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What's Causing the Trans Explosion? - Helen Joyce

TRIGGERnometry

Are You Gay? And Where Do You Think It Comes From, Helen?

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Helen: I'm quite persuaded by the argument that it is the development of technology that allows people to, you know, transition more effectively. There are other people who go, well, it's the academics in the sixties. And where do you think this comes from? Helen: Like all really interesting and strange phenomena, it's a perfect storm. like a lot of things arrived at the same point together. So there was always that and then a long came medical technology that allowed some surgeries - not terribly effective still but they started. Then I do think the academics had something to do with it. The postmodern turn is when you stop thinking that words describe reality and you start thinking

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