Ben Appel

Author, CIS WHITE GAY: THE MAKING OF A GENDER HERETIC. Words in The Atlantic, WSJ, NY Post, Free Press, Newsweek, and elsewhere. Visit

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I’ve been coming to Barnes & Noble since I was a kid. Today they’re selling my memoir.

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@micsolana Didn’t read the article but is it actually suggesting that what makes him quintessentially American is his mediocrity?

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Join me this Friday on the WE MADE THIS POLITICAL pod. Pretty sure this is gonna be an awesome convo. Link below.

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On “colonial feminism”

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“This is crazy”

@benappel speaks with @MeghanEMurphy about cultural relativism at Columbia.

Check the full conversation:

https://t.co/sAsYTUew09

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What follows is a message I received today from a reader of Cis White Gay, who was very religious and has OCD. (I can’t tell you how much these messages mean to me.)

“I just wanted to personally thank you.
I related to your struggles while reading Cis White Gay, but thought that couldn't be me because god is real of course, and then not too long after reading your book I figured out my issues with god were just OCD and a religious upbringing, and finally allowing myself to get over the fear and let go of god. I have been an atheist ever since, dropping all metaphysical beliefs and focusing on the world I can see around me. I feel more united than ever in myself, my bisexuality (the homosexual part of that which I struggled with), and my belief in science and reality. So big personal thank you.”

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Watch the full interview on @MeghanEMurphy’s pod, The Same Drugs.

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Full interview now out from behind the paywall 👇
This was a blast. Thank you, @MeghanEMurphy, for having me in the pod.

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"That's not what I meant"

@benappel was an LGBTQ ally until he realized what was really happening under trans ideology.

Listen @meghanemurphy's full conversation with Ben now on the podcast: https://t.co/9TU1kZ5OYY

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@bay_photography Fantastic. Thank you.

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Who’s traveled to Joshua Tree? I’ll be in Palm Springs later this year and plan to visit. Any tips/recommendations about Joshua Tree or the greater Palm Springs area are greatly appreciated!

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@haynes_wiley Thank you! I believe Indian Wells is in March.

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Check me out on @thesamedrugs_ pod. Thanks for having me @MeghanEMurphy 💜

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“I’m grateful to be here”

@MeghanEMurphy speaks with @benappel about his experience growing up in a religious cult, coming out as gay, his struggle with addiction, his experience at Columbia university, questioning gender identity ideology, and more.

Listen now on the podcast: https://t.co/YYfYoo5byi

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@SarahTheHaider *years

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While you're waiting for your paperback edition to arrive, read my review of Ben Appel's memoir and polemic: https://t.co/3l27CYqHko

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Paperback version lookin’ damn good.
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@buttonslives @SwipeWright Thrilled for you! Congrats!

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Bruce Bawer, the inimitable literary critic and political writer, reviewed my memoir Cis White Gay: The Making of a Gender Heretic. He called it "a powerhouse of a book" as well as an "honest, deeply moving, and (indeed) noble page-turner."
https://t.co/D6bYI4WYEZ

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@ChrisConwa99451 This book is probably right up your alley, then.

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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENTS 🚨:
1. Cis White Gay is now available in paperback on Amazon.
2. Cis White Gay is now available for Kindle on international Amazon marketplaces, including the UK and Australia.

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“He, like millions of other free thinkers across the country, confronted the people who had been his friends and classmates when he thought they were wrong, and doing so took courage. We’re going to need more of that for the road ahead, whatever the rebellious lefties come up with next.”

🙏🏼 @RichardMorrison

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[New from me on Substack]
Cis White Gay Meets Queer Communism:
@benappel Confronts the Anti-Capitalist Left
https://t.co/3l27CYqHko

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@meghan_daum @esanzi @conor64 About four injections of Botox just above the upper lip. It causes the upper lip to flip up slightly, making it look bigger. It lasts about 4 to 6 weeks.