Calmversations

Wheston is an old soul with a deep story to tell, about being an introvert and transitioning from female to male, and then recently desisting. His novel: https://www.amazon.com/Known-Heights-Wheston-Chancellor-Grove/dp/0983700753 His YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmeaI_uhulKhhaIvPEmklw Website: www.chancellorscorner.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of a series: http://bit.ly/2L2JaS6 Erin Brewer (@ErinBrewerin) speaks about her gender dysphoria, its origin in childhood abuse, and her concern that doctors are being too quick to diagnose it, and prescribe physical transition too readily.  She's regularly making videos at: http://bit.ly/2PnZPh7 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Part of an ongoing series: https://bit.ly/2XzrgIH Jadis Argiope engages with me in the contradictions and conditions of being a trans individual. Find her on twitter: @S3LF_MAD3_WOMAN And on youtube: https://youtu.be/KLjg4dkNlOU Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Dr. Patrick Lockwood is a practicing clinical psychologist and professor of the same down in southern California. Links to his work are as follows: https://www.patricklockwoodhealing.com His book "The Fear Problem": https://amzn.to/2UeXnub Youtube: http://bit.ly/2IgVYSv Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Simon Chen (@simonbchen) is a medical pathologist whose family immigrated to Canada after witnessing the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Recently, he read an article in the New England Journal of Medicine by a white woman confessing her privilege and subtle acts of racism, and it eerily reminded him of the confession his grandfather wrote before being executed during China’s Cultural Revolution. We talk about the similarities between Mao’s movement and the radical strains of current progressivism, and speak about how to avoid repeating the worst parts of history.  ”Racist Like Me” (article in question): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1814269 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Claire Graham (@MRKHvoice on twitter) is a British woman who began speaking out about the misuses of the intersex community by the trans lobby in the UK and elsewhere. In this discussion, she speaks with me about the difference between the intersexes and how biology can be messy—but not as messy as the activists would have us believe. Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Carey’s Advice for Dysphoric Teens: https://bit.ly/2VrTinU Carey Callahan is a therapist and counselor and communicator of powerful loving truths. You can follow her wit and wisdom on twitter @catt_bear and her blog at http://careycallahan.com Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Sasha (@SashaLPC) is a licensed professional counselor working in Texas. She and is one of the main (if not only) therapists using a least-invasive-first, individualized approach to gender-questioning teens. In this conversation (being our second) we speak about the developmental importance of identity, and how it can often be confused with individuality—that is, being an authentic self. You can find more about her work at https://inspiredteentherapy.com  Best way to contact me is on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

François Margolin is a French filmmaker and documentarian. His latest film, "Jihadists" documents the world of strident—and unapologetically violent—Islamist sects in Africa and the Middle East. I was able to view an advance screener and it's a very powerful and often unsettling look into various regions that have been overtaken by a very hard version of Sharia Law. Watch the film via these outlets: Trailer: https://www.JihadistsFilm.com Vimeo Digital Stream: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jihadists Amazon DVD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/6317714800/ Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce

Alexander Adams (@AdamsArtist) is an art critic and artist located in the UK. His collection of essays, "Culture War" was recently published by Societas Imprint Academic (imprint-academic.com). His essays pull no punches and have been a stimulating read for me, for whom the political and the artistic have always been at odds. Pick up your copy online or by requesting it through your local bookseller: http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100083870 Follow me on twitter @BenjaminABoyce Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboyce