Life’s Not Perfect. Transitioning to a Boy Won’t Make It Better | Stella O'Malley

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Medicine is not the answer to most problems, especially when it comes to gender dysphoria. Stella O'Malley, Irish psychotherapist and author, joins co-host Jack Fowler on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” where she discusses her organization, Genspect, and its commitment to promote a “healthy, evidence-based approach to sex and gender.” 👉Watch The Tony Kinnett Cast NOW! LIVE weekdays at The Daily Signal and wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMHBev3NsoV3kHckydY58R7TaYsizl45v 👉Everything you carry is broadcasting a signal—your phone, laptop, even your car key. SLNT Faraday Bags cut that signal instantly. No GPS. No WiFi. No tracking. Trusted by the military, now available to you. Get 15% off + free shipping at https://SLNT.com/VDH 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Use code VICTOR at the check out and get 35% off your order at https://www.purehealthresearch.com/ 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.3	Let's get started, shall we?
0:35.6	From rags to riches.
0:37.0	I'm so sick of this.
1:15.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Or climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A Woman of Substance on Channel 4. Stream now. Our biggest and strongest push is you don't need to medicalise. Just because you want to be a boy, I want to be rich, I want to be gorgeous, I want to be lots of things. Sometimes you have to deal with the limitations in life. Sometimes you have to deal with you won't always get what you want. And that's okay. You might be very lonely, we can help with that. You might be autistic, we can help with that. Lots of things we can help with. You don't have to try and change to be a boy. It won't necessarily make you happy. And the stats suggest that you're going to have higher levels of psychiatric admission,
1:18.6	higher levels of mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, more likely for
1:23.4	unemployment, more likely for prison. The long-term outcomes of medical transition are not good,
1:29.4	and so you'd be better off trying to resolve and accept your own body.
1:43.8	Well, hello, ladies, and hello gentlemen, and welcome to a special edition of Victor Davis
1:49.0	Hansen in his own words. I'm Jack Fowler. I'm recording on Friday the 20th and this episode
1:54.4	will be up on Saturday the 21st and Victor is still recovering from his medical issues and
2:00.2	surgeries and we try to get, not only we try, we do have some significant, tremendous pinch hitters to do these special episodes.
2:10.4	And today I have Stella O'Malley, who's kind of a rock star in the whole world of transition, detransition, et cetera.
2:19.7	I'm going to read a bio for you here in a minute, folks, so you get through my babbling,
2:24.2	and we're going to try to ask some fundamental questions about these issues.
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