John Gunn, PhD
jgunniii.bsky.social
John Gunn, PhD
@jgunniii.bsky.social
I'm a suicidologist with focused on theories of suicide, at-risk populations (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), and suicide notes. #BiInSci #LGBTQ #Translivesmatter #blacklivesmatter 🏳️‍🌈 🩷💜💙
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My latest article is out (my misspelled name is being fixed!). This article, completed with undergrads, examines sexual fluidity over Waves IV and V of the ADD Health. Elevated risk of suicide was present whenever someone identified as sexually minoritized.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexual Fluidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Early and Middle Adulthood: Evidence From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
The present study seeks to explore the relationship between sexual fluidity and suicidal thoughts (STs) and behaviors (STBs) among adults in early and middle adulthood.This study utilized data from...
www.tandfonline.com
It makes me feel sick that he's probably going to be a front runner for the Democratic ticket in the future.
Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Starting the Court of Broken Bonds by @benaldersonauthor.bsky.social on audiobook. So far very enjoyable. Have really enjoyed his books so far and highly recommend for those who like fantasy and 🌈 stories!
July 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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❓Interested in suicide research?
❓Have an undergraduate degree, and a desire to do a PhD?

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Research Assistant (Discovering Liveability)
Research Assistant (+ six years PhD tuition fees) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Love seeing the continued good work coming out of the @njgvrc.bsky.social
🚨#NJGVRC New Paper Alert! "Frequency of Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native US Residents Screened for Firearm Access."
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March 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is absolutely disgusting and opens the door to abuse and trauma.

So disgusted with this country.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gop-...
GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing child genital exams without parental consent - LGBTQ Nation
And that was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dems will lose my support real quick if they continue down the road of abandoning Trans folks to focus on "the real issues" Americans care about.

thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Schiff on transgender athletes: Confident that ‘local communities’ can ‘make decisions’ to ensure sports ‘safe,’ ‘fair’
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday he’s confident local communities can make their own decisions about whether to let trans athletes participate in women’s sports in a way that is “safe” and “…
thehill.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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1. Major news in transgender care.

Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.

They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.

Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.

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New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sad to see @rowanuniversity.bsky.social abandoning DEI - clear indication that they were never invested in it in the first place.
March 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Excited to be presenting some of my research on theoretical perspectives of suicide and bullying at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in NYC on Saturday!
March 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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I will never EVER be party to bullying our kids. I’ll keep standing up to those who try to make them political targets.

That was true yesterday, is true now, and will be true tomorrow. FULL STOP.
February 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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New study on co-designed web-based support for suicidal ideation

formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e5593...
February 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump.

“We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing.

It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America”

But it never stops there.

They got the memo. Good job AP.
BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment.

This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.

Well done AP👏
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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NEW: Whitman Walker, a LGBTQ health center in Washington DC, has scrubbed its site of descriptions of gender affirming care services.

This is pure cowardice and stabbing the trans community in the back. While services are not affected, it will limit access to resources if patients can't find them.
February 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm finding myself rewatching the freedom speech from G'kar from #Babykon5. Seems like it's very timely.
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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From Steve Schmidt
February 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
💯. It's (1) transphobic and awful but also (2) short sighted to ignore the attacks on the trans community. It's a starting point for them, not the end.
Anyone who know who made this?
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Check out this great event from our friends at PFLAG Media! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
February 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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In response to Trump’s assertion, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” we say:

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
February 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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They literally want affirmative action for white people.
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"

This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Oh I love this
We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This isn’t how professional scientists work or write.

It’s how uneducated petty ideologues write.

Lots of inflammatory rhetoric, no actual science or data.
February 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"but you can't shoot values" may be one of the dumbest things I've heard this week.
February 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Happy #DarwinDay! Here is one of my favorite quotes from him. It reminds me that we all have those days of doubt and negativity!
February 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Horrible to see that @ncmec.org doesn't care about protecting trans and LGBTQ+ children. I suppose they value some lives more than others.
February 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM