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Meghan Murphy brings you voices from the real women's movement — bold, unapologetic, and honest.

Feminist Current Meghan Murphy

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    • 4.7 • 140 Ratings

Meghan Murphy brings you voices from the real women's movement — bold, unapologetic, and honest.

    Emma Thomas' father 'came out' as trans when she was nine—now she fights to protect kids like her

    Emma Thomas' father 'came out' as trans when she was nine—now she fights to protect kids like her

    It's only recently that we are beginning to hear the stories of family members of men who have begun identifying as women, from the “trans widow” to, now, the children of transitioners.

    Emma Thomas is the founder of the campaign group, Children of Transitioners, a group that questioned the University of Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust on their “perinatal care policy for trans and non binary people policy." Children of Transitioners inquired about “safeguarding concerns about the sexual and emotional abuse of babies and children of transitioners” and asked about evidence supporting the claim that the “milk” produced by trans-identified men after taking a combination of drugs is “comparable to that produced following the birth of a baby.”

    Emma's own father "came out" to her as "trans" when she was nine. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with her about her childhood, her father, and her concerns about protecting kids and babies from trans ideology.

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Sasha Ayad: When kids say they're trans

    Sasha Ayad: When kids say they're trans

    Sasha Ayad⁠ is Licensed Professional Counselor who has treated adolescents for over 13 years. She began feeling concerned about the trans trend reaching teens, and after learning about Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) so began looking into the “trans kid”phenomenon more deeply. Sasha became a founding board member of several organizations fighting for a more cautious, science-based approach, including ⁠Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine⁠, ⁠The Gender Exploratory Therapy Association,⁠ and ⁠Genspect.⁠ She is co-host of Gender: A Wider Lens⁠ Podcast⁠ and co-author, alongside Lisa Marchiano and Stella O’Malley, of a new book called, ⁠When Kids Say They’re Trans⁠. 

    In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with her about what’s really behind teenagers' desire to transition and what parents can do when dealing with a teen identifying as trans.

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    A 'trans widow' on how her husband went from abuser to trans activist

    A 'trans widow' on how her husband went from abuser to trans activist

    The so-called "trans widow" has become the woman best able to reveal the truth about the trans trend. She is the woman who lost her husband to transgenderism, and often tells a similar story of porn addiction, narcissism, abandonment of family, and sometimes abuse. I spoke with one women, who is remaining anonymous for safety reasons, about her ex-husband, who she is calling "Dave," and how he went from abuser to trans activist, escaping any accountability.

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    • 56 min
    The woman punched by a counter protester at the 1millionmarch4kids speaks out

    The woman punched by a counter protester at the 1millionmarch4kids speaks out

    Canadians have begun pushing back against gender identity ideology in schools. But it has not been easy. The first 1millionmarch4kids in Victoria, BC on September 21st was shut down barely after it began, the police determining it was too dangerous to continue. A second rally happened on October 21st, and this time a woman going by the name "Tara" was punched by a counter protester. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with her about what happened.

    • 42 min
    Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Marxist feminist who is speaking out against gender identity in Sweden

    Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Marxist feminist who is speaking out against gender identity in Sweden

    Kajsa Ekis Ekman published Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy, and the Split Self in 2013 and has worked as a prominent and respected journalist in Sweden for many years. In 2022, Kajsa published The Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman, within which she presents a Marxist feminist critique of gender identity ideology. She has since lost jobs, friends, and support from both leftists and feminists in Sweden. She has not given up on her work, though. This year, Kajsa launched Parabol.press.
    In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Kajsa about the situation with gender identity ideology and legislation in Sweden, her cancellation, and how she views the left nowadays.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Helen Joyce on how the Labour Party changed its stance on gender identity

    Helen Joyce on how the Labour Party changed its stance on gender identity

    Helen Joyce is a journalist, editor, and the author of Trans: When ideology meets reality. Helen is also a founder of Sex Matters, a campaign group advocating for clarity about the two sexes—male and female—in law and in life. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Helen about new political developments in the UK around gender identity legislation and women's sex-based rights, why women's bathrooms matter, and her spat with Matt Walsh. 

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    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
140 Ratings

140 Ratings

Proust222222 ,

Fascinating

A great podcast! Never less than intellectually stimulating, always insightful, I learn a lot from every episode. We need podcasts like this, we need them desperately , as irrational ideas & blind ideology gains ground, this podcast & others like it can challenge the nonsense & the manipulation.

feministinthemaking ,

Disappointing

I was really looking forward to listening but un-informed and one-sided discussions. Very transphobic. Why can’t feminism be intersectional?

lccnc ,

Disappointing

These are hugely important topics, we need robust debate not inflammatory echo chamber interviews. I was aware of Megan, peripherally (I’m U.K. based), and was excited to hear a voice talking about important points rather than jumping a bandwagon. It’s hard to stick your neck out when everything and everyone will turn and tell you you’re offending someone else.

So I listened to the Trans rights are human rights episode, with a U.K. human rights lawyer. What drivel. Maybe with some better interviewing someone could have got a decent interview out of this guy but all it was was monotonous droning to produce a one sided (not even legal but political) download on ‘how we got to the unreasonable demands of the trans rights movement’ so generalistic and inflammatory with no substance

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