Episode 92: Reconciling Gender: Aaron Kimberly's Transition, Detransition, & Whistleblowing

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National Geographic photographer and conservationist Jaime Rojo has spent decades capturing the beauty and fragility of the monarch butterfly. Their epic migration is one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles, but their survival is under threat. In this episode, Jaime shares how his passion for photography and conservation led him to document the monarchs’ journey. He and host Brian Lowery discuss the deeper story behind his award-winning images, one about resilience, connection, and the urgent need to protect our natural world. See Jaime's story on the monarch butterflies at his website: rojovisuals.com , and follow Brian Lowery at knowwhatyousee.com .…

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Aaron Kimberly, a whistleblower exposing practices at the gender clinic where she once worked, discusses concerns about the fast-tracking of medical gender transitions. She shares her own experience of having surgery approved after just a few visits with a family doctor at the gender clinic and one psychiatric consultation. As a psychiatric mental health nurse, Aaron has raised alarms about the urgent need for accountable practices, if any at all, in medical gender transition. Her advocacy is informed by her life as a de-transitioned transgender man, lifelong butch lesbian and clinician.
You can catch up with Aaron at: https://x.com/Aaron_GDAC
Aaron's Substack: https://aaronkimberly.substack.com/
Email: info@thelesbianmafia.com
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Until next time,
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