Pediatric Psychiatrist | Author | Director, UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program | Op-Eds in WaPo, CNN, NYT et al. | #LGBT Health Policy Research | Samoyed Dad | Views Mine & Not Medical Advice 🏳️‍⚧️🩺🏳️‍🌈 www.jackturban.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mtumytwfis2cThe number of times ChatGPT has told me something very confidently, only to later admit it made it up when called out, is highly concerning. I really worry about people relying on these models for high risk use cases.25 Aug 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtumytwfis2chttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mth3nsnqbk2c19 Aug 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3nsnqbk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3msyaumxkks2rPublic policy should be evidence-based. The NIH banning policy research is a not-so-subtle admission that this administration is ideology, not fact-driven.13 Aug 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyaumxkks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mr4v6ncbmc2lAh yes when you don’t like reality attack science [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4v6ncbmc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mqbjzgjm6c23Cut through the political rhetoric to learn the real science of gender identity, woven through the stories of real trans kids and their families. Grab a copy: a.co/d/02wWF18J10 Jul 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbjzgjm6c23https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mqbjzgjm6c23Cut through the political rhetoric to learn the real science of gender identity, woven through the stories of real trans kids and their families. Grab a copy: a.co/d/02wWF18J10 Jul 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbjzgjm6c23https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mq5y33yrwc2xThis 2024 paper doesn’t get enough attention in the media.08 Jul 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5y33yrwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mq5t6fun6c23Four papers under review. 🙇🏻‍♂️08 Jul 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5t6fun6c23https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mprlxv26ic2oHappy Friday! I may have a slipped disc, but Kodi is supporting me, and we submitted one paper revision and a new paper submission this week. ☺️03 Jul 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprlxv26ic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mpm7tkya7223A little promotion update today!01 Jul 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm7tkya7223https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mpjl74yfy22lSending love to trans kids who just want to play sports with their friends at school.30 Jun 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjl74yfy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mpc724cpbk2wHappy pride! A perfect time to grab a copy of my book to learn about trans kids, so you can defend them. ☺️ a.co/d/0gg7B4a5 https://a.co/d/0gg7B4a527 Jun 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc724cpbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3movx2yp6l224I was thrilled for this but sad to report that I had a medical issue (disc reherniation) and will unfortunately need to miss the conference this year.22 Jun 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3movx2yp6l224https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3moodmzahlc2gAgainst all odds.19 Jun 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3moodmzahlc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mojhzr4rws2gEveryone should read this. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/17/trans-athlete-no-one-should-face-vicious-attacks17 Jun 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojhzr4rws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mobpn4rqi22uHappy Sunday!14 Jun 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobpn4rqi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mo7ayex7ys2cExcited to be back at Stanford next week to give grand rounds!13 Jun 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7ayex7ys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mnzrbb5xbk2oA new study of 445 adolescents treated at pediatric gender clinics in Canada found that after a mean 2.4 years, 94.6% still identified as trns. Of the 353 who started hormonal treatments, 1.1% discontinued them. https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(26)00117-5/fulltext11 Jun 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzrbb5xbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mnnl7zepic2hSo nice to see my book at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social for my 15th reunion!06 Jun 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnl7zepic2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mnbavghq3k27A little Kodi to brighten your day:01 Jun 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbavghq3k27https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mn6olgrmf22dAI has not improved my life enough for it to feel worth the 20% increase in San Francisco rents from the money influx.31 May 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6olgrmf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mmyxkakw7c26Good morning!29 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyxkakw7c26https://bsky.app/profile/turban.bsky.social/post/3mmv6eqxvd22uHenlo from Kodi! He misses you all.28 May 2026 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:b3lgiw2jgrafe7b36zubisvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmv6eqxvd22u