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This Trans Debate Went Off the Rails - Dr. Helen Webberley vs Andrew Gold

Episode 592 Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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In this explosive debate episode of Heretics, Andrew sits down with Dr. Helen Webberley, one of the most controversial figures in the transgender healthcare world, for a brutally honest, high-stakes conversation about sex, gender, science, identity, mental health, and the limits of self-identification.


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From the opening question — “Is a trans woman a woman?” — the discussion dives into the heart of today’s most polarising cultural conflict. Dr. Webberley defends her position with conviction, arguing that being transgender is not a mental illness, while Andrew challenges the logic behind gender identity, the distinction between sex and gender, and whether ideologies around self-identification can withstand scientific scrutiny.


The debate covers everything from whether transgender people are “real,” to comparisons with anorexia, to whether someone could “identify as a table,” to the emotional and ethical concerns around treating children, puberty blockers, detransitioners, medical evidence, and why so many celebrities have trans-identifying kids.


At moments deeply uncomfortable, at moments shockingly frank, this episode exposes the core disagreements shaping the modern gender debate — and does so without cutting corners. If you want to understand the arguments, the science, the accusations of pseudoscience, the worldview differences, and why this conversation is tearing society apart, this is the episode to watch.


A fearless conversation at the edge of culture, medicine, and truth.


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Chapters:

0:00 Dr. Helen Webberley Highlights

2:00 Who Is Dr. Helen Webberley?

4:00 The Birth of Gender GP

7:00 Why Dr. Webberly Speaks To The Other Side

8:00 What Is A Woman?

10:50 Why Can’t We Just Say Effeminate Man?

13:00 Why Can’t Andrew Identify As A Table?

15:30 Mental Illness?

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