John O'Hara (he/they/er/xier)
@johnhpohara.bsky.social
PhD student in German studies, trans studies, medical humanities | devotional polytheist reaching to queer and trans spirits | living on Duwamish lands, studying on Musqueam lands
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Taylor Casey update: Mom of woman who disappeared in Bahamas blames police
The mother of Taylor Casey, who went missing in the Bahamas nearly six months ago, is calling for more information from police.
www.newsweek.com
Taylor is a beloved community member, advocate, and activist in Chicago, and she's been missing for 6 months after disappearing from a retreat in the Bahamas. Her loved ones are hoping that pressure from elected officials can help move the case.
www.newsweek.com/taylor-casey...
www.newsweek.com/taylor-casey...
I transitioned via the Reluctant Bear Bait to Bear Pipeline.
L: 2011, 1 month pre-T
R: 2025, nearly 14 years on T
#transitiontimeline
L: 2011, 1 month pre-T
R: 2025, nearly 14 years on T
#transitiontimeline
August 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I transitioned via the Reluctant Bear Bait to Bear Pipeline.
L: 2011, 1 month pre-T
R: 2025, nearly 14 years on T
#transitiontimeline
L: 2011, 1 month pre-T
R: 2025, nearly 14 years on T
#transitiontimeline
This year is not going easy on me, but at least I can make comics about it.
July 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This year is not going easy on me, but at least I can make comics about it.
I just want some media where nobody gets traumatized, but that seems like a BIG ask right now.
May 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I just want some media where nobody gets traumatized, but that seems like a BIG ask right now.
After nearly 20 years together, I'm letting go of my 1/4 scale upright bass. The size is relatively rare, and so I'm looking for someone who really needs it. If anyone in the Puget Sound area is interested or has a student who can't afford one, please DM me. #musicsky
May 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
After nearly 20 years together, I'm letting go of my 1/4 scale upright bass. The size is relatively rare, and so I'm looking for someone who really needs it. If anyone in the Puget Sound area is interested or has a student who can't afford one, please DM me. #musicsky
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Texas Bans Being Different Around Children
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May 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Texas Bans Being Different Around Children
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I haven't looked at any macro indicators in a while, but the fact that two local grocery stores are closing this month feels like an omen of recession.
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I haven't looked at any macro indicators in a while, but the fact that two local grocery stores are closing this month feels like an omen of recession.
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Happy May Day, don’t be a scab.
May 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy May Day, don’t be a scab.
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Attn: trans ppl (and/or friends of trans ppl) in the US.
My brother (trans masc) is starting a research project on how trans ppl are navigating the political climate in the US. If interested, please shoot him an email (and feel free to share). See photos of original post for details.
🌈🎓 #lgbtq
My brother (trans masc) is starting a research project on how trans ppl are navigating the political climate in the US. If interested, please shoot him an email (and feel free to share). See photos of original post for details.
🌈🎓 #lgbtq
April 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Attn: trans ppl (and/or friends of trans ppl) in the US.
My brother (trans masc) is starting a research project on how trans ppl are navigating the political climate in the US. If interested, please shoot him an email (and feel free to share). See photos of original post for details.
🌈🎓 #lgbtq
My brother (trans masc) is starting a research project on how trans ppl are navigating the political climate in the US. If interested, please shoot him an email (and feel free to share). See photos of original post for details.
🌈🎓 #lgbtq
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Myself and another trans+ researcher are creating a zine about cervical screening for trans+ Autistic people as a tool for advocacy.
What is specifically different for trans+ Autistic people in this circumstance?
#AcademicSky
#AutRes #AutResearch 🌈🎓
What is specifically different for trans+ Autistic people in this circumstance?
#AcademicSky
#AutRes #AutResearch 🌈🎓
![Myself and another trans+ researcher are creating a zine* about cervical screening. It is with trans+ Autistic people in mind, as a tool for information and advocacy.
We've got a page on how it could be experienced for Autistic people and trans+ people but I'm having trouble thinking about the overlap.
What is specifically different for trans+ Autistic people in this circumstance? I ask this as a trans+ Autistic person who has had experienced of three of these screenings (I also just happen to have a head full of bees right now).
Any help is appreciated.
[A white background, large black text reads: Trans+ Autistic cervical screening. How is it different for us?
To the bottom left is the Autistic and Living the Dream logo. To the bottom right is a cute image of two people smiling and holding each other. They both wear head coverings and a cancer awareness ribbon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ucdwlqt6ls4zxc7rxnmdkze4/bafkreicmjkuvyyqiccjr7qizqordtdf4abvnppugp2zxexmj46fhwub6wy@jpeg)
April 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Myself and another trans+ researcher are creating a zine about cervical screening for trans+ Autistic people as a tool for advocacy.
What is specifically different for trans+ Autistic people in this circumstance?
#AcademicSky
#AutRes #AutResearch 🌈🎓
What is specifically different for trans+ Autistic people in this circumstance?
#AcademicSky
#AutRes #AutResearch 🌈🎓
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Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
BYU student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation
A Japanese doctorate student at BYU will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.
kslnewsradio.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Another story of
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
1. Admin sends fascist order
2. Media reports on it
3. People are outraged, say no
4. Admin says “actually that order was a mistake”
Lesson is defy fascist orders
kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
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This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
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That is also not true, by the way?
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
people have already started talking about us only as a problem, “this means testosteroned trans men now access women’s spaces”
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
IT MEANS WE ARE WOMEN
THATS BAD
FOCUS ON THAT FIRST
YOU FUCKING PRICKS
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
That is also not true, by the way?
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
Para 236 pretty explicitly lays out how bouncing trans men from a women's space wouldn't count as sex discrimination, owing to their "masculine attributes".
The opinion is hypocritical and happy to enforce a double standard for the sake of upholding cissexism.
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What I want to know is if legally trans women can't be lesbians and trans men can't be gay, why the fuck were we required get divorced before a GRC was granted prior to gay marriage. Why does the spousal veto still exist.
April 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What I want to know is if legally trans women can't be lesbians and trans men can't be gay, why the fuck were we required get divorced before a GRC was granted prior to gay marriage. Why does the spousal veto still exist.
Me flying back to the US after a month-long research trip:
a man in a suit is carrying three boxes of pizza into a doorway .
Alt: A gif intended to communicate unpleasant surprise and disbelief. A man walks with a smile and carries three pizza boxes into an apartment. His smile falls. The camera cuts to a wider shot, showing that the apartment is on fire in various places and people are lying or crouched on the floor in front of the original man with pizza.
media.tenor.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Me flying back to the US after a month-long research trip:
If the President isn't beholden to SCOTUS, how is the system of checks and balances meant to work? Or did I just get a sub-par civics course?
Whew! Sen Chuck Grassley’s town hall should be a wake-up call for Trump & Republicans.
Voters want Kilmar García brought home — and they’re pissed Trump’s thumbing his nose at a Supreme Court ruling. This isn’t “tough on crime,” it’s lawless, un-American trash — and folks know it.
This is Iowa!
Voters want Kilmar García brought home — and they’re pissed Trump’s thumbing his nose at a Supreme Court ruling. This isn’t “tough on crime,” it’s lawless, un-American trash — and folks know it.
This is Iowa!
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
If the President isn't beholden to SCOTUS, how is the system of checks and balances meant to work? Or did I just get a sub-par civics course?
One Great Depression wasn't good enough apparently.
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
One Great Depression wasn't good enough apparently.
Up to my eyeballs in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's patient files. I have a sinking feeling he may have sent the ones I'm looking for to Hirschfeld. No proof though. 🤷♂️
April 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Up to my eyeballs in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's patient files. I have a sinking feeling he may have sent the ones I'm looking for to Hirschfeld. No proof though. 🤷♂️
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We just got the same email at UCSD bsky.app/profile/mart...
They’re coming for the students; they’re coming for the faculty.
April 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We just got the same email at UCSD bsky.app/profile/mart...
I'm not sure how, but we have to ensure other countries see through this. Greater scrutiny for health researching coming from here. Something.
NEW: After cancelling nearly all projects on trans health, the Trump admin has now directed the NIH to study the negative consequences of transitioning.
This will create “a distorted research ecosystem where only politically favorable findings are permitted to exist”, researcher Harry Barbee says.
This will create “a distorted research ecosystem where only politically favorable findings are permitted to exist”, researcher Harry Barbee says.
Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition
After cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, Trump’s team instructs the US biomedical agency to study negative consequences of transitioning.
www.nature.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I'm not sure how, but we have to ensure other countries see through this. Greater scrutiny for health researching coming from here. Something.
In honor of Trans Day of Visibility / Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack, I hope everyone gets some time with loved ones and maybe even a little treat. I got gelato.
March 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In honor of Trans Day of Visibility / Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack, I hope everyone gets some time with loved ones and maybe even a little treat. I got gelato.
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Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! Gender Reveal podcast doesn't have the funding to send everyone snack $$ this year, but we did make a little form for folks to fill out and post. Wishing everyone a beautiful day of rest and treats 🍑🍔🍙🍕🧁🍌🥟🍓
![A form decorated by emojis of snacks. The form says "Hi, may name is [blank]. Today is an international holiday called trans day of staying in and having a nice snack. please help me celebrate by sending me $5-10 for a nice snack. [smiley face] my favorite snack is [blank], send money to [blank], I promise to delete this once I've received enough for my snack. thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kg2iuh2432oeivlroe5elizh/bafkreiepjnsbcakxpqh7bqj2g5xsnjq2cyaiwkpxsqtjmacyjagfved4le@jpeg)
March 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy Trans Day of Having a Nice Snack! Gender Reveal podcast doesn't have the funding to send everyone snack $$ this year, but we did make a little form for folks to fill out and post. Wishing everyone a beautiful day of rest and treats 🍑🍔🍙🍕🧁🍌🥟🍓
In Durham market, there's a great bookstore called the Bookwyrm, which has this fabulous chair. When we asked if we could take photos in the chair, the shop owner asked if we'd like to hold Lesbian the teddy for the photos. So here's me with my new BFF Lesbian.
March 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In Durham market, there's a great bookstore called the Bookwyrm, which has this fabulous chair. When we asked if we could take photos in the chair, the shop owner asked if we'd like to hold Lesbian the teddy for the photos. So here's me with my new BFF Lesbian.
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🎬 And it's a wrap! Over three days of masterclasses, creative workshops, reading groups and film screenings, we've explored how queer theory and praxis can shape health research at our Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities #PhDSchool.
Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities
This week we welcomed 21 PhD students from around the world to our Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities PhD School.
medhumsplatform.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🎬 And it's a wrap! Over three days of masterclasses, creative workshops, reading groups and film screenings, we've explored how queer theory and praxis can shape health research at our Queer Methodologies in Medical Humanities #PhDSchool.
I was also "patient zero" at my school, and the only things that happened were
1. I got called "it" in the bathroom a lot
2. school admins tightened dress code because I wore men's and women's dress
3. my Latin teacher let me pick a new name to use in class.
1. I got called "it" in the bathroom a lot
2. school admins tightened dress code because I wore men's and women's dress
3. my Latin teacher let me pick a new name to use in class.
it really is insane to imply you get treated better in schools for being trans when every queer and trans person i know in school was relentlessly bullied or trapped in the closet for how they might be treated
March 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I was also "patient zero" at my school, and the only things that happened were
1. I got called "it" in the bathroom a lot
2. school admins tightened dress code because I wore men's and women's dress
3. my Latin teacher let me pick a new name to use in class.
1. I got called "it" in the bathroom a lot
2. school admins tightened dress code because I wore men's and women's dress
3. my Latin teacher let me pick a new name to use in class.
Guess who's ABD! I've been thinking about this book for 7 years, and I can't wait to start writing.
March 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Guess who's ABD! I've been thinking about this book for 7 years, and I can't wait to start writing.