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Tomás Ojeda G.
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Senior FNS Researcher @ceg-unil.bsky.social. Co-editor of “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics” (Palgrave, 2024) | Researching anti-trans clinical activisms | él/he

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-54223-7
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Tomás Ojeda G. @tiojeda.bsky.social · May 13
Last year, Billy Holzberg, @aikoiiris.bsky.social, and I spoke with the team from the podcast "Feminism, Fascism and the Future" about our book. The episode is out 🤩 Tune in to learn more about the volume’s “origin story” and its key takeaways open.spotify.com/episode/7IYL...
Episode promo flyer featuring the book’s cover: “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics. Feminist Solidarity in Times of Global Attacks,” and the podcast logo: “Feminism, Fascism, & the Future.” The image in the ad has a pink background and reads: “New episode! A new(ish) book and other cool research.”
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carorusterholz.bsky.social
We are delighted to share our call for papers for Medical Humanities. @georgesevers.bsky.social, Naomi Samake-Bäckert and I are guest editing a topic collection titled “Race, Sexual and Reproductive Health: Histories, Inequalities, Futures. Deadline: 31 October 2026

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Topic Collection: Race, Sexual and Reproductive Health: Histories, Inequalities, Futures | Medical Humanities
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January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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ramup.bsky.social
Please read these statements on the ATGENDER website:

Statement on Venezuela: atgender.eu/atgender-sta...
Statement on Iran: atgender.eu/atgender-sta...
ATGENDER Statement of Solidarity with the People of Venezuela
ATGENDER strongly denounces the United States’ military assault on multiple targets in Venezuela on January 3, 2026. This act of armed aggression constitutes a blatant breach of international law and ...
atgender.eu
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
New research on trans children and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC):

With the UNCRC recently incorporated into Scottish law, @fiercemum.bsky.social and I teamed up to discuss the urgent actions needed to protect trans children's rights.

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Trans Children in Scotland. In: The International Journal of Children's Rights. Authors: Cal Horton and Ruth Pearce. Abstract. In January 2024, Scotland incorporated the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into domestic law, strengthening commitments to child rights. Trans children are vulnerable to a wide range of rights violations in systems and institutions impacted by ignorance, pathologisation or prejudice. This article outlines trans children’s rights under the CRC, drawing attention to implications for organisations working with trans children across Scotland and beyond. It applies CRC rights to key policy arenas, including Scotland’s failed gender recognition reform, trans children’s healthcare, and segregation policies introduced in 2025, highlighting areas of recognised or potential rights violations. The article then examines the processes that can enable rights-based policy and practice for trans children. This can include monitoring and recording trans children’s rights violations, and efforts to enhance child participation and child accountability. The article emphasises the importance of targeted action to uphold trans children’s rights under the crc. Institutions need to critically appraise current approaches, protecting trans children’s rights and ensuring compatibility with CRC obligations. Keywords: children; transgender; lgbt; youth; rights; crc; participation; accountability; ethics.
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
URGENT 🚨 We have just one week to stop Sex Matters infiltrating a vote to ban conversion therapy.

We must stop them. Use our tool and tell the MPs to stand up for what's right ✊
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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hystericalblkns.bsky.social
Billionaires. Trillionaire. Multimillionaires. And people crowdfunding for blankets so their infants don’t freeze to death, for meds to stay alive, for food and shelter.

Unlivable.
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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mimmymum.bsky.social
Anti-trans 'data vandalism' damages scientific research, study finds

The report identifies “an uncritical acceptance” of gender-critical arguments and “not seeing it for what it is, which is a political project, a piece of savvy campaigning”.

Article 👉🏻 archive.ph/ep70z
EXCLUSIVE Anti-trans 'data vandalism' damages scientific research, study finds
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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kevinguyan.bsky.social
New research maps the campaign to erase trans people from UK data 🔢

This peer-reviewed article offers the first detailed account of how UK campaign groups have sought to define sex as strictly biological across the census, policing, healthcare and digital ID.

doi.org/10.1080/0958...
Reads: What is trans-exclusionary data activism? And the logo for the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab.
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
tiojeda.bsky.social
CitizenGO has caused significant harm. In addition to this valuable Good Law Project piece on the organisation’s UK connections, our co-authored report on the subject shows its damaging transnational impact in Latin America and Kenya. Both are well worth reading! lassociacio.org/wp-content/u...
January 19, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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fiercemum.bsky.social
Wes Streeting emphasising the NHS has adopted a 'holistic' model of care for trans kids.

Please read this first peer reviewed article on what that looks like in practice:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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natacha.bsky.social
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
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December 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
Incredibly important new study from Cal Horton @fiercemum.bsky.social - the first to look at England's post-Cass child/adolescent gender clinics. Dr Horton found patients and families are being actively harmed, with one young person describing appointments as "the worst thing I’ve ever experienced”.
“The worst thing I’ve ever experienced” – comparing experiences of affirmative and non-affirmative healthcare provision for trans adolescents in the UK
Within trans youth healthcare two fundamentally different models of care persist, with a significant difference between affirmative and non-affirmative healthcare services. To date there has been l...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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fiercemum.bsky.social
This same study, on suicidality and impact of hormonal care for trans youth, can be interpreted in two parallel ways - this is important to note when discussing the 'evidence' for trans youth healthcare. A short thread 1/
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 17d
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.

“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”

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The Journal of Pediatrics Volume 289, February 2026, 114883 Original Articles Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study Luke R. Allen PhD ' & E, Cody G. Dodd PhD2, Christine N. Moser PsyD 3, Michelle M. Knoll MD 3 Show more v The Journal of Pediatrics Volume 289, February 2026, 114883 Original Articles Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study Luke R. Allen PhD ' & E, Cody G. Dodd PhD2, Christine N. Moser PsyD 3, Michelle M. Knoll MD 3 Show more v
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
Brilliant news from Aotearoa New Zealand, where trans health professionals have won an interim halt to the country's politically-driven puberty blocker ban. Wishing them all the best for further legal action.
jennifilm.nz Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · Dec 16
PATHA's statement follows: “This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them. The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.”
This morning the High Court of New Zealand granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence until the Court can hear PATHA’s substantive review. The Court has also directed that review should be heard with all possible urgency. “This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them,” says Jennifer Shields, PATHA President. “The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.” “We now know that the vast majority of public submissions and all affected groups consulted by the Ministry of Health supported continued access to this care. The Ministry of Health’s Regulatory Impact Statement recommended the status quo as the option that would do the least harm, with a ban having a high risk of adverse health outcomes due to the negative impact on the mental health of trans young people affected by this ban,” said Shields. “The court also found that the timing of these regulations - with no notice that a ban on prescriptions was on the table, let alone imminent - took PATHA, the trans community, and healthcare professionals by surprise. Justice Wilkinson-Smith also noted that this ban would have gone further than even the UK, with ‘scant’ evidence justifying the need for a total ban.” Addressing some of the misinformation circulating about puberty blockers, the Court noted they are reversible and have been prescribed for children with precocious puberty in New Zealand for decades. They may alleviate distress for a child who is simply not ready to cope with puberty either because they are too young or because their mental health is such that a delay is recommended. There is no evidence of long-term effects on fertility. The Court concluded the evidence relating to mental health outcomes suggests negative outcomes from a ban are a more immediate concern. PATHA is considering some technical details around the relief in this judgment, and whether any further action is needed.
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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scotnational.bsky.social
Harassment, 'untruthful' evidence, and 'unusual' legal questions. Our reporter Xander Elliards looks at nine points from the Sandie Peggie ruling that the rest of the media has left out
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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jessothomson.co.uk
If the reporting on the Peggie decision tells us anything, it should be that the way news gets reported in this country has little to do with truth, and much more to do with narrative - as well as whose heavily spun press release lands on journos desks first.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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fiercemum.bsky.social
In the puberty ban consultation, before it was made permanent, academics like me told the Gov this was happening. We noted the risk of youth who are self-meding avoiding engagement with routine healthcare, leading to wider healthcare inequalities. Our testimony was dismissed as 'anecdotal evidence'
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Dec 8
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
“A screenshot of a news article from The Times website. The headline reads: ‘Children taking DIY cross-sex hormones before going to gender clinics.’ The subheadline states: ‘Hundreds of young trans people are buying puberty blockers, oestrogen and testosterone without prescription from websites and even recreational drug dealers.’ The page header includes navigation links, a log-in button, and a ‘Start trial’ button.”
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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fiercemum.bsky.social
Last week I was invited to give a key-note speech at AUSPATH (Australian Professional Association for Transgender Health). It wasn't recorded but I'm sharing some of my presentation content in my blog here:

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AUSPATH KEY-NOTE SPEECH
In late November I attended the AUSPATH (Australian Association of Transgender Health) conference in Tasmania, Australia. I had been invited as the key-note speaker on the first full day of the con…
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December 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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tgeuorg.bsky.social
🧵The recently announced the 'PATHWAYS clinical trial protocol' on puberty blockers (also known as puberty suppressing hormones) for young #trans people in the #UK represents a deeply troubling escalation in the erosion of young trans people’s rights and mental and physical #health.
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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juliaserano.bsky.social
one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Dec 5
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...

ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:

"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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criordor.bsky.social
Con mucha alegría comparto el micro documental "Life invisible" (Vida invisible) que habla de la importancia de preservar los salares para salvar la vida de las personas a través de la búsqueda de nuevos antibióticos. Que lo disfruten 😊🎥🦩🦠🩷

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Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth – documentary
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncov...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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transsafety.network
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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tiojeda.bsky.social
Join us on December 3rd for a roundtable on “SOGIESC and the state of LGBTI law”. I’ll be sharing insights from our book on transnational anti-gender politics and engaging in conversation with my brilliant @ceg-unil.bsky.social colleagues 🤩

Online + in person: www.unil.ch/news/1761049...
Promotional flyer for the roundtable event featuring headshots of myself and UNIL’s Andreas Ziegler against a blue background, alongside the UNIL logo and a QR code for registration. In addition to our headshots, the flyer displays the covers of the books we'll discuss: “The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law,” co-edited by Andreas Ziegler, and “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics. Feminist Solidarity in Times of Global Attacks,” co-edited by me.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
tiojeda.bsky.social
Join us on December 3rd for a roundtable on “SOGIESC and the state of LGBTI law”. I’ll be sharing insights from our book on transnational anti-gender politics and engaging in conversation with my brilliant @ceg-unil.bsky.social colleagues 🤩

Online + in person: www.unil.ch/news/1761049...
Promotional flyer for the roundtable event featuring headshots of myself and UNIL’s Andreas Ziegler against a blue background, alongside the UNIL logo and a QR code for registration. In addition to our headshots, the flyer displays the covers of the books we'll discuss: “The Oxford Handbook of LGBTI Law,” co-edited by Andreas Ziegler, and “Transnational Anti-Gender Politics. Feminist Solidarity in Times of Global Attacks,” co-edited by me.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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turban.bsky.social
Watching the same anti-science playbook used against gender-affirming care play out in vaccines…
apnews.com/article/trum...
RFK Jr. says he's following 'gold standard' science. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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assignedmedia.org
BREAKING: The HHS has re-released a May document purporting to review the evidence in youth gender medicine. The re-release includes authors from SEGM and the Manhattan Institute.

Read our story here:

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
HHS Re-releases Document Claiming to Review Youth Gender Medicine — Assigned
The original release did not include the names of the authors, who include conservative and anti-trans activists.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM