Why it is counter-productive to apply the new terminology to everyone — Welcome back to Trans Realist, a project where I have a conversation with my fellow trans people, about what could be done to make our lives better in the real world. Today, I want to talk about a controversial topic: the trans-related language wars. Much has been said about…

Why challenging popular culture should be part of the post-woke mission — Welcome to TaraElla Report Culture, where I take a step back from the more political talk, and look at things from the wider cultural perspective. To explain the purpose behind this new series, we need to start by acknowledging the fact that political, philosophical, and sociological debates do not…

A reply to a controversial point of view from another trans woman — Today, I want to respond to the article ‘Why I became trans’, written by Debbie Hayton and published on Unherd last year. Hayton is a trans woman with views that are considered unusual in the trans community, and as my regular readers will know, I love studying unusual perspectives. I…

It could be up to trans people to break the stalemate — Previously, I suggested a possible post-woke model of trans discourse, which will hopefully lead to a more productive discussion and a pathway forward for trans rights reforms. A Post Woke Approach to Trans Issues Let’s find a way to move beyond the current stalemate.medium.com Such a discourse will put the focus back on gender dysphoria and the everyday needs of trans people like employment, housing and…

It won’t be easy, and we need a plan. — Welcome to TaraElla Report Post Woke, where we consciously aim to move beyond the woke vs anti-woke culture wars, and towards a post-woke model of culture and politics. Previously, I have outlined what a post-woke alternative would look like. Today, I want to talk about how we can advance…

Why both progressives and conservatives should go post-woke — Welcome to TaraElla Report Post Woke, where we consciously aim to move beyond the woke vs anti-woke culture wars, and towards a post-woke model of culture and politics. Perspective 1: I have long been passionate about equality for minorities, addressing climate change, and being open-minded about different ways to…

Let’s find a way to move beyond the current stalemate. — Today, I want to talk about what a post-woke approach to trans issues might look like. As I previously described, a post-woke approach is one that acknowledges the errors of woke culture, specifically addresses those errors, but is not based on just being reactionary to the woke position. Rather…

Turning other people’s suffering into a culture war football is evil. — Welcome back to Trans Deeper, a show where we take a deeper look at what people are saying in the trans conversation, and whether their claims are valid or not. Today, I want to look at a worrying development: the trivialization of gender dysphoria. Specifically, in certain circles, basic…

Why we need to bring back sincere intellectuals — Welcome to TaraElla Report Post Woke, where we consciously aim to move beyond the woke vs anti-woke culture wars, and towards a post-woke model of culture and politics. Today, I want to talk about why both the woke and anti-woke positions are insufficiently intellectual, and why a truly intellectual…