Informed Dissent

This week, Ben, Cori, Eliza, Jamie, and Lisa discuss their theories about gender dysphoria and why the concept of gender identity speaks so deeply to many lesbian and gay people. Plus, Jamie shares her origin story, and Lisa tries not to get eaten by a lion (really!). Notes: Jamie's February 2023 piece in The Free Press: “I Thought I Was Saving Trans Kids. Now I’m Blowing the Whistle.” Jamie's twe...

This week, Lisa, Ben, Eliza, and Jamie chat about the Washington Post editorial board’s about-face on the science behind “gender-affirming care,” Helen Lewis’s Atlantic piece on puberty blockers, and Disney’s axing of a trans storyline from an upcoming Pixar series. Plus, Ben shares how he stumbled down the gender rabbit hole! * The Washington Post op-ed * Helen Lewis’s piece for The Atlantic * Th...

Episode 2 On this week’s episode of Informed Dissent: The gender heretics discuss this week's big news and a few of them share how they fell down the gender rabbit hole. Also: * Dark skies for our friend Jesse Singal on Bluesky. * The UK’s makes its ban on puberty blockers “ indefinite .” * How pediatric gender medicine began . * The House passes a defense bill that bars the military’s healthcare...

Episode 1 We dish about what happened both inside and outside the Supreme Court, and touch briefly on the new detransitioner lawsuit against gender-affirming care’s doyenne, Johanna Olson-Kennedy. Supreme Court transcript Economist story by Jesse Singal about Kaya Clementine Breen’s lawsuit. Jamie’s speech on the steps of SCOTUS. Ben’s speech . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss th...