Episode 141: Transgender Perversion

Episode 141: Transgender Perversion

April 9, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the perverse nature of men identifying as transgender through the lens of Lacan's theories.

We discuss why men who claim to be women by identifying as transgender are almost all exclusively perverts. Using Lacan’s concept of perversion and what perversity of mind entails we link fetishism, sexual offending, and the need for others to collude in ‘disavowing’ the rules of reality. ‘Transwomen’ are guided at all times by the knowledge they are men, so the idea they are a woman is not quite a delusion, but rather a perverse way of relating. This creates an integral need for others to a...

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