561. How Trump’s Chaos Keeps Splintering the World Order
12 August 2026
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30 March 2026
How are rights for trans people in the US improving or worsening under the Republican administration? What fundamentally needs to change in Congress to improve the state of politics? Are the Democrats doing enough to win back the American public?
Rory and Alastair are joined by US Congresswoman, Sarah McBride, to answer all this and more.
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In this podcast it was stated that trans women are women, although trans women are males who perform as women.
Even if a trans woman has his penis removed & remodelled into what may look like a female organ, the trans woman remains a biological male – as he and his doctors must always keep in mind for the benefit of the trans person’s health.
Trans women are therefore not women.
Alastair & Rory seriously undermine their credibility when they appear to believe that trans people are members of their opposite sex.