federal rule was never finalized, so clinics' medicaid funding isn't at stake right now. in rule they directly say that there's nothing they can do if states provide their own funding like they do with regards to abortion

Jane@jane.meangirls.online · 2mo ago

So who is that direct care access fund money going to go to if all the major clinics curtailed their programs? they're not going to give up their federal funding for a slice of a 15 million dollar pie.

"Mayor Mamdani has *directed the Law Department* to be ready to respond, including potentially litigate, threats to end gender-affirming care for *youth* and adults from the federal government." Is this not at least enforcing the law to protect trans youth, including with hospital shut-downs?

When is the last time you saw a politician in the US not only vocally support trans folks but also introduce active political action (rather than just promising to be there for us) that tangibly betters trans folks' lives and health? It's BEEN A HOT SECOND for me

Mamdani investing $15 mil including in trans youth care providers in such a way that the Feds can’t fuck with them because it’s indirect city level funding, a secret to the Feds they can’t hold hostage

talia jane@taliajane.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mamdani announces $15M for trans healthcare, includes launching a call/text resource support line. Notes city Law Dept filed an amicus brief against subpoenas for medical records. Hospitals suspended care to trans youth following a Trump EO. This seems to try working around that, doesn’t mention it

OOPS

new fundraiser for my fucked up house

Donate to help some trans ppl keep their house, organized by ida k

tldr; our roof is falling apart and we need your help to fix it. Hi! My name's ida, i'm… ida k needs your support for help some trans ppl keep their house

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for what it's worth, this still doesn't kill the proposed rule, which they can make into a final rule at any time. the declaration just got struck down for not going through the rulemaking process, which they now have with the proposed rule.

Christopher Wiggins@cwnewser.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

BREAKING: The judge in the Oregon v. Kennedy case has granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs. This is the case dealing with the Kennedy declaration attempting to institute national standards of care for trans youth and referring providers to the HHS OIG to exclude them from Medicaid.

guys I’m sorry but have you looked through Getty images for yesterday 💀

Here are a couple stories we have written about the fight that's coming up. You can find the provisions here: www.erininthemorning.com/p/house-hhs-...

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

erininthemorning.com

Germany, Austria and Switzerland issued a massive joint report endorsing gender affirming care for trans youth and heavily criticizing the Cass report and this is how Azeen reports it yet again. She never wrote an article on it or gave its authors a massive cover story like Cass.

Advancing anti-trans legislation is advancing fascism. Fight for trans rights by sending a letter to your New York reps demanding they protect Trans Rights.

one of their sources is literally "404 Not Found"

Oh. So we don't need to follow GRADE guidelines for "high quality evidence" when it comes to harm. Only for benefits. Lol.

If that’s the right John Koenig and Blake Sanchez, the compiler of the main report has degrees in English and Business, and the compiler of the executive summary has a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. ...such science.

If you open the anti-trans HHS report’s appendix in NotePad, you’ll see that it was compiled by Alex Byrne. The appendix is a rigorous, scientific overview of systematic reviews. Alex Byrne is an MIT philosophy professor with no apparent background in science, let alone expertise in it.

They seriously compare allowing transgender youth to transition to the experiments on Tuskegee African Americans.

Lol. They released their 400 page US version of the Cass Review and refused to even name who the authors were. It's a glorified book report. Anyway, this is out now y'all. I'll be looking it over today. opa.hhs.gov/sites/defaul...

babygirlification

Notably missing: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia. Kind of mindblowing to me given what the substance of this letter is: "government should not retaliate against law firms"

UC Berkeley Law@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · last yr.

Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."

Steven Chagnon, CEO of Tennis League Network, just illegally removed Cammie Woodman from a tennis team just because she is trans.

I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”

After publishing this story, which features a picture of the protest at Children's National in DC, I have been informed that moments ago, Childrens National in DC has resumed transgender care. The hospital protests worked! Keep doing them!

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2y ago

1. Good news: Multiple hospitals are resuming trans care under 19 years old after Trump's trans ban was blocked temporarily in court. Writer Mira Lazine reports on hospitals in Arizona, Michigan, and Virginia restarting care. Not all hospitals have, though. Subscribe to support our journalism.

On the same day the national park service busy erasing trans people from history, HRC axed is entire trans justice initiative and laid off a bunch of amazing black and brown trans folks. Absolutely despicable, HRC showing us who they've always been. Help out here. www.gofundme.com/f/support-lg...

Donate to Support LGBTQ plus Staff Facing Layoffs by Corrupt HRC, organized by Alexandria Costello

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is laying off over 20% of its… Alexandria Costello needs your support for Support LGBTQ plus Staff Facing Layoffs by Corrupt HRC

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this was me!

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 2y ago

“it hasn’t been lost on me just because i had my 19th birthday i would also be facing appointment cancellations” - a nyu first year who came to nyu in part because of its reputation for accessible gender affirming care

Cuomo: 32 Stringer: 10 Lander: 8 Ramos: 7 Diaz Jr.: 7 Adams: 6 (!) Mamdani: 6 Blake: 2 Myrie: 1 Other: 3 Unsure: 18 Progressives for Democracy in America/Hart Research, 12/16-12/22, 800 likely NYC Democratic mayoral primary voters. Obtained by POLITICO: www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

Cuomo dominates a mayoral field he hasn’t yet entered, third-party poll finds

The former governor outperforms rivals — namely Mayor Eric Adams. But both have the highest negative ratings of the candidates.

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Where's the accountability for the NYT's transphobia?

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2y ago

FYI, folks from Bluesky. Reporters at The NYT, among other news organizations, are now generating a giant wave of accountability stories about the new Trump era. Reading these stories, sharing them, is a form of accountability as well. It is a form of participatory democracy too. Substance matters.

this isn't even the first time this happened at NYU help (one happened during November 2012; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_storm)

Hari Kunzru@harikunzru.bsky.social · 2y ago

A student somehow accidentally emailed the entire NYU faculty and the reply-all carnage is like a freeway pile-up

panicking for my finals and then i see things like this and realize maybe im not so cooked as i actually think i am

🌈Dr. Frizzle@swilua.bsky.social · 2y ago

In today’s adventures in AI and teaching, I found myself BAFFLED by a student’s bibliography because all of the links in the bibliography went to the articles they referenced in their paper and were real articles, but the citations were completely made up I was confused till I got ChatGPT out

Trans women in Florida prisons now have to get breast exams to figure out whether their breasts are big enough that prison officials think they should get to keep their bras. Wild reporting from @journo-beth.bsky.social : www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/10/n...