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Oct 2024

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Is Gender a Personal Choice? | Girl Defi...

BETHANY BEAL AND KRISTEN CLARK

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Ep. 191 - The issue of gender has exploded over the past few years. Can a man become a woman? Can a woman become a man? Should we support the trans movement? In today's episode, the two of us are looking back at one of our first YouTube videos ever where we ask the question, "Is Gender a Personal Choice." Here's our reaction.

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