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Kristi Gamarel
@kgamarel.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Recent federal directives have prioritized funding research on regret and detransition following gender-affirming care. @kgamarel.bsky.social et al: This disproportionate focus on regret, affecting less than 1% of recipents, diverts resources from health epidemiological-based research priorities.
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August 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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In our latest article in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, we contend that gender-affirming research upholds rigorous scientific and ethical standards.

The scientific community must urgently confront disinformation and advance evidence-based interventions.

ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Gender Affirmation Research Is Not Gender Ideology Extremism, It Is Science | AJPH | Vol. Issue
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Disinformation erodes trust in science. The DISCERN Collab unites experts to assess disinformation, promote evidence-based communication, and support research that centers the public interest. Check out our website for more information preventdisinformation.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.

"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."

Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.
June 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Fill the Diag! Protect DEI at #UMich. Monday, March 31, 12-1pm.
March 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Here's a man who understands...

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"The response to authoritarianism isn't acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing and one thing only: a punch in the face." - @govpritzker.illinois.gov
March 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 workers across the country are standing up and demanding NO cuts to education and life-saving research. www.killthecuts.org
Kill The Cuts
www.killthecuts.org
March 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Friday, Feb. 21, 12pm ET
University of Michigan LGBTQ+ Health Research Network, Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation

Thanks Emma Steppe and @kgamarel.bsky.social for organizing!

Register to attend online at the link here:
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February 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.”

Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
Those of us who work in gender medicine are not going anywhere
What’s more, we’re expanding.
www.startribune.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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This is leadership 🙌
If you are seeking healthcare, please continue to do so. If you are providing healthcare in compliance with Michigan law, continue to do so. m.youtube.com/shorts/X6IBy...
AG Nessel Issues Guidance to Michigan Healthcare Providers and Patients
YouTube video by Michigan Attorney General
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February 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM