{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily Heretic","slug":"the-daily-heretic-7574275","podcast_index_feed_id":7574275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/OTEP5129963398","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7f545bee-9fa0-11f0-a599-47a70b15bc27/image/1f6e9d9b1618c8bcba18f3b943bb5e15.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"On the Edge Productions Ltd.","episode_count":1033,"summary":"All the best clips to remind you of some of you favourite episodes. Catch the full episodes here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NiFf7pGB4pqkvbrnS1b9X?si=a682a36c0f6841bd","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:17:15.550962+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-heretic-7574275"},"episode":{"title":"Andrew Doyle - How Keir Starmer is ACTIVELY 'Praying the Gay Away'","slug":"andrew-doyle-how-keir-starmer-is-actively-praying-the-gay-away","published_at":"2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-heretic-7574275/andrew-doyle-how-keir-starmer-is-actively-praying-the-gay-away","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-heretic-7574275","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OTEP1216095423.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/OTEP1216095423.mp3","summary":"Has modern gender ideology created a situation where gay identity is quietly being medicalised out of existence? In this explosive conversation, writer, comedian, and GB News presenter Andrew Doyle argues that some NHS policies and political positions surrounding gender identity risk reviving ideas disturbingly similar to conversion therapy — but under a completely different label. 👉 Subscribe to The Daily Heretic now for fearless conversations: https://www.youtube.com/@hereticsclips/videos Andrew Doyle, author of The New Puritans and Free Speech and Why It Matters, joins Andrew Gold to unpack one of the most controversial debates surrounding gender medicine, sexuality, and political ideology in Britain today. In this focused discussion, Doyle examines growing concerns surrounding youth gender transition, same-sex attraction, and whether vulnerable young people are being pushed toward medical pathways instead of being encouraged to accept themselves as gay or lesbian. Why are some critics comparing aspects of modern gender ideology to a new form of conversion therapy? And why do they believe politicians and institutions became afraid to question these ideas publicly? The conversation explores NHS gender policies, WPATH controversies, safeguarding concerns, Tavistock, puberty blockers, medical ethics, and the growing backlash against ideological thinking inside healthcare and politics. Doyle argues that many people became deeply uncomfortable with the possibility that children struggling with sexuality, identity, or social pressures could be fast-tracked toward irreversible medical interventions without sufficient caution or long-term evidence. The discussion also examines Keir Starmer’s political positioning on gender identity issues and why critics believe Labour incr…","meta_description":"Has modern gender ideology created a situation where gay identity is quietly being medicalised out of existence? In this explosive conversation, writer, c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":471,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-heretic-7574275/episodes/andrew-doyle-how-keir-starmer-is-actively-praying-the-gay-away/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-heretic-7574275/andrew-doyle-how-keir-starmer-is-actively-praying-the-gay-away.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}