Grayson (he/him)
@graysongoal.bsky.social
🏳️🌈♿️🏳️⚧️ writer, researcher, educator, & leftist dog pop | SE OH
I do too many things | LGBTQ+, AuDHD, disability, SJIA, patient-involved research, rheumatology, health tech, sex & sexual health, health equity, access, games, etc.
Links: graysongoal.carrd.co
I do too many things | LGBTQ+, AuDHD, disability, SJIA, patient-involved research, rheumatology, health tech, sex & sexual health, health equity, access, games, etc.
Links: graysongoal.carrd.co
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Grayson (he/him)
@graysongoal.bsky.social
· Nov 11
#Intro thread
Hi folks! I'm Grayson (right in the picture).
I do & talk about a lot of things — sex & health education, patient advocacy, healthcare access, health equity work, patient-involved research, AI in healthcare, being trans & queer in Ohio, TTRPGs & video games, and so much more.
Hi folks! I'm Grayson (right in the picture).
I do & talk about a lot of things — sex & health education, patient advocacy, healthcare access, health equity work, patient-involved research, AI in healthcare, being trans & queer in Ohio, TTRPGs & video games, and so much more.
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For the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, I spoke with advocates about how this law is crucial–and the ways in which disability education can be made better as its under attack from the Trump administration at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This disability education law turned 50 today. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, I spoke with advocates about how this law is crucial–and the ways in which disability education can be made better as its under attack from the Trump administration at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Okra Project is now part of the growing network of resistance at A Radical Guide.
Explore radical space in #brooklyn #newyorkstate #northamerica #unitedstates: www.radical-guide.com/listing/the-...
#RadicalHistory #GrassrootsMovements #Liberation #MutualAid #Antifascism
Explore radical space in #brooklyn #newyorkstate #northamerica #unitedstates: www.radical-guide.com/listing/the-...
#RadicalHistory #GrassrootsMovements #Liberation #MutualAid #Antifascism
The Okra Project
The Okra Project is a Black Trans–led mutual aid collective that exists to support Black Trans people facing food insecurity, housing instability, and
www.radical-guide.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Okra Project is now part of the growing network of resistance at A Radical Guide.
Explore radical space in #brooklyn #newyorkstate #northamerica #unitedstates: www.radical-guide.com/listing/the-...
#RadicalHistory #GrassrootsMovements #Liberation #MutualAid #Antifascism
Explore radical space in #brooklyn #newyorkstate #northamerica #unitedstates: www.radical-guide.com/listing/the-...
#RadicalHistory #GrassrootsMovements #Liberation #MutualAid #Antifascism
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Mastercard is REALLY trying to pass the buck off onto banks (who, granted, ARE part of the problem but its still mostly MC and Visa)
do as Ana says here and tell them your bank told you to contact THEM. easy way to tack on more time in the call
stop-paypros.neocities.org
do as Ana says here and tell them your bank told you to contact THEM. easy way to tack on more time in the call
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Mastercard is REALLY trying to pass the buck off onto banks (who, granted, ARE part of the problem but its still mostly MC and Visa)
do as Ana says here and tell them your bank told you to contact THEM. easy way to tack on more time in the call
stop-paypros.neocities.org
do as Ana says here and tell them your bank told you to contact THEM. easy way to tack on more time in the call
stop-paypros.neocities.org
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Thread 👇
Dr. Prasad send an email to CBER suggesting changes to the approval for respiratory vaccines based, apparently, on the conclusion of an unpublished investigation into VAERS report by unknown people. A few thoughts beyond what was already reported, based on the full email: 1/n
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thread 👇
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The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
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ICE convoy retreats from Manhattan's Chinatown after hundreds of New Yorkers confront them.
Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ICE convoy retreats from Manhattan's Chinatown after hundreds of New Yorkers confront them.
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ICYMI – GDQ is hosting its first disability and neurodivergent special TODAY! I spoke with the hosts and organizers to explore the importance of proper disability representation in the speedrunning scene. Read more here:
Speedrunning charity drive Games Done Quick is holding a Disability and Neurodivergence Special this weekend, and it's an important step for accessibility in gaming events. https://bit.ly/43QxPdO
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
ICYMI – GDQ is hosting its first disability and neurodivergent special TODAY! I spoke with the hosts and organizers to explore the importance of proper disability representation in the speedrunning scene. Read more here:
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This is how you get dead kids. Flu kills, COVID kills, vaccines protect. It's not that complicated. Trump admin would prefer people die so they can use the chaos to gain more power and money. That's it. 🩺 These men are ghouls and if they get their way, we will all be sicker and many more dead. 🧪
Vinay Prasad of the FDA claims that he has proof that 10 children died from COVID19 vaccines, so the FDA will now target flu shots, look at whether people should receive multiple vaccines at the same time, and make the vaccine approval process significantly more difficult.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is how you get dead kids. Flu kills, COVID kills, vaccines protect. It's not that complicated. Trump admin would prefer people die so they can use the chaos to gain more power and money. That's it. 🩺 These men are ghouls and if they get their way, we will all be sicker and many more dead. 🧪
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“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The communications could help prove what’s known as “willful” infringement, which triggers significantly higher damages of $150,000 per work.“
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We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
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“Why are your posts so political?”
Because health is political
Because the President of the most powerful country on earth has said disabled people should be “left to die”
Because we’re living through a mass disabling event
Because eugenics is back
Because our lives matter
Because health is political
Because the President of the most powerful country on earth has said disabled people should be “left to die”
Because we’re living through a mass disabling event
Because eugenics is back
Because our lives matter
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
“Why are your posts so political?”
Because health is political
Because the President of the most powerful country on earth has said disabled people should be “left to die”
Because we’re living through a mass disabling event
Because eugenics is back
Because our lives matter
Because health is political
Because the President of the most powerful country on earth has said disabled people should be “left to die”
Because we’re living through a mass disabling event
Because eugenics is back
Because our lives matter
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This is absolutely true. Conservatives tend to meet families of people with disabilities where they are at the moment. It allows for their message to be incredibly potent even if private schools often deny education to disabled students or they support Medicaid cuts.
Imani Barabarin has been talking for years about how many disabled folks vote for Republicans because Republicans show up at their events and speak openly about their issues, whereas Democrats rarely do. This is not some new Republican strategy, this is an old strategy. This is maintenance.
Apologies. Didn't alt-text it. Here we go.
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is absolutely true. Conservatives tend to meet families of people with disabilities where they are at the moment. It allows for their message to be incredibly potent even if private schools often deny education to disabled students or they support Medicaid cuts.
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Guess what?
Our Disability and Neurodivergence Special starts TOMORROW!!!! 🥳
gdq.gg/schedule/dnd
#TogetherforGood
Our Disability and Neurodivergence Special starts TOMORROW!!!! 🥳
gdq.gg/schedule/dnd
#TogetherforGood
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Guess what?
Our Disability and Neurodivergence Special starts TOMORROW!!!! 🥳
gdq.gg/schedule/dnd
#TogetherforGood
Our Disability and Neurodivergence Special starts TOMORROW!!!! 🥳
gdq.gg/schedule/dnd
#TogetherforGood
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Decided instead of promoting my own crap today I’d like to help others instead. Feel free to share your newsletters and independent gigs or even some story you wrote and I’ll repost some
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Decided instead of promoting my own crap today I’d like to help others instead. Feel free to share your newsletters and independent gigs or even some story you wrote and I’ll repost some
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HRT for me, not for thee
“according to a recently-published interview with The Atlantic, the vaccine sceptic is currently undergoing testosterone-replacement therapy – a form of gender-affirming care.”
“according to a recently-published interview with The Atlantic, the vaccine sceptic is currently undergoing testosterone-replacement therapy – a form of gender-affirming care.”
Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.thepinknews.com/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-trans US health secretary, is currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
www.thepinknews.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
HRT for me, not for thee
“according to a recently-published interview with The Atlantic, the vaccine sceptic is currently undergoing testosterone-replacement therapy – a form of gender-affirming care.”
“according to a recently-published interview with The Atlantic, the vaccine sceptic is currently undergoing testosterone-replacement therapy – a form of gender-affirming care.”
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If you’re doing holiday shopping this weekend, you can afford to throw a fiver Falco’s way so they aren’t in a heart-pounding scramble to get rent!
$50 closer! Thank you so much- now I'm at $240, with $700 rent due Sunday morning and $300 storage due Dec 1st (Monday.)
Can anyone else afford a bit of generosity today? Anything helps- including sharing!
It would be WONDERFUL to escape a last minute panic this week.
Can anyone else afford a bit of generosity today? Anything helps- including sharing!
It would be WONDERFUL to escape a last minute panic this week.
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you’re doing holiday shopping this weekend, you can afford to throw a fiver Falco’s way so they aren’t in a heart-pounding scramble to get rent!
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Just gonna throw out there, $220 and my 1 month prescription can be a three month prescription for like 3 of my meds which would help take some of the stress out of the start of new healthcare costs in 2026.
💸💕
holidays are coming up, grocery budget is going to be smaller and Still waiting for stable housing, just interesting times, if you would like to help me getting through them: cash.app/$grrlintersect
venmo.com/u/grrlinters...
www.paypal.me/dgrrl39
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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holidays are coming up, grocery budget is going to be smaller and Still waiting for stable housing, just interesting times, if you would like to help me getting through them: cash.app/$grrlintersect
venmo.com/u/grrlinters...
www.paypal.me/dgrrl39
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Pay me on Cash App
Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App
cash.app
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Just gonna throw out there, $220 and my 1 month prescription can be a three month prescription for like 3 of my meds which would help take some of the stress out of the start of new healthcare costs in 2026.
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That’s an understatement. It’s murder, sure, but it’s also *several* international crimes.
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
That’s an understatement. It’s murder, sure, but it’s also *several* international crimes.
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If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
Must-Reads and Some Ways to Support Native People This Weekend
"Colonialism has been destroying worlds for hundreds of years."
organizingmythoughts.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
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I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
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Thank you for your work. This is another one I like to support. 30% of Natives have no running water. That's horrific in the land of selfish billionaires.
www.navajowaterproject.org
www.navajowaterproject.org
Navajo Water Project
Help DigDeep bring clean, running water to hundreds of American families. 1 in 3 Navajo homes don't have a tap or toilet. We can fix that.
www.navajowaterproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thank you for your work. This is another one I like to support. 30% of Natives have no running water. That's horrific in the land of selfish billionaires.
www.navajowaterproject.org
www.navajowaterproject.org
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Let me tell you my favorite thing about this article. It is such a data vis news story. I mean, yes, it's a trans news story. But, when you read the article, you see data vis journalism people get excited that @bethmccowen.bsky.social is asking about the tool itself. I love this. Nerd on, friends.
New! @bethmccowen.bsky.social talks to the people behind the new data vis tool, the Trans News Initiative, by the @transjournalists.org.
the-word.news/2025/1128/tr...
the-word.news/2025/1128/tr...
New tool tracks how media covers trans communities
The Trans News Initiative quantifies and categorizes coverage with data
the-word.news
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Let me tell you my favorite thing about this article. It is such a data vis news story. I mean, yes, it's a trans news story. But, when you read the article, you see data vis journalism people get excited that @bethmccowen.bsky.social is asking about the tool itself. I love this. Nerd on, friends.
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It's ITCH'S CREATOR DAY!
Time to support your favourite creators and, if you are one such creator, plug your projects! Comment below with either:
(a) ONE game/supplement/hack on itch OF YOURS that you'd love to see more people playing!
AND/OR
(b) ONE of the above, but someone else's work!
💛
Time to support your favourite creators and, if you are one such creator, plug your projects! Comment below with either:
(a) ONE game/supplement/hack on itch OF YOURS that you'd love to see more people playing!
AND/OR
(b) ONE of the above, but someone else's work!
💛
Creator Day & Black Friday Sales this Friday!
Creator Day returns this Friday November 28th! From 8am to 8am UTC (midnight to midnight Pacific) on Friday, we’re waiving itch.io’s platform fee on all transactions across the site. That means cr...
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's ITCH'S CREATOR DAY!
Time to support your favourite creators and, if you are one such creator, plug your projects! Comment below with either:
(a) ONE game/supplement/hack on itch OF YOURS that you'd love to see more people playing!
AND/OR
(b) ONE of the above, but someone else's work!
💛
Time to support your favourite creators and, if you are one such creator, plug your projects! Comment below with either:
(a) ONE game/supplement/hack on itch OF YOURS that you'd love to see more people playing!
AND/OR
(b) ONE of the above, but someone else's work!
💛
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.