{"id":1368,"date":"2019-06-24T09:46:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"podlove-2019-06-24t13:44:03+00:00-e9354e945d552ce"},"modified":"2019-06-24T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:46:37","slug":"understanding-transgenderism-part-6","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/understanding-transgenderism-part-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Transgenderism &#8211; Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t[podlove-episode-web-player publisher=\"1368\" post_id=\"1368\"]\n\t\n\t\t\n<p>There are a number of ways that adopting another gender can appear therapeutic&#8211;that it soothes some of the hurt of severe alienation. But is the best explanation for this experience the assertion that one really is another gender? Can our feelings really determine our identity? Or is there another option that makes a whole lot more sense?<\/p>\n<p>After all, if a boy who thinks he&#8217;s a girl is really a girl&#8230; then what does &#8220;girl&#8221; actually mean?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TtcEXmanmVY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Previous Entries in the Series:<br \/>\nPart 1: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6BUhdqYg-nk<br \/>\nPart 2: https:\/\/youtu.be\/sU69EpFR830<br \/>\nPart 3: https:\/\/youtu.be\/yjA92Pno9v8<br \/>\nPart 4: https:\/\/youtu.be\/sTtG6U9pePM<br \/>\nPart 5: https:\/\/youtu.be\/UmZh3WP2cfQ<\/p>\n<p>Referenced:<br \/>\nI Was America\u2019s First \u2018Nonbinary\u2019 Person. It Was All a Sham: https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2019\/03\/10\/i-was-americas-first-non-binary-person-it-was-all-a-sham\/<br \/>\nEx-transgender Man Now Wants to Live as Sexless Alien: https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/ex-transgender-man-now-wants-14071689<\/p>\n<p>Related:<br \/>\nTransgenderism Eats its own Tail: http:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/?p=778<\/p>\n<p>You can find more of my material at&#8230;<br \/>\nThe 96th Thesis: http:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/<br \/>\nThe Federalist: http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/matthewcochran\/<br \/>\nAmazon: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Though-Were-Actually-True-Apologetics-ebook\/dp\/B01G4KWQJW\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Transgenderism - Part 6 - The 96th Thesis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/understanding-transgenderism-part-6\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding Transgenderism - Part 6 - The 96th Thesis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are a number of ways that adopting another gender can appear therapeutic--that it soothes some of the hurt of severe alienation. 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