Jon Gleason
@jfaun.bsky.social
Chicago 📍ㅣ Writerㅣdebut book: “FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL” forthcoming from Yale University Press, 2026
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Jon Gleason
@jfaun.bsky.social
· Jun 27
We have a cover!! The designers at Yale were able to perfectly captured the medical, the personal, and the historical all in one image. FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL is coming January 27th, but you can preorder it now, including from local bookstores!! Link in bio and below.
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
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Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️⚧️🧬
Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW
I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech
Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW
I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech
It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics
That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️⚧️🧬
Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW
I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech
Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW
I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech
Wrote about recent calls to ban trans people from owning guns and the long history of pathologizing queer people’s natural distress
(Dis)Arming the Dolls
Trans Gun Bans & Disorders of Distress
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Wrote about recent calls to ban trans people from owning guns and the long history of pathologizing queer people’s natural distress
Reposted by Jon Gleason
I have a PhD in Genome Sciences and my expertise is human population genetics and evolution. Which means I learned a lot about the history of eugenics
And you are absolutely right
If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more...
And you are absolutely right
If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more...
August 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have a PhD in Genome Sciences and my expertise is human population genetics and evolution. Which means I learned a lot about the history of eugenics
And you are absolutely right
If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more...
And you are absolutely right
If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more...
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"[...] the pressure to procure more organs is raising serious ethical concerns."
There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠
From @jfaun.bsky.social
jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?
There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠
From @jfaun.bsky.social
jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?
They’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort Of
Changes in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system.
jongleason.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"[...] the pressure to procure more organs is raising serious ethical concerns."
There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠
From @jfaun.bsky.social
jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?
There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠
From @jfaun.bsky.social
jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?
The latest medical news with light analysis and history in 1,500 words or less 😘 ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/jongleas...
They’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort Of
Changes in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system.
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The latest medical news with light analysis and history in 1,500 words or less 😘 ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/jongleas...
We have a cover!! The designers at Yale were able to perfectly captured the medical, the personal, and the historical all in one image. FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL is coming January 27th, but you can preorder it now, including from local bookstores!! Link in bio and below.
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
June 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We have a cover!! The designers at Yale were able to perfectly captured the medical, the personal, and the historical all in one image. FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL is coming January 27th, but you can preorder it now, including from local bookstores!! Link in bio and below.
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
tinyurl.com/yekwx34d
Yes, queers should be proud, but also everyone could stand to be a little more ashamed
June 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Yes, queers should be proud, but also everyone could stand to be a little more ashamed
Everyone—especially Chicago girlies—should read @brandowrites.bsky.social amazing essay on queer history, joy, and strong pours in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
It would mean so much to me if you took the time to read this first piece on the power of intentional community, the necessity and origins of queer joy, and how Chicago’s queer community has unquestionably changed nightlife all across the world 🫶🏻
www.salon.com/2025/03/31/h...
www.salon.com/2025/03/31/h...
How queer nightlife shaped Chicago — and America
"The dance kept us in the fight, because it was the dance we were fighting for"
www.salon.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Everyone—especially Chicago girlies—should read @brandowrites.bsky.social amazing essay on queer history, joy, and strong pours in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social
Forget Mark. They should be together
April 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Forget Mark. They should be together
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"I hope the field of genomics can learn from this, and come together to create better solutions around privacy, data sharing, transparency, compensation of research participants, and healthcare access."
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
Thoughts on 23andMe | Jey McCreight
"It is painful to think what could have been." As someone who was inspired to become a geneticist because of 23andMe and ended up working there for nearly 6…
www.linkedin.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"I hope the field of genomics can learn from this, and come together to create better solutions around privacy, data sharing, transparency, compensation of research participants, and healthcare access."
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
We do love an empty gym 😈
March 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We do love an empty gym 😈
Imagine these two having a conversation in their unplaceable accents
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Imagine these two having a conversation in their unplaceable accents
Welcome to Indiana (threatening)
March 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Welcome to Indiana (threatening)
I fear a reread is approaching
March 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I fear a reread is approaching
Last day of the quarter, and I made it to the gym. I deserve praise
March 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Last day of the quarter, and I made it to the gym. I deserve praise
If AI can’t do this, what is it good for?
March 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If AI can’t do this, what is it good for?
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republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus
I would not make it on Traitors. These disruptive breakfasts?? I need my peace in the morning
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I would not make it on Traitors. These disruptive breakfasts?? I need my peace in the morning
Heard someone say “one of my oomfs”
The ATM machine of our age
The ATM machine of our age
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Heard someone say “one of my oomfs”
The ATM machine of our age
The ATM machine of our age
These scam texts are getting crafty
February 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
These scam texts are getting crafty
In deep denial about no longer fitting into a small
February 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In deep denial about no longer fitting into a small
The masculine urge to be an absolute diva
February 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The masculine urge to be an absolute diva
Walked into my medical writing class today, and all of my UChicago students were talking about how funding for their research into things like pancreatic cancer treatments has been suspended. Anyway happy Friday 🫠
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Walked into my medical writing class today, and all of my UChicago students were talking about how funding for their research into things like pancreatic cancer treatments has been suspended. Anyway happy Friday 🫠
I thought “acquiring permissions” for quotations in my book would be some complex legal maneuver. Actually, it’s just cold emailing famous strangers and saying, “hey could I have this?”
January 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I thought “acquiring permissions” for quotations in my book would be some complex legal maneuver. Actually, it’s just cold emailing famous strangers and saying, “hey could I have this?”