For everyone in the US here, there is currently a FDA petition to create a federal registry of all trans women taking HRT. The FDA is currently taking public comments supporting and opposing the petition. Here’s a link on how to make your voice heard: https://transresilience.org/issues/fda-registry.
You can comment anonymously if you feel unsafe putting your name out there.
I’ve read some of the comments and most of them so far seem to be from transphobic ppl.
You can comment anonymously if you feel unsafe putting your name out there.
I should fucking hope so! “Register to oppose being forced to register” is exactly the kind of cynical Catch-22 bullshit the fascist regime would love to do, if they weren’t luckily too stupid to think of it.
I hate to say it, but considering how these things tend to go, y’all should probably be using some of that LLM astroturfing software to fight fire with fire.
Also, cross-post to more general-interest communities. I saw it because I read ‘All’, but not everybody does, and (short of the suggestion above) y’all are gonna need a lot more than just trans people themselves opposing it in order for it to fail.
please don’t engage in astroturfing or use LLMs, instead please write a sincere comment and follow the guidelines for commenting that are laid out:
https://transresilience.org/issues/fda-registry/comment
Yeah, sorry about that. I’d like to think my comment was less of a serious suggestion and more of a pointing out of what y’all are up against, but I’m just feeling real cynical right now.
Holy fuck it’s bleak. I shared this in my friend groups but it needs a lot more attention
Commented! Fuck this shit…
Comments are closed :(
Edit: It’s back now, not sure what was up with it
Edit: Comment submitted! For anyone else that may find the website difficult to navigate, here are some helpful links:
Read the petition: https://downloads.regulations.gov/FDA-2025-P-7321-0001/attachment_2.pdf
Submit a comment: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-P-7321-0001
Article on the removal of warnings from HRT for menopausal cis women: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/hhs-advances-womens-health-removes-misleading-fda-warnings-hormone-replacement-therapy
I was just able to submit a comment. To others reading: please still try to access the website and try to submit a comment - the comments were open for me.
EDIT:
https://transresilience.org/issues/fda-registry/comment
in the “what not to do” section, they explicitly say to not assume the comments are closed:
The docket page shows “closed” but the form is active. Under § 10.30(d), the record stays open until the Commissioner issues a decision.
The regulations.gov docket page shows the comment period as “closed.” But the comment form on the petition document itself is still active. Under 21 C.F.R. § 10.30(d), the record stays open until a decision is issued. Do not be discouraged by the “closed” status.
here’s a direct link, click on this button: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2025-P-7321-0001
I was able to submit a comment just now.
I was able to submit a comment less than an hour ago and when I click the link I still see the option to comment?
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