This PrideMonth, it is important to recognize the influence of non-binary and gender nonconforming people in early America. This blog looks at the life of the Public Universal Friend, an abolitionist minister who lived from 1752 to 1819.
Ibram X. Kendi
Partner • #GirlDad • Scholar @BU_Tweets • Dir @AntiracismCtr • @NationalBook Award Winner • #1 NYT Bestselling Author • MacArthur Fellow • Surviving Cancer 🐍
Bud Light sponsored a trans influencer and then lost $20B due to boycotts. But what if the boycotts weren't about trans rights? Learn the big mistake Bud Light made from data collected from 4.1k people.
Patrick Campbell
Bootstrapped and sold @profitwell for over $200M to @paddlehq. Deep expertise in pricing, retention, and high output management. How can I help?
The American Medical Association has strengthened its support of the gender affirming care model for trans-identifying children. Learn more about the Dutch model of treatment, the misleading claims in the AMA's statement, and the history of gender affirming care.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
My tweets about Jennifer’s reporting on the science behind gender care for minors unleashed a torrent of similarly violent and hateful emails. People falsely accuse both of us of transphobia in an attempt to intimidate us out of doing our jobs. This thread will discuss the fair and factual reporting about science.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
This blog post discusses how health authorities and the media failed to effectively warn gay and bi men about risks. It also talks about how a journalist and doctor risked cancellation for directly informing gay men of their risks.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
Northwestern journalism professor Stephen Thrasher has called a journalist dangerous to the wellness of LGBTQ people in a smear thread. This article looks at the journalist's work and Thrasher's defamation of it.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
Alex, the child whose treatment at the Washington University Transgender Clinic was just covered in The Free Press by Bari Weiss and Emily Yoffe, has spoken out against the article. Alex claims the article was published without their input or consent, only their mother's.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
A study of 1,655 kids (75% female at birth) and their parents who thought their kids had Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) was conducted. Pre-existing mental health issues were common and tied to a higher transition rate. Parents reported feeling pressured to affirm their child's new gender.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
Kentucky legislators have overridden the veto of the governor, banning the treatment of gender dysphoria in kids, compelling teachers to disclose to parents if a student has told them they’re gay/trans, and requiring students to use the bathroom aligning with their birth gender.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad
Learn about a proposed bill in Florida that would grant the state the authority to seize trans-identifying children from parents if they receive treatment for gender dysphoria, or if they are merely “at risk” of receiving such treatment.
Benjamin Ryan
🔬Health & science reporter | Contributor to: @NYTimes @NBCNews @Guardian @TRF | Other bylines: @WashingtonPost @TheAtlantic | Cancer Survivor | Columbia grad