The Dumb Ages

And on the final show of Adbent, Jack and I talk about two favourite Christmas movies - Die Hard and The Wizard of Oz! Along the way, we also take on Stephen Fry doing a Stephen Fry, a court case involving treatment for gender dsyphoria and arch-GenderGhoul, Susie Green. This episode is free for all! Well, it is Christmas. LINKS Stephen Fry does a Stephen Fry Stonewall CEO does a semi-Fry Court ca...

We had so much to talk about this week, we didn’t have time for the Christmas movie, so it’s a double feature next week. For now, though, Jack and I discuss some good news, some sexual misconduct news and Wes Streeting’s Christmas present to the nation: the indefinite ban on puberty blockers. With favourite sandwiches (or butties as my Northern co-host insists on calling them) and favourite Christ...

We had so much to talk about this week, we didn’t have time for the Christmas movie, so it’s a double feature next week. For now, though, Jack and I discuss some good news, some sexual misconduct news and Wes Streeting’s Christmas present to the nation: the indefinite ban on puberty blockers. With favourite sandwiches (or butties as my Northern co-host insists on calling them) and favourite Christ...

In this week’s episode, we have a hefty dollop of gender news, mostly good for a change plus a weird conspiracy theory concerning Gaviscon, a cancelled (?) alien invasion AND Clive’s Christmas Movie of the Week: It’s A Wonderful Life! If you want early access to the show, you need to take out a paid subscription. Click the link below SUBSCRIBE HERE LINKS ⁠ Benjamin Ryan article on SCOTUS case⁠ ⁠Ja...

In this week’s episode, we have a hefty dollop of gender news, mostly good for a change plus a weird conspiracy theory concerning Gaviscon, a cancelled (?) alien invasion AND Clive’s Christmas Movie of the Week: It’s A Wonderful Life! LINKS Benjamin Ryan article on SCOTUS case Jam - Thick People  (YouTube link) Jesse Singal's Economist article on Clementine Breen's case  (you can register for free...

Homovember is over and now ‘tis ye season of Adbent! Jack and I celebrate it with favourite Christmas movies, starting with one of mine: Black Christmas. Along the way, we also discuss non-crime hate incidents gone WILD, a call for new blasphemy laws, the tangled web in which the SNP has become ensnared and Wicked trigger warnings for the green-skinned community. Enjoy! ⁠Black Christmas 1974 on Am...

Homovember is over and now ‘tis ye season of Adbent! Jack and I celebrate it with favourite Christmas movies, starting with one of mine: Black Christmas. Along the way, we also discuss non-crime hate incidents gone WILD, a call for new blasphemy laws, the tangled web in which the SNP has become ensnared and Wicked trigger warnings for the green-skinned community. Enjoy! Black Christmas 1974 on Ama...

The last week of Homovember and our Historical Homo Hero of the Week is Black American singer-songwriter, Queen of Disco and gay icon, SYLVESTER! Jack and I also discuss the further Scottish-government-funded shenanigans of LGBT Youth Scotland, New Zealand being the latest country to wake up and smell the bullsh*t of child transition AND no-go areas in Berlin. If you want early access to the show...

FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS ONLY The last week of Homovember and our Historical Homo Hero of the Week is Black American singer-songwriter, Queen of Disco and gay icon, SYLVESTER! Jack and I also discuss the further Scottish-government-funded shenanigans of LGBT Youth Scotland, New Zealand being the latest country to wake up and smell the bullsh*t of child transition AND no-go areas in Berlin.

As of next week, we’re going back to the previous system whereby paid subscribers get early access to the episode. Explanation given at the top of the episode. So if you want early access plus the occasional One Poof Special from me, Clive, click subscribe below. Fiver a month - cheaper than a Starbucks! SUBSCRIBE In this episode, Jack and I discuss a bit of homo history with the tale of our Histo...

We celebrate Kemi Badenoch’s selection as the leader of the Conservative Party, greeted with a side order of sour grapes from the usual quarters, of course. We celebrate Guy Fawkes Night with the story of our Royal Historical Probably Homo Possibly Hero of the Week, James VI of Scotland, I of England. And, after a brief diversion to witness the shenanigans at Holyrood, we toast the election of the...

The concluding part of the story of John Money and his disastrous experiment on David Reimer

In this episode, we discuss our newly-inaugurated, for one month only, HISTORICAL HOMO HERO OF THE WEEK. We also talk about a silly letter from a bunch of silly activists, extreme silliness at the University of Cambridge and the consequences of silliness for the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. In And Finally, Jack tells us about a heinous crime in Scotland and a hilarious lawsuit in Albany, New Y...

In this episode, we discuss our newly-inaugurated, for one month only, HISTORICAL HOMO HERO OF THE WEEK. We also talk about a silly letter from a bunch of silly activists, extreme silliness at the University of Cambridge and the consequences of silliness for the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. In And Finally, Jack tells us about a heinous crime in Scotland and a hilarious lawsuit in Albany, New Y...

The story of John Money and his horrendous experiment continues And there's a part 3, coming next week! LINKS John Colapinto’s book: As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl John Colapinto’s article

It’s the last in our Halloween season episodes. Jack and I discuss a celebrity scandal involving youg men being trafficked across the globe with promises of a modelling career. We also take a look at the Charity Commission’s report into Mermaids, the SNP’s 24 gender identities, , James Esses warning yet another politician about the dangers of a “trans inclusive” conversion therapy ban AND yet anot...

Yes, today’s episode is available FREE to everyone. Mr Jack is poorly so I’m going it alone. Get well soon, duckie, and hopefully you’ll be back in time for next week. I’m talking about Mermaids hitting the begging bowl because the cash is running out, about WPATH shenanigans and law suits in the USA plus nonsense going down in Nottingham, UK AND in our And Finally section, part one of the story o...

An unscheduled appearance at LGBA conference, the Supreme Court case brought by For Women Scotland from which we hope to get a legal definition of what a woman is (and therefore, what a man is), a drag queen story time that ends up with kids being led in a chant of “Free Palestine”, a terrible review of a harrowing documentary that’s been memory-holed by the Guardian, the alarming appearance of In...

An unscheduled appearance at LGBA conference, the Supreme Court case brought by For Women Scotland from which we hope to get a legal definition of what a woman is (and therefore, what a man is), a drag queen story time that ends up with kids being led in a chant of “Free Palestine”, a terrible review of a harrowing documentary that’s been memory-holed by the Guardian, the alarming appearance of In...

Jack and I discuss updates on P Diddy, Labour freebies, Jolyon Maugham’s continued failure and the Royal College of Psychiatrists dumping Stonewall. PLUS in the And Finally section, we take a look at the monstrous Dr Bowers! You'll need to take out a paid subscription to hear the bonus content. LINKS ⁠Jo Maugham dumped by BAGIS⁠ ⁠BAGIS website⁠ ⁠Royal College of Psychiatrists dumps Stonewall⁠  (X...

Jack and I discuss updates on P Diddy, Labour freebies, Jolyon Maugham’s continued failure and the Royal College of Psychiatrists dumping Stonewall. PLUS in the And Finally section, we take a look at the monstrous Dr Bowers! LINKS Jo Maugham dumped by BAGIS BAGIS website Royal College of Psychiatrists dumps Stonewall  (X post) Rebecca Says No Substack on the RCPsych All Roads Lead to WPATH - from...

In which Jack and I do things slightly differently because Jack has a hair appointment. And Finally becomes And Initially for this week. We discuss some major celebrity gossip! (But you'll have to take out a paid subscription to hear that). In the main body of the show, there are some important updates to gender stories we’ve covered before AND Free Gear Two Tier No Beer Keir Starmer, the Pensione...

In which Jack and I do things slightly differently because Jack has a hair appointment. And Finally becomes And Initially for this week. We discuss some major celebrity gossip! In the main body of the show, there are some important updates to gender stories we’ve covered before AND Free Gear Two Tier No Beer Keir Starmer, the Pensioner Harmer, comes in for a thorough and richly deserved roasting....

In which Jack and I discuss the wins and losses on TERF Island this week. Mainly wins. PLUS in And Finally, some adult baby diaper news (you'll have to subscribe to hear that) AND much more including my scant knowledge of football and essential advice for the newly transitioning middle aged male. LINKS ⁠Wings Over Scotland article⁠ ⁠Cass Review Implications for Scotland Report⁠  (you can downl...

In which Jack and I discuss the wins and losses on TERF Island this week. Mainly wins. PLUS in And Finally, some adult baby diaper news AND much more including my scant knowledge of football and essential advice for the newly transitioning middle aged male. LINKS Wings Over Scotland article Cass Review Implications for Scotland Report  (you can download the full document here National Standards  (...