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Informed Dissent

LGB Courage Coalition
Gender Identity
Gender Dysphoria
Transgender Rights
Gender-Affirming Care
Pediatric Gender Medicine
Puberty Blockers
Mental Health
Medical Ethics
Gender Culture Wars
Gender Affirming Medical Treatment
Trump Administration
New York Times
Adolescents
WPATH
HHS Report On Pediatric Gender Medicine
Pediatric Gender Transition
Supreme Court
Transgender Policies
Conversion Therapy
Transgender Issues

You Have Permission to Question, Scrutinize, Push Back, and Dissent! Jamie Reed, Cori Cohn, and Lauren Leggieri report on their adventures and misadventures trying to explain and mitigate the gender culture wars. We will publish most weeks, focusing some on the news and some on important topics from social transition to lawsuits to what the heck the word “gender” means. informeddissentpodcast.subs... more

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This week on Informed Dissent, Jamie Reed sits down with Maya Forstater to talk conversion therapy law, the puberty blocker trial, and Amnesty International.

About Maya Forstater Maya Forstater is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Sex Matter... more

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Closing out Pride month, Cori Cohn and Lauren Leggieri sit down with pseudonymous writer Jack of Shadows — a cancelled public health professional, gay man, and contributor to our Substack — for a real conversation from inside the LGB about what happe... more

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On today’s episode, Jamie Reed moderates a roundtable discussing the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. At the table:

Cori Cohn — co-host of Informed Dissent, who has testified in many states on this exact issue. more

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We open with Lauren and Cori on Pride, the Endocrine Society’s annual conference, and the question nobody wants to answer: who is welcomed at Pride anymore? Then Jamie sits down with Dr. Leonard Sax — physician, psychologist, and aut... more

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Recent Guests

Leonard Sax
Physician, author of Boys Adrift, Girls on Edge, Why Gender Matters, The Collapse of Parenting
Johns Hopkins trained physician, author
Episode: 1.7% of This Episode Is Intersex
Arthur Caplan
Bioethicist, leading figure in medical ethics
NYU Grossman School of Medicine (Division of Medical Ethics)
Episode: A Conversation with Bioethicist Arthur Caplan
Kenneth Zucker
Dr. Kenneth Zucker, clinician with decades of experience in child and adolescent gender identity services
University of Toronto / CAMH
Episode: The Hearing and Dr Ken Zucker on CBT
Sara Stockton
Clinician and activist familiar with APA conference experiences; involved in What Is a Woman segment
Episode: The Debrief with Sara Stockton
Leyland Streiff
Founder/leader of Maine Girl Dads, advocate for sex-based rights in Maine
Maine Girl Dads
Episode: Blue State Battlegrounds- Maine and California
Dr. Jack Turban
Child and adolescent psychiatrist; UCSF speaker in the CME session
University of California, San Francisco
Episode: Turban and Karasic at the APA: The Full Audio
Dr. Dan Karasic
Professor of psychiatry; UCSF speaker in the CME session
University of California, San Francisco
Episode: Turban and Karasic at the APA: The Full Audio
Ben Kawaller
Journalist, playwright, comedian based in New York
Longview / Reflector
Episode: Gay Bedfellows
Julia Mason
Guest; clinician commenting on PAS coverage and pediatric care
Unspecified (appears as clinician guest)
Episode: Speak at Your Own Risk

Hosts

Jamie Reed
Host of Informed Dissent; clinician and commentator with long-running involvement in gender-related policy discourse.
Lauren Leggieri
Co-host with extensive history in advocacy and outreach related to LGBTQ+ rights and policy.
Cori Cohn
Co-host focusing on personal experience and commentary within gender-related policy discussions.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 131 ratings
  • Good source of info and discussion

    Living in ultra liberal Massachusetts, it can be hard to discuss this topic with many people. I have been a Democrat my whole life and am so disheartened by my party’s position on youth transition, women’s sports and women’s prison.

    I really appreciate these discussions!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    The coolkid 2
    United States3 months ago
  • When will you be back?

    I look forward to this podcast every week. I miss you all! I know Cori is stepping away but I hope the rest of you come back soon.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mama Ain’t Playin’
    United States10 months ago
  • Love it

    Look forward to this all week, very smart

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jkerseeoh
    United Statesa year ago

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Audience notes a strong value in nuance and critical analysis, especially around medical and legal debates.
Episodes are described as thoughtful, though some see them as provocative or polarizing.
Sponsorship prospects often mention alignment with policy dialogue and healthcare ethics.
Guest diversity and willingness to discuss difficult topics are frequently praised.
Listeners appreciate the unafraid, data-informed challenges to prevailing narratives.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

The Surgeons Blinked
Q: Is the ASPS a professional association?
Yes, it is a professional society that sets standards and provides governance for the field, separate from opt-in trade-type activities, with mechanisms like board certification and ongoing maintenance of certification to ensure quality.
The Surgeons Blinked
Q: For listeners who are not familiar at all, what exactly is the American Society of Plastic Surgeons?
The ASPS is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization with thousands of board-certified plastic surgeons; its mission includes science, data, patient safety, and education, and it fosters research and public information while upholding ethical standards.
ROGD: A 'New' Clinical Phenomenon
Q: What changes if rapid onset gender dysphoria is included in the DSM as an onset specifier?
Dr. Zucker suggests that formalizing it could improve systematic data collection on age of onset, though clinical care in gender-affirming clinics may not radically change based on labeling alone; better data would inform measurement and research priorities.
A Conversation with Bioethicist Arthur Caplan
Q: In cases where interventions are brought back after concerns arise, did the clinicians initiate this reinvestigation or pull-back on their own?
The panel notes that often the process to pull back or revisit a treatment is resisted, with adverse events reporting and institutional inertia delaying necessary reversals.
A Conversation with Bioethicist Arthur Caplan
Q: What distinguishes experimental medicine from standard of care, and what are the ethical implications of declaring something standard too soon?
A standard of care declaration can outpace solid evidence and mislead about a therapy's real effectiveness; true experimental status should guide cautious, well-monitored use and ongoing evaluation.

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What is Informed Dissent about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Listeners likely tune in for provocative, field-tested discussions around gender culture, policy, and medicine, with a focus on how narratives, data, and advocacy shape public debate. The show mixes critiques of policy framing, clinical practice, and legal battles, often featuring guests from medical, legal, and activist spheres, and frequently challenging mainstream positions. A notable strength is its willingness to surface dissenting perspectives and to examine the ethics and evidence behind gender-affirming care, civil rights, and education policy. The cadence tends toward long-form dialogue, sharp skepticism of institutional narratives, and a readiness to foreground parental rights, safety, and cultural tensions in a highly polarized l... more

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2. Arthur Caplan
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