9 episodes

A gender critical podcast examining youth gender medicine in Australia.
Written & Produced by Stassja Frei.
Donate towards this project: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs6pLc688OL4NydQQ

Desexing Society Stassja Frei

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

A gender critical podcast examining youth gender medicine in Australia.
Written & Produced by Stassja Frei.
Donate towards this project: https://donate.stripe.com/3cs6pLc688OL4NydQQ

    What Next?

    What Next?

    Gender affirming healthcare is coming under increasing scrutiny. The UK Cass Review, a four-year, independent inquiry into youth gender medicine has just been published. The findings are alarming but we’re being told they don’t apply to Australia. What next for Australia’s youth gender clinics?
    Featured: Bernard Lane, John Whitehall, Anna Kerr, Dianna Kenny, Judith Hunter

    For more info or to donate towards this project, go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu
    Pooka by Kevin MacLeod

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/
    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Detransition

    Detransition

    Courtney Coulson was 22 years old when she decided to transition. After 6 years living as “Connor” she realised it was a mistake. Courtney reflects on what led her to believe she was transgender and what made her wake up.
    Featured: Courtney Coulson and Dr Jillian Spencer

    For more info or to donate towards this project, go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu
    Pooka by Kevin MacLeod

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/
    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 57 min
    Autogynephilia

    Autogynephilia

    What motivates heterosexual men to pursue medical transition? The popular narrative says they have an inner feminine essence, that they were born in the wrong body. One hundred years of research demonstrates that a sexual paraphilia is driving these men.
    Featured: Michael Bailey and Phil Illy.

    For more info or to donate towards this project, go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu
    Pooka by Kevin MacLeod

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/
    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Unsafe Schools

    Unsafe Schools

    Should schools be allowed to secretly transition your child without telling you? What message are we sending to girls by forcing them to share toilets and changerooms with boys? In this episode, anonymous education employees share their criticisms of gender ideology in schools.
    Featured: “Victoria”, “Jane” and “Julie”

    For more info or to donate towards this project, go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu
    Pooka by Kevin MacLeod

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/
    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 50 min
    Safe Schools

    Safe Schools

    What is queer theory and how did it come to inform school curriculum and school policies? This episode traces the history of the Safe Schools Program – its origins, the media storm surrounding it and its legacy.
    Featured: Moira Deeming and Dr Elisabeth Taylor

    For more info or to donate towards this project, go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu
    Pooka by Kevin MacLeod

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/

    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 51 min
    Lifesaving Healthcare

    Lifesaving Healthcare

    Gender clinics promote puberty blockers as safe and reversible. But are they? Do 12-year-olds really understand the medical risks of gender affirming care? Can they meaningfully consent to future sterility and sexual dysfunction?
    Featured: Dr Jillian Spencer, Dr Dylan Wilson and Bernard Lane

    For more info or to donate towards this project go to: https://www.desexingsociety.com/

    Credits:
    Royalty free music featured in this episode:
    Let the Mystery Unfold by Geoff Harvey
    Down the Rabbit Hole by myuu

    Visit: https://desexingsociety.com/
    Follow on X: @DesexingSociety

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

Ronnizoom ,

Excellent

Very well researched. And not just relevant to Australia. This is representative of what’s happening across the world.

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