Advocating For Trans People In Public Forums

Hosts: Ez (he/him) and Bette (she/they) This week Ez (he/him) and Bette (she/they) discuss useful strategies for engaging in debate around trans topics, both for trans folks and for cis allies. They go deep in the weeds seeking the truth about anti-trans talking points like “detransition” and “biological males”, and explain why clarity is so important when talking about the nuances of sex and gender Timestamps and Links: 01:45 - How To Advocate For Trans Folks By Trans Folks 04:06 - Step 1: Remain Calm 04:26 - Draw out the quiet part, who is the cost of this joke? 07:00 - First Reactions: What do you really get from responding in anger? Who becomes the victim? 08:37 - Step 2: Show Genuine Curiosity In Your Opponents Argument 10:51 - Intelligence: Underestimating the intelligence of people. 12:16 - Empathy: Why do they believe this? Understanding people. 13:34 - Fear: What are they afraid of? 16:35 - Step 3: Embrace Uncertainty 18:50 - Statistical Analysis: "Detransition" rates 19:51 - Henny "Detransition" Review 21:50 - Turban et al "Detransition" Analysis 24:22 - What to say? Lessen minority stress 28:44 - We don’t ban seatbelts because they hurt a few people. 31:06 - PODCAST EXCLUSIVE CONTENT 31:25 - Step 4: Don’t Use Their Language 33:02 - Problematic Language: DeCIStance 34:34 - Problematic Language: Transgenderism 35:12 - Positive Language: Precise Language - TransHUB 38:44 - Imane Khelif Saga: Hysteria and rational thinking 44:22 - Language: Sex VS Gender 51:39 - Assigned Sex at Birth 52:20 - Got a Topic Idea? Contact Us For further reading: Contrapoints: Incels Temple Newhook et al (2018): A critical commentary on follow-up studies and “desistance” theories about transgender and gender non-conforming children TransHub Trans-Affirming Language Guide 📸 ID: An image of Ez and Bette smiling superimposed over a blurry background of posters from inside 4ZZZ with the Tranzmission sound wake logos being them and the 4ZZZ Podcast logo in the top right. 4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded.Read transcript