Men Are Apparently "Rawdogging Flights"

Because "treat culture" is for women. Plus: SCOTUS just ominously took on a big case about trans people.

There are a couple things I’d like to talk about today, but first: It’s the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, and the court ominously announced this morning that it’s now taking up a big trans health care case for the next term. The high court, which must be pretty bored after bringing back machine guns earlier this month, will now consider whether a Tennessee ban on gender affirming health care for teens violates the equal protection clause—i.e., whether anti-trans discrimination is a form of sex discrimination that the Constitution protects against. Specifically, the state law in question prohibits puberty blockers and hormone therapy for anyone under 18. (It also bans surgical procedures, but SCOTUS isn’t considering that provision.)

This is the first time the Supreme Court has waded into trans minors’ rights, which has exploded as a culture war issue in the past few years since Republicans realized that abortion is now squarely an election-losing issue for them. For anyone who needs a brief refresher on their argument, it’s that trans people don’t actually have a right to exist, that trans teens are really just experiencing “gender dysphoria,” and that providing gender-affirming care to minors is akin to child abuse. In reality, trans teens are overwhelmingly more likely to experience depression and suicidal ideations than cis teens, and studies show that gender-affirming health care improves their mental health and literally saves lives. That said, it’s a safe bet to assume that this 6-3 conservative court is going to take this opportunity to decimate trans rights, regardless of the validity of the arguments.

Now, onto the subject of…

Men Apparently “Rawdogging” Air Travel

Folks, a new masculinity challenge just dropped, and it’s basically just…sitting on a long flight with nothing to do.

GQ writer Kate Lindsay dropped a much-discussed piece today entitled “Why Men Are Rawdogging Flights,” which is a feat she describes as “no entertainment, no headphones, just watching the flight map for 8+ hours (bonus points if you don't pee or eat).” In the piece, she churns out some real food for thought: