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The Making of a Gender Heretic – in this episode I’m joined by writer and commentator Ben Appel, author of Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic. 👉🏼 Buy "Cis White Gay" - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637586280 We talk about growing up in a Christian covenant community, escaping a cult-like religious upbringing, discovering he was gay, and how he went from LGBTQ activism and Columbia University to calling out the new “Cult of Queer” on the progressive left. Ben shares: What it was like being a “girly” boy in the Lamb of God community. How shame, addiction and recovery shaped his politics and identity. Why he believes parts of modern queer theory, gender ideology and anti-Western radicalism have become a new form of authoritarianism. His journey from progressive LGBT activist to outspoken gender heretic. What “true diversity” and gay male identity look like outside of ideological conformity. Whether you’re gay, straight, liberal, conservative, religious, ex-religious, or just confused by today’s culture wars, this conversation goes deep into identity, belief, freedom, and dissent.