A member of a state panel advising the director of Oregon’s Health Authority (OHA) made a wild first impression at a meeting by proclaiming, “I use they, them and turtle for my pronouns.” ...

A member of a state panel advising the director of Oregon's Health Authority (OHA) on best practices and policies in mental health identifies as a "turtle." JD Holt, who also goes by "JD Terrapin ...

There are many ways to feel other in a human world that have nothing to do with being delusional," the member said.

By T. Gamble Sometimes things happen where all you can say is just you can’t make this stuff up. News from Oregon, the hot-bed of irrational and unexplained policies, has now topped it all with the ...

A member of an Oregon mental health advisory board identified in meetings with pronouns, "they, them" and "turtle." ...

A member of Oregon's Health Authority (OHA) on best practices and policies in mental health said they identify as a 'turtle' during a state panel meeting. JD Holt, who also goes by 'JD Terrapin ...

A member of a state panel advising the director of Oregon's Health Authority (OHA) on best practices and policies in mental health identifies as a "turtle." JD Holt, who also goes by "JD Terrapin" on ...

An Oregon official’s use of they/them/turtle pronouns caught the attention ... In the aftermath, the official — a member of the Oregon Health Authority’s Consumer Advisory Council that ...