I honestly think it should be MANDATORY for media outfits to have to interview and publish the opinion of a trans person whenever they publish an article on trans people. And if they can’t get one, then they can’t publish the article.

once again yelling until I am blue in the face: when people show you who they are, you should believe them gizmodo.com/substack-ceo...

Substack’s CEO Would Rather Not Think About the Racist Stuff. Okay?

Substack chief Chris Best said he didn't want to

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Rina Sawayama - Hold The Girl (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by RinaSawayamaVEVO

Okay, it's the weekend, let's do this meme. (Though be warned: my music taste is what most people would consider "bad," unless you happen to like both Top 40 pop and symphonic metal.)

In Aotearoa New Zealand, our health authorities now offer the HPV vaccine to all teenagers, regardless of gender. It stops transmission and protects against other cancers too. About 1/3 of all HPV cancers affect men. HPV can also cause genital warts. 💉⚕️ info.health.nz/immunisation...

💉 I know I’m a broken record on this, but I’ll keep saying the HPV vaccine is a great gift to give a kid – preventing cancer years down the track. (Give them all their other vaccines too! 😊)

Cc0nc0rdance.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 4:56pm

"[Scotland] has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13." That's honestly so amazing.

HPV vaccine study finds zero cases of cervical cancer among women vaccinated before age 14

In a large Scottish study, no cases of cervical cancer were found among women who received HPV vaccines before they turned 14.

I also take objection with the implication in the post that if you don't share her opinion by the end of it, you're bad at maths. I don't often play this card but: I graduated from one of the top scientific schools of France, read the article, and I still disagree with her conclusions. So there.

E Lily Yu has posted what I find to be a horribly transphobic diatribe (I refuse to link to it but I'll note as someone with a masters that includes statistical analysis and data processing, that I believe her analysis of the sources is flawed/her sources aren't reliable). Ugh.

Building consents aren't the same thing as the Building Code or standards or inspection requirements. Consolidating consents process could help - as with Simpli -have you looked at that? I don't trust this govt but that doesn't mean they're necessarily wrong about possible improvements. #nzpol

The resignation of transphobic and biphobic Rosie Duffield from UK's Labour Party may be good for her. It's also good for #UKLabour#UKpol#UKpoliticswww.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rosie Duffield resigns as Labour MP with scathing attack on Keir Starmer’s leadership

Politician cites ‘cruel and unnecessary policies’ as she lambasts prime minister’s ‘managerial and technocratic approach’