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592. This Trans Debate Went Off the Rails - Dr. Helen Webberley vs Andrew Gold

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In this explosive debate episode of Heretics, Andrew sits down with Dr. Helen Webberley, one of the most controversial figures in the transgender healthcare world, for a brutally honest, high-stakes conversation about sex, gender, science, identity, mental health, and the limits of self-identification.

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Find Dr. Helen Webberley here: https://x.com/HelenWebberley

From the opening question — “Is a trans woman a woman?” — the discussion dives into the heart of today’s most polarising cultural conflict. Dr. Webberley defends her position with conviction, arguing that being transgender is not a mental illness, while Andrew challenges the logic behind gender identity, the distinction between sex and gender, and whether ideologies around self-identification can withstand scientific scrutiny.

The debate covers everything from whether transgender people are “real,” to comparisons with anorexia, to whether someone could “identify as a table,” to the emotional and ethical concerns around treating children, puberty blockers, detransitioners, medical evidence, and why so many celebrities have trans-identifying kids.

At moments deeply uncomfortable, at moments shockingly frank, this episode exposes the core disagreements shaping the modern gender debate — and does so without cutting corners. If you want to understand the arguments, the science, the accusations of pseudoscience, the worldview differences, and why this conversation is tearing society apart, this is the episode to watch.

A fearless conversation at the edge of culture, medicine, and truth.

Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com

Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates

Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok

Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics

#GenderDebate #TransDiscussion #HereticsPodcast

Chapters:

0:00 Dr. Helen Webberley Highlights

2:00 Who Is Dr. Helen Webberley?

4:00 The Birth of Gender GP

7:00 Why Dr. Webberly Speaks To The Other Side

8:00 What Is A Woman?

10:50 Why Can’t We Just Say Effeminate Man?

13:00 Why Can’t Andrew Identify As A Table?

15:30 Mental Illness?

18:00 Isn’t This Out-Dated And Sexist?

21:00 Huge Decisions Based On ‘We Don’t Know’

23:45 The Anorexia Comparison

26:00 Is This A Mental Illness?

27:30 The Gay Argument

30:00 Are Trans Women Actually Women?

33:00 Sexual Preferences…

36:00 Pseudoscience

39:00 ‘Countless’ Detransitioners, Ritchie Herron & Blaire White

45:00 What Is A Woman (Again)

48:00 Religion vs Gender

50:30 Mental Illness (Again again)

53:00 How Can An 11 Year Old Know!

55:30 Munchhausen Parents Discussion & Stella O’Malley

57:00 No Evidence In Favour of Puberty Blockers?

1:00:00 Why Do So Many Celebs Have Trans Kids?

1:03:00 Dr. Webberly Convicted For This

1:05:00 Does She Have ANY Doubt?

1:07:00 Are Men Scary?

1:12:20 A Heretic Dr. Webberly Admires

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In this explosive debate episode of Heretics, Andrew sits down with Dr. Helen Webberley, one of the most controversial figures in the transgender healthcare world, for a brutally honest, high-stakes conversation about sex, gender, science, identity, mental health, and the limits of self-identification.

SPONSORS:

Find Dr. Helen Webberley here: https://x.com/HelenWebberley

From the opening question — “Is a trans woman a woman?” — the discussion dives into the heart of today’s most polarising cultural conflict. Dr. Webberley defends her position with conviction, arguing that being transgender is not a mental illness, while Andrew challenges the logic behind gender identity, the distinction between sex and gender, and whether ideologies around self-identification can withstand scientific scrutiny.

The debate covers everything from whether transgender people are “real,” to comparisons with anorexia, to whether someone could “identify as a table,” to the emotional and ethical concerns around treating children, puberty blockers, detransitioners, medical evidence, and why so many celebrities have trans-identifying kids.

At moments deeply uncomfortable, at moments shockingly frank, this episode exposes the core disagreements shaping the modern gender debate — and does so without cutting corners. If you want to understand the arguments, the science, the accusations of pseudoscience, the worldview differences, and why this conversation is tearing society apart, this is the episode to watch.

A fearless conversation at the edge of culture, medicine, and truth.

Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com

Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates

Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok

Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics

#GenderDebate #TransDiscussion #HereticsPodcast

Chapters:

0:00 Dr. Helen Webberley Highlights

2:00 Who Is Dr. Helen Webberley?

4:00 The Birth of Gender GP

7:00 Why Dr. Webberly Speaks To The Other Side

8:00 What Is A Woman?

10:50 Why Can’t We Just Say Effeminate Man?

13:00 Why Can’t Andrew Identify As A Table?

15:30 Mental Illness?

18:00 Isn’t This Out-Dated And Sexist?

21:00 Huge Decisions Based On ‘We Don’t Know’

23:45 The Anorexia Comparison

26:00 Is This A Mental Illness?

27:30 The Gay Argument

30:00 Are Trans Women Actually Women?

33:00 Sexual Preferences…

36:00 Pseudoscience

39:00 ‘Countless’ Detransitioners, Ritchie Herron & Blaire White

45:00 What Is A Woman (Again)

48:00 Religion vs Gender

50:30 Mental Illness (Again again)

53:00 How Can An 11 Year Old Know!

55:30 Munchhausen Parents Discussion & Stella O’Malley

57:00 No Evidence In Favour of Puberty Blockers?

1:00:00 Why Do So Many Celebs Have Trans Kids?

1:03:00 Dr. Webberly Convicted For This

1:05:00 Does She Have ANY Doubt?

1:07:00 Are Men Scary?

1:12:20 A Heretic Dr. Webberly Admires

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