Happy 3-year anniversary to Gender: A Wider Lens! This episode marks the celebration of Sasha & Stella’s third year together sharing insightful conversations contemplating gender from a depth perspective.
From engaging listener comments, to memorable guests, to unforgettable aha moments, this episode is packed full. Sasha and Stella share their big takeaways from 2023 and reflect on the incredible journey since their first episode was released in 2020. They highlight some of the fan-favorite episodes from all three seasons, showcasing the evolution of the podcast, and they share about anticipated guests and topics planned for 2024.
In the spirit of festive celebration, Sasha and Stella open up about their own personal holiday traditions with a very special sign off offering listeners warm wishes for the holiday season and happy blessings in the new year.
Sasha and Stella will return from the holiday break with new episodes in February 2024.
Links:
The Cass Review | Interim Report - Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People
https://cass.independent-review.uk/publications/interim-report/
Use of Puberty Blockers Doubled Since NHS Clampdown
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11/26/use-of-puberty-blockers-doubled-since-nhs-clampdown/
(WPATH Files)
Bigger Picture Conference Denver: How WPATH Ends with Michael Shellenberger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN0orsEwyAo
Wishing you all a merry and happy holiday season!!
Oriental Khalta Rice (the dish Sasha references)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_hTmwJhGUA
White Elephant Rules
https://www.whiteelephantrules.com/
'Fairytale of New York' played at Shane MacGowan's funeral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8lvnSmISc
The Chieftains - Brian Boru's March (the song Stella plays on the flute)
https://youtu.be/owF60WWWrks?si=1sYzLGyzyz_yxqty
Order Our Book – When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents
https://whenkidssaytheyretrans.com/
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2023 Top-5 Episodes:
Episode 109 — What If We Are All Wrong: A Mother’s Regret with Rose
Episode 110 — Pathologizing Normal: The Lure of Identity Labels & Diagnoses
Episode 104 — No Time to Think with Hannah Barnes: The Downfall of GIDS at the Tavistock
Episode 112 — Jamie Reed: “Every Ethical Line I Drew Was Walked On… We Are Hurting People”
Episode 101 - Michael Biggs on Puberty Blockers: From Curiosity to Exposé
Other Popular Episodes:
Episode 1 - Trans: Identity vs Dysphoria
https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/trans-identity-vs-dysphoria
Episode 2 - Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria
Episode 41 - Trans: A Conversation with Helen Joyce
https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/41-trans-a-conversation-with-helen-joyce
Episode 132 - How To Have Impossible Conversations About Gender with Peter Boghossian
Episode 118 - Prioritizing Expensive & Invasive Interventions: American Healthcare w/ Zhenya Abbruzzese
Episode 99 — Detransitioned & Damaged by the Dutch Protocol: Teiresias
Episode 93 — A Takedown of Gender Politics with Wesley Yang
https://gender-a-wider-lens.captivate.fm/episode/93-a-takedown-of-gender-politics-with-wesley-yang
Episode 125 — From Gender Expert to Skeptical Dissenter with Sara Stockton
Episode 114 — The Dutch Protocol: A Deprivation of Sexual Development with Julia Mason and Stephen Levine
Episode 115 — How Online Communities Shape Thought, Desire, and Doubt about Transition: with Eliza Mondegreen
Episode 116 — Identity Politics vs. The Pursuit of Knowledge with Dr. Michael Bailey
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