Ryan Thoreson
@ryanthoreson.bsky.social
Law prof teaching human rights, law and sexuality, con law & torts. 26.2 x 24. ⚖️ 🏳️🌈 🏃
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Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny - Harvard Law Review
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
harvardlawreview.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Out today in HLR, my piece Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny. What happened, what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly: harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
The US Supreme Court has left marriage alone, but its decision to let Trump's discriminatory passport policy take effect is a devastating step backwards that jeopardizes trans and intersex people's human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
US Supreme Court Allows Discriminatory Passport Rule
The United States Supreme Court last week allowed the implementation of a discriminatory Trump administration policy requiring new passports to reflect an individual’s sex assigned at birth.
www.hrw.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The US Supreme Court has left marriage alone, but its decision to let Trump's discriminatory passport policy take effect is a devastating step backwards that jeopardizes trans and intersex people's human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
As homes in Florida become uninsurable and healthcare premiums skyrocket, the attorney general is maintaining a laser-like focus on what really matters: Suzie Toot. www.them.us/story/florid...
Florida AG Calls for Christmas Drag Show to Be Canceled, Targets Trinity the Tuck and Suzie Toot
James Uthmeier described the show as "“injurious to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community.”
www.them.us
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As homes in Florida become uninsurable and healthcare premiums skyrocket, the attorney general is maintaining a laser-like focus on what really matters: Suzie Toot. www.them.us/story/florid...
I wish her the best in private life and let today be the final time we utter Kim Davis’s name.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I wish her the best in private life and let today be the final time we utter Kim Davis’s name.
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SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
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latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social
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This week, the ECHR turns 75. A milestone – but these are tough times for human rights.
We spoke with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY (commissionerhr.coe.int) about lasting achievements, present threats, and why not to lose hope.
verfassungsblog.de/we-must-neve...
We spoke with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY (commissionerhr.coe.int) about lasting achievements, present threats, and why not to lose hope.
verfassungsblog.de/we-must-neve...
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This week, the ECHR turns 75. A milestone – but these are tough times for human rights.
We spoke with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY (commissionerhr.coe.int) about lasting achievements, present threats, and why not to lose hope.
verfassungsblog.de/we-must-neve...
We spoke with Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY (commissionerhr.coe.int) about lasting achievements, present threats, and why not to lose hope.
verfassungsblog.de/we-must-neve...
Me: “This is so dumb but can you Google whether the Bake Off finale is tonight? I worry that if I do it AI will ruin it by telling me who won.”
Matthew: “November 7 and yes, it would have ruined it.”
Matthew: “November 7 and yes, it would have ruined it.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Me: “This is so dumb but can you Google whether the Bake Off finale is tonight? I worry that if I do it AI will ruin it by telling me who won.”
Matthew: “November 7 and yes, it would have ruined it.”
Matthew: “November 7 and yes, it would have ruined it.”
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now that it's been shared university-wide, the New School's announced "pause" on Ph.D. program admissions for AY 2026-27, for those interested:
![email screenshot, which reads (with edits for concision) as follows:
"Pausing PhD Admissions for AY 2026-2027
Dear Members of the NSSR Community,
We take great pride in The New School’s long-standing commitment to providing a doctoral experience that immerses our students in rigorous learning, bridges academic disciplines, and draws upon faculty who are leaders in their fields. Our community of scholars are some of the finest and most accomplished in their areas of expertise.
As the university continues its work to advance our distinctive mission and strengthen our robust, known schools and programs ... we are writing today to inform you that we have made the decision to pause PhD admissions for the 2026-2027 academic year, with the exception of our Clinical Psychology program.
[T]his decision comes after deep consideration. As has been discussed since the charge to the summer working groups, we face a [serious] deficit that has increased beyond initial projections. The decision to pause is one critical step in our future planning to address this deficit. Our current focus is on elevating our core strengths in doctoral studies and continuing to invest in these areas of scholarship and leadership. This [pause] will allow the university to review and enhance our approach to PhD study ... with the intention of responding to the changing landscape for post-graduate and research careers. This also provides a critical moment for us to explore how best to support students pursuing a PhD, including the possibilities of increased financial support, additional professional development, and mentorship ...
(...)
We recognize that the pause in PhD admissions is disappointing and have asked students who are interested in pursuing their PhD to reach out to the NSSR Office of Academic and Student Affairs, the NSSR Center for Career Development, their advisor, and faculty mentors so that we can support them in pursuing continued study.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6at22g2u3ynajfnqfmzd2uqz/bafkreibsxrnx7r6kbyxopj3osvcv4s5zqr27wsupf5zfyh36vhuz4ww56e@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
now that it's been shared university-wide, the New School's announced "pause" on Ph.D. program admissions for AY 2026-27, for those interested:
After SB1 passed a faculty member at Cornell told me that they felt for those of us teaching in public universities in red states, and I think this is a depressing reminder that the assault on academia is coming for us all. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
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November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
After SB1 passed a faculty member at Cornell told me that they felt for those of us teaching in public universities in red states, and I think this is a depressing reminder that the assault on academia is coming for us all. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
I’ve held my tongue for three years but as a Diet Pepsi drinker the selection in our building’s vending machine is steadily driving me to madness.
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’ve held my tongue for three years but as a Diet Pepsi drinker the selection in our building’s vending machine is steadily driving me to madness.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
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For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
In the end Cuomo couldn’t even convince a million people to go vote for him, much less flee New York.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In the end Cuomo couldn’t even convince a million people to go vote for him, much less flee New York.
I’d forgotten that election nights can be better than drugs.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’d forgotten that election nights can be better than drugs.
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
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BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that it expects the State Government to come up with a positive decision with respect to introducing reservations for transgender persons in public employment.
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Expect State To Take 'Positive Decision' On Giving Reservation To Transgender Persons In Public Employment: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that it expects the State Government to come up with a pos
www.livelaw.in
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that it expects the State Government to come up with a positive decision with respect to introducing reservations for transgender persons in public employment.
www.livelaw.in/high-...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.livelaw.in/high-...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Me on Sunday getting an extra hour of sleep before my marathon: 😍
Me on Monday getting up before dawn with a confused toddler and joint pain: ☹️
Me on Monday getting up before dawn with a confused toddler and joint pain: ☹️
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Me on Sunday getting an extra hour of sleep before my marathon: 😍
Me on Monday getting up before dawn with a confused toddler and joint pain: ☹️
Me on Monday getting up before dawn with a confused toddler and joint pain: ☹️
Fourth place in the Louisville Marathon this morning! It’s a very fun technical course and also everything hurts.
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Fourth place in the Louisville Marathon this morning! It’s a very fun technical course and also everything hurts.
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It's definitely not a boring time to be talking about Human Rights in the Americas, so folks should check out this cool symposium at Miami and online next month: events.miami.edu/event/humanr...
Human Rights in the Americas Symposium
events.miami.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's definitely not a boring time to be talking about Human Rights in the Americas, so folks should check out this cool symposium at Miami and online next month: events.miami.edu/event/humanr...
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If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters.
gofund.me/09619a41e
gofund.me/09619a41e
Donate to Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa, organized by Sudean Peters
My name is Sudean Peters, and I am the Executive Director of … Sudean Peters needs your support for Emergency Relief for LBTQ Jamaicans After Hurricane Melissa
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October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters.
gofund.me/09619a41e
gofund.me/09619a41e
I do not understand how one looks at the world around them this week - 40 million people about to go hungry, lawmakers gerrymandering the House out of any real accountability, ICE and the National Guard tearing families and communities apart - and choosing to waste $5 million on Andrew Cuomo.
Bloomberg pumped $5M into anti-Mamdani super PACs this week, making him the cycle’s largest donor
Michael Bloomberg donated a combined $5 million to a couple of anti-Zohran Mamdani super PACs earlier this week, making the billionaire ex-mayor the general election cycle’s single largest po…
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October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I do not understand how one looks at the world around them this week - 40 million people about to go hungry, lawmakers gerrymandering the House out of any real accountability, ICE and the National Guard tearing families and communities apart - and choosing to waste $5 million on Andrew Cuomo.
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It feels very appropriate that my article, A New Satanic Panic, 36 Yale J. L. & Feminism 102 (2025) has appeared on Westlaw on Halloween. Seems like a good time to do a thread on the piece!
SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Westlaw: www.westlaw.com/Document/Idc...
SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Westlaw: www.westlaw.com/Document/Idc...
A New Satanic Panic
<p>A broad backlash to LGBTQ visibility and equality has emerged in recent years. Its conservative proponents have asserted that queer people are Satanic, calle
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October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It feels very appropriate that my article, A New Satanic Panic, 36 Yale J. L. & Feminism 102 (2025) has appeared on Westlaw on Halloween. Seems like a good time to do a thread on the piece!
SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Westlaw: www.westlaw.com/Document/Idc...
SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Westlaw: www.westlaw.com/Document/Idc...
Still unsure if this is a good time or the worst time to publish these reflections, but my symposium piece on Obergefell revisiting the argument that marriage equality would domesticate queer intimacy is now out here: chaselaw.nku.edu/content/dam/...
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Still unsure if this is a good time or the worst time to publish these reflections, but my symposium piece on Obergefell revisiting the argument that marriage equality would domesticate queer intimacy is now out here: chaselaw.nku.edu/content/dam/...
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A draft law in Türkiye would pave the way for criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, @hrw.org says. The proposal should be immediately withdrawn www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Türkiye: Draft Law Threatens LGBT People with Prison
A government proposal would pave the way to bring criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Türkiye, one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, Hu...
www.hrw.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A draft law in Türkiye would pave the way for criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, @hrw.org says. The proposal should be immediately withdrawn www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...