I talk to the man who wanted to be a woman, had his penis removed, became a transactivist, rejected some gender ideology, and once wore a T-shirt with the slogan “trans, women are men, including me”.

We talk about how autogynephilic men stop fancying themselves after a while; how perhaps wearing marigolds for the Times photoshoot wasn’t a good idea; and why I do not believe in the concept of transsexuality in any way, shape, or form.

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