# The Truth About the Trans Movement with Mia Hughes

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Podcast: [The Radicalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-radicalist-6700506)
Published: 2025-04-25T12:47:09+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theradicalist.com/p/the-truth-about-the-trans-movement
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## Resource

David Volodzko speaks with Mia Hughes about the different waves of the trans movement, the DSM-V and gender dysmorphic disorder, how the trans movement operates as a cult, legal support for trans activism in U.S. states, prevalence rates, indicators of social contagion, the WPATH scam, how the Biden administration inserted itself into medical standards, autogynephilia, definitional creep of the term “trans,” politically Trans identity, and the science-based treatment for trans identity. Mia Hughes is senior fellow at MacDonald-Laurier Institute, director of Genspect Canada, co-host of Beyond Gender, author of the WPATH Files , and former researcher on gender issues at Michael Shellenberger’s nonprofit Civilization Works . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theradicalist.com/subscribe

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