196 - Are Puberty Blockers the Next Consumer Fraud Scandal? with Glenna Goldis

Gender: A Wider Lens

Sasha Ayad and Stella O'Malley

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.6 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Sasha & Stella welcome seasoned attorney Glenna Goldis to the show, offering invaluable perspectives into the legal developments in gender medicine.

With extensive knowledge of gender medicine and consumer fraud, Glenna provides a comprehensive analysis of pivotal legal cases and controversies in the U.S., breaking down complex legal language into accessible insights. She brings her expertise and unique perspective on the evolution of gender medicine. She also examines consumer fraud allegations against the American Academy of Pediatrics, using her legal expertise to shed light on the broader societal and legal implications of these claims. Glenna further explores the policy proposals and political impact surrounding pediatric gender medicine, particularly focusing on statements from political leaders, including president-elect Donald Trump, and the potential effects of such policies on real-world practices and legislation.

This is a fascinating conversation, outfitting listeners with essential clarity on the legal and societal dimensions of gender-affirming care, offering both a historical overview and practical takeaways for understanding this evolving landscape.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Stella O'Malley, a psychotherapist in Ireland.
0:04.0	And I'm Sasha Ayyad, an adolescent therapist in the United States.
0:08.0	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
0:22.7	around this hot-button issue. Join us as we look at gender from a wider lens.
0:32.0	Hi, Stella. How's it going, Sasha? How are you? I'm doing well. We got to talk to Glenn and Goldis today,
0:39.2	who's a lawyer and she has an amazing, very informed perspective on a lot of the cases that are
0:47.5	happening right now in the U.S. She's been writing about this and we cover some of the more recent things happening in the Supreme Court,
0:57.2	some of the state cases. And she kind of helps us break this down because as we talked about
1:01.5	before we hit record, it's really complicated to know. And all of this legal speak is difficult
1:06.8	to decipher. So Glenna came on the show today to help us make sense. Yeah, the legal speak is very difficult to decipher. So Glenna came on the show today to help us make sense. Yeah, the legal
1:11.9	speak is very difficult to, you know, to understand. And yet it feels like it's pivotal. It's really,
1:17.5	really important that we do understand what's going on because people can go into despair so
1:21.7	quickly in this world. And, you know, what's amazing about Glenn, is that she, she breaks down,
1:26.7	let's say the Alabama case,
1:28.1	she breaks down the Scrimetti case that went to the Supreme Court in a very understandable way
1:34.8	so that people can say, okay, I've got a grasp on that and I can keep going.
1:38.9	But another thing, Glennon, it was that I particularly am a big fan of.
1:42.7	Her substack is phenomenal resource for the
1:46.6	history of how did we get here, step by step. How did this phenomenon happen? And she's really,
1:54.8	it's my favorite for kind of figuring out what actually went down in the decades proceeding this one. Yeah, I mean,
2:03.1	I think you'll hear when we talk to Glena, she is probably of all the attorneys I've met in
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