Journalist, @NewmarkJSchool grad, published in @bonappetit @guardian and @statnews Working at @marketplace and @heritage_radio
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Interesting that @X put a “warning” on this post. I’m betting the warning about “sensitive content” isn’t referencing the cheese…
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Immensely proud of @HC_onley for their award from @nlgja for Excellence in Food Writing for this piece: bonappetit.com/story/what-ma… #nlgja2023
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v proud of @HC_onley, whose essay they worked on in a CUNY class last fall led them to the @LambdaLiterary retreat this summer! donate to their fund here: secure.givelively.org//donat…
I'm in shock that I've been accepted to the @LambdaLiterary Writer's Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ+ Voices! I'll get to learn from @1demerith, one of my all-time fav writers. I’d appreciate any support to help me get to Philly in July! lnkd.in/ewNimVve
In my new story for @statnews I dove into the medical reasoning for BMI-limits in top surgery, how they effect trans folks who are told to lose massive amounts of weight, and why many surgeons are getting rid of them.
statnews.com/2023/06/02/top-…
Thanks to @therisenjester and @ChalaTheCowboy for being willing to share their harrowing stories of denial and to my editor @eemershon for such careful and thoughtful guidance through such a complex issue
And thanks to the surgeons and researchers who took the time to talk to me @FRubinoMD , @drlschechter, @dralexeshazen, @DrHeavenstone, @JoshuaSafer, Dr. Fan Liang, Dr. Ellie Zara Ley and Dr. Gabriel Del Corral. I met so many in medicine who care so deeply.
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What feels like ages ago and
yesterday, @HC_onley approached me for an interview on my experience as a fat transmasc person who was able to get top surgery.
This article they wrote is thought provoking, heartbreaking, and a sorely needed light shining on a very real problem.
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.@HC_onley, former cheesemaker turned journalist and audio engineer, is one of the reporters joining us on 4/21 for our "Communicating Your Science" workshop. They report on food, climate, and trans health & identity. RSVP to join the discussion! @GC_CUNY ow.ly/p74m50NHsIm
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Was shocked when my pitch about cheese feelings was accepted, shocked at how beautiful/ profound all the articles were and am still shocked I got to be a part of it. But I’m not shocked it was nominated, @ChalaTheCowboy @ElazarSontag @hilarycadigan deserve all the all the awards!
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Gender-affirming surgery can be life-changing for trans & genderqueer folk. Getting turned away from that care based on body size can be devastating.
Chala June shares their story with @HC_onley of how they got top surgery after being denied due to their BMI.
Link in our bio!
![a quote card attributed to Chala June, associate editor at Bon Appétit, that reads, “[The surgeon] quite literally stood there, did a BMI calculator on her phone and was like…Try to lose around 50 pounds and then we can talk. It was an incredibly triggering experience.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn6afWpXoAU3svj.jpg?name=orig)
ALT a quote card attributed to Chala June, associate editor at Bon Appétit, that reads, “[The surgeon] quite literally stood there, did a BMI calculator on her phone and was like…Try to lose around 50 pounds and then we can talk. It was an incredibly triggering experience.”
ALT a photo of Chala June at home after surgery in August 2022. They are a Black person wearing a white shirt without sleeves, glasses and a top knot in their hair. They are smiling.
I spent months researching the history of the BMI and medical anti-fat bias for this story about barriers to top surgery. Huge props to @MaintenancePod and @yrfatfriend’s book What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat for all your work on this issue
Last October, @embodiedWUNC host Anita Rao got an email that piqued her curiosity: a pitch about how anti-fat bias affects people seeking gender-affirming surgery. She hands the mic over to audio journalist H Conley (@HC_onley).
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Extra extra! @newmarkjschool recent health/sci grad @HC_onley just published their capstone, a deeply reported audio piece about barriers to top surgery for trans folks, and it's a great listen. @kallipearl wunc.org/podcast/embodied-po…
Listen to the story of Chala’s road to surgery and the effect of BMI cut-offs on trans people (plus see the photos) on the @embodiedWUNC show page —> wunc.org/podcast/embodied-po…
" I will be intolerably trans and anyone who can't make space for that just can't make space for me."
Today audio journalist @HC_onley does a deep dive into how anti-fat bias affects people seeking gender-affirming surgery: kite.link/rPG54og
ALT An illustration of a Black person without a shirt looking at themselves in a bathroom mirror. They have short hair and scars underneath their breasts from a top surgery. They are wearing a purple towel around their waist and there are stretch marks on their stomach. The word "Refused" is in the upper righthand corner of the illustration, above a towel bar.
My capstone project for @newmarkjschool will be published TOMORROW on the Embodied Podcast! I'm so incredibly proud of this story and grateful to my advisor/editor extraordinaire @elaberwarren who read an unreasonable number of drafts and pushed me to overcome my discomfort <3
Tune in tomorrow for a very special conversation between Chala June and @HC_onley about medical anti-fat bias when it comes to receiving gender-affirming healthcare 💙