‘It’s been surreal to hear gender surgeons bluntly describe the harm they inflict on the bodies of gender nonconforming people, and for mainstream media outlets and human rights organizations to frame any reaction besides tacit approval as “right-wing.”’ benappel.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...

Today’s message from a reader: “Ben, I just finished your book. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your honesty, vulnerability and incredibly clear-headed analysis and criticism of the harm being caused by the insanity of gender ideology shook me to my core.“

In his book Cis White Gay, @benappel.bsky.social , who grew up in a religious cult, was involved in an AA program that was run like a cult, and then went to Columbia and then an MFA program in his 30s, reflects on his academic experiences:

Today, LGBT individuals who challenge prevailing orthodoxies are exiled from their own communities. But what these heretics stand for can never be killed. | @benappel.bsky.social