# Benjamin Ryan

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The Sanity Interview: Ben Ryan

In this interview we got the inside scoop on a landmark legal case about gender transition with the reporter who was there for every minute of the trial. Benjamin Ryan is an independent health and science reporter and a contributor to The New York Sun. Here’s how a jury held a psychologist and a pl…

200. First Detransition Lawsuit Victory: Inside the Varian v. Einhorn Trial with Benjamin Ryan

Today I sit down with investigative reporter Benjamin Ryan, who was the only journalist present for the entirety of the historic Varian v. Einhorn trial — the first detransition malpractice lawsuit in the world to reach a jury verdict. Ben has been covering pediatric gender medicine for three years…

Driving Home the Faith 2026.02.10

Today David Clayton from The Way of Beauty explains how beauty is a way to God, not an option; reporter Benjamin Ryan tells our attorney host about being the only reporter covering every day of the first trial brought by a “detransitioner”—plus commentary by Ken Craycraft and much more. Pregnancy …

Episode 188: The Trouble with Terffles

After Nina “sings” the theme song to The Electric Company and Cori talks about his cats, we discuss last week’s news: gender-critical lawyer Glenna Goldis’s hiring by the FTC post-firing by NY State Attorney General Letitia James, and detransitioner Fox Varian’s $2M lawsuit victory. Living up to ou…

'Disfigured for life' The 1st Detransition Lawsuit

Independent reporter Benjamin Ryan joins Lisa Wexler to talk about attending and reporting on the full trial of the first of it's kind detransitioner malpractice lawsuit, won by the plaintiff from Westchester, NY who was 15 when undergoing female to male transition surgery. Hosted on Acast. See ac…

'Disfigured for life' The 1st Detransition Lawsuit

Independent reporter Benjamin Ryan joins Lisa Wexler to talk about attending and reporting on the full trial of the first of it's kind detransitioner malpractice lawsuit, won by the plaintiff from Westchester, NY who was 15 when undergoing female to male transition surgery. Hosted on Acast. See ac…

E378. Gender Affirming Care On Trial - Benjamin Ryan

Independent journalist Benjamin Ryan was the only reporter who sat through all three weeks of the first-ever gender surgery malpractice trial. He and Bridget discuss the chilling testimony of a mother who was browbeaten until she consented to her daughter’s mastectomy, a 15-year-old’s 11-month spri…

Benjamin Ryan, Journalist For The Free Press: The Fox Varian Decision How Will It Affect The Transgender Movement

gender transition, medical malpractice, parental consent, affirmative therapy, court case, transgender rights, mental health, medical ethics, youth treatment, societal norms  summary This conversation with Benjamin Ryan delves into the complexities surrounding a recent court case involving a tran…

Drescher and His Traveling Road Show at the APA: The Full Audio

About This Episode This episode contains audio recorded inside Session 1240 at the 2026 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, held Saturday, May 16, 2026. The session was a Continuing Medical Education offering titled Transgender Psychiatrists Speak: Reflections From Tra…

Covering the Culture Wars

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Benjamin Ryan about his journalistic adventures reporting on AIDS, monkeypox, gender activism, and the Jason Arday saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices