The girls are not alright. And they might be, if childhood wasn't more gendered now than it's ever been in the U.S.
Trust butch lesbians. We know.
Speaking of which:
The word "lesbian" used to refer to a group of sexed people doing a thing they weren't supposed to, not a vibe to be replaced with a different vibe. Rachel posits that a world without lesbians would be a non-natural act of patriarchy, not a byproduct of time's passage.
At 1:11, the episode becomes a close read on what the Washington Post recently claimed to know about girls and GNC (gender non-conforming) people -- and why it failed the burden of proof on both counts.
Stuff we talk about:
Washington Post article "Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives"
This Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll
Washington Post article "The crisis in American girlhood"
r/detrans 2023 screened demographic survey, desister qualitative responses
r/detrans 2023 screened demographic survey, detransitioner qualitative responses
Jack Turban study that "jumped the shark" according to Michael Biggs, who explains here
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