John Rohrbach
@shadowwalker1979.bsky.social
Inspiring Fantasy Writer, disabled, Ace, Cat Dad, Democrat, LGBTQIA ally, Never Trump. #BlueResisters.
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It’s no longer the Supreme Court. It’s MAGA Court. Court of Christian Nationalists. Court of White Supremacists…
June 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It’s no longer the Supreme Court. It’s MAGA Court. Court of Christian Nationalists. Court of White Supremacists…
No one asked you.
May 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
No one asked you.
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9. While ideologically driven narratives dominate federal policy, the scientific evidence is clear. No matter how aggressively Republicans attempt to distort the facts, history has consistently placed them on the wrong side of medical and civil rights advancements. Trans rights are no exception.
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
9. While ideologically driven narratives dominate federal policy, the scientific evidence is clear. No matter how aggressively Republicans attempt to distort the facts, history has consistently placed them on the wrong side of medical and civil rights advancements. Trans rights are no exception.
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8. This CMS memo offers nothing new to those familiar with the standard talking points of opponents to gender-affirming care. It underscores the Trump administration’s reliance on fringe hate groups over the overwhelming consensus of leading medical bodies in the U.S. and around the world.
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
8. This CMS memo offers nothing new to those familiar with the standard talking points of opponents to gender-affirming care. It underscores the Trump administration’s reliance on fringe hate groups over the overwhelming consensus of leading medical bodies in the U.S. and around the world.
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7. Gender affirming care is based on rigorous scientific evidence. A literature review from Cornell University found that gender affirming care significantly lowers the risk of suicidality in transgender youth via protective effects on mental health.
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being? | What We Know
Overview We conducted a systematic literature review of all peer-reviewed articles published in English between 1991 and June 2017 that assess the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being...
whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
7. Gender affirming care is based on rigorous scientific evidence. A literature review from Cornell University found that gender affirming care significantly lowers the risk of suicidality in transgender youth via protective effects on mental health.
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6. The letter misleadingly claims the US is an "outlier" in trans care. The French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology overwhelmingly endorsed trans care for minors. In Australia, medical associations have issued statements in support of care, while the Canadian government explicitly endorses it.
New French Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Denounce "Wait-And-See" Approach
The new guidelines, published by the French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, create the first French national medical consensus on trans youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
6. The letter misleadingly claims the US is an "outlier" in trans care. The French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology overwhelmingly endorsed trans care for minors. In Australia, medical associations have issued statements in support of care, while the Canadian government explicitly endorses it.
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5. One of its central claims—that more than 80% of transgender youth will eventually cease identifying as trans has been widely debunked, including in prior reporting by Erin in the Morning.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/debunked-n...
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Debunked: No, 80% Of Trans Youth Do Not Detransition
This is one of the most common arguments brought up in anti-trans hearings. The idea that 80% of trans people "will desist" is a complete lie that is easy to debunk.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
5. One of its central claims—that more than 80% of transgender youth will eventually cease identifying as trans has been widely debunked, including in prior reporting by Erin in the Morning.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/debunked-n...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/debunked-n...
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4. The memo and press release are rife with scientifically inaccurate claims, misrepresenting even their own sources It even openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups such as the misleadingly-named Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM), Do No Harm, and American College of Pediatricians.
Anti-LGBTQ
A central theme of anti-LGBTQ organizing and ideology is the opposition to LGBTQ rights or support of homophobia, heterosexism and/or cisnormativity often expressed through demonizing rhetoric and gro...
www.splcenter.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
4. The memo and press release are rife with scientifically inaccurate claims, misrepresenting even their own sources It even openly cites anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups such as the misleadingly-named Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine (SEGM), Do No Harm, and American College of Pediatricians.
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3. The memo is entirely unenforceable, serving only as a statement of the prevailing opinion within CMS. However, because Trump’s executive order hinges on threats to revoke federal funding from noncompliant hospitals, it could could indicate they are willing to ignore that ruling.
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
3. The memo is entirely unenforceable, serving only as a statement of the prevailing opinion within CMS. However, because Trump’s executive order hinges on threats to revoke federal funding from noncompliant hospitals, it could could indicate they are willing to ignore that ruling.
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2. Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a memo to federally funded hospitals, demanding they comply with Trump’s recently enjoined executive order restricting gender-affirming care for minors.
www.cms.gov
March 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
2. Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a memo to federally funded hospitals, demanding they comply with Trump’s recently enjoined executive order restricting gender-affirming care for minors.