Podcast #203: A Marriage Lost to Gender Identity

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5 Dec 2022 · 1 min read

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks to author Shannon Thrace—whose 16-year marriage fell apart after her newly transitioned husband became immersed in the ideologically uncompromising world of online transgender activism.

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