Reposted by Rose Broderickgwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026this post is designed to be an example of the kinds of things happening to trans people right now. nobody is asking for new stuff, they're asking for the stuff happening now to stop getting worse 335736
Reposted by Rose Broderickdjoyce @joycelaurie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026what a terrible failure of both our sanctuaries 16827
Reposted by Rose Broderickcolin feral @sal.gay · 29/08/2026Shout out to the nyt for enthusiastically laundering and mainstreaming anti trans extremism these last several years 2449107
Reposted by Rose BroderickAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 31/08/2026Late last week, the HHS released a report claiming to show a link between "transgender ideology" and political violence. Among other bizarre features of this unpublished, non-peer reviewed paper it included a grand total of 13 transgender people. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgHHS Touts Online Survey of 13 Trans People as Evidence Trans Acceptance May Cause Violence - Assigned MediaDigging into the latest propaganda from our nation’s health experts. 421371
Reposted by Rose BroderickPenelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026After being forced out of the military, many trans service members have yet to receive tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they are owed, leaving them destitute and homeless. (gift link) wapo.st/4qN0TNqwapo.stA trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severanceChloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments. 15645289
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It's feeling more like 2006 than 2026. Yesterday's meeting of the federal autism advisory committee was supposed to be about a new strategic plan that would reshape autism research. It was, instead, dominated by calls to consider vaccines as a cause for autism. www.statnews.com/2026/08/28/v...statnews.comVaccines take center stage at federal autism advisory committeeComments about vaccines overshadowed an advisory committee meeting to discuss a plan for boosting federal funding for autism research. 3289
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A member of IACC, the federal committee that shapes autism research, just said their new strategic plan "leaves the door open" on research into potential "triggers" of autism — including vaccines. 121
Reposted by Rose BroderickBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry had such a genuine enthusiasm for performing that it was impossible not to love them for it, there were things more highly and lowly regarded in their bodies of work but both of them threw themselves into everything because it was pure joy for them and that rules 2054211212
Reposted by Rose BroderickReo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 24/08/2026There is something so frustrating about watching basically every staff sports writer completely mangle this story about transphobia in the WNBA, while so many trans journalists who would do a great job (and who have been pitching stories about this!) are struggling to get hired and make ends meet. 2650158
Reposted by Rose BroderickLaurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 20/08/2026NEW THIS MORNING: An exclusive analysis of Census Bureau data shows LGBTQ+ people make up a record-breaking 12% of the total population - but, even more importantly, represent 10% of adults in 40 of 50 states.hrc.orgRecord Breaking: LGBTQ+ Adults Now 12% of Population; Greater than…HRC Foundation analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Data finds a record-high 25.6 million people now identify as LGBTQ+ Heading into the midterms, the LGBTQ+… 07029
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Vaccines have saved so many lives. They do not cause autism. Good writeup of today's event from @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/08/10/t...statnews.comTrump returns to controversial vaccine policy with order questioning childhood scheduleThe Trump administration, which had recently avoided public discussions of vaccine policy because of concern around the political repercussions, is changing course. 0114
Reposted by Rose BroderickLauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha... 4244201077
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Scoop: The Trump administration wants to expand involuntary commitment. But a new evaluation of New York's system casts doubt on whether mandating care is effective at treating people with serious mental illness. www.statnews.com/2026/08/04/n...statnews.comAs Trump administration pushes court-ordered mental health care, a new report raises questionsA study of New York’s court-ordered care for people with serious mental health conditions adds to the research on this type of involuntary care. 153
Reposted by Rose BroderickAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026When disabled people/many people who work on disability/health pointed to the dangers of this kind of framing since COVID, they were usually mocked ("oh you think everything is eugenics") or ignored. But normalising the idea that the deaths of disabled people are desirable/reassuring is dangerous. 7340124
Reposted by Rose BroderickBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts. 2848131085
Reposted by Rose BroderickCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026* U.S. HHS SECRETARY SAYS CMS IS PAUSING MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO CALIFORNIA AND MINNESOTA @reuters.com 2371640838
Reposted by Rose BroderickAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 20/07/2026The story of a trans girl who tried to fight Idaho's anti-trans laws, and died to suicide earlier this year, is only now coming to light. Our hearts are broken, but we need to tell these stories and mourn our dead, because the media is barely bothering to look for the victims of trans genocide.assignedmedia.orgIdaho didn’t want May Pollard to live. Now she’s dead by her own hand. - Assigned MediaA trans teen tried to fight Idaho's bathroom ban in court, but hate prevailed. 161205499
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 20/07/2026a heartbreaking read, phenomenally-told by @joyurcaba.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by Rose BroderickWIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone. 9499202987
Reposted by Rose BroderickEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Before she replaced her brother Lindsey Graham, Darline Graham Nordone spent a career working with children with disabilities. @slooterman.bsky.social called disability advocates around South Carolina and couldn't find anyone to say a bad thing about her. 19thnews.org/2026/07/darl...19thnews.orgDarline Graham's career centered disability. Now she could help shape national policy.Lindsey Graham's sister has spent decades in South Carolina's disability services, earning praise from advocates who hope she'll bring that expertise to Congress. 3522254
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026helpful guide for wearing masks all the time but especially rn with this smoke! 01910
Reposted by Rose BroderickAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 16/07/2026A lot of people are doing testosterone explainers, but you should read the one written by a trans man. 5787380
Reposted by Rose Broderickjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/07/2026everything is gender youtu.be/Hg-7zy8EnXg?...youtu.bePete Hegseth wants to test America's soldiers for testosterone.YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 51809133
Reposted by Rose Brodericklauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16/07/2026i would like it if one of the verge, engadget, 404 media, etc would start reviewing the slew of personal cooling devices now available for sale because it's hard as hell to figure out from crummy user reviews which brands are garbage 4770931
Reposted by Rose BroderickLizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Powerful, important read from @rosebroderick.bsky.social. As states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruin: www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/f...statnews.comAs states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruinFamily caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages. 12233118
Reposted by Rose BroderickMadison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Huge news: NPR reports that the Trump administration has abandoned its proposed "nuclear weapon" against trans youth care—a rule that would have pulled *all* Medicaid and Medicare funding for *all* patients from hospitals that provided gender-affirming care for minors www.npr.org/2026/07/13/n...npr.orgTrump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans careNPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally. 16715
Reposted by Rose BroderickKatie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026NEW: A year after H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, the number of children receiving SNAP nationwide has likely dropped by more than 1.5 million, based on our analysis of available data from 17 states. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...cbpp.orgSNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is ImplementedSNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data. 512189
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The attack on home care continues. A year after GOP legislators passed a tax bill that gutted Medicaid, several states are weighing proposals that would slash wages for family caregivers of people with disabilities. @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/07/13/f...statnews.comAs states absorb Medicaid funding cuts, family caregivers face financial ruinFamily caregivers of people with disabilities face a grim financial future as several states consider steep cuts to their wages. 186
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Will the FDA actually ban electric shock for people with disabilities? It was supposed to levy a decision in May. Now the deadline is November. More in today's newsletter. www.statnews.com/2026/07/10/h...statnews.comFDA quietly pushes back deadline on electric shock banMassachusetts' biggest nursing strike ever, tackling the male loneliness epidemic, and other health news for Morning Rounds 022
Reposted by Rose Broderickelizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Not just last year's tempest: Political moves to control science are looking more permanent. @aniloza.bsky.social at @statnews.com explores: www.statnews.com/2026/07/08/t...statnews.comTrump administration pursues more durable changes to science policy after setbacks in courtThe White House has proposed sweeping changes to the bedrock regulation undergirding all federal contracts, empowering the executive branch to direct research, terminate grants, and external scientifi... 033
Reposted by Rose BroderickAward-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Another mayor, another plan for bus action. The difference this time? The MTA has signed on as a partner and has made its own commitments to help speed up buses nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/08/t...nyc.streetsblog.orgThe Mamdani-Hochul Bus Plan: Priority Corridors, Bus Rapid Transit, Lane Enforcement And, Finally, All-Door Boarding - Streetsblog New York CityAfter two very disappointing mayoralties, transit users are asking, "Are we finally getting our long-promised Bus Mayor?" The answer? Time will tell. 211026
Reposted by Rose BroderickNBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/07/2026An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comAfghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custodyMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows. 963100756082
Reposted by Rose BroderickMicah @rincewind.run · 01/07/2026a) there are, like, single digit trans girls in sports in most states (sometimes literally one!), this entire thing is made up so that one girl who wants to play sports with her friends can't do it b) do not, under any circumstances, make policy based on angry sports parents 6749391026
Reposted by Rose BroderickKeezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 01/07/2026people mention SSRIs a lot when it comes to your wellness in hot conditions, but lithium and antipsychotics are even more dangerous (and psychosis can impact your ability to clock your own thermal signals on its own, so please check on your loved ones with schizophrenia and bipolar too)! 5422218
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 01/07/2026like 15 years after i stopped getting auras with my migraines, i suddenly have them again??? wtf 110
Reposted by Rose BroderickKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/06/2026If you are trans and are raising money for your own needs, post the link below and I will share. If you are cis, choose one to donate to and share this thread. 781047962
Reposted by Rose BroderickTorrey Peters @torreypeters.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Once, while on tour in Manchester, England, three trans women burst out crying as I spoke. Turns out, due to EHRC, they had just been kicked off their local soccer team, a club in which no one won anything except for new friends, and from which no one wanted them to leave. 2554125
Reposted by Rose Broderickgwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 30/06/2026i love being trans and i love all my trans friends 8993104
Reposted by Rose BroderickChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds West Virginia and Idaho's laws banning trans girls and women from women's sports. Justice Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court, holding that states "may" make sports eligibility based on "biological sex." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...supremecourt.gov 28409179
Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026god bless whatever dyke turned my keys into the public library 030
Reposted by Rose BroderickTristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 29/06/2026"You can't change sex, it's basic science!" Science says otherwise. You can even change the sex of your brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comBiological sex classification with structural MRI data shows increased misclassification in transgender women - NeuropsychopharmacologyNeuropsychopharmacology - Biological sex classification with structural MRI data shows increased misclassification in transgender women 87721
Reposted by Rose BroderickJason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026NEW: The majority of the new members of an FDA committee who will be advising the agency on peptides are involved with businesses that promote and prescribe peptides. Via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social @sarah-todd.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/n...statnews.comLongevity, wellness physicians named to panel advising FDA on peptidesThe panel will soon consider whether to relax restrictions on certain peptides. 12613
Reposted by Rose BroderickLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026examples of what the FBI included as evidence of "Antifa terrorism" in the Prairieland case: -Narcan spray -Anarchist tattoos -a highlighted copy of Emergent Strategy -a zine made of a 2019 review of Hereditary and Midsommar from @reproutopia.bsky.social -First Aid Kits -seeds for garden vegetables 181194546
Reposted by Rose BroderickMeghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I’m so sad to share that yesterday was my last day at Scientific American. It was an honor to work alongside my incredible colleagues and to speak with researchers across the sciences. If you’re looking to hire staff or freelance, please consider me and my other laid off coworkers (🧵) 711212357
Reposted by Rose BroderickSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026A good piece on the Trump administration’s attack on disability integration. www.statnews.com/2026/06/22/d... via @statnews.comstatnews.comTrump administration targets disability integration mandate in DOJ memoA new memo from the Department of Justice seeks to upend landmark disability laws and court rulings. 03018