We don’t claim to be on top of all the news. Heck, we can’t be, and we don’t want to sometimes. Curating our individual and team media libraries is a radical, restorative act. We do try to stay informed, and sometimes we call our legislators, sign petitions, and make some noise. Sometimes we check out and let our brains and bodies rest. Sometimes we explore the possible and reach for inspiration. We strive to keep our bodies, souls, and brains fed.
Because we don’t have the time to write about all the things we’re reading and talking about, we’ve decided to let you peek into our TBR piles. So here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to in all of our messy mixes of serious, scientific, silly, positive, uplifting, challenging, and sometimes purely fluffy media.
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Mid-December, 2024:
Preparing For The Days Ahead:
- The Transfeminine Review: The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
- Xtra Magazine: Could the Trump administration criminalized queer speech online?
Medical Articles and Science News:
- Ellesse-Roselee L. Akré, Harry Barbee & Nik M. Lampe (10 Dec 2024): Structural barriers to accessing gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals in the United States, International Journal of Transgender Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2024.2431826
- Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth (Science Alert)
Social Justice and Political Inspiration
- Building Capacity to End Criminalization, Policing, and Punishment
- slipp3rywhenwet (Insta) and LinkedIn (reproductive and sexual justice organizer)
Recreational Media:
- Books We’re Reading or Listening To:
- Podcasts We’re Vibing With:
- Bad Dates
- Normal Gossip
- Movies and Visuals
- Fall of the House of Usher
- Midsommar (at least one of us digs horror as a way to escape the existential horror of this timeline!)
Body Stuff:
- Nora is striving to do a little yoga most days with The Underbelly while other members of the QueerDoc team are sweating at the gym, taking walks, lifting weights, meditating, playing with pets, and other movement stuff. Maintaining a connection with our fabulous queer and trans bodies will help us navigate these times.
Creative Stuff:
- Nora is also enjoying a daily poetry practice by writing short form verses along with their coffee.
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