Erin Rook (he/they)
@erinrook.bsky.social
#Queer and #trans #PublicHealth student researcher and recovering #journalist.
Learn more about my research at https://transformingconnectedness.org
Learn more about my research at https://transformingconnectedness.org
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Last night, we were one of the first outlets to report the ADULT ban on gender affirming care for Medicaid recipients who depend on it to access it.
This morning, that bill passed 215-214-1.
It now goes to the senate.
It's a bleak day for transgender Americans.
This morning, that bill passed 215-214-1.
It now goes to the senate.
It's a bleak day for transgender Americans.
1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid!
A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
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A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
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House Spending Bill Now Bans Medicaid For Transition Care For Adults
The provision was stricken late at night to appeal to hardline conservatives.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Last night, we were one of the first outlets to report the ADULT ban on gender affirming care for Medicaid recipients who depend on it to access it.
This morning, that bill passed 215-214-1.
It now goes to the senate.
It's a bleak day for transgender Americans.
This morning, that bill passed 215-214-1.
It now goes to the senate.
It's a bleak day for transgender Americans.
“Now, I’m really concerned; how will we support the future generation of scientists to continue this work?” - @jaceflatt.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Now, I’m really concerned; how will we support the future generation of scientists to continue this work?” - @jaceflatt.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ What does #trans community mean to you? Share your thoughts in the TransForming Connectedness research study and help us learn how to leverage community to prevent suicide. Open to U.S.-based trans and nonbinary adults. Fill out the interest form at bit.ly/TFC_Interest to receive the survey link.
April 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
🏳️⚧️ What does #trans community mean to you? Share your thoughts in the TransForming Connectedness research study and help us learn how to leverage community to prevent suicide. Open to U.S.-based trans and nonbinary adults. Fill out the interest form at bit.ly/TFC_Interest to receive the survey link.
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The Montana Bathroom ban is signed into law.
Gianforte thanked the Alliance Defending Freedom and Riley Gaines in his address.
This makes it against the law for trans people to use the bathroom in the airport, parks, the capitol building, and more.
It also impacts me and my wife Zooey personally.
Gianforte thanked the Alliance Defending Freedom and Riley Gaines in his address.
This makes it against the law for trans people to use the bathroom in the airport, parks, the capitol building, and more.
It also impacts me and my wife Zooey personally.
March 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Montana Bathroom ban is signed into law.
Gianforte thanked the Alliance Defending Freedom and Riley Gaines in his address.
This makes it against the law for trans people to use the bathroom in the airport, parks, the capitol building, and more.
It also impacts me and my wife Zooey personally.
Gianforte thanked the Alliance Defending Freedom and Riley Gaines in his address.
This makes it against the law for trans people to use the bathroom in the airport, parks, the capitol building, and more.
It also impacts me and my wife Zooey personally.
We have to continue to resist.
19thnews.org/2025/03/wome...
Some people have suggested that they exclude transgender people from their studies. Flatt said excluding people of all genders is not pro-science. “I refuse to do that,” they said. “The administration is saying that it needs to be for all Americans. They are Americans.”
Some people have suggested that they exclude transgender people from their studies. Flatt said excluding people of all genders is not pro-science. “I refuse to do that,” they said. “The administration is saying that it needs to be for all Americans. They are Americans.”
What happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?
Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.
19thnews.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We have to continue to resist.
As a transgender person with a family history of Alzheimer's, it's a slap in the face to be told our lab's research on brain health and caregiving is "unscientific" and does "nothing to enhance the health of many Americans" -- just because it includes transgender people. But we won’t be silenced.
March 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
As a transgender person with a family history of Alzheimer's, it's a slap in the face to be told our lab's research on brain health and caregiving is "unscientific" and does "nothing to enhance the health of many Americans" -- just because it includes transgender people. But we won’t be silenced.
And then there were none…
My advisor just lost their last remaining federal research grant. All were cancelled for being inclusive of #trans and #nonbinary people. People like us.
These grants supported critical research into #LGBTQIA aging, dementia, and caregiving—and funded a staff of 7.
My advisor just lost their last remaining federal research grant. All were cancelled for being inclusive of #trans and #nonbinary people. People like us.
These grants supported critical research into #LGBTQIA aging, dementia, and caregiving—and funded a staff of 7.
All of my federal funding has now been stripped away from me. I went from a nearly $5 million federally supported portfolio to nothing.
March 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And then there were none…
My advisor just lost their last remaining federal research grant. All were cancelled for being inclusive of #trans and #nonbinary people. People like us.
These grants supported critical research into #LGBTQIA aging, dementia, and caregiving—and funded a staff of 7.
My advisor just lost their last remaining federal research grant. All were cancelled for being inclusive of #trans and #nonbinary people. People like us.
These grants supported critical research into #LGBTQIA aging, dementia, and caregiving—and funded a staff of 7.
Action alert: Submit a quick public comment in support of maintaining coverage for gender-affirming care under the ACA (referred to here as "sex trait modification"). #transrights #calltoaction
And look what snuck in a proposed rule change for Affordable Care Act.👇
"...prohibit issuers of coverage subject to EHB [essential health benefits] requirements from providing coverage for sex-trait modification as an EHB."
Add a comment & say fuck no!
Make this viral!
H/T @scrappyaf.bsky.social
"...prohibit issuers of coverage subject to EHB [essential health benefits] requirements from providing coverage for sex-trait modification as an EHB."
Add a comment & say fuck no!
Make this viral!
H/T @scrappyaf.bsky.social
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability
This proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary st...
www.federalregister.gov
March 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Action alert: Submit a quick public comment in support of maintaining coverage for gender-affirming care under the ACA (referred to here as "sex trait modification"). #transrights #calltoaction
🏳️⚧️ Use your voice to protect trans lives 🏳️⚧️
I’m recruiting U.S.-based #trans and #nonbinary adults (18+) to participate in an online survey about community connectedness and mental health, and inform suicide prevention efforts.
Take the survey: bit.ly/TFC_Interest
Learn more at the link in my bio.
I’m recruiting U.S.-based #trans and #nonbinary adults (18+) to participate in an online survey about community connectedness and mental health, and inform suicide prevention efforts.
Take the survey: bit.ly/TFC_Interest
Learn more at the link in my bio.
March 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🏳️⚧️ Use your voice to protect trans lives 🏳️⚧️
I’m recruiting U.S.-based #trans and #nonbinary adults (18+) to participate in an online survey about community connectedness and mental health, and inform suicide prevention efforts.
Take the survey: bit.ly/TFC_Interest
Learn more at the link in my bio.
I’m recruiting U.S.-based #trans and #nonbinary adults (18+) to participate in an online survey about community connectedness and mental health, and inform suicide prevention efforts.
Take the survey: bit.ly/TFC_Interest
Learn more at the link in my bio.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) raised concerns about research grants terminated for including transgender people -- including ones that fund our Rainbows of Aging team at the UNLV School of Public Health -- during a confirmation hearing for NIH director nominee Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya.
Sen Markey questions NIH nominee on terminated research grants
YouTube video by Erin Rook
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March 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) raised concerns about research grants terminated for including transgender people -- including ones that fund our Rainbows of Aging team at the UNLV School of Public Health -- during a confirmation hearing for NIH director nominee Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya.
“There are transgender people in my studies. I am not comfortable erasing them. I am going to hold to the science and to the value of this work.” - Dr. Jason Flatt
New: Trump-controlled NIH begins targeted purge of LGBTQ+ research.
Citing "agency priorities," some grants were terminated on Friday, leaving researchers with uncertain futures.
insidemedicine.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“There are transgender people in my studies. I am not comfortable erasing them. I am going to hold to the science and to the value of this work.” - Dr. Jason Flatt
Our team just had an NIH grant terminated. The reason?
“Transgender issues: Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific,
have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many
Americans….”
“Transgender issues: Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific,
have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many
Americans….”
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Our team just had an NIH grant terminated. The reason?
“Transgender issues: Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific,
have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many
Americans….”
“Transgender issues: Research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific,
have little identifiable return on investment, and do nothing to enhance the health of many
Americans….”
It’s starting…
The New McCarthyism: LGBTQ+ Purges In Government Begin
After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It’s starting…
My advisor/our research team just had a $1.4 million, 4-year DOD grant revoked because the study includes LGBTQ+ veterans. Unless something changes soon, I have to assume our NIH funding is on the chopping block too. Our research is about dementia and caregiving.
Shared with press to get visibility for the injustices happening to me, many other researchers, and our communities www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/f...
Funding for military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans withdrawn
The Defense Department on Thursday abruptly reversed a decision to fund a military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans, saying it was "not in line” with a presidential executive order.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My advisor/our research team just had a $1.4 million, 4-year DOD grant revoked because the study includes LGBTQ+ veterans. Unless something changes soon, I have to assume our NIH funding is on the chopping block too. Our research is about dementia and caregiving.
They can delete as much as they want, but they can’t erase us. 🏳️⚧️
The National Park Service Has Removed the Word “Transgender” From the Stonewall Monument Website
The letter “T” was also removed from instances of the acronym “LGBTQ+.”
www.them.us
February 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
They can delete as much as they want, but they can’t erase us. 🏳️⚧️
“Data are not just numbers — they represent real people, real experiences, and real disparities. Data tell the stories of our country. Data make visible communities who have long been stigmatized, discriminated against, and underserved in policymaking.”
#PublicHealth #LGBTQ #transrights
#PublicHealth #LGBTQ #transrights
Disappearing Data: Why We Must Stop Trump’s Attempts to Erase Our Communities
Ensuring the collection and protection of demographic data affirms the visibility, rights, and well-being of the people behind the numbers.
lgbtmap.medium.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Data are not just numbers — they represent real people, real experiences, and real disparities. Data tell the stories of our country. Data make visible communities who have long been stigmatized, discriminated against, and underserved in policymaking.”
#PublicHealth #LGBTQ #transrights
#PublicHealth #LGBTQ #transrights
No student should be subjected to death threats because their existence makes someone “uncomfortable.” #transrights #education
Housing restrictions for transgender college students approved by Utah Legislature
Transgender college students in Utah will be prohibited from living in dorms consistent with their gender identity under a bill that has cleared a final legislative hurdle.
apnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
No student should be subjected to death threats because their existence makes someone “uncomfortable.” #transrights #education
Despite the TRO on Trump’s federal grant freeze, researchers are still having funding pulled mid-project.
How a cancer researcher lost a gender-related grant to Trump’s executive orders
“Unethical, unlawful, inhumane”: NIH-backed scientist decries termination of study collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity of cancer patients
www.science.org
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Despite the TRO on Trump’s federal grant freeze, researchers are still having funding pulled mid-project.
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."