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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HELLO FRIENDS WE MET THE RENT GOAL and then i took a relief/post hospital nap and forgot to update!
unfortunately i’m nearly out of food again, owe my dr, out of rx meds, and MY GLASSES BROKE TODAY
so im still aiming to raise $350 for those expenses, anything is appreciated ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
unfortunately i’m nearly out of food again, owe my dr, out of rx meds, and MY GLASSES BROKE TODAY
so im still aiming to raise $350 for those expenses, anything is appreciated ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
HELLO FRIENDS WE MET THE RENT GOAL and then i took a relief/post hospital nap and forgot to update!
unfortunately i’m nearly out of food again, owe my dr, out of rx meds, and MY GLASSES BROKE TODAY
so im still aiming to raise $350 for those expenses, anything is appreciated ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
unfortunately i’m nearly out of food again, owe my dr, out of rx meds, and MY GLASSES BROKE TODAY
so im still aiming to raise $350 for those expenses, anything is appreciated ❤️🩹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
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Y'all I have to be insufferable about fundraising for @scarleteen.com because the work we are doing is too important! We're establishing a $40k fund to help with health care expenses for staff and volunteers, and a dollar-for-dollar match kicks in at $10k!
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Y'all I have to be insufferable about fundraising for @scarleteen.com because the work we are doing is too important! We're establishing a $40k fund to help with health care expenses for staff and volunteers, and a dollar-for-dollar match kicks in at $10k!
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...
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For Transgender Awareness Week, a reminder: Trans and nonbinary people are essential parts of our communities — the fight for trans rights is all of our fight.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
For Transgender Awareness Week, a reminder: Trans and nonbinary people are essential parts of our communities — the fight for trans rights is all of our fight.
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Thatcher's government did this with Section 28, banned the "promotion of homosexuality" as a danger to children, while actively protecting Jimmy Savile and who knows how many other pedophiles. It's the same damn playbook.
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thatcher's government did this with Section 28, banned the "promotion of homosexuality" as a danger to children, while actively protecting Jimmy Savile and who knows how many other pedophiles. It's the same damn playbook.
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just a day or so into his tenure and you're telling me he's already opened some kind of portal???
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
just a day or so into his tenure and you're telling me he's already opened some kind of portal???
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Adelita Grijalva brought two Epstein survivors to her swearing in ceremony and Congress gave them a standing ovation.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Adelita Grijalva brought two Epstein survivors to her swearing in ceremony and Congress gave them a standing ovation.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
She then immediately voted to discharge the Epstein petition.
She exuded grace and class and never stopped fighting for her right to govern.
She’s a badass.
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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The goal of the republicans plan is to create a socially Darwinian society that allows the most at risk to die without being seen or heard.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The goal of the republicans plan is to create a socially Darwinian society that allows the most at risk to die without being seen or heard.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down.
The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.
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New vid! Health and etiquette manuals were VERY popular in the 19th century. Some of them were absolutely bonkers and even offensive, while others were surprisingly progressive. Come learn with me and let's rank some bad (or good?) historical health advice!
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
Exploring (and Ranking) Bizarre Victorian Health Advice
YouTube video by Kaz Rowe
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New vid! Health and etiquette manuals were VERY popular in the 19th century. Some of them were absolutely bonkers and even offensive, while others were surprisingly progressive. Come learn with me and let's rank some bad (or good?) historical health advice!
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
youtu.be/yDhDLydtO_c
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spent the morning in the ER and i never raised $475 for rent by tomorrow AND i have to pay for a prednisone rx out of pocket - can anyone help me stay housed and medicated tn? 🥹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
ko-fi.com/katimcf
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
spent the morning in the ER and i never raised $475 for rent by tomorrow AND i have to pay for a prednisone rx out of pocket - can anyone help me stay housed and medicated tn? 🥹
ko-fi.com/katimcf
ko-fi.com/katimcf
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Hi all! I'm hiring for a #scicomm research postdoc to join our Scicomm LIFT team!
Short story is: 2 years guaranteed funding, open to remote or hybrid work, $61k+hearty benefits (see UW's 401k match in particular)!
Please share with folks who might be interested!
1/
Short story is: 2 years guaranteed funding, open to remote or hybrid work, $61k+hearty benefits (see UW's 401k match in particular)!
Please share with folks who might be interested!
1/
Post Doctoral Research Associate - Zoology & Physiology (B Merkle Lab)
Hiring a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate position to join an NSF-funded, multi-institutional, research team studying graduate students’ ability to communicate science effectively and ...
eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hi all! I'm hiring for a #scicomm research postdoc to join our Scicomm LIFT team!
Short story is: 2 years guaranteed funding, open to remote or hybrid work, $61k+hearty benefits (see UW's 401k match in particular)!
Please share with folks who might be interested!
1/
Short story is: 2 years guaranteed funding, open to remote or hybrid work, $61k+hearty benefits (see UW's 401k match in particular)!
Please share with folks who might be interested!
1/
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We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
Precision Medicine Project - Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
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The surgery is almost definitely getting delayed at this point; Payment is still due in two weeks.
A lot of other things are not going well right now and everything is severely unstable so I may go back offline from this end for a while
A lot of other things are not going well right now and everything is severely unstable so I may go back offline from this end for a while
My car was declared a total loss and my top surgery date is in less than 2 months, so I'm just going to put this here again because if I explain the situation any further again I'm honestly going to have another mental breakdown
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
Support D-7th | Thorn Delarosa-Hawthorne
Support D-7th | Thorn Delarosa-Hawthorne
ko-fi.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The surgery is almost definitely getting delayed at this point; Payment is still due in two weeks.
A lot of other things are not going well right now and everything is severely unstable so I may go back offline from this end for a while
A lot of other things are not going well right now and everything is severely unstable so I may go back offline from this end for a while
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Gosh, it’s almost like what we all said would happen is happening.
Once again, anti-trans bigotry is rooted in trying to control and police every facet of womanhood including how cis women wear our hair.
Once again, anti-trans bigotry is rooted in trying to control and police every facet of womanhood including how cis women wear our hair.
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Gosh, it’s almost like what we all said would happen is happening.
Once again, anti-trans bigotry is rooted in trying to control and police every facet of womanhood including how cis women wear our hair.
Once again, anti-trans bigotry is rooted in trying to control and police every facet of womanhood including how cis women wear our hair.
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www.badinternetbills.com#stop-csam
In addition to calling your reps, this website has both a lot of information explaining why these bills are bad/ why section 230 must be protected, as well as petitions to sign for each individual issue!
Signing petitions helps! Make your calls, sign petitions!
In addition to calling your reps, this website has both a lot of information explaining why these bills are bad/ why section 230 must be protected, as well as petitions to sign for each individual issue!
Signing petitions helps! Make your calls, sign petitions!
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
www.badinternetbills.com#stop-csam
In addition to calling your reps, this website has both a lot of information explaining why these bills are bad/ why section 230 must be protected, as well as petitions to sign for each individual issue!
Signing petitions helps! Make your calls, sign petitions!
In addition to calling your reps, this website has both a lot of information explaining why these bills are bad/ why section 230 must be protected, as well as petitions to sign for each individual issue!
Signing petitions helps! Make your calls, sign petitions!
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Great to hear Boston City Councilors explicitly condemning dangerous censorship legislation like #KOSA and the SCREEN ACT.
The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, especially @warren.senate.gov who cosponsored KOSA, and @markey.senate.gov who voted to advance it, need to start listening.
The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, especially @warren.senate.gov who cosponsored KOSA, and @markey.senate.gov who voted to advance it, need to start listening.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Great to hear Boston City Councilors explicitly condemning dangerous censorship legislation like #KOSA and the SCREEN ACT.
The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, especially @warren.senate.gov who cosponsored KOSA, and @markey.senate.gov who voted to advance it, need to start listening.
The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, especially @warren.senate.gov who cosponsored KOSA, and @markey.senate.gov who voted to advance it, need to start listening.
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I know things are terrible for everyone actually but increasingly, I am aware of how profoundly not OK I am and I should at this point do a lot more than seeing my therapist, but $200 and I can have four therapy appointments, which is something. 
💸💕
holidays are coming up, grocery budget is going to be smaller and Still waiting for stable housing, just interesting times, if you would like to help me getting through them: cash.app/$grrlintersect
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www.paypal.me/dgrrl39
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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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November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I know things are terrible for everyone actually but increasingly, I am aware of how profoundly not OK I am and I should at this point do a lot more than seeing my therapist, but $200 and I can have four therapy appointments, which is something. 
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ahoy!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY - Video On Demand - Gathr
With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice. HEIGHT...
gathr.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ahoy!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on SNAP. In my latest @19thnews.org, I talk to a bunch of policy people and economists, as well as Kajeana Tillman, who lives in the Bronx and just wants to get groceries like she usually does.
SNAP benefits are a ‘lifeline’ — especially for people with disabilities
For those with disabilities who rely on the aid, its uncertainty threatens not just nutrition, but independence.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on SNAP. In my latest @19thnews.org, I talk to a bunch of policy people and economists, as well as Kajeana Tillman, who lives in the Bronx and just wants to get groceries like she usually does.
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This is why I crash out about “cultural competency”
Here’s why .
Article was about Johnny Cash .
And it’s a prime non racialized example of why context matters and moderation that rewrites culture along power lines misss a critical facets
Also AAVE Becoming “Gen z” slang
Here’s why .
Article was about Johnny Cash .
And it’s a prime non racialized example of why context matters and moderation that rewrites culture along power lines misss a critical facets
Also AAVE Becoming “Gen z” slang
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is why I crash out about “cultural competency”
Here’s why .
Article was about Johnny Cash .
And it’s a prime non racialized example of why context matters and moderation that rewrites culture along power lines misss a critical facets
Also AAVE Becoming “Gen z” slang
Here’s why .
Article was about Johnny Cash .
And it’s a prime non racialized example of why context matters and moderation that rewrites culture along power lines misss a critical facets
Also AAVE Becoming “Gen z” slang
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Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg have no business being anywhere near decisions on vaccines.
RFK Jr. has said he does not want to take vaccines away from Americans. But at a closed-door meeting of vaccine scientists in September, a top official at the FDA suggested doing just that. Here's how Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg are reshaping vaccine regulation:
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/f...
How two top FDA officials are quietly upending vaccine regulations
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg mix skepticism with new ways to define risk in pursuing sweeping changes to vaccine policy at the FDA.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth Høeg have no business being anywhere near decisions on vaccines.
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NEW: Newly-elected Rep. Adelita Grijalva has signed onto Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NEW: Newly-elected Rep. Adelita Grijalva has signed onto Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
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I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.