A World Of Unusual Sexual Orientations - Dr James Cantor

Dr James Cantor is a clinical psychologist and sexologist specialising in hypersexuality and paraphilia. There are a broad range of things that turn humans on. Some are common, some are uncommon and some are very illegal. James' study of paraphilias exposes him to some of the world's most interesting and unusual sexual desires with the goal of working out why they exist. Expect to learn how asexuality could evolve at all, why some able-bodied people feel that they should be amputees, why adults like to be dressed up as babies, the link between left-handedness and child abuse, what James thinks about depression in the trans community, why it's become increasingly impossible to have conversations about dangerous sexual desires and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount on all of MASA’s Chips at www.masachips.com/modernwisdom use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescantorphd Check out James' website - http://www.jamescantor.org/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #sexuality #attraction #psychology - 00:00 Intro 00:20 What is Paraphilia? 09:34 The Existence of Homosexuality 14:32 Lesbians are Complex 21:01 What We Get Wrong About Paedophilia 28:50 Correlation of Handedness & Sexuality 34:01 Do We Have Control Over Arousal? 43:43 How to Reframe the Debate around Sexual Orientations 56:50 Different Types of Paedophilia 1:06:17 Are Child Sex Dolls Ethical? 1:12:22 The Transgender Debate 1:24:36 Correlation of Transgenderism & Autism 1:32:14 Suicide in the Trans Community 1:41:19 Consequences of a Commercial Health System 1:47:37 Where to Find Dr Cantor - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Dr James CantorguestChris Williamsonhost

Nov 10, 20221h 48mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 10, 2022
Duration: 1h 48m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr James Cantor is a clinical psychologist and sexologist specialising in hypersexuality and paraphilia. There are a broad range of things that turn humans on. Some are common, some are uncommon and some are very illegal. James' study of paraphilias exposes him to some of the world's most interesting and unusual sexual desires with the goal of working out why they exist. Expect to learn how asexuality could evolve at all, why some able-bodied people feel that they should be amputees, why adults like to be dressed up as babies, the link between left-handedness and child abuse, what James thinks about depression in the trans community, why it's become increasingly impossible to have conversations about dangerous sexual desires and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount on all of MASA’s Chips at www.masachips.com/modernwisdom use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescantorphd Check out James' website - http://www.jamescantor.org/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #sexuality #attraction #psychology - 00:00 Intro 00:20 What is Paraphilia? 09:34 The Existence of Homosexuality 14:32 Lesbians are Complex 21:01 What We Get Wrong About Paedophilia 28:50 Correlation of Handedness & Sexuality 34:01 Do We Have Control Over Arousal? 43:43 How to Reframe the Debate around Sexual Orientations 56:50 Different Types of Paedophilia 1:06:17 Are Child Sex Dolls Ethical? 1:12:22 The Transgender Debate 1:24:36 Correlation of Transgenderism & Autism 1:32:14 Suicide in the Trans Community 1:41:19 Consequences of a Commercial Health System 1:47:37 Where to Find Dr Cantor - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Dr James Cantor
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Dr James Cantor and Chris Williamson, A World Of Unusual Sexual Orientations - Dr James Cantor explores inside Unusual Sexualities: Paraphilias, Pedophilia, Trans Youth, and Ethics Dr. James Cantor discusses paraphilias as innate, often immutable sexual interest patterns that extend beyond typical orientations, covering asexuality, fetishes, and highly stigmatized interests like pedophilia. He draws sharp distinctions between attraction and behavior, arguing that many harmful actions (e.g., child molestation) are not driven by true pedophilia and that non‑offending pedophiles need access to confidential support, not blanket condemnation. Cantor explains emerging biological findings on male homosexuality (e.g., the older brother effect), brain-development markers such as handedness in pedophilia, and how different paraphilias appear to share deep developmental roots. In the latter part, he criticizes the rapid, poorly evidenced medicalization of youth gender transition, contrasts it with more robust data for adults, and argues that politicized, virtue-signaling discourse around suicide and trans kids is distorting science and harming sound clinical decision-making.

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