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The story of DIY transition offers a more complex alternative to the zero-sum game in which today’s highly imperfect version of trans institutional medicine will either be banned or remain technically available but effectively inaccessible to most people. DIY asks us to consider whether institutional medicine is even a viable reference for trans people, or if the truth might be the reverse: trans medicine as we know it today should be judged in its efficacy and ethics against DIY. The latter has left a more meaningful imprint on trans people’s lives over the past century. The women of color who made the journey to Tijuana, many of whom were teenagers when they first arrived in San Francisco seeking a home, would not have benefited from the pediatric gender clinics that exist today; they would have been turned away at the door. Despite that, they were far from helpless, and they didn’t need rescuing. Their vision for unconditional care might be strong enough to ensure that the looming spread of criminalization, suffering, and violence does not define our collective future.

DickParasite posted:

It's great that everyone has equitable access to good doctors. That's why there's never been any marginalized groups who've had to go outside the medical system to get things like HIV meds or gender affirming care.

Corrigenda posted:

It is deeply, deeply disingenuous to invoke the mistreatment of trans or other marginalized people receiving medical care to you not getting Paxlovid even though you really think you should. Please stop.

EDIT: derp double quote

Double edit: It's clear my posting isn't helping this issue. I guess don't be surprised when the thread gets gassed?

Corrigenda posted:

I'm trans as well. If you don't see the problem in extending what has been a massive, systemic failure on the part of many parties over the course of many years, to the issues discussed above in thread regarding Paxlovid I don't know what to tell you. They are not equivalent. This thread is very confusing.

StratGoatCom posted:

I mean, let's be honest, an n95 is probably the minimum protection I'd demand going into a goon cave anyway even before covid.

trashy owl posted:

To be fair, you're fantastic company.

ibid posted:

Platystemon posted:

Mods the COVID thread is fantasizing about dog murder simulators.

fosborb posted:

lol we're at like 30 loving reports on this thread so far today. excited to see what this one will be

The Oldest Man posted:

Also interesting that HHS is compartmentalizing both funding and organization so heavily and not treating "reduce long covid incidence or severity" as a key goal of vaccines and acute-phase therapeutics.

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Situation: You feel fine but need a negative test for school, work, or a social gathering.
Your best test: An at-home rapid test

Unless your school, work, or hosts require a PCR test, a rapid test is your best bet. A home test will give you results in a matter of minutes. A PCR test can take days. A positive rapid test result is very reliable and means you currently have an infection. (Also keep in mind that a negative result doesn’t rule out an infection, according to the CDC.)

Taking a PCR test in this situation might actually make things more confusing. “The PCR is so sensitive that it can pick up a few dead viral particles in your nose,” says Monica Gandhi, MD. She’s an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.

speng31b posted:

Do you really believe that saying mods or trolls are setting out to aggressively punish and shame immunocompromised people is a fair description of what's happening lately?

ho fan posted:

i think it’s ok to call people who fantasize about doing mass shootings at Costco or commit acts of animal cruelty dangers to society, regardless of how robust their immune system or that of their loved ones are OP

Regarde Aduck posted:

you almost certainly contributed, yes

Mekchu posted:

facetouchercat was banned last year for killing a dog not three years ago. so idk, i think the whole 'people are making up things' angle you're going for here is a bit off because lmao, you straight up insinuated someone was a pedophile because of their username being the same as an anime/manga character. so getting bent out of shape because people are saying distorted things about the covid thread after all the bans and insane posts is pretty funny to see when you take that into consideration.

speng31b posted:

Just my take but I think it would be fine if mods here decided to take a slightly less light touch on posts that exaggerate or straight up lie about goon lore to make the thread look bad or cast general aspersions at the thread without quoting particular posts.

On the other hand I agree with vyelkin I assume that generalized trolling should be punishable but at a sort of flat rate that lets you keep the thread clean without stupid gbs crap like ramps for dumb jokes.

And finally while I understand and respect that immunocompromised and people from all walks of life post in this thread, I think it kinda sucks to frame things that thread regulars dislike or probes for bad posts as particularly setting out to target the immunocompromised. That's not what anyone is setting out to do here, even the meanest trolls, I don't think.