Ben Appel’s Newsletter

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 • 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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Pear Joseph

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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 • Apr 15

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What Trump Got Right

It took me years to admit it.

Apr 2 • 

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