Archive - Ben Appel’s Newsletter

Ep. 53: Ben Appel on Gender Heresy, Exile and Belonging

A recording from Ben Appel and Lauren Hall's live video

May 29 • Ben Appel, Lauren Hall, and Lura Forcum

1:15:15

March 2026

Former GLAAD President: We Were Wrong to Medicalize Trans-Identified Children

A new podcast series on tensions within the so-called LGBTQ movement delivers major revelations

Mar 24 • Ben Appel

Our Brief Moment in the Sun

What happened after marriage equality.

Mar 16 • Ben Appel

How a philosophy of disruption derails the pursuit of knowledge

Mar 8 • Ben Appel

The Situation Is Not So Great

What the reaction to my Atlantic essay reveals about activists, parents, and the silence inside LGBT organizations.

Mar 6 • Ben Appel

The War Out There, The Rot Within

On uncertainty, ideology, and what I know for sure

Mar 2 • Ben Appel

February 2026

This Is What They're Doing

The gender surgeons speak for themselves.

Feb 20 • Ben Appel

The Cult of Niceness

When inclusion starts to feel like a test

Feb 13 • Ben Appel

There Is No Such Thing As 'LGBTQ+'

For the love of God, can we all stop pretending.

Feb 5 • Ben Appel

'Cis White Gay' Book Club

Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, beginning February 17

Feb 4 • Ben Appel

The Dangerous Neighborhood of My Mind

Sobriety, EMDR, and leaving orthodoxy behind.

Feb 1 • Ben Appel

January 2026

I'm Glad You Unfriended Me

Thanks for setting me free

Jan 18 • Ben Appel