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Progressive pragmatist by disposition I am a physician, health services researcher in IBD, liberal, mother of 3 boys and a woman with a history of gender transition. I like to post about epidemiology, IBD, politics, and gender. #IBDSky #GastroSky
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Question for all the biological reality stans I was born with brown eyes. I undergo a keratin pigmentation procedure to permanently color my eyes green Is it more important that an identifying document state that I have: 1️⃣ brown eyes (my “biologic reality”) 2️⃣ green eyes (my “lived reality”)

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Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

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Maybe they'll let us be the 11th province

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Think of a number. Double it. Now double it again. Add a few zeros And it still wouldn’t be enough There is no amount of money you could give me that I would go back for….

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America is truly aspiring to be the Evil Empire.

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I have a pretty strong feeling that the net benefits of adolescent gender affirming care as practiced exceeds the harm, I also recognize that the evidence to support that feeling is not dispositive. In theory; an RCT in this area is important and necessary, though the devil will be in the details

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The DOJ Lawyer at this point would be best served to hope this is all a nightmare, and that she will be shaken awake in a few minutes.

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During a hearing on trans military service, Judge Reyes brings up the case of a sailor whose surgery was interrupted. "They’re literally about to put anesthesia on the guy, and someone comes in and says, 'You’ve got to stop the surgery.'" The declaration https://buff.ly/41l4fvY

submitted 4 days ago • 15 comments

Sam Nordquist should still be alive today. This horrific, heartbreaking killing comes at a time of heightened nationwide attacks against trans people led by a federal administration hellbent on erasing trans existence. Black trans lives matter. Trans people will not be erased. bit.ly/41i55th

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

We’ve lost Minnesota. 🚨 This is not a drill.

submitted 7 days ago • 187 comments

I think it’s fantastic that these MN adolescent gender affirming care docs are publicly and stridently defending the care they provide I’d love it even more if they published the data that confirms they are providing optimal care, and shut the critics up for good.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The transformation of the US from Athens to Sparta continues….

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

1) Changing your sex is the ultimate high-agency move. No one stumbles into transition. You have to want this. You have to fight for it. And in the process, you learn something dangerous: You learn that you can just do things. 🧵

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

I’m going to keep coming at you, no matter how far you push me back.

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The Chiefs can still win, if Mike Pence finds the courage.

submitted 13 days ago • 220 comments

Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

submitted 14 days ago • 264 comments

Someone being trans doesn’t threaten you in any way. Sarah McBride earned her position and was voted into Congress as an out proud trans woman by her constituents. Stop being a performative bigoted asshole.

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In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."

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Guess which 2 of these pics will one day be the “before” in someone’s glow-up montage….

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Every single one of them deserves PRISON.

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