In this week’s episode I had the pleasure to sit down with Audra Facinelli to discuss gender critical perspectives around transgender matters. Audra came to my attention in April 2022 when I made a video discussing a Twitter post she made about adult gender transitions. I later learned that she almost blocked me when I posted my video, but instead she thoughtfully engaged with my perspective and responded to me. Over the weeks that followed we began chatting a little more and ultimately came to the decision to record this podcast episode together. Audra and I have differing views on a number of topics but you won’t find much disagreement in today’s episode. The purposes of our chat was to have a discussion, not a debate, and I believe there’s tremendous value in thoughtfully listening to someone’s perspective rather than simply refuting it. I learned a lot from Audra’s thought and I’m so thankful that she took this time to connect with me! The day after we recorded this episode Audra fact-checked herself and made a correction that she’d like me to highlight. In the video she meant to say that 16 of women are victims of sexual assault, not that 16% of men are sexual assaulters. I have deep respect for Audra for being the kind of person who checks herself on these sorts of statistics!

In this lively conversation, I am joined by Catherine Kronas, Eva Kurilova, Neil Dorin and Lois Cardinal to take a deep dive into Pronouns, Classical Liberalism, and a discussion around current political discourse on gender matters. I was really excited to have this conversation and it certainly didn’t disappoint. After my first discussion with Chanel and Catherine and the backlash from radical feminists, Catherine and I wanted to take a deeper dive into the conversation. Prior to this chat, I hadn’t had the opportunity to connect with Eva, Neil or Lois so it was exciting to connect with them all in one go!

This is a continuation of the conversation from Episode 1 with Chanel Pfahl and Catherine Kronas. In Episode 1, Julia, Chanel and Catherine explore hot-topic transgender discussions like washrooms, pronouns and whether transgender women are women. Continuing on that discussion, this episode take a decisive shift into the more intimate topics of transphobia, relationships and authenticity.

In this pilot episode, Julia connects with Catherine Kronas and Chanel Pfahl to discuss hot-topic matters in current transgender politics. Washrooms and language take centre stage in this intimate conversation, as well as pronouns and politics.This episode is the first of a two-episode set that encompasses the entire evening of conversation.