Will Antidepressants Disrupt Teens' Future Sex Lives?

Should we think more about how SSRIs affect developing libidos? PLUS: A new strategy for avoiding Thanksgiving political tension.

In this edition:

• Parenting A Trans Kid In Trump’s America

• The Online Clip Factory That’s Radicalizing Teen Boys

• Experts: AI Chatbots Unsafe For Teen Mental Health

• More Teens Are Taking Antidepressants. It Could Disrupt Their Sex Lives for Years.

• Social Media’s Beauty Filters May Look Harmless – But They’re Quietly Affecting Black Youths’ Mental Health

• The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

• Influencers Made Millions Pushing ‘Wild’ Births – Now The Free Birth Society Is Linked To Baby Deaths Around The World

• Defuse Political Tension In Your Family With One Simple Question

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Parenting A Trans Kid In Trump’s America (The Daily - A New York Times Podcast)

Since starting his second term, President Trump has thrown the full weight of the federal government behind the denying the idea of transgender identity, and pushing to prevent trans minors from getting gender-affirming medical care.

Two parents of a trans child discuss facing the scramble of supporting their child, and their fears of becoming targets of the government. LISTEN

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The Online Clip Factory That’s Radicalizing Teen Boys (Salon)

By Amanda Marcotte: The videos often seem to come from nowhere — devoid of any context like names, locations or professions — and pop onto a young man’s phone screen, guided by the invisible hand of the algorithm. The clips are undeniably provocative. Sexy young women at microphones, with captions promising the viewer is about to see them “TRIGGERED” or “CRYING” with “ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY” for their allegedly awful actions. Every basement dwelling-misogynist’s worst views of women are, the headlines suggest, about to be proved true: Women are too stupid for politics. Feminism has turned women into a bunch of sluts. Women shamelessly lie to manipulate men. “Girl power” has deluded women into believing they’re much hotter than they are. Women have ridiculously high standards for both men’s looks and wealth.