I lived through all this. Things certainly got strange but this article is a stretch too far! I think looking at big pharma and the early trans people we know about has rather more credibility. And Genspect. Dont let them off the hook. Their 2015 edict has caused chaos and still is.
Thanks for the comment, Lyn. I wasn't suggesting that musicians are solely responsible for the gender phenomenon. My other articles for Genspect cover the history of prominent transgender people and the influence of the gender clinics, among related topics.
While Big Pharma certainly has an interest in gender affirmation now, that wasn't the case until quite recently, because the number of people taking cross-sex hormones for reasons of transgender identity was very small in the past.
Amazing article! It is a very original and unique survey of gnosticism in popular music. I loved the music and the seedy histories of the musicians.
Thanks Sandra! Pamela Des Barres has written several books on the groupie culture of the period from a woman's point of view. https://www.pameladesbarresofficial.com/pdb-books
Thanks! I’ll look at her writing.
Apologies that was supposd to read Stonewall, definitely not Genspect.
I lived through all this. Things certainly got strange but this article is a stretch too far! I think looking at big pharma and the early trans people we know about has rather more credibility. And Genspect. Dont let them off the hook. Their 2015 edict has caused chaos and still is.
Thanks for the comment, Lyn. I wasn't suggesting that musicians are solely responsible for the gender phenomenon. My other articles for Genspect cover the history of prominent transgender people and the influence of the gender clinics, among related topics.
While Big Pharma certainly has an interest in gender affirmation now, that wasn't the case until quite recently, because the number of people taking cross-sex hormones for reasons of transgender identity was very small in the past.