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SPONSORED BY: easyDNS - domain name registrar provider and web host. Use special code: TRIGGERED for 50% off when you visit https://easydns.com/triggered/ Helen Joyce is the author of 'Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality' and the director of advocacy for 'Sex Matters', a campaign group on a mission to re-establish that sex matters in rules, laws, policies, language and culture. Sign the petition to clarify the Equality Act: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623243 Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ | Channel ID: UCo_8zzSxKeL3arKWVuP8wdQ Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 05:18 Has Technology Affected the Number of People Transitioning? 08:40 Motivations for Transitioning: Gender-Nonconforming Children and Gay Adults 11:35 Why Aren’t We Able to Discuss the Trans Issue in an Open and Honest Way? 13:23 Gender Dysphoria & Boys Who Transition Later in Life 24:16 Have Previous Mental Health Issues Over Time Become Trans Issues? 30:18 The Trans Issue in the Prison System 43:25 How to Safeguard Children 51:14 Is the UK Making Progress? 1:01:16 What's the One Thing We’re Not Talking About Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices