Jack Turban MD

California must let schools forcibly out transgender students, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Texas attorney general targets therapists of trans youth

This of course runs counter to the recommendations of all major medical and mental health organizations, as well as all existing research and data in this field.

Love this. Maybe I’ll finally fold my laundry. I was thinking of something with less effort though like maybe a cute tea.

Good morning ☕️

As per usual, the news cycle is awful. What are we doing today to be nice to ourselves?

Anger, Aggression, and Irritability in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Following Testosterone Initiation: A 12-Month Longitudinal Analysis

New study finds no increase in anger, aggression, or irritability in the first 12 months after starting gender-affirming testosterone.

www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

I’m with Sotomayor on this one. The history is here:

Thank you!

Attending Psychologist University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!

I’m happy to announce the UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program is expanding!

We are looking to hire a new faculty pediatric psychologist to join our team. Please share with your networks!

aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05944

With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

Image of NYT article discussing new attacks on trans people that revolve around whether trans identities are “valid”

I’ve been less active on social media for the past year or so.

The sad truth is, my work relied on the presumption that at the end of the day, people wanted law to be evidence-based. And that they cared about treating other humans well.

I’ve sadly lost much of that faith.

One would think a forced detransition is clearly cruel and unusual punishment.

Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States…

You don’t tell me anything, you washed-up, loser lawyer. You’re not even a lawyer,” Bondi said in one exchange with Mr. Raskin, a Harvard-trained lawyer.

Mental health treatment among transgender and gender diverse people following gender affirming hormone therapy: evidence from whole-of-population Australian administrative data Consistent with assessment and support requirements, mental healthcare use increases around the time of GAHT initiation—particularly among individuals with limited prior mental healthcare engagement a...

Full study: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...

New study in Lancet eClinical Medicine (N=20,358) found that mental healthcare utilization initially increases (consistent with assessment requirements under guidelines), then drops substantially, following gender-affirming medical care. #transgender #mentalhealth #medicine

Touche

Turns out the Trump HHS is still a dangerous mess.

The study is linked

Levels of Satisfaction and Regret With Gender-Affirming Medical Care in Adolescence This survey study examines rates of satisfaction, regret, and continuity of care in adolescents who received puberty blockers and/or gender-affirming hormones as part of gender-affirming medical care.

Full study here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Happy New Year!

For your resolution, consider something related to being nicer to yourself and reducing stress, instead of something body-focused. ❤️

A sad but unsurprising study: bullying victimization is associated with more than double the odds of suicide attempts among sexual minority people.

Happy Holidays!

Remember it’s always appropriate on family holidays to take a walk or go on a coffee run solo to have some alone time to destress. ❤️

#mentalhealth #psychiatry

Thank you! 🙏

Thank you to Fredricka Whitfield and @cnn.com for having me on today to talk about the recent political attacks on gender-affirming medical care for adolescents with gender dysphoria.

Will be on CNN with Fredricka Whitfield in about 15 mins to talk about the recent GOP actions against #trans youth and their families.

Unclear to me what her play is here

“I will not let this administration come for you”: NY AG Letitia James Vows to Protect Trans Kids “Your healthcare is still legal and protected, and your doctors cannot cut off your access to gender affirming care based on the administration's reckless proposal.”

Today, AG Letitia James of New York responded to the Trump administration's new rule attempting to ban trans youth care in hospitals nationwide.

"I will not let the administration come for you."

Read the latest from our writer, S. Baum here.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/i-will-not...

NEW: The Trump administration announced a harmful new proposal that would block access to essential gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth across the country.

If this discriminatory regulation moves forward, we will see this administration in court.