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Has the LGBT community gone mad? Should minors transition? Should trans women compete in female sports? It's time for a right-leaning gay man and a liberal trans woman to HASH IT ALL OUT.   Trans TikToker Nalea Akther joins Brad Polumbo on the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast to have a constructive conversation and debate these controversial questions.    ********************************   Follow Nalea on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tranalytics?lang=en   Follow Nalea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tranalytics_/   Subscribe to Nalea's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transinurance/featured   Subscribe to the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/damage-control/id1688756843   Subscribe to the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NtllLApqeEjgGO72nJKxx   ********************************    Go check out the latest episode of the BASED Politics podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnRgrYIuGyM&t=1996s   Subscribe to the BASED Politics podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/based-politics/id1535704082   Subscribe to the BASED Politics podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UgGGp9G5WupDgfccWTuKZ   ********************************  00:00 Intro   01:23 Meet Nalea Akther: liberal trans 'moderate'   04:11 What she thinks left-wing trans activists get wrong   08:46 DEBATE: Should minors medically transition?   29:30 DEBATE: Is non-binary legitimate?   35:41 Brad reacts to insane LGBT TikToks   48:31 Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

This is sheer & utter MADNESS. USA Boxing just announced that it will allow trans boxers who are biologically male to FIGHT women. Has trans extremism officially gone too far?   Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast. Then, he reacts to a viral "misgendering" incident involving a trans actor and a Delta Airlines employee. And, as always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to unhinged LGBT TikToks.   Check out the BASED Politics podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/based-politics/id1535704082   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

The trans movement promotes a narrative about medical transition as a perfect solution that saves lives. But the reality is... more complicated.   Trans woman and YouTuber Briana Ivy joins Brad Polumbo on the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast to tell her story of transitioning as a minor and then going through a nightmarish bottom surgery horror story as a young adult. Plus, they discuss the state of the "trans community," how the conservative Right treats trans people, and the "LGB without the T" movement.   And as always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to insane LGBT TikToks.   Subscribe to Briana Ivy's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjcE5c_6p2BhPiOYsh7Whnw   Check out the latest episode of the BASED Politics podcast with Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRskecKP2B0&t=899s&pp=ygUWYmFzZWQgcG9saXRpY3MgcG9kY2FzdA%3D%3D   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

Are "woke" progressive LGBT activists going so far left on gender issues that they're effectively erasing the existence and definition of lesbians?   YouTuber and lesbian Republican Arielle Scarcella joins Brad Polumbo on the LGBT Damage Control podcast to react to a recent "Liberal vs Conservative Lesbians" Jubilee Middle Ground debate and discuss this question.   Check out Arielle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@arielle   Check out the BASED Politics podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/based-politics/id1535704082   Check out the BASED Politics podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UgGGp9G5WupDgfccWTuKZ   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

A new law backed by Governor Gavin Newsom is set to take effect soon that represents yet another escalation in California's wild progressive cultural agenda. Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast.   Then, Brad analyzes alarming claims that a US city has BANNED "public homosexuality." Is this actually a thing? Plus, he reacts to a viral moment from the most recent GOP presidential debate where the candidates debated banning medical transition for minors. As always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to some insane woke LGBTQ TikToks. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

Ph.D. biologist Colin Wright joins Brad Polumbo to tell his alarming story of what happens when you dare question woke ideology within academia. Plus, he explains why the new left-wing sex denialism is not just wrong but deeply harmful. And, as always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to some crazy LGBT TikToks, this time from woke teachers!    Check out Colin Wright's SubStack, Reality's Last Stand: https://www.realityslaststand.com/   Check out the latest episode of the BASED Politics podcast with Brad Polumbo and Hannah Cox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWw4GWzmF-I&t=0s   Subscribe to the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/damage-control/id1688756843   Subscribe to the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NtllLApqeEjgGO72nJKxx   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

Gay journalist Billy Binion of Reason Magazine spills the tea on what it's likely questioning the progressive narrative within the LGBT community and the nasty backlash that often ensues. Then, as always, host Brad Polumbo reacts to some INSANE woke LGBT TikToks, in this episode of the LGBT Damage Control podcast.   Check out Billy's work: https://reason.com/people/billy-binion/   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

The Republicans just selected a new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, and progressive media outlets are digging up his old statements and labeling him an anti-gay extremist. Is this an unfair smear, or do these criticisms actually have some truth to them?   Brad Polumbo breaks it down in this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast.   Then, he reacts to a disturbing incident where a mob shut down a campus event screening a documentary about detransitioners and Biden getting caught in another big lie about gay rights. Finally, as always, Brad rounds out the show by reacting to some unhinged LGBT TikToks.   Go subsribe + listen to the BASEDPolitics podcast also hosted by Brad Polumbo   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/based-politics/id1535704082   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UgGGp9G5WupDgfccWTuKZ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

What do we do when even science starts going woke? A once-prestigious scientific publication is now embracing pseudo-science in the name of social justice.   Brad Polumbo breaks it down on this episode of the LGBT Damage Control podcast. Then, he analyzes whether President Biden just LIED about a hate crime, reacts to viral clips of Candace Owens vs college students, discusses an anti-trans child rapper, and reacts to unhinged LGBT TikToks.   Go subscribe to the BASED Politics podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNJt1C04snw6VdtNBFfE_9w   Listen to the BASED Politics podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/based-politics/id1535704082   Listen to the BASED Politics podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UgGGp9G5WupDgfccWTuKZ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

Are the Alphabet activists somehow getting even worse? Trans conservative Blaire White joins Brad Polumbo on the LGBT Damage Control podcast to recap her latest debate against some (unhinged) leftist trans activists, break down some wild LGBT news stories, and react to the latest insane woke TikToks. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

"Gays Against Groomers" is a group of gay activists that's so "far-right" and "controversial" that they've been BANNED from not just social media platforms but also financial services like PayPal and Venmo. Are they really the monsters the mainstream media makes them out to be? And are some of the criticisms levied against the group actually legitimate?   Brad Polumbo hosts Gays Against Groomers founder Jaimee Michell for a fiery conversation on this episode of the LGBT Damage Control podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com

They're literally trying to erase reality now. Woke academics CANCELLED a panel discussing the importance of biological sex because it (supposedly) made LGBT scholars feel "unsafe." Brad Polumbo breaks it down on this episode of the DAMAGE CONTROL podcast.   Then, he analyzes a disturbing story where LGBT activists are CHEERING an Orwellian act of censorship. Plus, Michael Knowles' latest hot take is truly absurd and, as always, Brad reacts to some insane woke LGBT TikToks.   Check out Colin Wright's SubStack, Reality's Last Stand: https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/no-sex-please-were-anthropologists This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedpolitics.substack.com