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Hey witches, this is Marcel.

Before we start this week's episode, I wanted to say a few things about what happened with the last episode.

Many of you, hopefully most of you, heard the edited version where

Hannah explains that a little bit has been edited out of the original episode. But some of you

heard that original audio, and if you did, you heard me make a really shitty

remark implying a causal relationship between genitals and gender.

I want to address that remark with you because when we say hurtful things it's important to take responsibility for them.

Last week, Hannah took responsibility for it as the editor, and now it's my turn to take responsibility

for it as the person who said the shitty thing in the first place.

One of our listeners remarked on Twitter that what I said was demonstrative of the way that the attempt to over-specify with gender can often result in being trans-exclusive.

This is totally correct.

I would also add that what I said betrays some deeply internalized transphobia that I've been unlearning for years.

Trans exclusivity is a vile and violent social norm that weaves its way into supposedly

feminist spaces all over the world. It's not something that can be unlearned

without work and for some of us that means having a lot of humility. I'm really embarrassed by what

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