The Protocol - Podcast Rankings and reviews

A nuanced look at a complex subject. I wish the Times and other leading media organizations had properly tackled this before it became so politicized, rather than jumping on the ideological bandwagon as they did in the early days. Better late than never, though. Let’s hope some of this reporting breaks through the fog of religious certainty that permeates the field. Difficult, well-informed decisions have to be made. The fact that our overreach has handed this power to Trump is catastrophic for all involved.

I was holding out some amount of hope that this would be a more fair take on trans healthcare than previous Times reporting, given how they framed their calls to hear from trans people, but no. Even while they acknowledge that trans people are under attack by the government as a scapegoat for social conservative anxiety, the Times doubles down once again on misrepresenting trans healthcare to fear monger and direct more hate towards trans people. While Republicans attack basic healthcare for not just trans youth, but even adults - because they just don’t want trans people to exist for all - the Times here creates more cover by making trans healthcare sound insidious. This was really the last straw for my holding any regard for the Times’ journalistic capability.