Susan Forrest
@sfqmom.bsky.social
Decarcerate people with SMI for a living. Background WPC, ACT UP | harm reduction | queer queer queer | from the river to the sea… | read. take pictures
information from DMH on this year’s Transgender Health Insurance Guides, which help assess whether Marketplace plans in each state cover gender-affirming care services. These guides provide information for all 50 states, plus D.C., and are available in English and Spanish.
urldefense.com
urldefense.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
information from DMH on this year’s Transgender Health Insurance Guides, which help assess whether Marketplace plans in each state cover gender-affirming care services. These guides provide information for all 50 states, plus D.C., and are available in English and Spanish.
urldefense.com
urldefense.com
Talia’s new Sunday article substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Into the Darkness I:
Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself
substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Talia’s new Sunday article substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Another podcast @talia-mae.bsky.social
“Beyond Personhood” with Talia Mae Bettcher - Queer Lit
www.spreaker.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Another podcast @talia-mae.bsky.social
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file…
projects.propublica.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥
April 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥
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The important thing here is that some brave people said NO and they WALKED AWAY
April 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The important thing here is that some brave people said NO and they WALKED AWAY
No one is talking about std/sti protection in the context of title 10 cuts. Or are they? If there’s any reporting on this please let me know.
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
No one is talking about std/sti protection in the context of title 10 cuts. Or are they? If there’s any reporting on this please let me know.
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"Gender-affirming care is important for optimising HIV outcomes among trans people. Our results underscore the vital role of gender-affirming models of care and access to gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans people."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
HIV seropositivity and viral non-suppression in transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people in primary care receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy in the USA between 2013 and 2019 (LEGACY):...
Gender-affirming care is important for optimising HIV outcomes among trans people.
Our results underscore the vital role of gender-affirming models of care and access
to gender-affirming hormone thera...
www.thelancet.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Gender-affirming care is important for optimising HIV outcomes among trans people. Our results underscore the vital role of gender-affirming models of care and access to gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans people."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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"San Francisco will no longer allow the distribution of safe drug use supplies, including sterile syringes and smoking kits, unless the outfits distributing the supplies offer counseling services or connect recipients to services, the Mayor’s Office announced on Wed"
missionlocal.org/2025/04/san-...
missionlocal.org/2025/04/san-...
San Francisco limits access to drug-use supplies: Will it help, or make things even worse?
The city will prohibit the distribution of safe drug use supplies, unless the outfits distributing them offer counseling services or connections to care.
missionlocal.org
April 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"San Francisco will no longer allow the distribution of safe drug use supplies, including sterile syringes and smoking kits, unless the outfits distributing the supplies offer counseling services or connect recipients to services, the Mayor’s Office announced on Wed"
missionlocal.org/2025/04/san-...
missionlocal.org/2025/04/san-...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l74o0...
@talia-mae.bsky.social gave a talk in Pasadena today. #transphoria #transphilosophy
@talia-mae.bsky.social gave a talk in Pasadena today. #transphoria #transphilosophy
March 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l74o0...
@talia-mae.bsky.social gave a talk in Pasadena today. #transphoria #transphilosophy
@talia-mae.bsky.social gave a talk in Pasadena today. #transphoria #transphilosophy
An article by a friend
open.substack.com/pub/thaliawi...
open.substack.com/pub/thaliawi...
No Cis Person Will Read This Essay
When you say 'cis person,' I hear 'transphobe'
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
An article by a friend
open.substack.com/pub/thaliawi...
open.substack.com/pub/thaliawi...
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In this Patreon News Brief, "Musk Goes Full Alex Jones as Media Belatedly Mentions the Dreaded 'i' Word," we update the latest on Musk's far right coup of the regulatory state and detail how some outlets are slowly, coyly, mentioning DOGE's ideological agenda.
News Brief: Musk Goes Full Alex Jones as Media Belatedly Mentions the Dreaded "I" Word | Citations Needed
Get more from Citations Needed on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In this Patreon News Brief, "Musk Goes Full Alex Jones as Media Belatedly Mentions the Dreaded 'i' Word," we update the latest on Musk's far right coup of the regulatory state and detail how some outlets are slowly, coyly, mentioning DOGE's ideological agenda.
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As measures preventing drug poisoning injuries are under attack in Ontario and other provinces, this is an ever more important webinar.
Brain injury after non-fatal overdose: A rising concern
Register and listen to speakers who understand the issues.
www.catie.ca/brain-injury...
Brain injury after non-fatal overdose: A rising concern
Register and listen to speakers who understand the issues.
www.catie.ca/brain-injury...
Brain injury after non-fatal overdose: A rising concern
www.catie.ca
February 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As measures preventing drug poisoning injuries are under attack in Ontario and other provinces, this is an ever more important webinar.
Brain injury after non-fatal overdose: A rising concern
Register and listen to speakers who understand the issues.
www.catie.ca/brain-injury...
Brain injury after non-fatal overdose: A rising concern
Register and listen to speakers who understand the issues.
www.catie.ca/brain-injury...
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It is shameful that RAINN, representing sexually abused people, erased trans people because they are scared of Trump.
To any org censoring themselves: you cannot jettison trans to save yourself. Yes, if you don't, other groups may suffer, and you might too.
But we are all in this together.
To any org censoring themselves: you cannot jettison trans to save yourself. Yes, if you don't, other groups may suffer, and you might too.
But we are all in this together.
February 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It is shameful that RAINN, representing sexually abused people, erased trans people because they are scared of Trump.
To any org censoring themselves: you cannot jettison trans to save yourself. Yes, if you don't, other groups may suffer, and you might too.
But we are all in this together.
To any org censoring themselves: you cannot jettison trans to save yourself. Yes, if you don't, other groups may suffer, and you might too.
But we are all in this together.
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If you are so inclined, here's "How to delete your Facebook account and take your data with you. Meta has buried account deletion and deactivation within your Facebook settings, but we found them." www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-d...
How to delete your Facebook account and take your data with you
If you want to know how to delete your Facebook account, follow these steps to get rid of it, and also save anything you want to keep.
www.popsci.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If you are so inclined, here's "How to delete your Facebook account and take your data with you. Meta has buried account deletion and deactivation within your Facebook settings, but we found them." www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-d...
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A super fascinating conversation between @talia-mae.bsky.social, @hilmalatino.bsky.social, PJ DiPietro and Andrea Pitts. Some great house pets even make an appearance in the last 30 minutes or so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3y...
The Philosophy of María Lugones Meets Transgender Studies: A Complex Conversation
YouTube video by Cal State LA Department of Philosophy
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:26 PM
A super fascinating conversation between @talia-mae.bsky.social, @hilmalatino.bsky.social, PJ DiPietro and Andrea Pitts. Some great house pets even make an appearance in the last 30 minutes or so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3y...
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Okay. This is long but/and a) worth reading and b) it's well TOC'd so you can skip around, which the author encourages if the alternative is dusty tab shelving.
Those of us in the intersection of Wanting to Deal with Books and Not Knowing WTF to Do Right Now are especially encouraged to read it.
Those of us in the intersection of Wanting to Deal with Books and Not Knowing WTF to Do Right Now are especially encouraged to read it.
THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION. Censorship affects all of us, and if Project 2025 gets its way, the entire trans publishing industry is at a significant risk of criminalization. In this article, I lay out the problem and the stakes, and suggest a broad action plan with dozens of potential response ✊
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Okay. This is long but/and a) worth reading and b) it's well TOC'd so you can skip around, which the author encourages if the alternative is dusty tab shelving.
Those of us in the intersection of Wanting to Deal with Books and Not Knowing WTF to Do Right Now are especially encouraged to read it.
Those of us in the intersection of Wanting to Deal with Books and Not Knowing WTF to Do Right Now are especially encouraged to read it.