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Masha Gessen on the Battle Over Trans Rights

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Trans Issues

I'm really concerned about a lot of the criticism of the coverage of trans issues. I think that criticizing it on the grounds that there's too much of it is wrong and kind of dangerous. Being trans is not a medical condition, but it marries you for life to the medical system. It almost always, not always involves some kind of medical intervention. Both sides of the debate are really interested in the issue of regret.

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