Patrons Only: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Echoes
In today's patrons-only episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the controversy over J.K. Rowling's decision to do some late-night tweets about sex, gender, and gender identity. Toward the end, Katie provides a surprisingly inoffensive take on "trans women on women" and Jesse fails, repeatedly, to make a single decent Harry-Potter-related joke or pun about the situation. (Thank you to @JenniHannigan for the episode title suggestion.)
Some of J.K. Rowling's tweets:
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269389298664701952
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269406094595588096
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269401983095648259
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269400462291337224
https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1269382518362509313
Why So Many Progressives Are Arguing That Biological Sex Doesn't Exist (Singal-Minded) - https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/why-so-many-progressives-are-arguing
Gonzo ACLU post arguing that there's "ample evidence that girls can compete and win against boys" (with a link that doesn't suggest anything of the sort) - https://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/transgender-rights/banning-trans-girls-school-sports-neither-feminist-nor-legal
This Trans Woman Kept Her Beard And Couldn't Be Happier (BuzzFeed) - https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-transgender-woman-has-a-full-beard-and-she-couldnt-be-h
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