Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast for Friday, May the 20th, 2022.

I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison.

This Washington Post headline caught my eye, how polyamorous people are marking commitment to multiple partners. The article tells us

about weddings and other commitment ceremonies involving multiple partners. At no point does the

writer question the morality of such relationships. To the contrary, she quotes a psychotherapist

who touts the benefits of such ceremonies and alleges, and I

quote, we have the right to be with our loved ones and share the resources that we would normally

get to share in a monogamous context. End quote. Here's another headline along similar lines.

Why more and more couples are turning to discrete affairs. According to the

writer, research has shown that the secret to a happy marriage is discrete affairs, though he cites no

such research. He nonetheless claims that affairs can add excitement to a marriage, sometimes help

marriages end on a good note,

help improve communication in a marriage, and be a way to strengthen a marriage. In other news,

the American Academy of Pediatrics has released a book titled U-Ology, a puberty guide for

everybody.

It includes content related to kids who identify as transgender.

For example, in Chapter 3, a group of boys in a boys' locker room realizes that a biological female is in the locker room as well.

They question why and are accosted by the

girl's brother who explains, Oliver was assigned female at birth. That's why you may have known him

in the past as Olivia. But Oliver is a boy, so that means he's transgender. He belongs in the

boy's locker room as much as any of us do. Meanwhile, the New York

Post tells us about a stay-at-home girlfriend who spends days stretching, getting Botox, and

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