DrGlitterbear

The entire anti-trans care grift is built in treating the usual way medicine works as if it's a scandal.

Therapists figure out if a kid is trans the same way they figure out if they're depressed. They ask questions, maybe using a formal scale to quantify how kids compare to similar kids.

In Defense of Effeminate Boys If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded. By Ben Appel

If medical authorities have a rigorous way of distinguishing effeminate boys from transgender kids—or of distinguishing transgender kids from proto-gay kids—they aren’t saying. I have met a number of detransitioned gay men who tried to live as women for a time because they and their families were so averse to homosexuality. According to a 2019 report in The Times of London, staffers at Britain’s foremost gender-identity clinic joked darkly that, as a result of the facility’s work, “there would be no gay people left.” A statement last month by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons noted that there is no validated way to assess whether a child’s gender distress will persist over time or disappear without medical intervention. A lack of good research and recordkeeping means that we may never know how many patients who would have been considered effeminate gay boys not so long ago have undergone medical treatments for gender dysphoria.

Absolute trash. The author did not speak to a single medical professional and the article does not contain a shred of evidence that effeminate gay boys are being bamboozled into thinking they're trans.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

As a large gay myself, I am extremely scary to whittle homophobic men.

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

At least 40 killed in Israeli strike on girls' school in Iran, state media reports The reported deaths are the latest in the region after the United States and Israel began its attack on Iran this morning.

"The hour of your freedom is at hand".

www.thejournal.ie/iran-strike-...

A map titled "Where the U.S. and Israel Attacked Iran." It shows scattered red explotion marks across the country, including Tehran, Urmia and Minah.

The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in a major assault that threatened a broader regional conflict. Iran vowed to retaliate and several Arab states that host U.S. military bases said they had been attacked. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4cDmanV

This is illegal act of war committed by a president who is actively trying to cover up evidence he sexually assaulted a 13 year old girl.

This should not be treated as legitimate in any way.

EEOC reverses course on transgender workers' right to choose restrooms In a 2-1 ruling this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows federal agencies “to maintain single-sex bathrooms and similar intimate spaces” and “to exclude employees, including trans-identifying employees, from opposite-sex facilities.”

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 27 ABA
EEOC rules 2-1 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allows federal agencies to exclude trans employees from using correct bathrooms, reversing a 2015 ruling that held the opposite.

The ESI program has helped jumpstart careers so that more junior investigators aren’t compared to the more experienced individuals. This absolutely needs to continue. It’s incredible to see the hypocrisy of the NIH director, saying he supports early career scientists followed by these statements.

One family is about to control CBS, CNN, HBO, and TikTok. They’ll buy Warner Brothers with $24 billion from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. To win over Trump, they canceled Colbert, blocked a 60 Minutes CECOT investigation, and blocked Talarico. Much more will follow. Block this rotten deal.

HE'S LYING.
Here's the trick:
There are about 230 McDonalds.

The term "DME supplier" includes
- Dedicated medical supply stores (those selling oxygen, or wheelchairs)
- Pharmacies (like CVS, Walgreens)
- Some clinics enrolled to bill Medicare/Medicaid diabetic test strips, crutches, or braces.

To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.

The nyt is run by anti-trans activists. Singal’s propagandistic piece was hooked to no news, but it was conveniently timed to set up Trump’s anti-trans screed.

The piece didn’t bubble up from earnest discussions bw expert editors and reporters. It was tired disinformation.

Erin's reporting is, as always, impeccable.

What many may not know, however, is that once a license is issued, the holder has a property interest in that license that is protected by the 14th Amendment.

This goes back to Bell v Burson (1972).

For more, keep reading... 🧵

“Should any trans person be caught driving w/out a valid license, they could face a class B misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.”

“The letter, obtained by Erin in the Morning, marks one of the most significant erosions of trans civil rights in the United States to date.”

Abortion was phase I, trans healthcare was phase II, birth control is phase III

Just a few more days to nominate people to our awards!!

This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen

I have been home sick all week with COVID. 80% of my lab either has COVID or influenza virus. yay.

Call your senators >> 202-224-3121 << Tell them to STOP SELL OFF STEVE!

#publiclandsinpublichands

Queer Ecology Walk! 🌈 2/22, 4pm 🌈 link in bio.

And YES don’t worry we talk about the more trendy gay animals too. I just love plants! What can I say.

#queerecology #queer #losangeles #lgbtq #🌈

Agouti integrates environmental cues to regulate paternal behaviour - Nature Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances...

Why are some males caring toward infants while others are neglectful or abusive? I'm so pleased to share work that my colleagues and I @princeton.edu have just published @nature.com (an explanatory thread to follow!) (1/8)

Democrats keep saying there is nothing they can do. In the Senate, they can begin by refusing to allow unanimous consent to advance anything, for any reason. It does not stop everything, but it would render the Senate almost unworkable. They don’t, because it will make their jobs harder.

Opinion | The powerful, personal politics of America's Olympic 'Blade Angels' Hannah Holland: In a sport still largely defined by traditional, narrow ideas of femininity and grace, Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn are not stereotypical figure skaters.

I am extremely proud of America's Olympians for speaking out against this regime. And for these ladies doing their own thing shamelessly.

Trump publicly called one Olympian a loser for speaking out. None of them spoke against the nation; Just shameless abusive leaders

www.ms.now/opinion/olym...

Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work making change for LGBTQ+ people in STEM?

Nominate them for a #PrideInSTEM award! 🏆

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

They're like Agent Smith in the Matrix www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

Protest set at NYC’s Stonewall after Trump administration removes Pride flag from national LGBTQ+ monument The Trump administration says the move is about policy. Critics call it erasure at the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

Yesterday, Trump got rid of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC, which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.

Huge protest expected today. Spread the word!
advocate.com/politics/sto...

Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner More than a half dozen Democrats said Donald Trump disinviting two of their colleagues is the latest example of administration's 'chaos and division.'

So Trump excludes a Black governor and gay governor and the GOP wants us to act like it’s business as usual. This government is going after immigrants, Blacks and Latinos, LGBTQ folk. If you think you’re safe, you’re fooling yourself.

This.

*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation