Sadly, some trans youth are kicked out of the house when their parents find out they are trans Because of this, schools have policies giving staff discretion regarding when and how to share information with parents This political theatre from the GOP is dangerous

As the UK works on a trans bathroom ban, a reminder that such policies are hate-based, not evidence-based: open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...

Honored to speak with German Volle Kanne about the harms of conversion therapy and the impact of the US Supreme Court's recent decision in Chiles v Salazar. t.co/QKXGSjRP51

When offered under current guidelines, regret following gender-affirming medical care for adolescent gender dysphoria is rare. In Texas, “detransition” is not a personal medical decision. It is forced upon people by law. My latest for MSNBC: www.ms.now/opinion/texa...

The most common “detransition” patients they will likely see are those who have been harmed by the state taking away their medical care. My latest for @msnownews.bsky.social: www.ms.now/opinion/texa...

Kansas’s ban on gender-affirming care for adolescent gender dysphoria was struck down in court. Because this is a state constitutional claim, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Skrmetti does not control.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asking all the California gubernatorial candidates if they’d put Kristi Noem in prison was wild.

That debate was a mess.

“Oh I’m sorry you wanted to vote. That’s not a right anymore. Can I interest you in the right to refuse to bake cake for gay people instead? We’ve replaced voting rights with that.”

Our latest paper is out today in @jamapediatrics.com - discussing: (1) How structural and mental health disparities can lead to competitive *disadvantages* for trans youth in sports (2) The negative impacts of exclusionary sports policies on mental health jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Among U.S. adults, over 2.1 million people -- 0.8% of the population -- identify as transgender. Minnesota has the highest percentage of transgender residents at 1.2%. Read the full report at bit.ly/TranspeopleUS

you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides the nytimes:

Every mental health organization in the country screaming that they want to be regulated should give you a sense of just how bad conversion therapy is.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Today is also a tough day for the news. Make sure you’re spending time with people who make you feel loved today. ❤️

Today's #SCOTUS conversion therapy ban decision is bad, but the story isn't over SCOTUS didn't strike down the law. It remanded back to the 10th Circuit to apply strict scrutiny If the law is the least restrictive means of achieving a compelling government interest, it stands

The NCAA routinely grants exceptions for athletes with ADHD to use performance enhancing stimulants. Is there a reason the “fairness in sports” politicians haven’t passed legislation to address this?

The Olympics have had policies allowing trans women to compete since 2004. Gender-affirming medical care for minors has been around since the 1990s. Inclusion and support of trans people aren’t new.

Update: If the statement from the AMA Comms director the NYT posted today is the full context, this actually is on the AMA. But what matters here is what the actual AMA is clearly saying: it has not changed its stance on gender-affirming care for adolescent gender dysphoria.

The American Medical Association directly responds to New York Times coverage mischaracterizing their posiiton on gender affirming care for trans young people. cloud.e.ama-assn.org/newsletter?u...

The New York Times really needs to get it together. This is disgraceful reporting, and they’ve been doing it for years now in this area. They’ve been breaking journalistic integrity over and over, refusing to issue corrections. (1/2) cloud.e.ama-assn.org/newsletter?u...

It's crazy to me how much the anti trans side makes insane claims how GAC harms children and yet there are at least 2 movie stars (Hunter Schafer, Nicole Maines), a pop star(Kim Petras), and a model (Vivian Wilson) who all transitioned as youth and are now happy adults living their best lives.

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.

1. The US DOJ is omitting that they *threatened* NYU into their decision to halt these medical treatments. NYU was happily offering services until the threats, & in fact was a leader in this area 2. The DOJ doesn’t seem to understand the distinctions here between state & federal law

On our show today: @giuliaheyward.bsky.social talked about the tug of war between the state and the federal government over gender affirming care, and @turban.bsky.social discussed best practices in gender affirming care for those 19 and younger. www.wnyc.org/story/federa...

Does anyone else still think about the time Sonia Sotomayor was banned from Equinox? Simpler times.

So excited this is finally out! With a newly revamped chapter on gender dysphoria / gender incongruence from Annelou Dr Vries (VUMc Amsterdam) and myself!

I was fact-checked ☠️

Sun’s out; tongue’s out.

Hi the news cycle is awful but I’m alive and chugging along with work and drinking chia smoothies.

I’m happy to announce the UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program is expanding! We are looking to hire a new faculty pediatric psychologist to join our team. Please share with your networks! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05944

Yea that happened like a year ago.

This of course runs counter to the recommendations of all major medical and mental health organizations, as well as all existing research and data in this field.

Good morning ☕️ As per usual, the news cycle is awful. What are we doing today to be nice to ourselves?

New study finds no increase in anger, aggression, or irritability in the first 12 months after starting gender-affirming testosterone. www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

I’m happy to announce the UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program is expanding! We are looking to hire a new faculty pediatric psychologist to join our team. Please share with your networks! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05944

I’ve been less active on social media for the past year or so. The sad truth is, my work relied on the presumption that at the end of the day, people wanted law to be evidence-based. And that they cared about treating other humans well. I’ve sadly lost much of that faith.

One would think a forced detransition is clearly cruel and unusual punishment.

New study in Lancet eClinical Medicine (N=20,358) found that mental healthcare utilization initially increases (consistent with assessment requirements under guidelines), then drops substantially, following gender-affirming medical care. #transgender #mentalhealth #medicine

Turns out the Trump HHS is still a dangerous mess.

Happy New Year! For your resolution, consider something related to being nicer to yourself and reducing stress, instead of something body-focused. ❤️

A sad but unsurprising study: bullying victimization is associated with more than double the odds of suicide attempts among sexual minority people.

Happy Holidays! Remember it’s always appropriate on family holidays to take a walk or go on a coffee run solo to have some alone time to destress. ❤️ #mentalhealth #psychiatry

Thank you to Fredricka Whitfield and @cnn.com for having me on today to talk about the recent political attacks on gender-affirming medical care for adolescents with gender dysphoria.

Will be on CNN with Fredricka Whitfield in about 15 mins to talk about the recent GOP actions against #trans youth and their families.

Today, AG Letitia James of New York responded to the Trump administration's new rule attempting to ban trans youth care in hospitals nationwide. "I will not let the administration come for you." Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here. www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...

NEW: The Trump administration announced a harmful new proposal that would block access to essential gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth across the country. If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.