By @samames.bsky.social and @adrianshanker.bsky.social at @newsweek.com -Bad Medicine—How Secretary Kennedy Is Jeopardizing LGBTQ Lives www.newsweek.com/bad-medicine...

Last month, HHS put out a report on gender-affirming care that reads like a checklist of logical fallacies. @adrianshanker.bsky.social & I published a piece in @newsweek.com on the consequences of misrepresenting evidence, and the real science behind healthcare for trans youth. tinyurl.com/3ryx2tbu

The wonderful folks at the National SOGIE Center adapted part of a piece I wrote for Transgender Day of Visibility into a gorgeous video. It was a genuine honor to be part of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzo... Here's the full text, with more on TDOR and ritual: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Trans Day of Remembrance was born in 1999 from a group of friends in Boston, and the simple act of saying their lost beloved's name out loud. Tonight we say the names of 69 new beloveds, and from our grief reclaim their power. I wrote a bit about the history of TDOR and the roots of the ritual here.

9 major faith denominations just released a statement supporting trans & intersex people, calling violation of our rights by those in power a betrayal of religious values. Faith communities can be complicated for LGBTQI communities. But today, I’m proud to be a member of both. tinyurl.com/3kkpvhk9

UU President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins faith leaders across traditions in proclaiming: transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are holy, whole, and worthy of love. Together, we call out the misuse of religion to justify harm. www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...

For 10 years, the Mormon mothers at Mama Dragons have been one of my favorite examples of what happens when people of faith choose the message over the messenger - and, in nearly every religion on earth, the message is love. This week, I got to join their podcast. Listen here: tinyurl.com/4rc7whc5

Some of the very best people I know have created a camp - it’s a retreat for those of us who do social justice work. Camp Ground is about rest: no work allowed. If you organize, advocate, etc in ANY capacity (professionally, as a volunteer, in your spare time) this camp is probably for you.

Had the absolute privilege of joining Justice By Design this week to talk SCOTUS, Skrmetti, and sorry-you-can’t-actually-legislate-trans-people-out-of-existence. Thank you to the brilliant @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social for thinking I’m cool enough to hang out with her. youtu.be/edZ7-XTsJzs?...

There's a livestream running all day where advocates, artists, & elected officials are sending messages of hope to LGBTQI+ kids. I'm honored to be doing a piece at 3:30ET, but rn Judy & Dennis Shepard are giving me life w/this gem: "They are louder, but they aren't brighter." tinyurl.com/mubcd5sf

At GA, UUs responded to the Skrmetti ruling with a powerful session led by Sam Ames and Adrienne Walker. The fight for trans youth, grounded in faith and love, continues. 📰 Read more in UU World: bit.ly/44fJrGz 👉 Follow UU World on IG: bit.ly/4nipN5x #UUAGA #MeetTheMoment #SkrmettiDecision

Listen. We cannot predicate fighting on winning. We're going to lose a lot in the days to come, and if we’re going to make it through the nights we need to find something to fuel us that runs deeper than hope. We’re past hope. We don't follow hope. Hope follows us.

It only took me 4 years, but I've officially joined the 21st century/Bluesky. Hello, less-cruel world.