Gender: A Wider Lens
Episodes
52 - Gender Dysphoria & Detransition Research: A Conversation W/ Dr. Lisa Littman
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lisa Littman coined Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) in her seminal 2018 parental report survey. ROGD is a descriptive term for the phenomenon ...
51 - Clearing of the Pink Mist: A Conversation w/ Debbie Hayton
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
UK transwoman Debbie Hayton discusses how she came to the decision to medically transition when she was a 44-year-old father of 3 children. We discuss...
50 - When Gender Hits the Holidays
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The holiday season is often associated with big expectations and high hopes. It can be fraught for families, whether they are going through challengin...
49 - Archives of an Epidemic: A conversation w/ Benjamin Boyce
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last number of years, Benjamin Boyce has become known for his prolific and powerful video content on the impact of social justice. Among his ...
48 - When an Adult You Love Transitions
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When an adult comes out as trans, it might be a liberating moment in their lives that has felt long overdue. Sometimes, however, the sudden nature of ...
47 - When Parents Disagree
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When parents are trying to help their teenager through a difficult time, ideally they work together as a team to strategize, plan, and collaborate. Bu...
46 - Helena Part II: Advice for Parents from a Former Trans Kid
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation with Helena continues and takes a personal, intimate turn. She reflects that her desire to transition was actually an attempt to meet...
45 - Helena Part 1: Social Justice, Fandoms & FtM Gay Boys
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Helena. She is a 23-year-old detransitioned woman, well-known on Twitter and YouTube for her insights i...
44 - Multiple Meanings of Gender Dysphoria: A Conversation with Aaron Terrell
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Terrell transitioned female-to-male in 2011. He wasn’t involved in social media or the trans community until roughly 2017 when he noticed some...
43 - Sasha & Stella Answer Your Questions: Part 3
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The listeners’ questions continue to absorb our interest and influence our discussion. The issue of power struggles between parents and children has...
42 - ROGD and the Struggle to Grow Up
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many children with ROGD seem reluctant to grow up. Sometimes this is related to the difficulties of an early puberty or the hyper-sexualization of chi...
41 — Trans: A Conversation with Helen Joyce
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The New York Times describes Helen Joyce’s book, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, as “an intelligent, thorough rejoinder to an idea that has sw...
40 — Social Transition: A Powerful Psychosocial Intervention
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Social transition is often the first recommended intervention when a young person begins questioning his or her gender identity. It entails changing o...
39 - Nonbinary Identities
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the invention of the term “nonbinary,” we’ve seen an unprecedented number of young people claiming to feel like neither a man nor a woman. ...
38 - DSDs and the “Sex Spectrum”: A conversation w/ Claire Graham
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Differences in Sexual Development” (DSDs) is an umbrella term encompassing a range of over 40 medical conditions that impact sexual developme...
37 - Womanhood: A Conversation with Milli Hill
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The founder of the Positive Birth Movement speaks to us about the birthing process and women’s health. A common theme of self-assertion and empoweri...
36 - Talking Testosterone with Carole Hooven
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carole Hooven, Ph.D., is lecturer and co-director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. She ...
35 - Communicating About Gender: Translating Between Parent & Child
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We invite parents and children to listen to this episode together. Stella and Sasha alternate between the perspectives of the parent and their dysphor...
34 - Gender Dysphoria & Suicide
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Stella tackle the complex subject of suicide. They reflect on the many emotional and relational difficulties involved and parse out the diff...
33 - Beyond the ‘Gifted’ Label: A Conversation w/ Jessie Mannisto
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stella and Sasha sit down with Jessie Mannisto, the Editor in Chief of Third Factor Magazine, a publication for and about uncommon people and their un...
32 - Stereotypes
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are stereotypes always harmful? Should we use stereotypes to predict and impose behaviors and preferences onto others? Some people believe transgender...
31 - Silencing Thought: A Conversation with Heather Brunskell-Evans
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Brunskell-Evans is a philosopher and sociologist who studies the intersection of medicine and culture. She joins us today to trace the ways in...
30 — Sasha & Stella Answer Your Questions: Part 2
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Stella answer listener questions… again! They start by highlighting recent episodes inspired by listener feedback. Next, they discuss the ...
29 - Conversion Therapy: A Conversation with Bob Withers
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jungian Analyst Bob Withers joins us to discuss the differences between gay conversion therapy and gender identity conversion therapy. We examine th...
28 - Behind the Curtain: Wrapping Up Gender Exploratory Therapy
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As they wrap up their initial Behind the Curtain series , Sasha and Stella discuss important issues surrounding the termination of therapy. How do we ...
27 - Behind the Curtain: Psychotherapy for Gender Dysphoria with Sue and Marcus Evans
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus and Sue Evans both worked as clinicians in the Tavistock Centre in London for many years. Noticing red flags since the early 2000s, Sue was the...
26 - Behind the Curtain: Depth Work in Gender Exploratory Therapy - Part II
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha and Stella continue their series which peers behind the curtain of depth work with gender-questioning clients. Today, they weave in philosophy a...
25 - Behind the Curtain: Depth Work in Gender Exploratory Therapy
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the therapist has laid the foundations of therapy and established a trusting relationship, the process moves into the middle stage. This is the ...
24 - Behind the Curtain: Getting Started In Gender Exploratory Therapy
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in a short series which takes listeners behind the scenes of a gender exploratory therapy process. Although there has been p...
23 - Sasha & Stella Answer Your Questions
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we begin to answer some of the many questions sent to us by listeners.Can we be born in the wrong body? Do parental role models ...
22 — An Unexpected Gender Evolution: A Conversation with Lauren
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Lauren” is a 32-year-old lesbian who has moved with ease across the gender spectrum over the course of her lifetime. Lauren offers a positive sto...
21 - Gender Dysphoria in Boys: Part 2 — A Conversation with Angus Fox
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the discussion about the new type of boy who is seeking to transition, we speak to Angus Fox, author of a series in Quillette. Angus explai...
20 - Gender Dysphoria in Boys: Part 1
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many presume that ROGD only impacts girls, but there is a significant number of boys who appear to show the hallmark traits of Rapid-Onset Gender Dysp...
19 - ADHD & Gender Dysphoria
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hyper-active, inattentive, immature, and impulsivity are just some of the common traits associated with ADHD. These may not have an obvious link to Ge...
18 - COVID, Dysphoria & Listener Shout-Outs
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This last year of lockdown has been a strange and unsettling time for many. We have heard reports of gender issues escalating rapidly and we have also...
17 - Autism and Gender Dysphoria
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The startling links between ASD and Gender Dysphoria are raising plenty of questions as clinicians wonder why children on the spectrum tend to struggl...
16 - Gender Dysphoria: What It's Like For Parents
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Loneliness, isolation and confusion often characterises the experience of parents of the gender dysphoric child. A parallel process emerges where the ...
15 - One Detrans Voice: A Conversation with Carol
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carol is a 40-year-old detransitioned butch lesbian. She transitioned at 34 and is part of an often ignored group: adult lesbians turned trans men. Ca...
14 - The REAL Ways to Manage Gender Dysphoria
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The misinformed presumption that gender dysphoria can only be managed through medication and/or surgery is blown out of the water in this episode. Sas...
13 - Are Brilliant People More Likely Trans?
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gifted and exceptional children seem more inclined to gender nonconformity and they represent a significant proportion of the ROGD teens discussed in ...
12 - Identity vs Role Confusion in Adolescence
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The psychologist Erik Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development makes some essential observations about the period of adolescence and identifies...
11 - Sex Therapy & Education: why are all the therapists 'affirming'?
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Therapist Timothy Courtois pursued graduate education to deepen his knowledge of the role sexuality and intimacy play in our lives. He quickly came to...
10 - Queer Theory: Subverting Life's Categories
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Few people are aware of how much the political discussion around gender and sexuality has been touched by queer theory. This philosophy questions how ...
9 - The Politicization of Gender
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How and when did gender become such a heightened political issue? And what are the psychological implications for individuals and the collective? The ...
8 - TransGenerational Wisdom: A conversation with Buck Angel
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Buck Angel transitioned in 1994 and now lives happily as a 58-year-old transsexual man. Buck describes his rollercoaster with gender dysphoria and exp...
7 - Collective Collusion
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In therapy, collusion happens when the therapist (consciously or unconsciously) participates in a client’s bid to avoid an important issue instead o...
6 - Gender Intervention: Treatment or Experiments?
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quick Notes A whistle-stop tour through the history of psychological and medical approaches to sex and gender in the 20th century. This episode gi...
5 - Hormonal Interventions — from Fringe to Mainstream: A conversation with Dr. Will Malone
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quick NotesEndocrinologist Will Malone joins Sasha and Stella to discuss the pivotal position that endocrinologists have in the new practice of childh...
4 - Why Do People Seek a New Identity?
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quick Notes: Why do people seek to change genders? What drives a person to curate a brand new identity? In this episode, Sasha and Stella ...
3 - Feminine Boy to Gay Man: a Conversation With Arty Morty
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quick Notes: Arty Morty* found it very difficult to grow up as a feminine boy amongst his peers. In this episode he explains how difficulties in his s...
1 - Trans: Identity vs Dysphoria
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A debate is raging between two schools of thought: are trans people suffering with gender dysphoria, mental health condition? Or do transgender indivi...
2 - Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Activists claim that ROGD is not a real thing yet some parents insist that ROGD perfectly describes something that they’re seeing in their teenagers...
Gender: A Wider Lens Trailer
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two therapists discuss the concepts of gender, identity, and transition from a psychological depth perspective. This is a public episode. If you wou...