Beyond Gender

At 13 years old, Jonni Skinner was diagnosed with a fake endocrine disorder and put on cross-sex hormones. At 14, he was misdiagnosed with "tall stature" and given higher doses to stunt his growth. The same doctors who threatened to remove him from his home if his mother didn't comply also falsified his medical records and sent him to sex shops for "treatment supplies." Eight years later, Jonni is speaking out about a medical scandal that turned vulnerable children into experimental subjects. This isn't just malpractice—it's systematic abuse disguised as healthcare, and Jonni's story exposes how the gender medicine industry operates in the shadows.See Jonni at The Bigger Picture: https://genspect.org/the-bigger-picture-albuquerque/Jonni Skinner spent eight years believing he was transgender after being medicalized at 13. Born in rural Michigan to a religious family, Jonni was diagnosed with high-functioning autism at 4 and struggled with being a feminine boy in a conservative environment. When puberty began triggering severe body dysmorphia and religious guilt about his attraction to males, his mother sought help at the University of Michigan's gender clinic. What followed was a systematic campaign of medical abuse that would steal Jonni's adolescence and leave lasting physical and psychological damage.

In this engaging discussion, guest Glenna Goldis, a consumer protection lawyer and founder of Gender Critical Lawyers, reveals the cracks in the gender medicine system in the U.S. She highlights significant legal victories and the deception behind medical practices related to pediatric transition. Glenna calls for accountability, including potential Nuremberg-style trials for those involved in child abuse disguised as care. With insights into critical court cases and the need for clearer definitions in the discussion of gender identity, this chat is a crucial primer on a contentious issue.

Why do so many fathers vanish from their children's lives? Adam Coleman argues it starts at birth - without holding their babies in those first crucial months, men never develop the chemical bond that keeps them present. The result: boys without fathers become men who can't regulate emotions, swinging from zero to a hundred over minor slights, filling prisons and chasing external validation through money and women. This conversation explores the uncomfortable truth that teaching boys emotional regulation might be a father's most critical role - and why figures like Andrew Tate appeal to a generation of men who never learned the difference between internal worth and external validation.

Dr. Gordon Guyatt revolutionized modern medicine. As a professor at McMaster University, he coined the term "evidence-based medicine" in 1991, created the hierarchy of evidence that every medical student learns, and wrote the User's Guide to the Medical Literature that taught physicians worldwide how to critically evaluate research. For 48 years, he's been the gold standard for rigorous scientific thinking in healthcare.Then came his systematic reviews of pediatric gender medicine. His team found only low-quality evidence for youth interventions. When twenty U.S. states used his work to restrict access to these treatments, Guyatt called it "egregious, unconscionable misuse of our work." But in this explosive interview, he admits signing a statement endorsing "medically necessary care for gender diverse youth" without reading it carefully. "That was not my paragraph, and I didn't read carefully enough," he confesses. When pressed further: "I was a dope. Okay. I'm sometimes a dope."

Premieres Thursday

Soren Aldaco was 11 when she discovered online fandom spaces where roleplay identities could become real identities—and 19 when a double mastectomy at the notorious Crane Center left her with massive hematomas the surgeons denied were happening. Now a detrans woman, graduate student, and Independent Women's Forum Ambassador, she's fighting for her case against Texas medical malpractice laws to reach the Supreme Court. In this conversation, she unpacks how "fantasy and reality" merged online, why every provider who pushed her toward medicalization had trans-identified family members, and what it means to survive both the physical complications and the ideological capture that enabled them. Soren will be speaking at Genspect’s upcoming Bigger Picture conference in Albuquerque.Support the show.

From Father Ted to losing 400,000 Twitter followers, comedy writer Graham Linehan explains how his stand against gender ideology cost him his career, marriage, and friendships. Fresh from the Joe Rogan Experience (20M listeners), he discusses WPATH controversies, cancel culture, and the silencing of dissent. Once a celebrated sitcom creator, Linehan became branded a “bigot” overnight—yet remains defiant, exposing what he calls a scandal everyone sees but few will confront.Support the show: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondgenderpodcast/subscribe

Dr. Lisa Duval, a clinical psychologist with 35 years of experience, argues that gender dysphoria often stems from a fear of adulthood. She critiques current treatment methods, likening the use of puberty blockers to avoiding bridges for those afraid to cross them. Duval discusses how societal pressures and a fragile self-identity can lead to misconceptions about gender. She highlights the need for a compassionate, evidence-based approach that confronts underlying fears instead of reinforcing avoidance, advocating for honest communication in supporting both youth and their families.

Dr. Lisa Duval episode coming this Thursday.

Before social media, before gender clinics in every city, before anyone knew what "gender identity" meant, Cori Cohn saw transsexualism on afternoon TV and thought he'd found the answer to his problems. At 19 in 1994, he had genital surgery. Three decades later, he's helped pass laws banning youth medical transition in 26-27 US states. In this remarkable conversation, Cohn reveals how he "doctor shopped" until finding a third psychologist who'd approve surgery, why he feels "subhuman" ("I'm definitely not a man and I'm not a woman"), and how the Episcopal Church now calls supporting pediatric transition part of their "baptismal call." His most haunting revelation: "If you physically can't return that passion because you have an injury from the surgery, your ability to sustain a relationship is extremely impaired." From testifying against clergy prayer circles supporting youth transition to explaining why "almost all the boys who transitioned...do OnlyFans," this is the testimony of someone who lived the experiment before it became an industry.