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Enabled and Embedded – with Helen Joyce
09-10-2023
Enabled and Embedded – with Helen Joyce
Helen Joyce is author of “TRANS: When Ideology Meets Reality”, (recently reissued as “Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women’s Rights”). TRANS was published in July 2021 by OneWorld and has been in paperback since May 2022.  A Times of London and Spectator book of the year, it is a UK and Amazon top ten bestseller. It received rave reviews in publications ranging from the Telegraph to the New York Times, and endorsements from, among others, Daniel Dennett (“A sane, humane book”), Lionel Shriver (“Utterly unintimidated by extremist orthodoxy”) and Richard Dawkins (“Thoroughly researched, passionate and very brave”). Until April 2022, Helen was The Economist’s Britain editor. She joined the paper in 2005 as education correspondent; subsequent jobs include Brazil correspondent (based in São Paulo), International editor, Finance editor and Executive editor for events. Before that she edited Plus, an online magazine about maths published by the University of Cambridge, and was founding editor for the Royal Statistical Society’s magazine, Significance. She has a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College Dublin, a Master’s from Cambridge and a PhD from University College London, all in mathematics. Helen now works as director of advocacy for Sex Matters, a human-rights organisation that campaigns for sex-based rights. Her independent journalism and subscription newsletter can be found on her website: thehelenjoyce.com. She has a regular column in the Critic magazine and tweets @hjoycegender. Helen's book: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56897445   The Coddling of the American Mind https://www.thecoddling.com Crazy Like Us https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crazy-Like-Us/Ethan-Watters/9781416587095 Edward Shorter: https://www.history.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/edward-shorter   ************* Support our work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GDAlliance?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US   For more information: https://www.genderdysphoriaalliance.com
Taking Stock at Tavistock - with Anastassis Spiliadis & Dr Anna Hutchinson
24-09-2023
Taking Stock at Tavistock - with Anastassis Spiliadis & Dr Anna Hutchinson
Anastassis Spiliadis is a psychotherapist and psychologist based in London & Athens, working with individuals couples and families. He works clinically in private practice and as an Education Lead in the NHS. He has worked for many years with people of all ages affected by eating disorders, gender-related distress, relationship challenges and often enduring mental health difficulties. Anastassis worked in the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at The Tavistock Clinic as a clinician and trainer between 2015 and 2019 where he also established and led a Family Therapy Clinic. There he witnessed and reported unethical clinical practices alongside some thoughtful work by other therapists. He disagreed openly with the service’s treatment model and in 2017 coined the term Gender Exploratory Therapy aiming to develop a therapeutic approach away from conversion and affirmative practices. Anastassis continues to work with gender-related distress alongside his generic practice and supervises and trains clinicians and  University students from different modalities. He is particularly interested in the development and evaluation of treatment approaches for eating disorders, gender-related distress and co-occurring difficulties holding on to a family-focused and developmental lens.  -------- Dr Anna Hutchinson is a London based clinical psychologist with twenty-five years of frontline experience. She is the co-director of an independent practice and employed by the NHS as an Education Lead. Clinically, she specializes in adolescent mental health, gender and physical health. Anna worked in the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at The Tavistock Clinic at a senior level between 2013 and 2017 where she witnessed unprecedented changes in the patient demographics, referral numbers and an emerging evidence base that challenged practice. Her publications document a shift in her thinking as a result - in 2016 she was writing from a gender affirmative position, by 2019-2020 she was discussing rapid/late onset gender dysphoria and detransition/regret. Her testimony alongside those of many colleagues, formed a key part of the narrative in “Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children,’ by Hannah Barnes. Since leaving GIDS, Anna has been working with others to improve awareness of the complex needs of young people experiencing gender related distress. She continues to teach and write in the area, with a particular focus on the need for ethical psychotherapy for young people and families coping with issues related to gender. ------ Links: The Cass Review: https://cass.independent-review.uk Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children by Hannah Barnes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/time-to-think-hannah-barnes/1142106254 Keira Bell: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11065005/I-never-changed-gender-16-Brave-young-woman-reveals-story-Tavistock-clinic.html   Data from Tavistock GIDs regarding mental health benefits of puberty blockers: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66842352 Gender Exploratory Therapy Model: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334559847_Towards_a_Gender_Exploratory_Model_slowing_things_down_opening_things_up_and_exploring_identity_development In support of research into ROGD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31317286/   Butch Identity Development: The Formation of an Authentic Gender: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0959353505049709   ************* Support our work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GDAlliance?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US   For more information: https://www.genderdysphoriaalliance.com
Backpedaling Pediatrics - with Dr Julia Mason
13-08-2023
Backpedaling Pediatrics - with Dr Julia Mason
Dr. Julia Mason is a board-certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and completed residency training in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Mason has a busy pediatrics practice; in the past several years she's encountered increasing numbers of gender dysphoric adolescents, most with neurodevelopmental challenges or psychiatric comorbidities.    Last week The AAP Board of Directors voted to reaffirm their 2018 policy statement on gender-affirming care but with an important announcement that they will conduct a systematic review of the evidence and revise their guidance for pediatricians accordingly. Dr Mason has been a leading advocate for that systematic review, so we were excited to have her join us to tell us more.   And here’s our conversation with Dr Mason   Links:   Aug 4, 2023 AAP Statement https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/25340/AAP-reaffirms-gender-affirming-care-policy?autologincheck=redirected   Dr Jason Rafferty’s Original Policy Statement: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/4/e20182162/37381/Ensuring-Comprehensive-Care-and-Support-for?autologincheck=redirected   Dr James Cantor’s Critique: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/SexualOrientation/IESOGI/Other/Rebekah_Murphy_20191214_JamesCantor-fact-checking_AAP-Policy.pdf     ************* Support our work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GDAlliance?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US   For more information: https://www.genderdysphoriaalliance.com
The Butch Lesbian to Gay Man Pipeline
02-07-2023
The Butch Lesbian to Gay Man Pipeline
No guest this week. Instead Aaron T makes the case for why he believes so many butch lesbians become gay transmen after taking testosterone. This is a phenomena widely observed within FtM communities, but neither the people experiencing this sexuality change, nor the clinicians prescribing the hormones, seem to understand why it is happening.   A lot of sexological terms are thrown around in this episode and not defined. Here are some terms that might be useful to know:   "Allo" means other, or external. "Auto" means self, or internal. "Gyno" means female. "Andro" means male. "Philia" means love (or, less euphemistically, sexual attraction). "Meta" means self-referential   The vast majority of people are, in sexologic terms, alloheterosexual. A typical heterosexual male is technically "allogynephilic". But a male who is attracted to the thought or image of himself as female is "autogynephilic", while a female who is attracted to herself as male is "autoandrophilic". Both can collectively be referred to as "autoheterosexual". The final term above, meta, is used in this context to describe the type of external sexual behaviors of autoheterosexuals, who often experience (and act upon) homosexual desires as a means of validating their self-perception as the opposite sex. For example, an autogynephilic male is not attracted to other males (not alloandrophilic), but sexual behavior with males serves as a validation of the self as female. That is metaandrophilia.   Aaron T mentions a recent episode of the 'A Special Place in Hell' podcast: https://youtu.be/PoJnbL9QMq8
AAP: Aaron, Aaron & Phil
11-06-2023
AAP: Aaron, Aaron & Phil
We brought Phil Illy back for the launch his book: Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex. Available today as a paperback, with the ebook and hardcover available on Tuesday, June 13th. Here is what our own Aaron Terrell had to say about Autoheterosexual, "Expertly researched yet entirely accessible to any layperson interested in this topic. Illy explores the most common type of gender dysphoria with compassion and clarity...You will come away from this book with a much deeper understanding of the human experience at the heart of this current cultural phenomenon." Head over to Amazon (https://t.co/sVsGOmehu9) where you can purchase your copy as well as read reviews from other friends of the pod, including Dr. Michael Bailey. -------- Phil Illy is an autoheterosexual author who, in his words, “aims to mainstream autoheterosexuality and destigmatize it so that more of his kind can jettison shame and live in union with their inner cross-gender spirit.” Prior to writing Autoheterosexual: Attraction to Being the Other Sex, Phil received degrees in physics and mechanical engineering before retiring to Portland, Oregon, where he became best known for his skill at handstand twerking and juggling hula hoops. Where to Find Phil: Twitter: https://twitter.com/autogynephilic Substack: https://phililly.substack.com PayPal: https://paypal.me/phililly   Some terms and references are used in this episode that may not be clear to the average listener. Here is a brief glossary of terms: "Allo" means other, or external. "Auto" means self, or internal. "Gyno" means female. "Andro" means male. "Philia" means love (or, less euphemistically, sexual attraction). "Meta" means self-referential   The vast majority of people are, in sexologic terms, alloheterosexual. A heterosexual male is technically "allogynephilic". But a male who is attracted to the thought or image of himself as female is "autogynephilic", while a female who is attracted to herself as male is "autoandrophilic". These last two are what our guest has termed "autoheterosexual". The final term above, meta, is used in this context to describe the type of external sexual behaviors of autoheterosexuals, who often experience (and act upon) homosexual desires as a means of validating their self-perception as the opposite sex. For example, an autogynephilic male is not attracted to other males (not alloandrophilic), but sexual behavior with males serves as a validation of the self as female. That is metaandrophilia.   Other resources on the topic: Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism webinar with Dr Michael Bailey about different kinds of gender dysphoria: https://www.youtube.com/live/Hb0RwBgkotA?feature=share Dr. Michael J. Bailey's book is The Man Who Would be Queen. https://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu... Dr. Anne Lawrence's book is Men Trapped in Men's Bodies. https://surveyanon.files.wordpress.co...