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Watson is a Scottish woman who underwent hormonal and surgical transition over the course of half a decade. Yet after each successive transition, she realized her underlining issues were not being resolved. She has now turned away from transition, and is speaking about her journey on YouTube and Twitter. Follow her @ImWatson91. Support this podcast: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on Twitter @BenjaminABoyce

A deeply personal interview with a young woman about her childhood trauma, transition, detransition—and the long road to self-acceptance. Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Find Rachel on Twitter @HabituallyFemme And me @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Helena (@lacroicsz) is a member of the Pique Resilience Project, a group of detransitioned women who are trying to spread awareness about quality of care issues with the American medical industry's treatment of trans identified youth. Find out more about the Pique Resilience Project at: https://www.piqueresproject.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Donations: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

​ @ArielleScarcella has been on YouTube discussing gender, sexuality, and LGBT culture for over a decade now. I ask her what she's learned and how things have changed. Find her work at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArielleIsHamming Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Contact Ben at [email protected] Society For Evidence Based Gender Medicine: https://segm.org Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network: https://www.gccan.org Meghan Murphy's talk in the Toronto library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzXSLFeAxQ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Tips welcome: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Sasha Ayad is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in teen therapy. Her website is https://www.inspiredteentherapy.com and her twitter handle is @SashaLPC. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyc

Mars (@_Mars_F) is a transman in the midwest who is more or less fed up with the "trainings" that are being mandated around his identity. He's also the sort of lad who I'd be gaming with constantly if we lived within a certain proximity, and I had the time to game with constantly. Check out his podcast: https://transbruh.podbean.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzfYbUgSrIwf2HRMG8_PUeQ On twitter at @_Mars_F Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Dr. Stephen Hicks is a professor and lecturer who has been speaking about the origins and outcomes of Postmodernism for over 20 years. In this discussion, provided by the the new media platform thinkspot, we explore the Evergreen Protests in the light of intellectual trends dating from the Enlightenment. Follow him on twitter @SRCHicks And me @BenjaminABoyce tip jar: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Logan McCree (Philip Tanzer) speaks to me about his pursuit of self-knowledge through male sexuality and gender experimentation. Somewhat NSFW, yet a very insightful glimpse into one man's journey. Follow him on twitter @LoganMcCree777 And me @BenjaminABoyce Tips very much appreciated: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Logan McCree (@LoganMcCree777) is a German artist and Men's Rights Activist living in Scotland. He responded to a brief youtube video I made about a clip of Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, seeming to argue that restricting speech is the path to insure a free Germany. I was unaware of the complex issues of the German politic, and so I invited Logan on to fill me in on the situation. This was a very informative talk, and brings to light the problems with establishing a political Overton Window, where the lines around acceptable discourse keep alienating more and more the populace, whose voices aren't being heard. Check out Logan's art at https://www.philipptanzer.com Support this channel via https://www.paypal.com/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Posie Parker is an advocate for women's rights who is roundly derided by activists of all stripes. She's been kicked off every platform that you have an app for, and even interviews with her get taken down. She's not that scary, though—unless you have an irrational fear of opinionated women. Learn more about her here: https://www.standingforwomen.com Support this channel via: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta_Principles

Jonathan Pageau is somewhat of a recurring guest at this point. He's an icon carver and master of symbolic interpretation. Find his videos at https://thesymbolicworld.com/ Support this channel via https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

John Sonmez is a tech author and personal development coach. A few weeks back he got mixed up in a social media mobbing, with hefty personal cost. We speak about the pandemic of "cancel culture" and victimhood mentality, and explore the stoic counter frame of reference. Here are some links to John's work. (And you can support my channel here.) https://bulldogmindset.com https://simpleprogrammer.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvjQ3Mx-jWg&t=2s

These videos of Michaels might be necessary context for this discussion: https://youtu.be/YjvmIFrX1xQ https://youtu.be/0fTYz50MLMM Follow him on twitter @Michaelmoreno2k And me @BenjaminABoyce Support for this podcast can be given at https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanova run https://www.futurethinkers.org – a multimedia workshop focusing on personal and spiritual development. We’d been chatting over the course of the summer, and decided one day to hit record.  Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboy

Exploring the legal origins and ramifications of Yaniv's human rights complaint against small business owners who refused him pubic service, with John Carpay, the lawyer working on the defense. Follow me on twitter: @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Blaire white is a conservative speaker and trans person who has experienced rapid success on youtube and other platforms. In this interview, we discuss her experience of being trans, and translating herself into a social media influencer. Her channel: https://www.youtube.com/BlaireWhite Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Steven Clouse is a Philosophy professor in the Mid-West. In this discussion, we explore the rights and responsibilities of a well educated citizen, and how democracy depends on such. Stephen's "Sympathology" article (recommended): https://tinyurl.com/y84qcj9d Support this podcast: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

This is the story of Kate, who struggled with depression and identity while growing up—which issues were compounded when, unbeknownst to her, her body developed a pure androgen secreting tumor. This is part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

In this interview, Rev. Vander Klay and I delve deeper into the "social justice as religion" proposition that James Lindsay spoke with me about here: https://youtu.be/TFBWyCcwZK4 Paul Vander Klay is a Reformed Calvinist Minister located in Sacramento. He runs a great youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg Support this podcast via donations through https:/paypal.me/benjaminboyce

James Lindsay (@ConceptualJames) is a co-architech of the so-called Sokal Squared Affair and has long been studying the influence of postmodern thought on present day puritanical political correctness.  Find his writing here: https://www.amazon.com/James-A.-Lindsay/e/B009BBX7BI/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Erika Ervin (@AmazonEve) tours the world modeling and making public appearances.  She is an actress, paralegal and advocate. In this interview she speaks about the transgender movement, the fight for transsexual medical care, and why Scarlett Johansson should definitely play a trans person. website:  www.AmazonEve.com Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce

William Malone (@will_malone) is a practicing community endocrinologist. In this discussion, he speaks about the real effects that cross-sex hormones have on humans; the problems with puberty blockers; and the ways in which the scientific and medical community are being misinformed regarding gender treatment. He has compiled a list of resources on these matters here: http://bit.ly/2XIktzW Support this channel: www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on Twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Miranda Yardley is a trans individual who has been outspoken against the excesses of trans ideology. Consume her viciously reasonably essays at: https://mirandayardley.com/ Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce Follow me on Twitter @BenjaminABoyce

Rafe Kelley is an instructor of parkour in the Seattle area. In this discussion we speak about self understanding, self actualization, and how training the body leads to wisdom. Rafe Kelley's Youtube: http://bit.ly/2FEE60Z  More resources: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com  Evolve Move Play podcast:  https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/evolve-move-play-podcast/   Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce And on bit chute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/benjaminboyc Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Libby Emmons (@li88yinc) is a prolific playwright and columnist whose works are featured in The Federalist, The Post Millennial, Quillette, and other online and print media. We talk about "artivism" and the narratives that are battling over public discourse. Find more of her work at https://www.li88yinc.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Jonathan Church (@jondavidchurch) is an economist and critical thinker who has been writing a series of intellectually rigorous counter arguments against Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility" theology. Find his articles on Areo Magazine here: https://areomagazine.com/author/jchurch25/ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Lisa Marchiano is a world class East Coast Jungian psychoanalyst. Find her website and podcast here, and here: https://t.co/nZIDlz5Ltc https://t.co/8EccE2fO74 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Dr Kenneth Zucker (@zuckerkj) is a renown researcher and clinical psychologist specializing in therapeutic interventions with gender dysphoric children. He has held many positions of repute and currently holds the title of Professor in the University of Toronto Department of Psychology, and runs a private practice, while forwarding research into areas of developmental psychology. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: https://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Robin Forbes-Lorman is an assistant professor of Biology at Ripon college. In this discussion, we talk about the effects of testosterone on development and performance. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: https://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Doctor Ray Blanchard (@BlanchardPhD) is one of the world's foremost experts on gender and sexuality. This past weekend, a tweet informed by his life's work was deemed harassment by activist or algorithm, and his Twitter account suspended. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Sasha is a licensed professional counselor working in Texas. She is one of the main (if not only) therapists using a least-invasive-first, individualized approach to gender-questioning teens. In this conversation (being our second) we speak about her therapeutic approach, the developmental importance of identity, and how it can often be confused with individuality—that is, being an authentic self. You can find more about her work at https://inspiredteentherapy.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

@StevenBrust is my favorite author, at least who’s alive and writing fantasy. Top recommendation: https://adbl.co/2PWz3wB His blog: http://dreamcafe.com I also particularly enjoy his Vlad Taltos series, while the Khaavren Romances awoke me to the possibilities of English when I was a wee high school bookworm. He’s running a writing conference this summer in Minneapolis: https://www.narrativity.fun/ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

@MikeNayna is doing awesome work documenting the flow of ideas from higher up in the academy and into the popular culture. He has been working for over a year with Hellen Pluckrose, James Lindsay, and Peter Boghossian, documenting their "Sokal Squared Hoax". In this interview we dive into the difficulties and wonders of presenting the inner workings of academia, and its sometimes chaotic outcomes, to a wider audience. Mike's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/mikenayna His Evergreen documentary: https://youtu.be/FH2WeWgcSMk Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Rose of Dawn (@Rose_of_Dawn (how's that for brand consistency)) is a British transwoman who is stationed in London, first of all, and libertarianish, in political geography. She was never taken by the identity politicking in the trans community, and has increasingly spoken out against collectivism, self id, and the illiberal leftism that to her mind is toxic to all individuals. Find her work on the youtube at www.youtube.com/c/roseofdawn Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Wheston is an old soul with a deep story to tell, about being an introvert and transitioning from female to male, and then recently desisting. His novel: https://www.amazon.com/Known-Heights-Wheston-Chancellor-Grove/dp/0983700753 His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmeaI_uhulKhhaIvPEmklw Website: www.chancellorscorner.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Erin Brewer (@ErinBrewerin) speaks about her gender dysphoria, its origin in childhood abuse, and her concern that doctors are being too quick to diagnose it, and prescribe physical transition too readily.  She's regularly making videos at: http://bit.ly/2PnZPh7 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of an ongoing series: https://bit.ly/2XzrgIH Jadis Argiope engages with me in the contradictions and conditions of being a trans individual. Find her on twitter: @S3LF_MAD3_WOMAN And on youtube: https://youtu.be/KLjg4dkNlOU Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Dr. Patrick Lockwood is a practicing clinical psychologist and professor of the same down in southern California. Links to his work are as follows: https://www.patricklockwoodhealing.com His book "The Fear Problem": https://amzn.to/2UeXnub Youtube: http://bit.ly/2IgVYSv Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Simon Chen (@simonbchen) is a medical pathologist whose family immigrated to Canada after witnessing the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Recently, he read an article in the New England Journal of Medicine by a white woman confessing her privilege and subtle acts of racism, and it eerily reminded him of the confession his grandfather wrote before being executed during China’s Cultural Revolution. We talk about the similarities between Mao’s movement and the radical strains of current progressivism, and speak about how to avoid repeating the worst parts of history.  ”Racist Like Me” (article in question): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1814269 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Claire Graham (@MRKHvoice on twitter) is a British woman who began speaking out about the misuses of the intersex community by the trans lobby in the UK and elsewhere. In this discussion, she speaks with me about the difference between the intersexes and how biology can be messy—but not as messy as the activists would have us believe. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Carey’s Advice for Dysphoric Teens: https://bit.ly/2VrTinU Carey Callahan is a therapist and counselor and communicator of powerful loving truths. You can follow her wit and wisdom on twitter @catt_bear and her blog at http://careycallahan.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Sasha (@SashaLPC) is a licensed professional counselor working in Texas. She and is one of the main (if not only) therapists using a least-invasive-first, individualized approach to gender-questioning teens. In this conversation (being our second) we speak about the developmental importance of identity, and how it can often be confused with individuality—that is, being an authentic self. You can find more about her work at https://inspiredteentherapy.com  Best way to contact me is on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

François Margolin is a French filmmaker and documentarian. His latest film, "Jihadists" documents the world of strident—and unapologetically violent—Islamist sects in Africa and the Middle East. I was able to view an advance screener and it's a very powerful and often unsettling look into various regions that have been overtaken by a very hard version of Sharia Law. Watch the film via these outlets: Trailer: https://www.JihadistsFilm.com Vimeo Digital Stream: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jihadists Amazon DVD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/6317714800/ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Alexander Adams (@AdamsArtist) is an art critic and artist located in the UK. His collection of essays, "Culture War" was recently published by Societas Imprint Academic (imprint-academic.com). His essays pull no punches and have been a stimulating read for me, for whom the political and the artistic have always been at odds. Pick up your copy online or by requesting it through your local bookseller: http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100083870 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Dr. Ray Blanchard (@BlanchardPhD) is a titan among researchers into sexuality, and spent a large portion of his clinical career studying homosexuality, transsexuality, and other paraphilias. He worked at  The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto beginning in 1980 and became the Head of Clinical Sexology Services at the Centre until 2010. His typology of transsexualism, and the concept of "autogynephilia" greatly influenced the research of previous guest Michael Bailey. In this discussion we speak about his research and the need for biological data in the understanding of human sexuality. This is part of an ongoing series on Gender, Sexuality, and Transition, found in video form at: https://bit.ly/2CxIywU Contact me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support for this channel can be give through https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Kalvin has been a youtuber since his early teens. He also transitioned from male to female during this time, but remained skeptical of gender ideology. In this interview, we talk about his life on and offline, and his views on the current state of trans discourse. Kalvin's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/kalvingarrah Support this podcast at: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Maritza Cummings is a detransitioned natal female who was a strong trans advocate in the early and mid 2000's within the medical field. Some years ago, she began doubting that transition was correct for her, but instead a way of avoiding other issues she was beset with, such as childhood trauma and some neurological hiccoughs. She is now detransitioned and is speaking out against the Gender Identity Industry on youtube and via blogging. She's a firebrand, and takes a very strong anti-transition position, but is concerned first and foremost for dialogue to occur around "affirmation-only" modes of treatment. More Maritza: https://transitionradio.blogspot.com/ https://bit.ly/2HOsOsY https://www.instagram.com/maritzacummingslives/?hl=en Best way to contact me is on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Rhys (@RhysMcKavanagh) is a transman dwelling in the UK. In this interview we discuss the difficulties not only in being trans, but how that identity has become in itself a political act. Rhys' speaks about his engagement on social media, the need for more moderate voices, and how biology isn't something you can escape from—without unintentional (and very biological) consequences. Best way to contact me is on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Helen Pluckrose (@HPluckrose) speaks to me about how postmodernism wed itself to Marxist activism and became the Grievance Juggernaut we see today. Helen is the editor of aeromagazine.com and is one of three intellectuals (along with James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian) involved in "The Grievance Studies Scandal" (see Mike Nayna's ongoing documentary series here: https://bit.ly/2ueIKwl). Support this channel via: https://paypal.me/benjaminboyce