Trans Woman Answers My Tough Questions | CGC Podcast | EP 1

We ask the important but controversial questions, then try to find common ground. Our mission is to promote (1) deep and critical thinking, (2) open and productive dialogue, and (3) to also hold protesters, activists and changemakers accountable to truth and reason.

In this episode, the first of the CGC Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jade Wren. Jade is a qualified counsellor specializing in the treatment and support of people from the LGBTQ+ community, including those experiencing gender dysphoria. She has her own private practice, Wren Counselling, and draws not only on her theoretical knowledge and expertise, but also her lived experience, for Jade herself is a trans woman.

EPISODE LINKS:
Jade's private practice: https://www.wrencounselling.com.au
Georgie Stone's documentary: https://dreamlifefilm.com
Michelle Telfer: https://twitter.com/michelle_telfer
Blaire White: https://twitter.com/MsBlaireWhite
Ben Shapiro: https://twitter.com/benshapiro
Michael Knowles: https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles

PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-ground-conversations/id1689325809
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/02fTXKXgsp2DKsAdnfxmgu

SOCIAL:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commongroundconversations
Tik Tok (original account, cancelled at 230k followers): https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundconvos
Tik Tok (new account): https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundconvos2
Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard_cgc
Richard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/richard_cgc

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Coming up
1:44 - Introduction
4:13 - Who is Jade and what is her story?
6:40 - When/how did Jade know she was trans? (Part 1)
8:58 - Clarifying the language (sex, gender, and masculine/feminine)
16:28 - Clarifying the language (gender, identity, and gender identity)
21:08 - Clarifying Jade's therapeutic framework (What am I? Who am I?)
29:14 - The benefits of transitioning younger
30:07 - When/how did Jade know she was trans? (Part 2, genesis and early trans experience)
41:34 - Informed consent and allowing young people to transition (Part 1)
46:10 - Transsexualism vs transgenderism vs trans (Can we change/transition our sex?)
52:40 - Informed consent and allowing young people to transition (Part 2, identity and sexual differentiation in the womb)
56:24 - Jade's experience with cross-sex hormones and the potential biological underpinnings to being trans
1:00:24 - The internet and social media's influence
1:02:52 - When/how did Jade know she was trans? (Part 3, stereotypes, binaries, and their influence)
1:14:54 - Gender dysphoria: what are the sources?
1:23:20 - Transgenderism and the potential for politically correct homophobia
1:25:04 - Puberty blockers
1:27:09 - Religiosity
1:28:08 - Change rooms
1:32:03 - Gender/trans-related data
1:34:13 - Transition regret and detransitioners
1:37:25 - Depression, anxiety and sexual assault rates amongst trans people: causation or correlation?
1:39:55 - Responding to DailyWire (Ben Shapiro)
1:44:10 - Responding to DailyWire (Michael Knowles)
1:48:40 - Thank you and my final question