Shon Faye: The transgender issue
The Interview15 Aug 2022

Shon Faye: The transgender issue

According to research in the US and the UK, roughly one in 100 may be transgender. But the fact that the debate about transgender rights has become a political battleground isn’t driven so much by the numbers but more by conflicting ideologies. Stephen Sackur asks author and journalist Shon Faye if all the attention on issues of sex, gender and identity is making it easier to be trans or not.

This programme is subject to clarifications. In the interview with the transgender activist and writer Shon Faye, the presenter said: “There's quite a lot of data now on this, self-harm is a problem for people who are in this situation and suicide is also more common among trans young people than among the rest of the population”. In fact, the overall position is unclear as there is limited data on suicides among young trans people.

On the point made by Shon Faye that puberty blockers are reversible, the NHS says little is known about their long term side effects in children with gender dysphoria, and that although the Gender and Identity Service (GIDS) advises this is a physically reversible treatment if stopped, it is not known what the psychological effects may be.

Details here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedback/corrections_clarifications/

Avsnitt(1867)

David Dimbleby: Are journalistic values under threat?

David Dimbleby: Are journalistic values under threat?

Where do you get your news from, and do you trust it to be true? For many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. Social media is an increasingly dominant source of information; long-estab...

11 Nov 202223min

Gerard Lyons: Is Britain's economy up to scratch?

Gerard Lyons: Is Britain's economy up to scratch?

The UK economy is in a hole. Inflation is high, interest rates are rising, public debt is soaring and, according to the Bank of England, Britons face two years of recession. Stephen Sackur speaks to G...

9 Nov 202222min

Sauli Niinistö: Finland's new strategic direction

Sauli Niinistö: Finland's new strategic direction

Stephen Sackur is in Helsinki for an exclusive interview with Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö. After decades of pragmatic coexistence with Moscow, Finland has made a big strategic decision: to join...

7 Nov 202223min

Ben Hodges: Is Ukrainian victory inevitable?

Ben Hodges: Is Ukrainian victory inevitable?

Stephen Sackur speaks to General Ben Hodges, former commander of the US army in Europe. He claims a Ukrainian victory in the war with Russia is inevitable, maybe within months. But given Putin’s pledg...

4 Nov 202222min

Rafael Grossi: Is nuclear power ever risk-free?

Rafael Grossi: Is nuclear power ever risk-free?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Rafael Grossi, director general of the world’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. He’s been to Ukraine and has visited Putin in his continuing efforts t...

2 Nov 202223min

Dimitar Kovačevski: Can North Macedonia finally join the EU?

Dimitar Kovačevski: Can North Macedonia finally join the EU?

In an exclusive interview, Stephen Sackur is in Skopje to speak to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski. His nation emerged out of the former Yugoslavia and is now in the queue for EU m...

31 Okt 202222min

Matthew Collins: Taking on the far right

Matthew Collins: Taking on the far right

Stephen Sackur speaks to the writer and anti-racism campaigner Matthew Collins. In his youth he was himself a far-right thug, but he changed sides and became an informer. Now he’s a leading activist i...

26 Okt 202224min

Audrey Tang: Can Taiwan forge its own path?

Audrey Tang: Can Taiwan forge its own path?

Zeinab Badawi is in Taiwan to speak to Audrey Tang, the country's digital minister. The Taipei government says it stands for democracy in the face of increasing belligerence from China, which claims t...

24 Okt 202224min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

motiv
p3-krim
spar
flashback-forever
svenska-fall
rss-krimstad
rss-viva-fotboll
aftonbladet-daily
aftonbladet-krim
rss-sanning-konsekvens
rss-vad-fan-hande
olyckan-inifran
fordomspodden
dagens-eko
rss-frandfors-horna
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-aftonbladet-krim
blenda-2
politiken