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The Demonization of the ‘Cis White Gay’
To some, we’re the scourge of the earth
Sep 9
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August 2025
The worst people on the planet
Absolutely no contest.
Aug 21
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July 2025
The f*g-to-trans-fashion-model pipeline
Dance of the castrated drag queens
Jul 31
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June 2025
Andrea Long Chu, the libertine
His primary concern seems to be the satiation of his own desire.
Jun 30
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Judith Butler says the quiet parts out loud
Her statement on the Skrmetti decision is as stupid as you'd expect.
Jun 24
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Andrew Sullivan & Ben Appel: On The Category Errors of Sexual Politics
As activists bend, expand, and contort the LGBT movement, what began as a fight for love and equality has become a war on reality.
Published on The Queer Majority
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Jun 18
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May 2025
Do "LGBTQ+" orgs even care about gay people anymore?
Their responses to a recent HHS report say they don't.
May 13
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You have two options: become a "real man" or a trans prostitute.
This is basically what the world tells sex-role nonconforming boys.
May 6
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Podcast: PEAR JOSEPH DOESN'T GIVE A F***
My interview with the unapologetic androgyne
May 1
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April 2025
My book publishes in November
Which means there will soon be even more people calling me a terrible person.
Apr 28
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How Cis White Gay Ben Appel Beat His Social Justice Activism Habit
An interview with the gay writer and critic of 'gender identity'
Published on The Distance
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Apr 15
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What Trump Got Right
It took me years to admit it.
Apr 2
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