Category Archives: Media

Playboy’s puff piece on intellectually dishonest Blaire White

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Zinnia Jones

Previously: Transgender youth fact check: Blaire White is wrong, What are the odds you’ll stop harassing trans kids?, Debunking hypothetical arguments about youth transition “Intellectual dishonesty”. This is the phrase that’s been on my mind since reading the recent profile of … Continue reading →

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Gender Analysis videos blocked in YouTube’s restricted mode

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Zinnia Jones

In 2010, YouTube introduced the “restricted mode” feature, an option that users can enable to “help screen out potentially mature content that you may prefer not to see or don’t want others in your family to see”. At the time this … Continue reading →

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No More Rachel Dolezals

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Zinnia Jones

Her noxious presence isn’t just offensive – it’s become dangerous to trans people. Continue reading →

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Playing both sides: Trans people, autism, and the two-faced claims of Ken Zucker and Susan Bradley

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Zinnia Jones

The public statements of Ken Zucker and Susan Bradley, former leaders of the CAMH youth gender identity clinic, reveal a baffling hostility and suspicion toward trans people. Continue reading →

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What are the odds you’ll stop harassing trans kids? (Gender Analysis)

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Zinnia Jones

If you’ll attack a trans kid and her family solely on the basis of your own ignorance, you’re a scumbag. Continue reading →

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