Quinn Rhodes (he/him)
@onqueerstreet.bsky.social
Journalist covering sex, queerness, & reproductive healthcare. Sex writer and Professional Transsexual. He/him.
Commissions: [email protected]
Commissions: [email protected]
Pinned
Three more months. Minimum.
I am not a man trapped in a woman's body; I am a man trapped in a system that is actively denying me bodily autonomy.
www.genderbent.co.uk
"It’s the end of January, and I’m at my local gender clinic. It’s taken five or six voicemails – the first left mid-November – to get this appointment."
I found out that my access to gender-affirming care was much less secure than I had (naively) believed: www.genderbent.co.uk/will-writing...
I found out that my access to gender-affirming care was much less secure than I had (naively) believed: www.genderbent.co.uk/will-writing...
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
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What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
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50% this and 50% the same loneliness all modern humans feel regardless of gender but which only deserves special mention when it effects men and not, like, single moms
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
50% this and 50% the same loneliness all modern humans feel regardless of gender but which only deserves special mention when it effects men and not, like, single moms
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
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"No boots, no armour, nothing but love drives this. And love is where this comes from and love is who this is for."
In fact basically the whole of @salenagodden.bsky.social's 'It Isn't Punk To Seek Permission' - one of my fave poems ever
In fact basically the whole of @salenagodden.bsky.social's 'It Isn't Punk To Seek Permission' - one of my fave poems ever
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"No boots, no armour, nothing but love drives this. And love is where this comes from and love is who this is for."
In fact basically the whole of @salenagodden.bsky.social's 'It Isn't Punk To Seek Permission' - one of my fave poems ever
In fact basically the whole of @salenagodden.bsky.social's 'It Isn't Punk To Seek Permission' - one of my fave poems ever
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Half of Labour’s policies are just “work or die“ and the other half are “just die“ cause you don’t deserve to be part of our society
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Half of Labour’s policies are just “work or die“ and the other half are “just die“ cause you don’t deserve to be part of our society
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Very visible connection there between Wes Streeting wanting to decrease diagnoses of mental illness, and Keir Starmer stating that Polanski's Greens are 'nuts.'
Casual but very intentional ableism all the way from this government.
Casual but very intentional ableism all the way from this government.
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Very visible connection there between Wes Streeting wanting to decrease diagnoses of mental illness, and Keir Starmer stating that Polanski's Greens are 'nuts.'
Casual but very intentional ableism all the way from this government.
Casual but very intentional ableism all the way from this government.
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An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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"Biological people" was always where this eugenicist rhetoric was headed - ie "biological women", "biological pronouns" - because they genuinely don't believe trans people are even human. This dehumanizing language is essential for them to paint trans people as genetically incompatible with society.
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Biological people" was always where this eugenicist rhetoric was headed - ie "biological women", "biological pronouns" - because they genuinely don't believe trans people are even human. This dehumanizing language is essential for them to paint trans people as genetically incompatible with society.
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it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
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one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
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also yes it's very funny that they are saying biological people - as opposed to trans people.
Why not just use cisgender?
Because the word cisgender is compliance with trans ideology, according to the bigots who have the EHRC in their pocket.
That's how captured these organisations are lmao.
Why not just use cisgender?
Because the word cisgender is compliance with trans ideology, according to the bigots who have the EHRC in their pocket.
That's how captured these organisations are lmao.
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
also yes it's very funny that they are saying biological people - as opposed to trans people.
Why not just use cisgender?
Because the word cisgender is compliance with trans ideology, according to the bigots who have the EHRC in their pocket.
That's how captured these organisations are lmao.
Why not just use cisgender?
Because the word cisgender is compliance with trans ideology, according to the bigots who have the EHRC in their pocket.
That's how captured these organisations are lmao.
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No need to go that far at all. This rhetoric of "rights they never really had" is 100% pure bigot rhetoric specifically crafted by the likes of Sex Matters and FWS.
It's all across their bigot propaganda and what a surprise that the bigot head of EHRC who meets with them a lot has adopted it.
It's all across their bigot propaganda and what a surprise that the bigot head of EHRC who meets with them a lot has adopted it.
Snake oil salesmen like… the EHRC in 2011 who published trans inclusive statutory guidance approved by parliament? Hard to keep up here…
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No need to go that far at all. This rhetoric of "rights they never really had" is 100% pure bigot rhetoric specifically crafted by the likes of Sex Matters and FWS.
It's all across their bigot propaganda and what a surprise that the bigot head of EHRC who meets with them a lot has adopted it.
It's all across their bigot propaganda and what a surprise that the bigot head of EHRC who meets with them a lot has adopted it.
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This deserves a lot more attention, as the AIDS genocides too often aren't viewed as such, and their devastating impact on trans women erased.
Trans women face far worse impacts from AIDS. Especially when combined with poverty, less access to trans healthcare, and racism.
Trans women face far worse impacts from AIDS. Especially when combined with poverty, less access to trans healthcare, and racism.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This deserves a lot more attention, as the AIDS genocides too often aren't viewed as such, and their devastating impact on trans women erased.
Trans women face far worse impacts from AIDS. Especially when combined with poverty, less access to trans healthcare, and racism.
Trans women face far worse impacts from AIDS. Especially when combined with poverty, less access to trans healthcare, and racism.
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It's hard to explain to normies how much effort Trump is putting into anti-trans policies.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's hard to explain to normies how much effort Trump is putting into anti-trans policies.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
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The GCs on twitter are very confused by this. It's fairly simple – given FWS only decided whether EA sex means 'biological' or 'certificated' sex, it did not change the legal position for under 18s. Regardless of how FWS was decided the position for trans girl guides would be the same.
The Supreme Court only ruled on whether people with a GRC count as women under the Equality Act.
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
goodlaw.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The GCs on twitter are very confused by this. It's fairly simple – given FWS only decided whether EA sex means 'biological' or 'certificated' sex, it did not change the legal position for under 18s. Regardless of how FWS was decided the position for trans girl guides would be the same.
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Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.
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Being trans means you can’t cover trans issues, but political reporters can sext their subjects and be named editor of another publication and have a glossy profile story written about them by a reporter who happens to be the son of famous people.
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Being trans means you can’t cover trans issues, but political reporters can sext their subjects and be named editor of another publication and have a glossy profile story written about them by a reporter who happens to be the son of famous people.
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5 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Department of Justice instructs its inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails for standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and gender-nonconforming inmates from sexual violence -- a key part of 2003's Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
5 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Department of Justice instructs its inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails for standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and gender-nonconforming inmates from sexual violence -- a key part of 2003's Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
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Like this is their singular focus. It's not a distraction, it is what they see as their responsibility to do because they were elected. My people are seeing every right we have ground to dust before our eyes.
The Trump admin is a machine at identifying some dignity we won 20 years ago and poof gone
The Trump admin is a machine at identifying some dignity we won 20 years ago and poof gone
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Like this is their singular focus. It's not a distraction, it is what they see as their responsibility to do because they were elected. My people are seeing every right we have ground to dust before our eyes.
The Trump admin is a machine at identifying some dignity we won 20 years ago and poof gone
The Trump admin is a machine at identifying some dignity we won 20 years ago and poof gone
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If you've been harboring a grudge against a non-NYT journalist who wrote something bad this year, this is your time to ensure they get the shaming they deserve.
I am also interested in hearing your nominations for the worst journalism on trans issues this year - with the caveat that I already have enough examples from the New York Times and am trying to balance out the list with other outlets bad work.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you've been harboring a grudge against a non-NYT journalist who wrote something bad this year, this is your time to ensure they get the shaming they deserve.
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For those not in those circles, I just need to remind you that losing a job to AI is not a vibes based idea. We are being told explicitly by art directors that we are being weighed against AI for jobs, people on teams fighting against the AD and you. It sucks. It’s demoralizing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For those not in those circles, I just need to remind you that losing a job to AI is not a vibes based idea. We are being told explicitly by art directors that we are being weighed against AI for jobs, people on teams fighting against the AD and you. It sucks. It’s demoralizing.
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Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
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When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this: