The “some of my best friends are trans people” introduction is especially infuriating, implying the endorsement of someone who is not alive to refute it.

I second the recommendation for wandering the commons and seeing the “Make way for ducklings” statues. Then cross the street to Bakey and get Babkas to bring home to your deserving spouse.

Deal. Your podcast is awesome. Here is my dog for you to pretend to like:

Boooooooooooo.

Happy Birthday! Thanks for giving hope to all the kids and parents.

She also includes quotes from Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Why not from an explicitly Trans Rights org? I guess all those groups know better than to talk to the NYT.

OMG. Not only does Ghorayshi leave out the role she has played, she talks about the Cass report as if it was objective and uncontested. The Trump administration knew who it was asking to write this report, just as the UK’s right wing government knew the conclusions they wanted from Dr. Cass.

Excellent, but also devastating emotionally. Watched it with my son and both of us needed a few days to recover.

Ok, but… are poets allowed to be buff?