Why Smart, Quirky, Artistic Girls Take Up the Transition Fantasy w/Laura Becker | Episode 153 @widerlenspod
Why Smart, Quirky, Artistic Girls Take Up the Transition Fantasy w/Laura Becker | Episode 153  @widerlenspod
Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
With Stella on break this week, a solo Sasha welcomes guest Laura Becker who offers insightful and endearing reflections about the misdirected creativity of ROGD girls being channeled into queer theory ideas. She shares some intimate details of her personal story including the impact of chronic abuse on her mental health, her journey on testosterone, her radical double mastectomy, and her decision to detransition.

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Why Smart, Quirky, Artistic Girls Take Up the Transition Fantasy w/Laura Becker | Episode 153

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