I just got my twitter account reinstated after slut shaming melania.

And then quickly deactivated it. Apparently, you can't deactivate your account unless it's active. Buhbye.

This!!

How do you feel about a name change to LGBTQIA Civil Rights and Activism?

I think it would be more inclusive.

Thank you and please vote. And kick for visibility, thanks!

How does everyone feel about changing the forum name to LGBTQIA?

I feel it would be more inclusive.

Please give feedback. And kick for visibility. Thank you!

Hormone therapy improves mental health for transgender youths, a new study finds.

Transgender youths reported more life satisfaction and fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety after receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy for two years, according to a new study.

The research, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, evaluated 315 transgender youths between 12 to 20 years old, with an average age of 16, over the course of two years while they were being treated with gender-affirming hormone therapy.


The researchers are a group of physicians and professors associated with universities and children’s hospitals in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles. The study was supported by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The researchers used scales that measured depression and anxiety, positive emotions and sense of life satisfaction, and appearance congruence — meaning how much a trans person feels their external appearance aligns with their gender identity. Participants rated each of these factors numerically.


https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/hormone-therapy-improves-mental-health-transgender-youths-new-study-fi-rcna66306

Poll: Parents Don't Want Schools to Focus on Culture Wars

More than two thirds of voters and parents are not worried about teachers indoctrinating kids, pushing a “woke” agenda on them, or teaching “critical race theory,” as some Republican lawmakers and far-right parent groups have been accusing schools of doing for more than a year.

That’s according to a December 2022 poll by the American Federation of Teachers, which collected information from more than 1,500 voters, including 558 parents, about their priorities and areas of concern about public education. The participants in the national poll were evenly split on the political spectrum.

Fighting indoctrination, the “woke” agenda or the teaching of CRT are common reasons cited by Republican lawmakers for introducing or supporting challenges to books, and legislation that restricts the rights of students to learn certain lessons about race and racism or limit LGBTQ students’ rights in school.


“In states that have any kind of MAGA control, they’re ignoring what parents want,” said Randi Weingarten, AFT president, referring to states where right-wing policymakers are the dominant influence.


https://www.edweek.org/leadership/poll-parents-dont-want-schools-to-focus-on-culture-wars/2023/01

Woohoo! I just got a wonderful new job!

Six dollars more an hour, Excellent benefits!! And I have the same pediatric patient. I gave 2 weeks notice to my old nursing agency, and when I told my client's mom, she wanted to follow me to my new agency!

I love my job.

I just have to pat myself on the back.

I usually hammer meat. But this time I followed the pork tenderloin instructions and had the most delightful, tender and succulent tenderloin. I marinated it in Italian dressing over night, it was made with balsamic vinegar and apple cider vinegar combined, olive oil and a packet of dry mix. Then I seared it in a cast iron pan, roasted it in a 425° oven with onion, carrots and some of the marinade for 25 minutes to an internal temperature of 160°. A lot of people say 145°, but I'm old school and will not eat medium rare pork. Omg, delicious!!! Moist, tender and sooo scrummy! Oh, and after I took the pork out to rest, I put the carrots and onions back in for 15 minutes.