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Content warning: suicide After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.www.nbcnews.com

A very cool story by Kate Sosin at @19thnews.org. Also, go Rose City! 19thnews.org/2026/06/roll...

Roller derby was already queer-friendly. Then it got more inclusive.Years before trans athletes in sports embroiled national politics, roller derby — the five-player high-contact sport with punk rock nicknames — tackled the question of who could play.19thnews.org

Not for a story, but for me: Folks in the Portland, OR, area who are open to sharing, about how long did you have to wait for a top surgery consult and then for surgery? Just got some tough news about my wait times and looking at other options. DMs open if you don't want to respond publicly.

Here's how the Trump administration is chipping away at transgender health care access for adults With more than 30 interviews with trans adults, treatment providers, conservative activists and trans rights activists over the last two months. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

It’s not just kids: Trump’s crackdown on trans healthcare extends into adulthoodConservatives have long argued they want to end transition care for minors, but federal policies have increasingly limited adult access. More restrictions are on the way.www.nbcnews.com

Looking to connect with USPS employees and federal employees who are trans. DM me, email Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com or Signal joyurcaba.91

Talk to Adam about voting/birth certificate issues!

I haven't been sharing much on here lately, and that is in part because I've been working on a big feature that should be out soon. But it's also because in February I started competing in gay rodeo. 🤠 1/

ICYMI: Texas Children’s will create ‘detransition clinic’ to settle DOJ and state investigation Advocates and doctors who treat trans youth are concerned about the precedent this sets as the DOJ continues investigating hospitals nationwide. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Texas Children’s will create ‘detransition clinic’ to settle DOJ and state investigationThe agreement ends a three-year battle over transgender healthcare at the country’s largest children’s hospital. Advocates for trans rights raised concerns about politics shaping medicine.www.nbcnews.com

Dr. Morissa Ladinsky, who moved to California to continue practicing due to Alabama’s felony trans care ban for minors, worries about the precedent set by this clinic, which was "created by legal intimidation on terms set by politicians.” For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I'm still speaking with trans adults about how their access to transition care has been affected by state and federal policies. We've created a form here for folks to give initial info. Nothing from this will be shared unless we talk about it in an interview. forms.office.com/r/cNDLuSjses

I'd like to speak with trans adults (18+) whose access to transition care has changed due to state and/or federal policy changes. DM, email Jo.Yurcaba@nbcuni.com or Signal joyurcaba.91