Dr. Wheat

you open the card

Ohio has taken a page out of Florida’s book and is proposing to effectively ban adult transition care via the requirements of numerous specialists - a psychiatrist, endocrinologist, and a bioethicist.

Since most trans people get their HRT from nurse practioners via the informed consent model, this will create undue burden on both trans people and the medical system -- the bottlenecks will effectively ban transition care for adults. This is what has happened in Florida, and Ohio's rules look much more draconian and surveiliance-heavy. All trans healthcare will be reported to the state.

These new rules have not taken effect yet. Trans Ohioans should plan for the worst now.

The rules are open to public comment through 5pm Friday, Jan 19, 2024. The full copy of the rules and how to comment are below:

https://mha.ohio.gov/about-us/rules-and-regulations/rules/draft-rules/gender-transition-care

As a Floridian who saw the writing on the wall and fled his state (my clinic hasn't been allowed to fill HRT prescriptions since May 2023 now) -- do not delay on making preparations. If this is approved, the rules will likely catch everyone by surprise. Start talking with your providers now and plan out your options assuming the ban will take place.

Informed folks to follow on Twitter:

Alejandra

studio 252MYA (paleontology)

ray troll's webstore (surrealist fish designs)

liberty graphics t-shirts (biology/dinosaurs)

present indicative (science-themed clothing + home items)

donbea tees - something fishy collection (silly fish puns about substance use)

camp mustelid (nature themes)

crime pays but botany doesn't (botany/biology)

umvvelt (marine biology patterns)

morningwitch (nature patterns)

svaha USA (science patterns)

CM MENTION!!!!!! thanks so much :-)

here's a few more great nature themed small biz shops for you to check out!

MOTEL777 nature goodies with a cryptic twist

Curlworks cute critters with a hint of silly

Fossilforager especially good if you're a bug or amphibian fan

Quailtea Goods wide range of animal art including mythical ones!

Loonpflug specialty on plants and insects!

Solstice Handmade fungi, arthropods, and various other animals

The Vet Med Artist mostly stickers/prints but they have a hoodie. Ink art exploring veterinary medicine

Laura Wolf Lots of silly bird art (prints through RB)

The Lincoln Forest national park apparel

Fernecreative more prints than apparel but Ferne illustrates (mostly British) wildlife

Coywolf Collections neat zoology art with some furries mixed in

Kelly Ballantyne not sure how much she makes in terms of clothing because her shop is on vacation at the moment, but this artist makes lots of bird illustrations

Moodymoon.co birds, fungi, plants, and other outdoor inspired art!

Mustardbeetle BUGS N BIRDS

Sipseywilder nature apparel of all kinds, bugs, cryptids, birds, plants, etc

Alex Tomlinson cute bird art, lots of art to do with birds and the postal service

Freehand Goods Florian wildlife

Avairia Art cute sea critters

Glitter and Toadstools all sorts of critters

Mothsprout lots of different kinds of critters, some furry stuff mixed in

Pikaloe cute cartoon nature critters, public shop is through rb but if you are a patron you get access to a secret shop

Chentomology bug art

Acorvi art mostly sea critters, cartoony style

Saxony Charlot Hawaiian wildlife I don’t see any apparel yet (though there are some buttons) but I figured I’d share anyway because a portion of profits goes to conservation in Hawaii

Lochnessie the “Birbie” dove design creator, they make lots of cartoony bird art. There aren’t any clothes listed at the moment but they do produce shirts occasionally

Other dudes had been calling him Beaker as an insult for months.

And then the muppets hosted