi...
On Juneteenth, Equity, and Justice
Texas Juneteenth Day Celebration, 1900 (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library) Today is Juneteenth Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date on...
A Mid-Pride Month "Hello!"
I’ve been prioritizing getting rest during this time, especially as I’ve been given a lot more responsibility at work. I’m still thinking through how to set...
Hi again!
Sorry for the radio silence this month. I needed a bit of a break on news-related items. We all need rest. It’s vital to resistance work and, honestly, with...
Talk Inclusively About Abortion
Last updated 6-24-22 @ 11:45 am Eastern. Don’ts One: Create inaccessible resources If you're sharing photos, charts, etc., put alt text on those for those of...
Moon Knight, COVID-19, and Molasses
This article about Moon Knight and the media’s general depiction of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was really good. To me, Moon Knight is the first...
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day is as Wisconsin as ice fishing on one side of a river while someone jetskis on the other side. Marty Griffin @MartyPodcastsThis perfectly...
Chag kasher v’sameach
Passover starts tonight and Easter is this Sunday. Regardless of if you celebrate either, I hope you have a good weekend. Sad News Bitch Media is closing...
An Anti-Trans Barrage, Long COVID Research, and More
Happy Friday!! It’s been a long week, especially around anti-trans bullshit. Let’s dive in. Alabama legislature passes 'Don't Say Gay,' trans care and...
Happy Autism Acceptance Month!
April is Autism Acceptance Month. While it may be on the calendar as an ‘awareness’ month, that’s not what autistic folks want - there’s plenty out there...
More articles??
I’m not making any April Fool’s jokes - people are wild enough on their own. Lauren Handy stealing fetuses proves it. Thankfully, there are good people in...
Transgender Day of Visibility
Today is the International Transgender Day of Visibility It’s the one day a year you can actually fully see me as a corporeal being. (Mostly kidding.) This...
Listen to Black Folks About The Slap
A gentle reminder about the slap discourse: If you’re white, you need to be quiet and listen. This is not our space to share opinions, especially those that...
Happy Thursday!!
My day is being made by watching folks take Leana Wen to task about her COVID-19 ‘return-to-normal’ BS. HealthWatch @DCHealthWatchAnyone: Masks are a pretty...
St. Patrick's Day Sucks?
It’s no secret that I’m very anti-colonialism. That extends to St. Patrick’s Day and the way we look at it. Grayson (he/him) @GraysonGoal#StPatricksDay is...
Happy Purim!
This is coming out early again this week because, holy cannoli, this is already almost at the email length limit. This might have to come out more often?...
Violence, Type 1, and So. Many. Links.
Happy Thursday! This is coming out early because Hank comes home tonight following surgery yesterday. Everything went incredibly well! Fingers crossed that...
Thank Fuck It's Friday
IDK about you, but I’m way over this week. The biggest happy thing that happened was that I got the letter to change my gender marker on my driver’s license...
Protecting Trans Kids in Texas, Racial Violence, and A Puppy Surgery
First, An Ask Our Hank needs surgery. McGravin @UnrealMcGravinMy dog Hank is in need of surgery. Our family would appreciate any donations to help us afford...
A Very Long Week
Hi! I know I’m not the only one just absolutely exhausted from this week, so this felt like an apt tweet to share: NOT A WOLF @SICKOFWOLVESSO YOU CAN SAY "OH...
Anti-Trans Bills, Comparing Illnesses, and Black History Month
Work has been wild this week, so apologies for the late newsletter. Anyway, let’s crack into this week’s threads. #GiveUsThisDayOurDailyThread The CDC might...