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Gwen Zeigler

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She/Her/Dr. Neurologist, Assistant Professor, humanist, Woman, Queer, Trans, Feminist, 1st Gen College Degree, fashion lover, views are my own.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Nov 11

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The Topic of Neurological Care for Transgender Patients - Part 1

In part one of this three-part series, Dr. Halley Alexander and Dr. Gwen Zeigler discuss the crucial aspects about managing headaches in transgender and gender-diverse patients. Show reference:

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 9h

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 4d

I had to go to the vet to let my dog, suffering from metastatic cancer, peacefully pass from his suffering. He was a really good dog and I am glad he lived a good, long life for a dog.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 18d

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 18d

The Mormon church just filed a Supreme Court amicus brief (comments). It says that the protections that I received from a Supreme Court ruling that protected me five days after I came out of Transgender to Intermountain healthcare have a chilling effect on religious freedom and should be eliminated.

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 21d

Democrats seem to believe that they can turn a big dial that says "transphobia" up and down with no consequences. But all they're doing is bolstering a fascist drive to wipe trans people off the face of the earth. It's disgusting and shameful and it needs to end www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Right Wants to Exterminate Trans People. Liberals Are Helping.

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative movement has accelerated its war against trans people. And too many centrist Democrats have kept up their trans bashing.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 21d

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For the Utah LGBTQI+ community

Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 25d

I don’t smoke and I very much advise against it.
That being said, sometimes these Facebook targeted marketing ads are way off, and sometimes they are right on the nose.
This ad could be titled, “mood.“

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26d

Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them.

They want us all eradicated.

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Flyer from The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project titled “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE): Background and FAQs on Need for an FBI Domestic Terrorism Designation.” The page defines “Transgender Ideology” and “TIVE,” outlining beliefs allegedly associated with them. It claims such ideology justifies violence against opponents or frames opposition as violence. The text references the alleged assassination of Charlie Kirk, urging the FBI to classify TIVE as domestic terrorism.

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Continuation of flyer with a section titled “Recent Instances of TIVE-Motivated Acts of Domestic Terrorism.” Lists multiple violent events from 2018 to 2025, attributing them to transgender ideology. Includes mugshots of two alleged attackers. Followed by a “Frequently Asked Questions and Key Terms” section, addressing whether transgender people are terrorists, comparing TIVE with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” and discussing FBI designations.

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Section titled “Terminology Used by TIVE.” Defines terms including cisgender, deadnaming, Gillick competence, misgendering, “Right to Exist,” “Trans genocide,” and a phrase “You either have a live boy or dead girl, you choose.” Each is presented as terminology used in or associated with TIVE. Page layout is text-heavy, no additional graphics.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · 26d

“As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.”

-Barbara Taylor Brown

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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 29d

2 hangings ... Trey Reed, Corey Zukatis - & they say no FOUL Play? WTH?
Why isn't this being covered nationally?

2 hangings - Trey Reed and Corey Zukatis

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28d

1. Anti-trans rhetoric heated up yesterday on the far-right, with two congresspeople and major Republican figures calling for the institutionalization of trans people.

Both Reps Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson made such calls. Musk, Loomer, and Walsh echoed them.

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Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People

Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Sep 14

Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Sep 13

People astonished that the killer’s grandmother was more upset at the idea that anyone in their family would ever be anything but right-wing than that he murdered someone.

Me: Tell me you’ve never been in Utah (other than downtown SLC) without telling me you’ve never been the larger part of Utah.

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Sep 13

The Utah trans community was scapegoated and the US Black community received bomb threats all because of white on white crime.

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Joshua Budhu @jbudhu.bsky.social · Sep 10

Disparities in neurology are not random. They stem from upstream determinants (classism, poverty, environment) & downstream barriers (access, treatment gaps).

Our @natrevneurol.nature.com review maps these drivers & highlights interventions to advance equity.

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Health disparities in neurology

Nature Reviews Neurology - This Review considers the aetiology of health disparities in neurology at an individual, interpersonal, community and societal level, and suggests practical interventions...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 8

1. The HHS Appropriations Bill is out and it contains several devastating anti-trans provision.

It would bar federal funding for trans youth and adult care nationwide, which could be used to bar hospitals from providing it at all.

Will Democrats stand firm, or cave to avoid a shutdown?

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

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Joshua Budhu @jbudhu.bsky.social · Aug 31

Immigrant neurologists face uncertainty about visas, careers, and families. They care for some of our most vulnerable patients. Supporting them is both a moral obligation and essential to the future of our field. My viewpoint in @greenjournal.bsky.social

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From Many Nations, One Mission—The Importance of Immigrant Neurologists in US Health Care | Neurology

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Aug 28

When we mentioned the anti-trans stuff bleeds into so many other areas of society, this is what we're talking about.

They're using a shooter to shoehorn an attempt to target SSRIs.

They don't believe in medicine itself.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 28

RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Aug 22

I had fun with this one.

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Anti-IgLON-5 disease presenting with axial dystonia and acetazolamide-responsive apnea

We present a 67-year-old male with anti-IgLON5 disease with cervical and upper trunk dystonic spasms. Intermittent hallucinations, occurring both with…

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Aug 17

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PragerU, the conservative education nonprofit known for pushing rewritten history, is Trump’s pick to replace PBS.

TikTok video by NowThis Impact

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Gwen Zeigler @gwenzeigler.bsky.social · Jul 27

Undocumented immigrants in the US have restricted access to health care due to federal limitations, with states providing differing levels of emergency-focused coverage subject to budget and political constraints.

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Landscape of Emergency Medicaid and Health Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants in the US

This Special Communication examines the current landscape of health care coverage for undocumented immigrants in the US, characterizes state-level differences in emergency Medicaid eligibility and cov...

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