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Informed Dissent

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Gender Identity
Gender Dysphoria
Transgender Rights
Puberty Blockers
Gender-Affirming Care
Pediatric Gender Medicine
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, Jamie sits down with Cynthia Dill — a Maine civil rights attorney, former Democratic state legislator, and 2012 U.S. Senate candidate — to talk about the case that’s put her at odds with her own party.

Dill represented the House and Senat... more

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Informed Dissent — Show Notes, Week of August 1, 2026

In this episode: LeAnne and Cori hold down the fort while Jamie and Lauren are on vacation, covering the Sophie Cunningham/WNBA firestorm, cracks in Democratic Party unity across two swing-state ... more

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James Esses — psychotherapist, former criminal barrister, founder of Just Therapy, co-founder of Thoughtful Therapists, founder/coordinator of the Declaration for Biological Reality, Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Heterodox Social Science, Univers... 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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Recent Guests

James Esses
Psychotherapist, former criminal barrister, safeguarding advocate
Thoughtful Therapists, Just Therapy, Declaration for Biological Reality
Episode: Puberty Blockers, Round Two?
Maya Forstater
Advocate and founder of Sex Matters; subject of the tribunal case
Sex Matters
Episode: Sex Does Matter- Just not to Amnesty International
Peter (Jack of Shadows)
Canceled public health professional, gay man, pen-name writer of Odd Girls Out
Substack author, LGB Courage Coalition piece contributor
Episode: The Odd Girls Out
Kara Dansky
Attorney and author; advocate for women and girls in sports
Independent Council on Women's Sports (Icons) / Women's Declaration International / DIAG
Episode: The Assumed Monopoly
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

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 States4 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 Statesa year ago
  • Love it

    Look forward to this all week, very smart

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jkerseeoh
    United Statesa year ago

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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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Puberty Blockers, Round Two?
Q: What is the Pathways trial proposing and why is it controversial?
The trial proposes enrolling children as young as 11 to test puberty blockers, primarily measuring happiness and well-being via questionnaires, with the belief that benefits may justify risks. This is controversial because there is no consensus on efficacy, concerns about long-term harms, and the trial seems to proceed despite prior bans and debates about whether there is sufficient prior data.
The Assumed Monopoly
Q: What is the practical impact of this ruling for states with existing laws protecting female athletes?
States may choose to protect female-only sports, but the ruling does not require all states to do so; it provides legal breathing room and precedent for defending sex-based classifications while signaling ongoing litigation in other jurisdictions.
The Assumed Monopoly
Q: To start off with, what are these cases about and what did the courts actually decide?
The cases uphold that states may maintain single-sex sports in schools, with Title IX and equal protection guiding the decision, though the ruling does not mandate must-protect language in every state; it clarifies the federal framework and sets boundaries for future litigation.
Sex Does Matter- Just not to Amnesty International
Q: What is Sex Matters' position on the draft conversion practices bill and how do they participate in the legislative process?
Sex Matters supports cautious engagement, aims to provide evidence to the Joint Committee, and emphasizes the need to ensure the bill does not overreach or unfairly penalize ordinary parental guidance while seeking to protect sex-based rights.
Sex Does Matter- Just not to Amnesty International
Q: Is this bill a likely path to criminalizing parental acts and how could it affect families?
The hosts clarify that the bill presents potential criminal penalties for abusive acts aiming to change a child's gender identity, with some carve-outs for medical treatment; concerns focus on parents' actions and the broader chilling effect on families.

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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. Maya Forstater
3. Peter (Jack of Shadows)
4. Kara Dansky
5. Leonard Sax
6. Arthur Caplan
7. Kenneth Zucker
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