In political debates, it's easy to fall into abstractions.

To think of politics as simply a matter of ideas floating in the ether,

rather than as real policies that affect real people.

This is especially true when we talk about

Transing the Kids, which is a very popular topic of discussion on both sides of the aisle.

The whole thing is so bizarre.

Most people have no idea what it looks like in practice.

This is what it looks like.

This is what giving a 16-year-old girl testosterone looks like.

So I got out of my haircut because my hair was driving me nuts.

And I shaved it because I'm tired of watching my hair thin out.

And it's less distressing if I shave it.

So when I talk about being too far gone,

I don't really know what else to call it.

This is what I mean.

This is how deep my voice is.

It's gotten deeper over time and it's settled.

This is what I mean by hair loss.

And it just keeps getting worse.

It keeps thinning.

It keeps receiving backwards.

You know, and I'm not exactly sure that's coming back.

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