On Fragility, Projection, and the Demand for Dignity There exists a peculiar inversion in our discourse, a sleight of hand so deft that even those performing it seem unaware of the trick. "Why are you so easily offended?" they demand, their faces flushed with indignation, their keyboards hammering
The Final Chapters Well, folks, Ruby's back with the thrilling conclusion to their tragedy: "How I Discovered My Child Is A Whole Person With Agency And I'm Mad About It." Check it out, because parts 5 and 6 are where the mask really comes
The following is a satirical open letter from God, who apparently needs to clarify some things. Again. Jul 20, 2025 Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash It's Me again. God. I need to be honest - I'm a little hurt. You read My letter and decided
A Response to "My Beautiful Son" Jul 17, 2025 Well, folks, we've got ourselves another parent who's discovered the most shocking truth of all: their child is a whole separate person with their own identity. I know, I know; nobody warned them this could
On Bodies and Power It does seem to be an odd fixation, doesn't it? I do not understand why this has to be the defining feature of a person, wherein all other attributes become secondary, or so it seems when in discussion or debate. How curious that these
A Comprehensive Analysis of Glenna Goldis’s Transmisic Propaganda Introduction Friends, we need to talk about Glenna Goldis and their contribution to the anti-trans echo chamber and propaganda machine. Their article ‘Why Therapists Trans Away the Gay’ - published on their aptly named ‘Bad Facts’ Substack [52] - is indeed
How ancient philosophy becomes modern misdirection In the ongoing debates about sex and gender, it's become somewhat fashionable to invoke ancient philosophy as an ace in the hand - as if Plato or Aristotle might settle modern questions about biology and identity. Recently, a gender critical blogger writing
A response to Jason's "It's Not Possible to Be an 'LGBTQ2I+ Person'" CW: This post quotes some transmisic LGB Alliance “LGB without the TQ” crap. Look, folks. I've read a lot of arguments against LGBTQ+ community solidarity in my time,
An Inconvenient Truth About Polly Clark’s War on Nuance Friends, gather ‘round. Today we’re going to talk about something that apparently died recently - nuance. According to author Polly Clark, it was murdered by Helen Joyce on BBC Radio 4, and honestly? They seem pretty happy about it.
The Intellectual Acrobatics of Daniel Howard James Every so often in the ongoing discourse around transgender healthcare, something comes along that’s so peculiar it demands attention - not because it’s persuasive, but because it represents a fascinating case study in how rhetoric can substitute for substance. Daniel Howard
When The Title Of Your Article Tells On Yourself and Prejudice Masquerades as Reason Sometimes I come across an article so densely packed with falsehoods, fallacies, and misrepresentations, that I need to take a deep breath before diving in. Today’s specimen comes from Lisa Shultz (@EyesOpen Substack), who recently
Dissecting a Parent's Fantasy of Trans Erasure Let’s talk about a peculiar literary specimen that recently crawled across my desk. A parent has rewritten a children’s nursery rhyme to process their child’s “estrangement,” but what they’ve actually created is a masterclass in avoiding accountability
