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5 Key LGBTQ+ Resources Every Health Worker Should Bookmark

5 Key LGBTQ+ Resources Every Health Worker Should Bookmark

The scientific studies, community resources, and professional practice guides you will come back to again and again.

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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What Do Trans People Really Want from Providers?

What Do Trans People Really Want from Providers?

Transgender healthcare cultural competency is about so much more than pronouns—it’s about celebrating our joy, our stories, and our full humanity.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Trans youth study reveals bathroom avoidance can cause serious health problems. How anti-trans bathroom ban laws create trauma and medical complications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Monday Roundup | September 22, 2025

The Monday Roundup | September 22, 2025

This has been a difficult week marked by unprecedented escalation in both rhetoric and policy attacks. The coordination and escalation is breathtaking in its scope and terrifying in its implications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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6 Million Genderqueer People Face Menopause Without Adequate Healthcare

6 Million Genderqueer People Face Menopause Without Adequate Healthcare

New book Genderqueer Menopause by Lasara Firefox Allen addresses an overlooked and underserved population

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Trans youth study reveals bathroom avoidance can cause serious health problems. How anti-trans bathroom ban laws create trauma and medical complications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Monday Roundup | September 22, 2025

The Monday Roundup | September 22, 2025

This has been a difficult week marked by unprecedented escalation in both rhetoric and policy attacks. The coordination and escalation is breathtaking in its scope and terrifying in its implications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Peer ReviewedPeer Reviewed
6 Million Genderqueer People Face Menopause Without Adequate Healthcare

6 Million Genderqueer People Face Menopause Without Adequate Healthcare

New book Genderqueer Menopause by Lasara Firefox Allen addresses an overlooked and underserved population

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
ReportingReporting
Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Transgender Bathroom Bans are a Growing Public Health Issue

Trans youth study reveals bathroom avoidance can cause serious health problems. How anti-trans bathroom ban laws create trauma and medical complications.

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Monday Roundup | September 15, 2025

The Monday Roundup | September 15, 2025

New research reveals queer clinicians providing gender-affirming care are experiencing significant moral distress and fear for their safety amid legislative attacks.

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Zoe John-Kay on Systems, Solidarity, and Support

Zoe John-Kay on Systems, Solidarity, and Support

How ecological-systems thinking challenges the neutrality ideal—and why mutual aid and community connection are protective factors for marginalized clients

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Independent Journalism When It Matters Most

Independent Journalism When It Matters Most

Legacy media is failing LGBTQ+ communities. Independent journalism fights back with facts. Help me reach 13 more subscribers.

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Monday Roundup | September 8, 2025

The Monday Roundup | September 8, 2025

Federal funding threats target all trans healthcare as new research confirms treatment stability and effectiveness

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Provider POV: Sydney Brodeur-Johnson at The Emily Program

Provider POV: Sydney Brodeur-Johnson at The Emily Program

Love drives out hate: on life-saving care and the long game of justice for a teenaged peer HIV educator turned eating-disorder specialist

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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8 Lesser-Known Gender-Affirming Care Options Providers Should Know

8 Lesser-Known Gender-Affirming Care Options Providers Should Know

Beyond HRT, top surgery, and bottom surgery, these are just a few other gender-affirming care options to consider when helping patients with their care plans

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Monday Roundup | September 1, 2025

The Monday Roundup | September 1, 2025

Google sends families to conversion therapy sites, healthcare challenges of detransitioners—plus I'm participating in the Back Indie Media Drive this month.

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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Source Requests for Fall 2025

Source Requests for Fall 2025

Bathroom bans, BDSM, lesser-known kinds of gender-affirming care, telehealth and virtual care, aftercare when traveling for surgery

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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The Community Care Crisis for Queer Youth

The Community Care Crisis for Queer Youth

Trans and non-binary youth with the worst mental health outcomes are providing the most peer support—while AI chatbots linked to teen suicides offer a dangerous alternative

Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
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