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 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/15/skrmetti-case-youth-transition-trans-supreme-court/)
* Helen Lewis’s piece (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/why-supreme-court-puberty-blockers/680998/) for The Atlantic
* The Hollywood Reporter’s take (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-pulls-transgender-storyline-win-or-lose-1236088172/) on Disney’s controversial decision
* HBO’s Somebody Somewhere (https://www.max.com/shows/somebody-somewhere/f1e64d9c-cd12-4254-b980-7442ab8d82d3)
* Ben and his BFF’s baby, Ruth:
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