Beckman Coulter Access Sensitive Estradiol test, subject of FDA adverse event reports, may give falsely low readings for trans women on oral HRT
Previously: Put it under your tongue? Typical hormone levels for trans women on HRT, and differing effects of oral and…
Contra social contagion: Why online community among trans people saves our lives and terrifies our enemies
“Trans vlogs made me feel like I wasn’t a problem.” “It just makes me feel that it’s okay to be…
The Matrix Resurrections analysis: More trans than ever, this bold and messy dysphoric nightmare will thrill and unnerve (part 2)
< Continued from Part 1. Assigned roles and binaries fracture easily and often. These conversations and moments of dysphoric self-recognition…
The Matrix Resurrections analysis: More trans than ever, this bold and messy dysphoric nightmare will thrill and unnerve (part 1)
Spoilers/prerequisites: All of The Matrix Resurrections. Previously: The Matrix is about transgender depersonalization, a dissociative “feeling of unreality” that can…
The Matrix is about transgender depersonalization, a dissociative “feeling of unreality” that can be treated by transitioning
An unofficial transgender depersonalization companion guide to The Matrix. Hi, I’m Zinnia. I’ll be your operator. Warning: Exposure to information…
What happened, proxalutamide? New antiandrogen for COVID-19 is entangled in clinical data irregularities and human rights violations
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
The fall, and fall, and fall of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria”: New study does not find evidence of a distinct “ROGD” population of gender-diverse youth
Previously: Trans youth study reveals fatal flaw at the heart of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” pseudo-diagnosis (April 2021) Contra “ROGD”: A…
Recent report of potential fertility preservation in an early-transitioning trans girl: A new nuance, but no breakthrough yet
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Previously: Transmasculine adolescent fertility breakthrough: Successful egg…
The Trans Mammogram Gap: Large numbers of trans people aren’t receiving their recommended screenings for breast cancer. Are you?
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice. Routine screenings for breast cancer using regular…
Zinnia’s notes on college: The queer campus is all right
Previously: Zinnia goes to college, gets more knowledge (June 2019) Zinnia’s continued college adventures: summer 2019 (August 2019) Notes on…