Reposted by Jon GleasonDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Incredibly proud of my good friend @jfaun.bsky.social for his new book that comes out today! Jon is profoundly thoughtful and insightful, and this is such a timely subject given how dysfunctional healthcare is in the US. I highly encourage anyone to read it, but especially those in biomedicine 1102 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonThe Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Join us at McNally Jackson Seaport on Wednesday, February 4 for a reading and conversation with Jonathan Gleason and @meghanor.bsky.social, in celebration of FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL, the winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize. RSVP: www.mcnallyjackson.com/event/jonath... 081 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonThe Yale Review @yalereview.bsky.social · 19/01/2026When patients died under Dr. William Husel’s treatment, the subsequent trial turned on a single question: did care become harm? Jonathan Gleason considers the moral uncertainty built into end-of-life medicine.buff.lyJonathan Gleason: An Excerpt from “Field Guide to Falling Ill”An Ohio murder trial causes a writer to question what makes a good death. 032 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonLongreads @longreads.com · 15/01/2026"In 2019, Husel was accused of prescribing fatal doses of fentanyl to critically ill patients in one of the largest homicide cases in Ohio history." —Jonathan Gleason for @yalereview.bsky.social yalereview.org/article/jona...yalereview.orgJonathan Gleason: An Excerpt from “Field Guide to Falling Ill”An Ohio murder trial causes a writer to question what makes a good death. 032 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 10/01/2026An incredible review from Publishers Weekly. Thank you for reading this book with such care and generosity! “Each [essay] sparkles with clarity and precision, rendering complicated concepts accessible and stimulating. This is a triumph.” @The Yale Review www.publishersweekly.com/9780300282948publishersweekly.comField Guide to Falling Ill by Jonathan GleasonThe inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, this debut collection from Gleason contains enlightening and beautifully... 041 0
Reposted by Jon Gleasondr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Some news: The first advanced review is in and…THE OVERSEER CLASS has been named one of the Top 10 Politics & Current Events Books of Spring 2026 by Publishers Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... 3348 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️⚧️🧬 Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech 315467 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Wrote about recent calls to ban trans people from owning guns and the long history of pathologizing queer people’s natural distressopen.substack.com(Dis)Arming the DollsTrans Gun Bans & Disorders of Distress 030 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I have a PhD in Genome Sciences and my expertise is human population genetics and evolution. Which means I learned a lot about the history of eugenics And you are absolutely right If RFK isn't stopped, millions will die worldwide and scientific progress could be set back decades, if not more... 839048 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 28/08/2025"[...] the pressure to procure more organs is raising serious ethical concerns." There's a sentence you never want to read 🫠 From @jfaun.bsky.social jongleason.substack.com/p/theyre-com...?jongleason.substack.comThey’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort OfChanges in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system. 263 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Just another cheerful, optimistic essay from my mind 👼 010 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 27/08/2025The latest medical news with light analysis and history in 1,500 words or less 😘 ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/jongleas...open.substack.comThey’re Coming for Your Organs...Sort OfChanges in the rules around who can give and receive organs threaten the long-term viability of the donation system. 020 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 27/06/2025We have a cover!! The designers at Yale were able to perfectly captured the medical, the personal, and the historical all in one image. FIELD GUIDE TO FALLING ILL is coming January 27th, but you can preorder it now, including from local bookstores!! Link in bio and below. tinyurl.com/yekwx34d 082 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 11/06/2025You know those founding fathers explored each other’s bodies 110 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Yes, queers should be proud, but also everyone could stand to be a little more ashamed 152 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Everyone—especially Chicago girlies—should read @brandowrites.bsky.social amazing essay on queer history, joy, and strong pours in @salonnewsroom.bsky.social 150 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 27/03/2025"I hope the field of genomics can learn from this, and come together to create better solutions around privacy, data sharing, transparency, compensation of research participants, and healthcare access." My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...linkedin.comThoughts on 23andMe | Jey McCreight"It is painful to think what could have been." As someone who was inspired to become a geneticist because of 23andMe and ended up working there for nearly 6… 1164 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Imagine these two having a conversation in their unplaceable accents 060 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Hanya said “you gays are really in for it this time” 010 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Last day of the quarter, and I made it to the gym. I deserve praise 1190 0
Reposted by Jon Gleasonsoul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus 219106181648 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I would not make it on Traitors. These disruptive breakfasts?? I need my peace in the morning 030 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Honestly, this just makes me realize we need more trans mice 010 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Heard someone say “one of my oomfs” The ATM machine of our age 120 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 20/02/2025In deep denial about no longer fitting into a small 2210 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Walked into my medical writing class today, and all of my UChicago students were talking about how funding for their research into things like pancreatic cancer treatments has been suspended. Anyway happy Friday 🫠 010 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I thought “acquiring permissions” for quotations in my book would be some complex legal maneuver. Actually, it’s just cold emailing famous strangers and saying, “hey could I have this?” 020 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024happy "unearthing the bizarre politics of the shooter" day to all who celebrate the great American tradition 127103491816 0
Reposted by Jon GleasonJulia Conrad @juliaconrad.bsky.social · 09/12/2024my Italian boyfriend just burst into the room to declare "HE'S ITALIAN!" 041 0
Jon Gleason @jfaun.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Nothing more devastating than when the hot barista you think is flirting with you says “take care, man” 010 0
Reposted by Jon Gleason👨🏼🦰 @onemorechris.bsky.social · 20/11/2024“the grind never stops” - my teeth at night 062 0