Week of November 8, 2025
Hosts: Jamie Reed, Lauren Leggieri, and Cori Cohn
Sponsored by the LGB Courage Coalition
■ Lauren’s Headlines
Key stories of the week in gender policy, medicine, and media.
■ Deep Dive
Topic: “Who My Child Was and Would Be” — by James Marcus, The New Yorker
Discussion: Jamie, Lauren, and Cori unpack the essay’s portrayal of parental loss, identity, and ideology — and how elite media continues to frame family and gender through a narrow lens.
Read it here:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/who-my-child-was-and-would-be
https://archive.ph/N3gyJ
https://x.com/wesyang/status/1985728982046629996
■ SEGM CME Segment with Dr. Julia Mason
Topic: SEGM’s new CME-accredited education series on evidence-based care.
Links:
- SEGM Official Website: https://segm.org/
- SEGM Press Release on CME Launch: https://segm.org/news/segm-launches-cme-accredited-series
- Ben Ryan Substack — “Fact-Checking Erin Reed’s Piece About SEGM”: https://benryan.substack.com/p/fact-checking-erin-reeds-piece-about
■ Closing
Special thanks to Dr. Julia Mason, our production team, and our tech guru who finally stopped the screen from bouncing from face to face.
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If you’re in Washington State, come see Lauren and Jamie at the Super Signer Rally – Spokane, WA this Saturday afternoon (2:00–3:30 pm) at Bowdish Middle School (2109 S Skipworth Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206).
Full event details & RSVP here:
https://letsgowashington.com/super-signer-rally-spokane-wa/
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