14:59 "I can't take responsibility for the distortions of my work that occur in internet echo chambers." I don't know why I love this line so much, it's snark at its most eloquent!
I was too harsh on criticism of this channel early on. It is perfectly clear that you are getting a wide variety of voices and input. Thank you for cataloging and presenting the range of competing views, experiences, expertise, and insights into these topics.
I’ve not seen all these BB talks on gender, trans, etc but I will say that they’re greatly appreciated. If there’s anything that I do know, it’s that I don’t know a whole lot. My entrenched positions on these topics and people “different” than myself has softened significantly via BB. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn, to hear more voices, their experiences. I may fit quite easily, seamlessly into a form that’s straightforward to Embody, others may not. Consciousnesses binds us all. ❤️
Regardless, trans rights should not trump women's rights or female biology and yet that is exactly what's happening. www.newsweek.com/biden-admin-replaces-mothers-birthing-people-maternal-health-guidance-1598343
"Paraphilia" is a polite word for sexual deviance or perversions. Blanchard has gotten a lot of flak over the years, even death threats, regarding his research, but he has never been debunked. It takes a lot of guts to be honest on this issue given the mental instability of the trans activists.
Really clarified some things for me. I'm female but I used to suffer from gender dysphoria which was GREATLY alleviated over years of therapy as an adult. But now they are pushing trans as an identity (and say all identities should be affirmed by society) as opposed to last resort treatment for gender dysphoria, which is why they're targeting children more, because they want children to "be themselves". They support the dysphoria, encourage it even. I don't think they'd let it be a disorder at all anymore if they could get insurance/governments to pay for the hormones and cosmetic surgery without it.
I have gender dysphoria and am trying to deal with it without transition. I don't believe I would ever be satisfied with transition. I would always know that I'm not a woman like biologically. So I'm left desiring this thing that I know is impossible. It's like being stressed all the time about never going to the moon or time traveling or something. It's NUTS and I hate it, but here we are. I believe that you are correct that some "treatments" and "acceptance" of trans identities can be counter effective in terms of treating dysphoria, it can exacerbate it. I think people can't develop a real treatment for it. So, it's easier to tell people to transition and ignore their issues long term. Throw them into a simplified bucket and forget about them.
@@benfrank8649 I listened to this interview today for the first time, and just now read your comment. And I’m wondering how you’re doing today. If anything’s changed for you, hopefully for the better, but changed in whatever direction? And of course if you don’t wanna reply, I perfectly understand that. In any case, I wish the best for you. I don’t have the issues you do, but a know a thing or five about psychological/mental health issues, and to be blunt let’s just say they’re a bitch. Take care!
I hope very much that we'll rid ourselves of this madness in time for significant research into therapy and therapeutic medicine to be done. It's abhorrent that the medical establishment would rather deflect the blowback by supporting affirmation, hormones, and surgery (often leaving broken families as well as trans widows in their wake), rather than having a backbone and investigating therapeutic tactics and medication that would resolve the dysphoria. It boggles the mind to be called "trans genocidal" for wanting children to somehow be able to work out their feelings in group therapy, or perhaps take a pill that corrects for whatever has gone astray, rather than have _healthy body parts permanently removed,_ followed by a life of sterility and health complications!
Excellent interview. I've read about Dr. Blanchard and heard about him, but your interview brought a lot of vital information into focus. Thank you. Your works is greatly appreciated.
@@ValleyoftheRogue Blanchard has received repeated death threats against himself and his family by trans activists though perhaps not as much as some women? They are still hilariously trying to debunk his typology. So many trans have tried (Julia Serano, Contrapoints etc) and all have failed.
Susan Nunes Blanchard has received death threats but you’re right that he would get more hate if he were a female researcher and probably called a “TERF” too.
Susan Nunes Yes it’s interesting how they target females. I even saw a display by a trans group where they linked the murders of trans people to ‘TERFS’ despite the fact that men are responsible for all (or close to all, never seen a case of female murdering one) murders against trans people
Orientation is biology, which is why I'm angry at Blanchard for allowing AGP to be considered an orientation because it's technically not. It's a paraphilia for straight men. These men used to be heavily screened out of the process for SRS, even hormone access and they didn't unalive themselves. They went home, irritated and feeling misunderstood etc etc but they were fine. I laugh that people are alarmed by the sheer number of these men over a massive age span but ladies, everything about us, from menstruation to the dress of 'femininity' is a fetish. There are clubs online where men even share videos from spy cams of us pooping in public loos. Should we share intimate vulnerable spaces with a male engaged in a fetish, as a side character in his sexual gratification against our permission? Nooo. Don't bother continuing to try and gaslight me into it.
Watched 15+ of these Gender podcasts from Benjamin. Simply brilliant to see true journalism. Trying to see an issue from all sides. Icing on the cake - you let them talk and you listen. Finally, your questioning skills - exceptional. 😀👍
There are trans people who identify themselves within the 2 types that Blanchard describes. I don’t think they explain ALL feelings of dysphoria or desire for transition, but they clearly do describe 2 experiences that are very common. The fact that some trans don’t see themselves in those types doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
It could be argued that perhaps their trans identity then stems from other sorts of trauma or psychological anomaly. I know for me I don’t exactly fall into either of the 2 types. But the fact that OCD is fueling my “thought” of being trans could be something that should be investigated. There is an obvious series of issues that must be addressed, we shouldn’t be quick to push damaging drugs and cut off our body parts. Instead time should be taken to sort this shit out. And embrace the individual in an insightful and loving manner.
Super interesting interview. Though, It was a little hard to follow sometimes because the language was a little too complex. I really liked how logical the interview was. It’s had a lot of academic study behind it. I also liked that a lot of times he had no problem saying he didn’t know something. Those are the only kinds of people I trust! 😂 Only thing I would’ve changed is I would’ve also liked to hear his personal views related to where society is heading in relation to these issues. As someone so informed about this issue, I think he would’ve had a really well thought out and logical view of them. Especially the ones connected to sex. Like what is his thoughts on translesbians and their pressuring biological lesbian to sex? Is your sexual orientation connected to biological sex like gender critical people say or gender indentity like gender ideologist say? What does he think about transsexuals in sports? Or women shelters? Or change rooms? Or the transsexual movement in general? I’m curious...
Well done Ben. Dr Blanchard' work on gender itentity disorders is much maligned and misunderstood, it's a shame you didn't have more time to get into more detail.
It is, but he was a contributor to the DSM 5 I believe. So I think in the field he's still credible. I wish his work could be discussed civilly. It's about politics and not science. Which sucks because I would really like gender dysphoria to be explored, understood and REAL treatments offered. I am a non-transitioning trans woman. Which totally sucks and makes no sense I don't get it but I really want to
@ Ben Frank Dr. Blanchard is all but retired these days but a lot of his theoretical work was expanded upon by Dr. Anne Lawrence. Check out the links page on Rod Flemmings sight under "L" for her work rodfleming.com/links/transsexualism-transgender-links/
Such a fantastic interview and a very interesting guest! I will be honest, prior to watching this the only thing I heard of Dr.Blanchard were some bits of that biased trans activist narrative, and I totally fell for it. This interview compeltely changed my perception of this man. Thank you. I found the discussion of peripheral topics, such as pedophilia, the theory of how rape might have shaped our sexuality and the research about homosexuality fascinating as well. Your videos deserve way more views!
Why is the world so obsessed with LGBT people? Why can’t they just live their lives live heterosexuals without being a scientific experiment. I don’t want my brain to be cut out and experimented on when I die because of the orientation I have.
I think they are attracted to a "type" of woman that is "out of their league" and, realizing such a woman would find him beneath her, he becomes the woman he wants to fall in love with. It is like a person who wants to become a doctor, and realizing they don't have the brain power to become a doctor, marries one instead.
Having listened to a number of his productions, I've come to the conclusion Benjamin Boyce is the best interviewer since Sir Alan Whicker, (1921-2013). Mind you, UK Comedians used to make fun of him.
Better known for his travel journalism later in his career but in the 1970's his program the Alan Wicker Report had some amazing interviews with the luminaries of the day. Particularly remember his interview with Paul Getty which I watched as a 15 year old with my farther.
@@amandagrimes4138 For a humorous take on Whicker please refer to ua-cam.com/video/aFShoKY5Hx0/v-deo.html His interview with the Haitian tyrant Papa Doc was a masterpiece. I wonder if given time comedians will get round to doing a Boyce island. I wonder if BB has ever looked up AW? Their low key enquiring styles are very similar.
ua-cam.com/video/jLdhWv-_Kao/v-deo.html I moved to Australia to live 25 years ago. Every week I recall Wicker's commentary on Australian culture and find myself reflect ... how true ... wow, he hit the nail on the head there ... and that's what Alan Wicker said. He was here in the 1970s, a man of great insight.
"What therapy?".....exactly! Really interesting interview. I hadn't heard the view that giving testosterone to teenage girls was akin to a surgical procedure because it causes a permanent change to the vocal chords.
I believe that autogynephiles develop strong gender disphoria and cross-gender identity simply because they tend to focus on their negative experiences being a man. If they succeed at it, then they will not desist even when they take testosterone blockers and have decreased libido. In my experience when I started taking antiandrogens I lost my motivation to transition, so I decided to stay a crossdresser.
thanks for a great interview. He is incredibly clear and sharp and his work has stood up very well against the rantings of the trans activist community. And he knows it because he's so self assured. I don't know if you have interviewed Anne Lawrence (M t F physician and psychologist) but she has done good work in the field and has somewhat softened his AGP concept -- with his approval as far as I can tell.
The bottom line for me in terms of political ethics is, does the scientist actively argue for the discrimination agains ta certain group or cast an emotive judgement against a particular group? I can't see that Blanchard does any of these. He supports the right to sex change surgery for example and if he were truly "transphobic" he would be involved in some dubious psychotherapy to "heal" or "cure" it which is contemptible to be sure and usually involved with a particular conservative religious denomination. There is a serious discussion to be had about heterosexuality in terms of its connection to biology as well as socialization and we should have that discussion rather than have a taboo on it. At worst we might discover that the impulses to heterosexuality is a dominant one in our species in a scientific sense. Concomitant with that are those scientists who argue for a role for homosexuality and lesbianism in discussions of biology and nature but see it as a minority trait, though perfectly "healthy" and occurring in all or most known societies. This was Simon LeVay's argument though he is not in fashion anymore but i think he was onto something. But those conclusions are what you would get if you had a frank discussion of the matter. No amount of discussion will lead to more or any discrimination so the fear of free inquiry is a false and unnecessary fear. I also am not convinced that typology is itself always a bad thing. It is just classification. The problem comes with the misuse of classification. I am not saying all classification is neutral but I am saying that society needs classifications of all kinds and this certainly includes sexuality.
I still disagree heavily with the idea that being trans is a paraphilia, as it's got literally nothing to do with sexuality or sex. but I'll admit my mind about Dr. Blanchard has changed a lot, since I've only ever been exposed to his work through hateful and bigoted messages from hateful people online
Informed consent protects the practitioner from malpractice lawsuits. All the doctor has to do is ask the patient to sign form with a list of all possible undesired outcomes, including the possibly of regret or detransition after surgery. Then, the patient cannot sue the doctor for allowing unnecessary procedures.
Hey Benjamin! Thanks for posting this. Your content is so refreshing. Since Dr. Blanchard coined the term "Autogynephilia" I would like to let you and your viewers know that I have created and posted a 5 episode series on my UA-cam channel that covers all aspects of Autogynephilia. The series is called "I Love My Autogynephilia". As you can tell from the title I have AGP and I do indeed love it. I talk about what Autogynephilia is, my life with Autogynephilia, resources for Autogynephiles, etc. The series is most definitely Pro-Autogynephilia. So much of the online content about AGP is hateful and ignorant (with the exception of your content of course). I felt that it was high time that someone with Autogynephilia finally step up and talk about it in a positive way and hopefully open doors in people's minds that will never close again. Here's the link to the first episode: ua-cam.com/video/BsJx46i9bds/v-deo.html Much love to you and your viewers!
WPATH usurped the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, WPATH is predicated on the Yogyakarta principles set down in 2006 (Indonesia), @benjaminbboyce, please look this up. Prior to the *Weinsteinian take over by WPATH, Harry Benjamin SoC didn’t have nonbinaries, Gender nonconforming or genderqueer language or recommendations to assist all aforementioned to achieve their gender expression (as per the gender deconstructionalist or beliebers in “gender as a social construct”), I wish we were allowed to go over this part together. Maybe next time.
blanchard point of view its already wrong when he stated that senxual paraphilias are only verified in men , also a lot of AGP transition at early stage, this is against what the stated.
Mr. Boyce, your ongoing series could have benefited from the participation of at least one biological female. The male perspective has been, is now and always will be only half of the human sexuality equation. I recognize these men as serious and respected leaders of academic research in their field but male and female sex hormones, drives and sexuality in general are so different that the research findings/ perspectives might be unintentionally and unknowingly affected.
The two years test is silly...it is based on stereotype...if the person feels physically things are not in place all their life ,it's true physically the body seeks an other function...if the person is sollely basing it on social cues like clothes they don't need surgery.
Yes but there are campaigns to change it. Mermaid’s head Susie Green has posted about how this time frame is unfair and that if someone says they need surgery etc they know best. Effectively you can gain access to lots of female only spaces by self ID already.
Respect&no offense but I've been mistaken for a dude on the phone for years and I'm, uh...fine. not really the most traumatizing thing one can be subjected to, or at all :D who cares
I knew one transgender individual and for he/later she it wasn't a choice. It was something that was necessary. After transition he/she no longer wanted to be identified as trans. She was what she was always meant to be. Not sure why anyone would see her as threat.
She's not a threat, and no one rational ought to see her as such. What's worrisome is narcissistic activists who can only look at other non-hetero, questioning people as mini-versions of themselves. Self-obsessed people who build their self-worth projecting their own stories onto those with as-yet un-established identities, overwhelming them with certainties that they are totally the same and ought to take the same course of action to be happy.
What does this mean? Unless we totally upend the meanings of man and woman, nobody can transition from one to the other. Are "man" and "woman" just feelings inside one's head? Or just the collection of "feminine" or "masculine" traits? Are butch lesbians who eschew all femininity men then? Many of them would revile that insinuation.
@@es8059 what exactly is the real meaning of being a man or woman. My friend was willing to have the surgery and become something he wasn't born as. I think he did really transition.
@@pathacker4963 That's my question. I am a gay man. When I was young I thought I would have to transition to be happy. Problem is that as I grew older I realized that being male, being a man is more than a feeling - it's a material, biological reality; same thing as being a woman. It's insulting to reduce either gender to a feeling or group of stereotypes. Plus, once any man or woman goes through puberty, their brains and neural pathways are changed irrevocably. We can't undo millions of years of evolution and sexual selection with a hormone prescription and surgery/surgeries. What it means to be a man or woman is, thankfully, much deeper than that.
45.52 No way that can be accurate. Any man knows full well that what his penis is doing, it's doing on its own accord. I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that test has been made obsolete. I can't even finish listening to him now.
Listen to the interview again. Blachard is criticising that test. He points out the ways it works and the ways it doesn't, and concludes that it should be used with skepticism.
@@rz8773 Perhaps I misheard it. It is interesting that just the other day, on some podcast I can't remember now, this penile tumescents test was brought up again as accurate. I'm just remembering now that I once heard that soldiers would sometimes get erections during combat and that would cause a lot of confusion and suffering for them. I doubt that they are being turned on by that. Something else is going on. Anyway, too bad I misheard because I do respect him very much.
The Epoch of Benjamin - Chapter 22 With a heavy heart, Meghan Murphy climbed the bejeweled crystal staircase in the central alabaster spire of the FeministCurrent North Palace. Though she could destroy Benjamin Boyce with ease, the rules of feminism required she do so covertly, under the cover of a man's overt act. Even beyond sex, a wammin's greatest power is her illusion of helplessness, so to achieve her goal, she had to enlist JP, the Jacobin Patriarchy, as her champion. But first she must pass the scrutiny of the Male Feminist Lackeys' Three. At step one hundred she encountered the cow lover Beto O'Rourke. He rose to challenge her privilege but she tossed him a quart of coconut yogurt. Beto was pleased. Dear cow you raise your hooves high with such tasty milk products! PASS! At step two hundred she encountered the gay hate hoaxer Jussie Smollett. He rose to challenge her racism but she tossed him a pair of Nigerian bodybuilder white supremacists. Jussie bowed and remained bent over as the bodybuilders caressed his pantyhose. PASS! By step three hundred her feet were suffering from her six inch stripper heels but Meghan identified as a wammin scorned and so nothing could stop her. At last she encountered Justin Trudeau, the worst of the male feminist lackeys. Trudeau arose to challenge her sexuality. Meghan exposed her breasts and sighed with pained tolerance as Trudeau mauled them as clumsily as a wammin's music festival. At last he was satisfied. Very nice. PASS! --------------- Finally at the top of the ivory tower, Meghan approached the platinum throne of the Jacobin Patriarchy. JP was there, fussing over his application for a fellowship at Cambridge. The well-gnawed bones of a weasel were scattered around his feet. To capture his attention, Meghan produced a camera and microphone. At last JP noticed her presence. "Speak the truth and engage with the world courageously!" My God JP is such a pompous a$$, she thought. Meghan got right to the point. "My Lord, a man has refused to marry me. I want you to destroy him." JP looked curious. "I'm not sure I understand you as a phenomena." Meghan grew incensed. JP, he refused me! No man should EVER say no to a wammin! JP smiled. "People are subject to forces beyond your easy control. Can you bridge the huge cultural gap between you?" Meghan struggled for control. No! He made love to me then rejected my proposal! JP became stern as slow tears began to form. A man should live up to his responsibilities and marry a wammin, or else he is a MGTOW weasel. Meghan rambled on. Benjamin claimed I was cruel to men online and brutal to my servants IRL. JP's eyes cut through her. "Was he speaking the truth? And do you still wear makeup in the workplace?" Tears now exploded from Meghan. Yes, my lord. Benjamin said he loved me but needed independence to pursue his study of transgender issues. He not only feared my bias but he used their filthy pronouns, my Lord! Pronouns! JP bristled. "The negative feminine has taken him as surely as autogynephilia, then. Meghan, you need to ground your existence. You can find meaning through the sorrow of your life. Have you cleaned up your own nest?" Meghan was screaming. JP, I swear by all that is holy I will drop all four nuclear reactors into the fire and release the dead upon all the Earth if you do not punish Benjamin Boyce! JP considered, then sighed. "As you wish. I will free the Bulldyke of Heaven upon this Benjamin Boyce. She can act as a powerful streak of anti-humanity. She is much like you in that way, daughter." Meghan's feminist rage turned to joy, first as jazz hands, and then to clapping. Benjamin was doomed.
Sorry, but this guy is a charlatan. The "real life test" was cruel and absurd. It was not testing how someone felt, it was testing if they can survive the onslaught of societal pressure and that would be dependant a lot on the local situation and secondary sex characteristics, which, without HRT help and surgeries were pretty much a dice roll. What a cruel approach to "helping" people... Shame, shame, shame...
14:59 "I can't take responsibility for the distortions of my work that occur in internet echo chambers." I don't know why I love this line so much, it's snark at its most eloquent!
It's clearly heartfelt !
WOW! Giving a voice to Blanchard and leaving the comments open... that's gutsy
I was too harsh on criticism of this channel early on. It is perfectly clear that you are getting a wide variety of voices and input. Thank you for cataloging and presenting the range of competing views, experiences, expertise, and insights into these topics.
Thanks for your patience M’Bailey
@2manynegativewaves That was a bit of a negative wave, why the hatred? Don't you like hearing about reality?
@2manynegativewaves In what way is Benjamin dehumanizing anyone? In what way are you NOT dehumanizing him?
I’ve not seen all these BB talks on gender, trans, etc but I will say that they’re greatly appreciated. If there’s anything that I do know, it’s that I don’t know a whole lot. My entrenched positions on these topics and people “different” than myself has softened significantly via BB. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn, to hear more voices, their experiences. I may fit quite easily, seamlessly into a form that’s straightforward to Embody, others may not. Consciousnesses binds us all. ❤️
Regardless, trans rights should not trump women's rights or female biology and yet that is exactly what's happening.
www.newsweek.com/biden-admin-replaces-mothers-birthing-people-maternal-health-guidance-1598343
"Paraphilia" is a polite word for sexual deviance or perversions. Blanchard has gotten a lot of flak over the years, even death threats, regarding his research, but he has never been debunked. It takes a lot of guts to be honest on this issue given the mental instability of the trans activists.
Perversion is a loaded word for paraphilia. It goes both ways. Only you as a far-right lunatic want to make your side look good.
This is a big one. Keep up the good work, Benjamin.
Really clarified some things for me. I'm female but I used to suffer from gender dysphoria which was GREATLY alleviated over years of therapy as an adult. But now they are pushing trans as an identity (and say all identities should be affirmed by society) as opposed to last resort treatment for gender dysphoria, which is why they're targeting children more, because they want children to "be themselves". They support the dysphoria, encourage it even. I don't think they'd let it be a disorder at all anymore if they could get insurance/governments to pay for the hormones and cosmetic surgery without it.
I have gender dysphoria and am trying to deal with it without transition. I don't believe I would ever be satisfied with transition. I would always know that I'm not a woman like biologically. So I'm left desiring this thing that I know is impossible. It's like being stressed all the time about never going to the moon or time traveling or something. It's NUTS and I hate it, but here we are.
I believe that you are correct that some "treatments" and "acceptance" of trans identities can be counter effective in terms of treating dysphoria, it can exacerbate it. I think people can't develop a real treatment for it. So, it's easier to tell people to transition and ignore their issues long term. Throw them into a simplified bucket and forget about them.
@@benfrank8649 I sincerely hope you find therapeutic relief. Good luck.
@@benfrank8649 I listened to this interview today for the first time, and just now read your comment. And I’m wondering how you’re doing today. If anything’s changed for you, hopefully for the better, but changed in whatever direction? And of course if you don’t wanna reply, I perfectly understand that. In any case, I wish the best for you. I don’t have the issues you do, but a know a thing or five about psychological/mental health issues, and to be blunt let’s just say they’re a bitch. Take care!
I hope very much that we'll rid ourselves of this madness in time for significant research into therapy and therapeutic medicine to be done. It's abhorrent that the medical establishment would rather deflect the blowback by supporting affirmation, hormones, and surgery (often leaving broken families as well as trans widows in their wake), rather than having a backbone and investigating therapeutic tactics and medication that would resolve the dysphoria. It boggles the mind to be called "trans genocidal" for wanting children to somehow be able to work out their feelings in group therapy, or perhaps take a pill that corrects for whatever has gone astray, rather than have _healthy body parts permanently removed,_ followed by a life of sterility and health complications!
I appreciate the point about gender expression being tied to sexuality, and the concept of anomaly
Excellent interview. I've read about Dr. Blanchard and heard about him, but your interview brought a lot of vital information into focus. Thank you. Your works is greatly appreciated.
Thank you :)
So nice to see an academic that is willing to speak so freely....
It would be different if Blanchard was a female researcher. I am sure the death threats would be rampant.
@@ValleyoftheRogue Blanchard has received repeated death threats against himself and his family by trans activists though perhaps not as much as some women? They are still hilariously trying to debunk his typology. So many trans have tried (Julia Serano, Contrapoints etc) and all have failed.
Susan Nunes Blanchard has received death threats but you’re right that he would get more hate if he were a female researcher and probably called a “TERF” too.
Susan Nunes Yes it’s interesting how they target females. I even saw a display by a trans group where they linked the murders of trans people to ‘TERFS’ despite the fact that men are responsible for all (or close to all, never seen a case of female murdering one) murders against trans people
Dr. Blanchard, thank you for your life's work, contributions and scientific advancements given to society. You are one of the good guys.
This is incredible and needs SO MUCH MORE ATTENTION!
Orientation is biology, which is why I'm angry at Blanchard for allowing AGP to be considered an orientation because it's technically not. It's a paraphilia for straight men. These men used to be heavily screened out of the process for SRS, even hormone access and they didn't unalive themselves. They went home, irritated and feeling misunderstood etc etc but they were fine. I laugh that people are alarmed by the sheer number of these men over a massive age span but ladies, everything about us, from menstruation to the dress of 'femininity' is a fetish. There are clubs online where men even share videos from spy cams of us pooping in public loos.
Should we share intimate vulnerable spaces with a male engaged in a fetish, as a side character in his sexual gratification against our permission? Nooo. Don't bother continuing to try and gaslight me into it.
Watched 15+ of these Gender podcasts from Benjamin. Simply brilliant to see true journalism. Trying to see an issue from all sides. Icing on the cake - you let them talk and you listen. Finally, your questioning skills - exceptional. 😀👍
Kinda looks like you could be talking to your future self.
Fact filled! The facts didn't care about my feelings! Lol... Great interview, thanks! 😎
Congratulations on 24k subscribers!
I enjoy your style.
Tremendous guest.
There are trans people who identify themselves within the 2 types that Blanchard describes. I don’t think they explain ALL feelings of dysphoria or desire for transition, but they clearly do describe 2 experiences that are very common. The fact that some trans don’t see themselves in those types doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
It could be argued that perhaps their trans identity then stems from other sorts of trauma or psychological anomaly. I know for me I don’t exactly fall into either of the 2 types. But the fact that OCD is fueling my “thought” of being trans could be something that should be investigated. There is an obvious series of issues that must be addressed, we shouldn’t be quick to push damaging drugs and cut off our body parts. Instead time should be taken to sort this shit out. And embrace the individual in an insightful and loving manner.
Super interesting interview. Though, It was a little hard to follow sometimes because the language was a little too complex.
I really liked how logical the interview was. It’s had a lot of academic study behind it. I also liked that a lot of times he had no problem saying he didn’t know something. Those are the only kinds of people I trust! 😂
Only thing I would’ve changed is I would’ve also liked to hear his personal views related to where society is heading in relation to these issues. As someone so informed about this issue, I think he would’ve had a really well thought out and logical view of them. Especially the ones connected to sex. Like what is his thoughts on translesbians and their pressuring biological lesbian to sex? Is your sexual orientation connected to biological sex like gender critical people say or gender indentity like gender ideologist say? What does he think about transsexuals in sports? Or women shelters? Or change rooms? Or the transsexual movement in general? I’m curious...
Well done Ben. Dr Blanchard' work on gender itentity disorders is much maligned and misunderstood, it's a shame you didn't have more time to get into more detail.
It is, but he was a contributor to the DSM 5 I believe. So I think in the field he's still credible. I wish his work could be discussed civilly. It's about politics and not science. Which sucks because I would really like gender dysphoria to be explored, understood and REAL treatments offered. I am a non-transitioning trans woman. Which totally sucks and makes no sense I don't get it but I really want to
@ Ben Frank Dr. Blanchard is all but retired these days but a lot of his theoretical work was expanded upon by Dr. Anne Lawrence. Check out the links page on Rod Flemmings sight under "L" for her work rodfleming.com/links/transsexualism-transgender-links/
Such a fantastic interview and a very interesting guest!
I will be honest, prior to watching this the only thing I heard of Dr.Blanchard were some bits of that biased trans activist narrative, and I totally fell for it. This interview compeltely changed my perception of this man. Thank you.
I found the discussion of peripheral topics, such as pedophilia, the theory of how rape might have shaped our sexuality and the research about homosexuality fascinating as well.
Your videos deserve way more views!
Why is the world so obsessed with LGBT people? Why can’t they just live their lives live heterosexuals without being a scientific experiment. I don’t want my brain to be cut out and experimented on when I die because of the orientation I have.
I think they are attracted to a "type" of woman that is "out of their league" and, realizing such a woman would find him beneath her, he becomes the woman he wants to fall in love with. It is like a person who wants to become a doctor, and realizing they don't have the brain power to become a doctor, marries one instead.
Having listened to a number of his productions, I've come to the conclusion Benjamin Boyce is the best interviewer since Sir Alan Whicker, (1921-2013). Mind you, UK Comedians used to make fun of him.
Better known for his travel journalism later in his career but in the 1970's his program the Alan Wicker Report had some amazing interviews with the luminaries of the day. Particularly remember his interview with Paul Getty which I watched as a 15 year old with my farther.
@@amandagrimes4138 For a humorous take on Whicker please refer to ua-cam.com/video/aFShoKY5Hx0/v-deo.html His interview with the Haitian tyrant Papa Doc was a masterpiece. I wonder if given time comedians will get round to doing a Boyce island. I wonder if BB has ever looked up AW? Their low key enquiring styles are very similar.
ua-cam.com/video/jLdhWv-_Kao/v-deo.html
I moved to Australia to live 25 years ago.
Every week I recall Wicker's commentary on Australian culture and find myself reflect ... how true ... wow, he hit the nail on the head there ... and that's what Alan Wicker said.
He was here in the 1970s, a man of great insight.
"What therapy?".....exactly!
Really interesting interview. I hadn't heard the view that giving testosterone to teenage girls was akin to a surgical procedure because it causes a permanent change to the vocal chords.
I believe that autogynephiles develop strong gender disphoria and cross-gender identity simply because they tend to focus on their negative experiences being a man. If they succeed at it, then they will not desist even when they take testosterone blockers and have decreased libido. In my experience when I started taking antiandrogens I lost my motivation to transition, so I decided to stay a crossdresser.
Great interview Benjamin !
thank you so much for your objectivity. the amount of bias and outright delusion from the "other" side on this subject is insufferably pathetic.
thanks for a great interview. He is incredibly clear and sharp and his work has stood up very well against the rantings of the trans activist community. And he knows it because he's so self assured. I don't know if you have interviewed Anne Lawrence (M t F physician and psychologist) but she has done good work in the field and has somewhat softened his AGP concept -- with his approval as far as I can tell.
Excellent interview! Please interview more groundbreaking researchers!
The bottom line for me in terms of political ethics is, does the scientist actively argue for the discrimination agains ta certain group or cast an emotive judgement against a particular group? I can't see that Blanchard does any of these. He supports the right to sex change surgery for example and if he were truly "transphobic" he would be involved in some dubious psychotherapy to "heal" or "cure" it which is contemptible to be sure and usually involved with a particular conservative religious denomination. There is a serious discussion to be had about heterosexuality in terms of its connection to biology as well as socialization and we should have that discussion rather than have a taboo on it. At worst we might discover that the impulses to heterosexuality is a dominant one in our species in a scientific sense. Concomitant with that are those scientists who argue for a role for homosexuality and lesbianism in discussions of biology and nature but see it as a minority trait, though perfectly "healthy" and occurring in all or most known societies. This was Simon LeVay's argument though he is not in fashion anymore but i think he was onto something. But those conclusions are what you would get if you had a frank discussion of the matter. No amount of discussion will lead to more or any discrimination so the fear of free inquiry is a false and unnecessary fear. I also am not convinced that typology is itself always a bad thing. It is just classification. The problem comes with the misuse of classification. I am not saying all classification is neutral but I am saying that society needs classifications of all kinds and this certainly includes sexuality.
Great interview
POST MODERNISM. I hope the good professor reads this.
Seriously - I think this interview could do with being re-promoted.
I still disagree heavily with the idea that being trans is a paraphilia, as it's got literally nothing to do with sexuality or sex. but I'll admit my mind about Dr. Blanchard has changed a lot, since I've only ever been exposed to his work through hateful and bigoted messages from hateful people online
Blanchard! Amazing get. This will be great.
This was a fascinating interview. Truly. Thank you, Ben and Ray.
Informed consent protects the practitioner from malpractice lawsuits. All the doctor has to do is ask the patient to sign form with a list of all possible undesired outcomes, including the possibly of regret or detransition after surgery. Then, the patient cannot sue the doctor for allowing unnecessary procedures.
Why do activist hate this man?
@@RavenL1337 some are autogynephiles.
Enjoy your videos Mr. B. How does one support you directly?
PayPal.me/benjaminboyce is the most direct method I have set up right now-unless you’re speaking of non-monetary forms of support?
I would’ve like to have a question about Blanchard’s ties to eugenics levied…
@round 37:00
I hope Ben looks at this comment section, because I was wondering what were those differences on the neurons of males vs females?
Hey Benjamin! Thanks for posting this. Your content is so refreshing.
Since Dr. Blanchard coined the term "Autogynephilia" I would like to let you and your viewers know that I have created and posted a 5 episode series on my UA-cam channel that covers all aspects of Autogynephilia.
The series is called "I Love My Autogynephilia". As you can tell from the title I have AGP and I do indeed love it. I talk about what Autogynephilia is, my life with Autogynephilia, resources for Autogynephiles, etc. The series is most definitely Pro-Autogynephilia. So much of the online content about AGP is hateful and ignorant (with the exception of your content of course). I felt that it was high time that someone with Autogynephilia finally step up and talk about it in a positive way and hopefully open doors in people's minds that will never close again.
Here's the link to the first episode: ua-cam.com/video/BsJx46i9bds/v-deo.html
Much love to you and your viewers!
Very very good discussion !!!
37:00 What are these molecules & which brain region? Very fascinating.
Genius man
Excellent! As with Dr. James Cantor...this one merits a a second viewing. With pen and notepad.
WPATH usurped the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, WPATH is predicated on the Yogyakarta principles set down in 2006
(Indonesia), @benjaminbboyce, please look this up.
Prior to the *Weinsteinian take over by WPATH, Harry Benjamin SoC didn’t have nonbinaries, Gender nonconforming or genderqueer language or recommendations to assist all aforementioned to achieve their gender expression (as per the gender deconstructionalist or beliebers in “gender as a social construct”), I wish we were allowed to go over this part together.
Maybe next time.
We need more ray!
where is ur other hats
so to sum up Blanchard's argument: Things are different now and I don't like it.
Interesting biology talk.
Still need to tie The "homosexual transsexuals" to low sex dimorphism in nature/biology. It's just a male phenotype that resembles The female.
Damn, he is right
blanchard point of view its already wrong when he stated that senxual paraphilias are only verified in men , also a lot of AGP transition at early stage, this is against what the stated.
What are some common female paraphilias?
@@katieandnick4113 autoandrophilia is already been confirmed , sexual masochism as well its a paraphilia more common in females than males
Nowadays a lot of AGPTS trans at 15 16yo or during early adulthood..
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Mr. Boyce, your ongoing series could have benefited from the participation of at least one biological female.
The male perspective has been, is now and always will be only half of the human sexuality equation. I recognize these men as serious and
respected leaders of academic research in their field but male and female sex hormones, drives and sexuality in general are so different that the research findings/ perspectives
might be unintentionally and unknowingly affected.
What series are you referring to? The one I produced had plenty of female voices:
bit.ly/2L2JaS6
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Ray “back in the day” Blanchard
The two years test is silly...it is based on stereotype...if the person feels physically things are not in place all their life ,it's true physically the body seeks an other function...if the person is sollely basing it on social cues like clothes they don't need surgery.
In theUK you still have to live fora time as the opposite sex. Not sure it’s two years though.
The self id movement may change that.
Yes but there are campaigns to change it. Mermaid’s head Susie Green has posted about how this time frame is unfair and that if someone says they need surgery etc they know best. Effectively you can gain access to lots of female only spaces by self ID already.
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Benjamin A Boyce: 'Sex', 'gender' and 'gender identity' are undefined. It would be easier to understand your points if you could define your terms.
Respect&no offense but I've been mistaken for a dude on the phone for years and I'm, uh...fine. not really the most traumatizing thing one can be subjected to, or at all :D who cares
I knew one transgender individual and for he/later she it wasn't a choice. It was something that was necessary. After transition he/she no longer wanted to be identified as trans. She was what she was always meant to be. Not sure why anyone would see her as threat.
She's not a threat, and no one rational ought to see her as such. What's worrisome is narcissistic activists who can only look at other non-hetero, questioning people as mini-versions of themselves. Self-obsessed people who build their self-worth projecting their own stories onto those with as-yet un-established identities, overwhelming them with certainties that they are totally the same and ought to take the same course of action to be happy.
Most of transgenders I’ve known wanted to be the other gender and fully transitioned. End of story. The other one is too young and hasn’t decided yet.
What does this mean? Unless we totally upend the meanings of man and woman, nobody can transition from one to the other.
Are "man" and "woman" just feelings inside one's head? Or just the collection of "feminine" or "masculine" traits? Are butch lesbians who eschew all femininity men then? Many of them would revile that insinuation.
@@es8059 what exactly is the real meaning of being a man or woman. My friend was willing to have the surgery and become something he wasn't born as. I think he did really transition.
@@pathacker4963 That's my question. I am a gay man. When I was young I thought I would have to transition to be happy. Problem is that as I grew older I realized that being male, being a man is more than a feeling - it's a material, biological reality; same thing as being a woman. It's insulting to reduce either gender to a feeling or group of stereotypes. Plus, once any man or woman goes through puberty, their brains and neural pathways are changed irrevocably. We can't undo millions of years of evolution and sexual selection with a hormone prescription and surgery/surgeries. What it means to be a man or woman is, thankfully, much deeper than that.
Nice peraon
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Exposé Evergreen ???
Alb DavidT he is working on it its going to be amazing
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There comes a point where the final installment of Exposé Evergreen will be irrelevant - that point is coming sooner then later.
45.52 No way that can be accurate. Any man knows full well that what his penis is doing, it's doing on its own accord. I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that test has been made obsolete. I can't even finish listening to him now.
so youre saying men dont get erections from stimuli that fit their sexual target preference?
Listen to the interview again. Blachard is criticising that test. He points out the ways it works and the ways it doesn't, and concludes that it should be used with skepticism.
@@rz8773 Perhaps I misheard it. It is interesting that just the other day, on some podcast I can't remember now, this penile tumescents test was brought up again as accurate. I'm just remembering now that I once heard that soldiers would sometimes get erections during combat and that would cause a lot of confusion and suffering for them. I doubt that they are being turned on by that. Something else is going on. Anyway, too bad I misheard because I do respect him very much.
The Epoch of Benjamin - Chapter 22
With a heavy heart, Meghan Murphy climbed the bejeweled crystal staircase in the central alabaster spire of the FeministCurrent North Palace. Though she could destroy Benjamin Boyce with ease, the rules of feminism required she do so covertly, under the cover of a man's overt act. Even beyond sex, a wammin's greatest power is her illusion of helplessness, so to achieve her goal, she had to enlist JP, the Jacobin Patriarchy, as her champion. But first she must pass the scrutiny of the Male Feminist Lackeys' Three.
At step one hundred she encountered the cow lover Beto O'Rourke. He rose to challenge her privilege but she tossed him a quart of coconut yogurt. Beto was pleased. Dear cow you raise your hooves high with such tasty milk products! PASS!
At step two hundred she encountered the gay hate hoaxer Jussie Smollett. He rose to challenge her racism but she tossed him a pair of Nigerian bodybuilder white supremacists. Jussie bowed and remained bent over as the bodybuilders caressed his pantyhose. PASS!
By step three hundred her feet were suffering from her six inch stripper heels but Meghan identified as a wammin scorned and so nothing could stop her. At last she encountered Justin Trudeau, the worst of the male feminist lackeys. Trudeau arose to challenge her sexuality. Meghan exposed her breasts and sighed with pained tolerance as Trudeau mauled them as clumsily as a wammin's music festival. At last he was satisfied. Very nice. PASS!
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Finally at the top of the ivory tower, Meghan approached the platinum throne of the Jacobin Patriarchy. JP was there, fussing over his application for a fellowship at Cambridge. The well-gnawed bones of a weasel were scattered around his feet. To capture his attention, Meghan produced a camera and microphone.
At last JP noticed her presence. "Speak the truth and engage with the world courageously!"
My God JP is such a pompous a$$, she thought. Meghan got right to the point. "My Lord, a man has refused to marry me. I want you to destroy him."
JP looked curious. "I'm not sure I understand you as a phenomena."
Meghan grew incensed. JP, he refused me! No man should EVER say no to a wammin!
JP smiled. "People are subject to forces beyond your easy control.
Can you bridge the huge cultural gap between you?"
Meghan struggled for control. No! He made love to me then rejected my proposal!
JP became stern as slow tears began to form. A man should live up to his responsibilities and marry a wammin, or else he is a MGTOW weasel.
Meghan rambled on. Benjamin claimed I was cruel to men online and brutal to my servants IRL.
JP's eyes cut through her. "Was he speaking the truth? And do you still wear makeup in the workplace?"
Tears now exploded from Meghan. Yes, my lord. Benjamin said he loved me but needed independence to pursue his study of transgender issues. He not only feared my bias but he used their filthy pronouns, my Lord! Pronouns!
JP bristled. "The negative feminine has taken him as surely as autogynephilia, then. Meghan, you need to ground your existence. You can find meaning through the sorrow of your life. Have you cleaned up your own nest?"
Meghan was screaming. JP, I swear by all that is holy I will drop all four nuclear reactors into the fire and release the dead upon all the Earth if you do not punish Benjamin Boyce!
JP considered, then sighed. "As you wish. I will free the Bulldyke of Heaven upon this Benjamin Boyce. She can act as a powerful streak of anti-humanity. She is much like you in that way, daughter."
Meghan's feminist rage turned to joy, first as jazz hands, and then to clapping.
Benjamin was doomed.
He decided on psychology to figure out what is wrong with him. It appears he is still repressing.
Sorry, but this guy is a charlatan. The "real life test" was cruel and absurd. It was not testing how someone felt, it was testing if they can survive the onslaught of societal pressure and that would be dependant a lot on the local situation and secondary sex characteristics, which, without HRT help and surgeries were pretty much a dice roll. What a cruel approach to "helping" people... Shame, shame, shame...
“I think I did enough!” Delightful. You sure did, Dr Blanchard. What a great interview!