177 - How Gender Ideology Came to Denmark with Jesper Rasmussen

Gender: A Wider Lens

Sasha Ayad and Stella O'Malley

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Sasha and Stella welcome Jesper Rasmussen, a Danish filmmaker, teacher, and head of the Rainbow Council, to the show, offering a critical look at pediatric gender medicine and the broader impact of gender ideology in Denmark.

A key moment emerges when Jesper introduces three essential “yes/no” questions that that anyone can use to critically evaluate the issue and guide the debates around gender affirming medical interventions for minors. This episode vital for those attempting conversations about the medical and ethical aspects of pediatric gender transition.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Stella O'Malley, a psychotherapist in Ireland.
0:04.3	And I'm Sasha Ayyad, an adolescent therapist in the United States.
0:08.4	And this is Gender, a wider lens, a podcast dedicated to the shifting concepts around gender in our contemporary culture.
0:16.0	Through in-depth interviews, personal stories, and psychological exploration, we seek to open up the discourse around this hot button issue.
0:25.0	Join us as we look at gender from a wider lens.
0:30.0	Hi Stella, how's it going?
0:32.0	I'm good, how's it going?
0:33.0	I'm good. How are you, Sasha?
0:35.0	I'm doing great.
0:37.0	We had a good guest on today, a guest from around the world.
0:41.0	Uh-huh. We went to Denmark and I think it's really important that we check out how
0:45.4	different countries are handling gender and yes for Rasmussen who I've become
0:50.7	friendly with and I'm a big fan of his. He really brings a lot to the political landscape as far as I can see in Denmark and he's making a difference and I think we can learn a lot from him.
1:00.4	Yesper is interesting. He's a filmmaker, he's a teacher, and he's also the founder and head of the Rainbow Council.
1:07.6	And this is an organization that he put together with some others in order to bring awareness to the issue of pediatric gender medicine
1:15.0	and some of the kind of conflicting rights issues
1:18.0	with within trans in general.
1:20.0	And rather than focusing on ideological purity in the Rainbow Council,
1:25.0	you'll hear today that Yesper's concern is like,
1:28.0	what can we do to move the needle in a healthy direction?
1:31.0	And I think that there's a lot to learn in that approach.
1:35.0	Yeah, yes, perhaps three questions which when you listen to the episode you'll find
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