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[–]OrangeFirefly 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I watched it before it was deleted. It wasn't hate speech. It was a woman talking very openly and honestly about her daughter's transition.

The stuff on it was heartbreaking - at one point she describes her daughter calmly explaining that she would need to have a hysterectomy after five years on testosterone (her daughter was 20 or 21 at the time of the conversation). Because heart disease runs in the family, which can be exacerbated by testosterone, the mother told her daughter 'you might be dead by the time you're 30'. Her daughter replied, 'it will have been worth it'.

The interviewee also describes a mother she met who was told 'it is better to have a live son than a dead daughter'. The mother acquiesced, trusting that the doctors knew best. She went along with her daughter's hormone injections and double mastectomy and supported her daughter's transition. Except at 21 the daughter realised she had made a terrible mistake and should never have transitioned. The daughter is grieving. The mother is distraught.

If you can find the podcast on SoundCloud, Apple or Podbean I recommend listening. See for yourself if it is 'hate speech'.