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Overwhelmed? Paralyzed? I got you.

Days Till Anti-Trump Congress {day} Winter of Trump Hey, Friends, Have you felt paralyzed, overwhelmed, even anxious because of the firehose of Trump actions these past weeks?  Me too.  But that’s their intent—overwhelm us so we don’t know where to turn our attention; it’s Authoritarianism 101. So, I have developed an Opposition Checklist out of necessity.  I first started a version of this weeks ago to organize my written comments to legislators on their government websites.  But  I found myself paralyzed when I tried to make a call;  my time was limited, and there was just SO MUCH, that I …

We Might Change More Minds, in the Transgender Debate, by Talking About the Science

Brain Spectrum UPDATE: This article appeared in various versions in the following publications: Lexington Herald-Leader, Frankfort State-Journal, UK’s Kentucky Health News, Daily Independent, AOL News, Yahoo News/Sports, LINK Northern Kentucky, and Forward Kentucky. SB150 is an omnibus anti-transgender bill which bans all medical services to trans youth except mental healthcare, bans education about sexual orientation and gender dysphoria, prohibits pronoun mandates for teachers, bans school transgender bathroom use corresponding to gender identity, and criminalizes physicians who provide trans healthcare.  Governor Beshear did veto SB150, and the legislators did override that veto. The ACLU of Kentucky has filed suit. Most of …