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 down.
Bitch was one of the first news sites I began reading as a preteen. The work they've done and the things I've learned from them have played a pivotal role in shaping me, my activism, the work I do, and how I engage with the world.
In other surprising news,
The Air Force is helping service members move from states attacking trans and queer kids;
The new LEGO Star Wars game will feature a queer Finn and Poe;
Ed Buck was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally injecting Gemmel Moore and Dane Brown with meth;
And, finally, I’m on the Wizards of the Coast’s Dragon Talk podcast talking about gender, disability, and Dungeons & Diagnoses.
Articles You Need to Read This Week
The Pandemic Has Trapped Millions in Unending Grief by Ed Yong
Two New Omicron Subvariants, BA.2.12 & BA.2.12.1, Are Fueling Rising Covid Cases In New York by Tom Tapp
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials by Robert Preidt
Why do we still use the term “sub-Saharan Africa”? by Max de Haldevang
As a pain specialist, I may have caused more harm by underprescribing opioids by Antje M. Barreveld
Who Doesn’t Text in 2022? Most State Medicaid Programs by Phil Galewitz
Health systems are using machine learning to predict high-cost care. Will it help patients? by Mohana Ravindranath - TBH, this is a scary idea to me and could go way too far.
How a Video Game Is Helping Stroke Patients Recover at Home by Valerie DeBenedette
Former MTV VJ Karen Duffy on 'Going Out with a Bang' the Night Before Her Debilitating Illness Set In by Liz McNeil
When a medical crisis strikes, divorce can follow — especially if the wife is sick by A. Pawlowski - Important to note that the research on this is generally cishet and extremely white.
“Flowers Now” Is a Concert Celebrating Transfeminine Beauty and Power by Michael Love Michael
After Coming Out as Trans, a Disney Heir Is Slamming Don’t Say Gay Bills by James Factora
Maryland Bill on Transgender Health Equity Doesn’t Just Stall, It Sort of Vanishes by Josh Kurtz
I'm a trans educator. Here are the most commonly asked questions I get about trans youth. by Aiden Key
Trans autistic people are not “confused” – we know who we are by Ryan Phillips
Florida student goes viral after giving classmates an LGBTQ history lesson by Jay Valle
Alabama transgender teen speaks out on new laws by Kailey Schuyler
LGBTQ+ publisher PinkNews says Facebook slapped it with an ad ban after it posted a meme ridiculing someone as a 'homophobic banana peel' by Lara O’Reilly
Am I Still Into Non-Monogamy or Not Really? by Kaelyn
Charges Against Texas Woman Arrested For “Self-Induced Abortion” to Be Dropped, DA Says by Sara Tardiff
Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested by Peter Kalmus
Dr. Phil should be very afraid of Misha Osherovich’s new series by David Reddish
EVENTS
All events are free and virtual unless otherwise stated
Capitalism & the Apocalypse: Mike Davis in Conversation
April 15, 2-3:30 pm ET
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Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul (Blue House) Mexico City Livestream Tour
April 17, 11-12:30 pm ET
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A Candid Conversation about Systemic Racism for ALL
April 17, 8:30-9:30 pm ET
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Assata Taught Me
April 18, 5-6:30 pm ET
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The Poison Book Project: Arsenic in Mass-Produced 19th-Century Cloth Books
April 19, 12-1 pm ET
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Racist and offensive place names: The movement to rename mountains, rivers, and valleys
April 19, 3 pm ET
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Black Abolitionist Tour of London
May 3, 1-2:30 pm ET
More here
Here’s a TikTok of our dogs Hank and Dean sleeping. Hank’s healing up nicely and we’re starting to increase his activity level by going on more walks. We’ve also weaned him off his meds which is so great.
Thanks for reading! If you have feedback or anything you’d like to share, feel free to reach out to me on social media or email (all linked here).
Until next time,
Grayson