Today we welcome Aaron Rabinowitz and Callie Wright.
Aaron is a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University. He hosts the Embrace The Void and Philosophers in Space podcast. He specializes in ethics, metaethics, and problems surrounding AI and personhood. He earned his M.A. in Philosophy from Colorado State University.
Callie is a freelance audio producer and the host of the Queersplaining podcast. They are non-binary trans person.
In this episode, I talk to Aaron and Callie about gender and trans issues. When it comes to transgendered folk, we tend to focus on extreme examples that are far removed from reality. Some people think being transgender is a social contagion, while others reject the reality of gender altogether. Callie shares how transitioning has allowed them to become their most authentic self. Aaron sheds light on the issues of consent, autonomy, identity, and medical ethics. Both Callie and Aaron recognize that specific topics can negatively skew public opinion, which is why addressing misconceptions and highlighting the lived experiences of trans men, women, and non-binary individuals are crucial to the conversation.
Website: voidpod.com & queersplaining.com
Twitter: @ETVPod & @calliegetsit
Topics
- Introducing Callie
- Introducing Aaron
- Callie coming out as trans
- Ideology over science
- Transphobia is real
- Social contagion and moral panic
- Pushing the anti-trans agenda
- “Have a trans child or a dead child”
- Extreme trans activists
- The gender critical movement
- The world operates on gender, not sex
- What does it feel like to be a trans woman?
- Subjectivity of gender and identity
- Why we gatekeep identities
- Trans people in sports
- Sex and gender differences
- Gender-affirming care
- Puberty blockers and transitioning
- Medical ethics and barriers to access
- Parental consent vs child autonomy
- There is harm in waiting and seeing
- Irreversible changes in puberty
- Teaching gender in school
- Wokeness is misappropriated
- Final thoughts