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Take Nobody’s Word For It: Sophie Watson

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Sophie Watson joins me to chat about her experience at Cambridge University, where she is currently working on an undergraduate dissertation about surrogacy. (Sophie’s proposed dissertation topic was detransition, but her advisors told her they would not and could not oversee this project, deterring her from writing it). In November 2020, Sophie published a piece in Unherd called “Cambridge is censoring any dissent on trans issues” about the student campaign against Kevin Price, a porter at Clare College who resigned as Labour Councillor rather than agree with a motion that included the statement “transwomen are women.”

Sophie Watson | Apr 9, 2021

Identity Crisis Episode 12: Arkansas Bill 1570—Saving Kids from Medical Experimentation?

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In this episode we talk about two Arkansas bills—HB1570 and HB1749—both of which pertain to minors undergoing gender transition. The first bill we discuss, HB 1570, titled the "Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act" prohibits medical gender procedures for minors (these include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and a variety of surgeries). We discuss what the bill actually says, and cover some of the misinformation that's been propagated about it by various sources.

Sasha White | Apr 5, 2021

A Conversation with Feminist Lawyer Kara Dansky

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Kara Dansky is an attorney, public speaker, writer, and consultant who currently serves on the steering committee of the U.S. chapter of the Women's Human Rights Campaign (WHRC). She also serves as the Chair of the Committee on Law and Legislation for WHRC globally. Kara has a background in criminal justice law and policy, and formerly served on the board of the Women's Liberation Front.

She joins me in this episode to talk about the push to redefine sex in the law to include the nebulous concept of gender identity, the current court cases where women's sex-based rights hang in the balance, and how she sees the gender identity ideology movement as a continuation in a long history of male abuse and silencing of women.

Sasha White | Apr 1, 2021

High School Track Stars File Lawsuit to Save Girl’s Sports

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I'm joined by Alanna Smith, a high school track athlete from Connecticut, along with her mom Cheryl Radachowsky, and Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel Christiana Holcomb.

Alanna is one of four athletes, the others being Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, and Ashley Nicoletti, who have filed a lawsuit that would block male athletes who identify as transgender from competing in girl’s sports in Connecticut.

The four girls have been consistently deprived of honors and opportunities to compete at elite levels due to a policy in their state that allows males who self-identify as female to compete in girls’ athletic events.

Sasha White | Mar 26, 2021

Identity Crisis Bonus Episode: The Mob Comes After Jesse Singal

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We discuss what's currently happening with Jesse Singal and why we think it matters.

Sasha White | Mar 23, 2021

Identity Crisis Episode 10: How To Question Everything Without Going Crazy

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In this episode, we follow up last week's chat about logical fallacies with a conversation about how we've questioned our own assumptions and ideologies and what we've learned from it.

Sasha White | Mar 22, 2021

“Identity Politics is Being Pushed Because it Disrupts Class Analysis” -Hamza Watani

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Hamza Watani joins me for an in depth conversation on the nature of identity politics to disrupt conversations around class. We also talk about the super straight movement, gender identity ideology, the wave of anti-woman bullying going on right now and much more.

Sasha White | Mar 19, 2021

Identity Crisis Episode 9: Logical Fallacies

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In this episode we talk about some logical/argumentative fallacies and how they might pertain to the gender debate and identity politics in general.

Sasha White | Mar 15, 2021

“Whenever Women Gain Rights, There’s Always a Backlash Against It. ” -Aja

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Aja sits down with me to chat about some recent events in the gender critical world, why she speaks out on this topic, the nature of truth-telling, and whether a cultural shift may be approaching.

We also talk about her first time hearing the word TERF—when lesbian group Get The L Out protested London pride in 2018. After witnessing the event, she began to do some research, and learned that gender identity ideology was demanding that lesbians view transwomen as women. She also tells her firsthand story of a notorious incident, a women's Labour party meeting near Grenfell Tower where transgender activists in masks set off smoke bombs and harassed the women attending the meeting.

Sasha White | Mar 12, 2021

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