Two Poofs and a Podcast

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In this episode, Jack and I discuss a bit of homo history with the tale of our Historical Lesbo Legend of the Week, Storme DeLarverie; the X-odus to Bluesky and associated tanTrumps (a portmanteau word we’ve coined to describe meltdowns over the incoming President of the USA); free speech under attack in the UK and a to-do in a Scottish school over chest binders.

PLUS the usual diversions and digressions to beguile the hours until bedtime. Comments always welcome!

Links on request.

We celebrate Kemi Badenoch’s selection as the leader of the Conservative Party, greeted with a side order of sour grapes from the usual quarters, of course.

We celebrate Guy Fawkes Night with the story of our Royal Historical Probably Homo Possibly Hero of the Week, James VI of Scotland, I of England.

And, after a brief diversion to witness the shenanigans at Holyrood, we toast the election of the 47th President of the United States with a large bottle of TikTok Tears.

Plus: SYDNEY’S STINKY BALLS!

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In this episode, we discuss our newly-inaugurated, for one month only, HISTORICAL HOMO HERO OF THE WEEK. We also talk about a silly letter from a bunch of silly activists, extreme silliness at the University of Cambridge and the consequences of silliness for the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.

In And Finally, Jack tells us about a heinous crime in Scotland and a hilarious lawsuit in Albany, New York. But you'll need to take out a paid subscription to hear that!

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LINKS

⁠TransActual letter to Wes Streeting (PDF)⁠

⁠Robert Jessel reports on Cambridge University’s daft decision (X post)⁠

⁠The Tav, up financial sh*t creek⁠

It’s the last in our Halloween season episodes. Jack and I discuss a celebrity scandal involving youg men being trafficked across the globe with promises of a modelling career. We also take a look at the Charity Commission’s report into Mermaids, the SNP’s 24 gender identities, , James Esses warning yet another politician about the dangers of a “trans inclusive” conversion therapy ban AND yet another example of gender healthcare inverting the norms of medical practice.
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Abercrombie and Fitch sleaze

Charity Commisson press statement

The SNP's 24 genders

James Esses letter on CT ban

The sneaky Dr Olson-Kennedy

Yes, today’s episode is available FREE to everyone. Mr Jack is poorly so I’m going it alone. Get well soon, duckie, and hopefully you’ll be back in time for next week.

I’m talking about Mermaids hitting the begging bowl because the cash is running out, about WPATH shenanigans and law suits in the USA plus nonsense going down in Nottingham, UK AND in our And Finally section, part one of the story of Scary Monster and Super Creep, Dr John Money.

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An unscheduled appearance at LGBA conference, the Supreme Court case brought by For Women Scotland from which we hope to get a legal definition of what a woman is (and therefore, what a man is), a drag queen story time that ends up with kids being led in a chant of “Free Palestine”, a terrible review of a harrowing documentary that’s been memory-holed by the Guardian, the alarming appearance of India Willoughby and, in And Finally, the monstrous Dr Magnus Hirschfeld (but you’ll need to take out a paid subscription to hear that).

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LINKS

Details of the For Women Case on their Crowdfunder

Pro-Pal Drag Queen

Guardian journo upset about terrorists being portrayed as terrorists

Willoughby at the Attitude Awards

Jack and I discuss updates on P Diddy, Labour freebies, Jolyon Maugham’s continued failure and the Royal College of Psychiatrists dumping Stonewall.PLUS in the And Finally section, we take a look at the monstrous Dr Bowers!

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LINKS

⁠Jo Maugham dumped by BAGIS⁠

⁠BAGIS website⁠

⁠Royal College of Psychiatrists dumps Stonewall⁠ (X post)

⁠Rebecca Says No Substack on the RCPsych⁠

⁠All Roads Lead to WPATH - from Malcolm Clarke's substack⁠

In which Jack and I do things slightly differently because Jack has a hair appointment. And Finally becomes And Initially for this week. We discuss some major celebrity gossip! (But you'll have to take out a paid subscription to hear that).

In the main body of the show, there are some important updates to gender stories we’ve covered before AND Free Gear Two Tier No Beer Keir Starmer, the Pensioner Harmer, comes in for a thorough and richly deserved roasting. Designer glasses, snazzy suits and luxury apartments in London’s glittering West End? Yes, he’ll have some of that OINK OINK!

In which Jack and I discuss the wins and losses on TERF Island this week. Mainly wins. PLUS in And Finally, some adult baby diaper news (you'll have to subscribe to hear that) AND much more including my scant knowledge of football and essential advice for the newly transitioning middle aged male.

LINKS

⁠Wings Over Scotland article⁠

⁠Cass Review Implications for Scotland Report⁠ (you can download the full document here

⁠National Standards⁠ (you can download the full document here)⁠Transgender Care Knowledge and Skills Framework⁠

⁠Welsh Gender Quotas Bill scrapped⁠

⁠23 people taking discrimination action against Robinson’s Bar in Belfast⁠

⁠Jo Bartosch: The new Fourth Plinth is a monument to trans narcissism

In which Jack and I discuss the Office for National Statistics being dim in taking Stonewall’s lead when framing a census question about “gender identity”, the current government being dim in not clarifying the definition of sex in the Equality Act, the dimpocalypse going on in the BMA and the promised/threatened reform of the NHS.
PLUS, in And Finally, the horrific results of terminal dimness in the charity sector, particularly concerning LGBT Youth Scotland. But you’ll need to subscribe to hear that. Fiver a month - a BARGAIN!

Census may have overestimated number of trans people in England and Wales

Jacky Davis on the BMA brouhaha

Government not closing loophole in Equality Act

Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS