Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok calls the LGBTQ+ community a cult. Does this mean the term has lost all meaning?

Searching for the roots of Raichik's abuse of cult discourse leads Matthew back through a cursed gender critical message board to an ill-conceived Twitter thread by cult expert Steve Hassan.

A Conspirituality Brief on what happens when fascists seize control of highly-charged explanatory tools.

Show Notes

Libs of TikTok has become central to right wing politics - The Washington Post

Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of children's hospitals

The artificial growth of hate speech

The Happy-Go-Lucky Jewish Group That Connects Trump and Putin - POLITICO Magazine

Cross-Dressing - Parshat Ki Teitzei - Chabad.org

Secret LGBTQ Chabad Group Fills Void - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

'Social contagion' isn’t causing more youths to be transgender, study finds

Meet Chris Elston, the BC Man Taking Anti-Trans Hate On Tour Across Canada

Chris Elston: Woman followed by man demanding trans health 'education'

Study finds 2.5% of transgender kids go through detransition 

Detransition Facts and Statistics 2022: Exploding the Myths Around

Hassan's main detrans Twitter thread

Hassan's other detrans Twitter thread

The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence, Thought Reform, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Trafficking and the Law - ProQuest 

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