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Landon Hughes
@landon-hughes.bsky.social
LGBT health scientist/advocate he/him 👯‍♂️
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Here's what trans people and trans allies should know about US v Skrmetti, a Supreme Court case that challenges a Tennessee law banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming health care. Based on our public discussion w/ @esqueer.net last week #TransLivesMatter #Transrights #HealthPolicy n/🧵
April 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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How will the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti impact access to gender-affirming health care for trans people? Catch Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net talk about this📍Boston 🗓️ Wed, 4/9 Open to public, must register: hsph.me/lgbtq-apr-seminar
#TransLivesMatter #transgender #HealthEquity
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated

Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work

Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈

You with us?
March 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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I've spent the last decade preparing for this career (I defended my dissertation one year ago). I never could have imagined how quickly academic public health would unravel.

I don't know what's next for us, but I know that my commitment to health equity is unwavering.
🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated

Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work

Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈

You with us?
March 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Thanks for spotlighting our latest research!
I want to congratulate my colleagues Landon Hughes and @britshmit.bsky.social for their peer-reviewed research letter in JAMIA Pediatrics which shows that the number of transgender minors on puberty blockers and hormones is in fact infinitesimally small.
'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM