Patrons Only: J.K. Rowling Officially Enlists In The TERF Wars
Katie and Jesse talk about J.K. Rowling's online essay, "J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues." Can gender dysphoria be contagious? Do 13-year-olds have a sense of "feeling like a girl" that is separate from culture and peer influence? Are Rowling's concerns about sex-segregated spaces overblown? Is it a good idea to constantly bring up suicide and murder whenever anyone disagrees with the progressive party lines on trans issues (no)?
Show notes/links:
J.K. Rowling: J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues - https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/
Mermaids: An open letter to J.K. Rowling - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/news/dear-jk-rowling/
Lisa Littman: Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330
Jesse Singal: Can science ever debate trans issues? - https://unherd.com/2020/06/eneuro/
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