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The “I Kissed a Boy” Controversy and the Normalization of Sex-Denialism in Pop Culture
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May 16, 2025

Welcome to Woman’s Hour: The TERF Report.

In today’s episode I talk about a controversy concerning a TV show in the UK called “I Kissed a Boy,” a reality dating show about gay men. The BBC also has a show called “I Kissed a Girl,” which is a reality dating show about lesbians.

In this year’s season of “I Kissed a Boy,” the BBC cast a woman who calls herself a gay man in the show. It has caused quite a stir. After addressing that, I’ll move on to talking about the normalization of sex-denialism in pop culture more generally.

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