The Daily Caller is an American conservative group blog that publishes consistently anti-transgender content.
Background
Daily Caller was founded in 2010 by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel, Carlson’s former college roommate and advisor to Dick Cheney. It was created as a “conservative answer to The Huffington Post.” Foster Friess provided $3 million in startup funding. In June 2020, Carlson was bought out by Patel and left the project.
In July 2010 Daily Caller published leaked emails from JournoList, a private online forum for elite journalists. February 2012 they published several hit pieces on internal operations at Media Matters for America.
In November 2016 Vince Coglianese replaced Carlson as editor-in-chief. In 2017, they founded Check Your Fact, a for-profit “fact-checking” subsidiary wholly owned by The Daily Caller, Inc. In November 2024, Dylan Housman became editor in chief.
In 2020, they founded the nonprofit Daily Caller News Foundation.
Anti-trans coverage
Daily Caller frequently covers anti-trans stories about transgender athletes and healthcare for trans and gender diverse minors.
Contributors
Contributors who have written about trans topics include:
References
Marx, Greg (March 2, 2010). Carlson Calling. Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/carlson_calling.php
Resources
The Daily Caller (dailycaller.com)
- Transgender
- dailycaller.com/search/?q=transgender
- DC Trawler
- dctrawler.dailycaller.com
Check Your Fact (checkyourfact.com)
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Grokipedia (grokipedia.com)
Propublica (projects.propublica.org)
Liftable Media is an American right-wing media organization. Their outlets have posted consistently anti-transgender content.
Outlets include:
- Liftable (Christian website) – launched in 2014
- Western Journal – acquired by Liftable in 2014
- Thoughtful Women – acquired by Liftable in 2014
- Conservative Tribune – acquired by Liftable in 2015
- Tea Party News Network (TPNN) – acquired by Liftable in 2015
- Liberty Alliance – acquired by Liftable in 2017
- The Wildcard
- Patriot Depot
- Flag and Cross
- LTV Streaming / Patriot.TV
According to Media Matters for America, “Conservative Tribune is a right-wing fake news site that publishes deliberately false stories and misinformation, especially anti-Muslim conspiracies.”
Background
The Western Center for Journalism was Founded in 1991 by Joseph Farah (who later created WorldNetDaily.com) and James H. Smith (former publisher of the Sacramento Union). They launched the Western Journalism website in 2001.
Floyd Brown founded Citizens United and was executive director of the Young America Foundation. Floyd Brown’s child Patrick Brown founded Liftable Media in 2014. It was created in response to the success of UpWorthy, a left-leaning clickbait site that posted “uplifting” content (called “glurge” in internet slang). Starting in 2014, Liftable acquired several right-wing website during a time when Facebook and other social media platforms made clickbait a lucrative business model.
They later moved into streaming via liftable.tv and patriot.tv.
References
Confessore, Nicholas; Bank, Justin (August 21, 2019). In the Trump Era, a Family’s Fight With Google and Facebook Over Disinformation. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/facebook-disinformation-floyd-brown.html
Victor, Daniel (August 22, 2019). How a Conservative News Site Thrived on Facebook and Google. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/us/western-journal-highlights.html
Martinez, Natalie (April 17, 2018). Republican figures and clickbait websites have been promoting an anti-Islam fake news company on Facebook. Media Matters for America https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/republican-figures-and-clickbait-websites-have-been-promoting-anti-islam-fake-news-company
Resources
Liftable (liftable.com)
- Western Journalism (westernjournalism.com) [archive]
- The Western Journal (westernjournal.com)
- Liftable Media (liftablemedia.com) [archive]
- Conservative Tribune (conservativetribune.com) [archive]
- Flag and Cross (flagandcross.com) [archive]
- Liberty Alliance (libertyalliance.com) [archive]
- Thoughtful Women (thoughtfulwomen.org) [archive]
- 100% Fed Up (100percentfedup.com) [archive]
- Big League Politics (bigleaguepolitics.com) [archive]
- Allen B. West (allenbwest.com) [archive]
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Politifact (politifact.com)
Facebook (facebook.com)
Instagram (instagram.com)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Open Secrets (opensecrets.org)
- Liftable Media
- opensecrets.org/orgs/liftable-media/summary?cycle=2024&id=D000081213
The Economist is a British media organization that publishes consistently anti-transgender articles. Although most articles are unsigned, anti-trans writer Jesse Singal is the author of many of the pieces listed below after January 2024.
Contributors
The only notable exception to its anti-trans content are essays by transgender Labour Party candidate Emily Brothers, published as part of a two-week series on trans topics.
In 2019, the Economist deleted a tweet that said, “Should transgender people be sterilised before they are recognised?”
References
John, Tara (October 9, 2021). Anti-trans rhetoric is rife in the British media. Little is being done to extinguish the flames. CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/09/uk/uk-trans-rights-gender-critical-media-intl-gbr-cmd/index.html
Ring, Trudy (July 29, 2021). Respected News Magazine The Economist Publishes Anti-Trans Screed. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/media/2021/7/29/respected-news-magazine-economist-publishes-anti-trans-screed
Lang, Nico (May 20, 2021). Editor’s history of calling trans people ‘frauds’ shines light on Economist’s transphobic tweet. Daily Dot https://www.dailydot.com/irl/helen-joyce-economist-transphobia/
Kelleher, Patrick (March 20, 2019). The Economist under fire for asking if transgender people should be sterilised. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2019/03/20/economist-transgender-sterilised-japan/
Levine, Jon (March 20, 2019). The Economist Apologizes for Tweet Asking Whether Transgender People Should Be ‘Sterilized.’ The Wrap https://www.thewrap.com/the-economist-apologizes-for-tweet-asking-whether-transgender-people-should-be-sterilized/
Selected anti-trans articles
note: most Economist articles do not have bylines. In cases where the author is confimed, the name appears in [brackets].
[Singal, Jesse] (September 18, 2025). How stable are the gender identities of younger children? A study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/09/18/how-stable-are-the-gender-identities-of-younger-children
Uncredited (April 16, 2025). What is a woman? Britain’s Supreme Court gives its answer. The terms “woman” and “sex” refer to “a biological woman and biological sex.” The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/04/16/what-is-a-woman-britains-supreme-court-gives-its-answer
Uncredited (April 30, 2025). A landmark study of gender medicine is caught in an ethics row. The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/04/30/a-landmark-study-of-gender-medicine-is-caught-in-an-ethics-row
[Singal, Jesse] (January 27, 2025). The White House has been fluid on gender for a decade. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/27/the-white-house-has-been-fluid-on-gender-for-a-decade
[Singal, Jesse] (December 6, 2024). America’s best-known practitioner of youth gender medicine is being sued. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/12/06/americas-best-known-practitioner-of-youth-gender-medicine-is-being-sued
Uncredited (December 5, 2024). The US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold a medical ban affecting trans youth. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/12/05/the-us-supreme-court-appears-likely-to-uphold-a-medical-ban-affecting-trans-youth
Uncredited (December 2, 2024). A big transgender-rights case heads to America’s Supreme Court. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/12/02/a-big-transgender-rights-case-heads-to-americas-supreme-court
[Singal, Jesse] (June 27, 2024). Research into trans medicine has been manipulated: Court documents offer a window into how this happens. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/research-into-trans-medicine-has-been-manipulated
Uncredited (November 28, 2024). Britain’s Supreme Court considers what a woman is. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/11/28/britains-supreme-court-considers-what-a-woman-is
Uncredited (January 18, 2024). Britain tries to correct the treatment of gender-dysphoric kids. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/01/18/britain-tries-to-correct-the-treatment-of-gender-dysphoric-kids
[Singal, Jesse] (January 10, 2024). Simine Vazire hopes to fix psychology’s credibility crisis. Her new job editing the field’s most prestigious journal should help. The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/01/10/simine-vazire-hopes-to-fix-psychologys-credibility-crisis
Uncredited (April 5, 2023). The evidence to support medicalised gender transitions in adolescents is worryingly weak. The Economist https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/04/05/the-evidence-to-support-medicalised-gender-transitions-in-adolescents-is-worryingly-weak
Uncredited (April 5, 2023). What America has got wrong about gender medicine. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/04/05/what-america-has-got-wrong-about-gender-medicine
Uncredited (March 7, 2023). Legal action may change transgender care in America. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/03/07/legal-action-may-change-transgender-care-in-america
Uncredited (January 5, 2023). Scotland’s new gender-reform law presents Rishi Sunak with a dilemma: He must decide whether to refer the law to the Supreme Court in London. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/01/05/scotlands-new-gender-reform-law-presents-rishi-sunak-with-a-dilemma
Uncredited (November 17, 2022). Britain changes tack in its treatment of trans-identifying children. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/11/17/britain-changes-tack-in-its-treatment-of-trans-identifying-children
Uncredited (July 28, 2022). Questioning America’s approach to transgender health care. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/07/28/questioning-americas-approach-to-transgender-health-care
Uncredited (June 23, 2022). The Biden administration’s confused embrace of trans rights. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/06/23/the-biden-administrations-confused-embrace-of-trans-rights
Uncredited (June 22, 2022). Swimming’s ruling on transgender women continues a trend. The Economist https://www.economist.com/international/2022/06/22/swimmings-ruling-on-transgender-women-continues-a-trend
Uncredited (March 30, 2022). Why Florida is banning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Economist https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/03/30/why-florida-is-banning-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity
Uncredited (February 19, 2022). Activist doctors are urging GPs to prescribe cross-sex hormones. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/02/19/activist-doctors-are-urging-gps-to-prescribe-cross-sex-hormones
Uncredited (January 8, 2022). Trans ideology is distorting the training of America’s doctors. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/01/08/trans-ideology-is-distorting-the-training-of-americas-doctors
Uncredited (December 4, 2021). Britain’s proposal to ban “conversion therapy” is not what it seems: The government conflates sexual orientation and “gender identity”. It should think again. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/12/04/britains-proposal-to-ban-conversion-therapy-is-not-what-it-seems
Uncredited (November 6, 2021). Portrait of a detransitioner as a young woman. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/11/06/portrait-of-a-detransitioner-as-a-young-woman
Uncredited (October 16, 2021). Opinion on the use of puberty blockers in America is turning. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/10/16/opinion-on-the-use-of-puberty-blockers-in-america-is-turning
Uncredited (September 23, 2021). An influential ruling about puberty blockers has been overturned. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/09/23/an-influential-ruling-about-puberty-blockers-has-been-overturned
Uncredited (June 12, 2021). Continental Europe enters the gender wars: Germany and Spain reject laws on gender self-identification. The Economist https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/06/12/continental-europe-enters-the-gender-wars
Uncredited (May 13, 2021). Doubts are growing about therapy for gender-dysphoric children. The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/05/13/doubts-are-growing-about-therapy-for-gender-dysphoric-children
Uncredited (April 22, 2021). Trans medicine gets entangled in America’s culture wars. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/04/22/trans-medicine-gets-entangled-in-americas-culture-wars
Uncredited (February 18, 2021). Little is known about the effects of puberty blockers. The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/02/18/little-is-known-about-the-effects-of-puberty-blockers
Uncredited (December 12, 2020). An English ruling on transgender teens could have global repercussions. The Economist https://www.economist.com/international/2020/12/12/an-english-ruling-on-transgender-teens-could-have-global-repercussions
Uncredited (December 12, 2020). Other countries should learn from a transgender verdict in England. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/12/12/other-countries-should-learn-from-a-transgender-verdict-in-england
Uncredited (December 12, 2020). New standards of transgender health care raise eyebrows. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/09/22/new-standards-of-transgender-health-care-raise-eyebrows
Uncredited (December 12, 2020 ). An English ruling on transgender teens could have global repercussions. The Economist https://www.economist.com/international/2020/12/12/an-english-ruling-on-transgender-teens-could-have-global-repercussions
Uncredited (December 12, 2020). Other countries should learn from a transgender verdict in England. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/12/12/other-countries-should-learn-from-a-transgender-verdict-in-england
Uncredited (December 2, 2020). “The issue is making sure children who really need treatment get it”—Britain’s landmark trans ruling. The Economist https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2020/12/02/the-issue-is-making-sure-children-who-really-need-treatment-get-it-britains-landmark-trans-ruling
Uncredited (December 1, 2020). The judgment in Keira Bell’s case upsets trans groups. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/12/01/the-judgment-in-keira-bells-case-upsets-trans-groups
Uncredited (November 26, 2020). A book on transitioning girls is denounced as transphobic. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/26/a-book-on-transitioning-girls-is-denounced-as-transphobic
Uncredited (September 24, 2020). Britain’s Gender Recognition Act won’t change: The government goes back on a plan to allow self-ID. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/09/24/britains-gender-recognition-act-wont-change
Uncredited (Febreuary 1, 2020). A pushback against trans activism in Britain: Three groups of people have applied for judicial reviews. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/02/01/a-pushback-against-trans-activism-in-britain
Uncredited (January 30, 2020). A new push to ban medical treatments for transgender children. The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/01/30/a-new-push-to-ban-medical-treatments-for-transgender-children
Uncredited (January 30, 2020). What to do about puberty blockers: Drugs offered to transgender children need to be used more cautiously. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/01/30/what-to-do-about-puberty-blockers
Callahan, Carey (December 3, 2019). Gender identity is hard but jumping to medical solutions is worse. The Economist https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/12/03/gender-identity-is-hard-but-jumping-to-medical-solutions-is-worse
Uncredited (October 3, 2019). Transgender rules for English schools face a backlash from women. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/10/03/transgender-rules-for-english-schools-face-a-backlash-from-women
Uncredited (April 4, 2019). Why Iran is a hub for sex-reassignment surgery: It is not because the regime is liberal. The Economist https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/04/04/why-iran-is-a-hub-for-sex-reassignment-surgery
Hayton, Debbie (July 3, 2018). Gender identity needs to be based on objective evidence rather than feelings. The Economist https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/03/gender-identity-needs-to-be-based-on-objective-evidence-rather-than-feelings
Uncredited (September 1, 2018). Why are so many teenage girls appearing in gender clinics? The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/09/01/why-are-so-many-teenage-girls-appearing-in-gender-clinics
Uncredited (October 27, 2018). Who decides your gender? Gender self-identification is often cited as a matter of civil rights. It is more problematic than many advocates realise. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/10/27/who-decides-your-gender
Uncredited (October 27, 2018). Transgender politics focuses on who determines someone’s gender. The Economist https://www.economist.com/briefing/2018/10/27/transgender-politics-focuses-on-who-determines-someones-gender
Stock, Kathleen (July 6, 2018). Changing the concept of “woman” will cause unintended harms. The Economist https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/06/changing-the-concept-of-woman-will-cause-unintended-harms
Uncredited (July 5, 2018). A culture war comes to Westminster: Both the Conservatives and Labour agree on trans rights. Now they just have to convince the voters. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2018/07/05/a-culture-war-comes-to-westminster
Uncredited (December 2, 2017). Are women born or made? Plans to blur gender boundaries spark opposition from feminists. The Economist https://www.economist.com/britain/2017/12/02/are-women-born-or-made
Uncredited (November 16, 2017). Making sense of the culture war over transgender identity. The Economist https://www.economist.com/international/2017/11/16/making-sense-of-the-culture-war-over-transgender-identity
Uncredited (November 16, 2017). Children are victims in the latest identity-driven culture war. The Economist https://www.economist.com/leaders/2017/11/16/children-are-victims-in-the-latest-identity-driven-culture-war
McCann, Charlie (September 28, 2017). When girls won’t be girls. The Economist https://www.economist.com/1843/2017/09/28/when-girls-wont-be-girls
“S.M.” (November 1, 2016). What is at stake in the first Supreme Court case on transgender rights: A bathroom brawl will be one of the most-watched cases of the Supreme Court term. The Economist https://www.economist.com/democracy-in-america/2016/11/01/what-is-at-stake-in-the-first-supreme-court-case-on-transgender-rights
Resources
The Economist (economist.com)
- Transgender identities: a series of viewpoints (2018)
- economist.com/transgender [archive]
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Newsweek is an American media organization. It is generally neutral to negative in its transgender coverage.
People
Prominent anti-trans voices platformed on Newsweek include Josh Hammer, Kristen Waggoner of Alliance Defending Freedom, Candice Jackson, and Batya Ungar-Sargon.
Selected coverage
Hammer, Josh (February 2, 2026). Is This the End of Transgender Hysteria? Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/is-this-the-end-of-transgender-hysteria-11474700
Hammer, Josh (January 14, 2026). In Transgender Sports Case, SCOTUS Must Side with Truth and Common Sense. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/in-transgender-sports-case-scotus-must-side-with-truth-and-common-sense-11359767
Waggoner, Kristen (October 9, 2025). Supreme Court Weighs Colorado Gender Care Case. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-weighs-colorado-gender-care-case-opinion-10848294
Hammer, Josh (September 4, 2025). The Conversation That America Needs To Have on Transgenderism | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hammer-report-conversation-that-america-needs-have-transgenderism-opinion-2124460
Beecher, Suzanne (July 9, 2025). The Supreme Court Can Save Women’s Sports | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-can-save-womens-sports-opinion-2095572
Waggoner, Kristen (June 24, 2025). The Supreme Court Got It Right: Protect Kids From Medical Experimentation | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-got-it-right-protect-kids-medical-experimentation-opinion-2089335
Hammer, Josh (June 6, 2025). How Democrats Can Stop Alienating Young Men: Some Unsolicited Advice | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/how-democrats-can-stop-alienating-young-men-some-unsolicited-advice-opinion-2081758
Jackson, Candice (March 28, 2025). The Fight to Defend Women’s Sports is Not Over—But We’re Winning | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/fight-defend-womens-sports-not-over-were-winning-opinion-2051809
Hammer, Josh (March 7, 2025). The Democratic Fork in the Road and the Woke Repudiation Imperative | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-fork-road-woke-repudiation-imperative-opinion-2040979
Waggoner, Kristen (Jan 17, 2025). Trump Admin Should Keep Up the Fight Against Gender Ideology | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-should-keep-fight-against-gender-ideology-opinion-2014733
Hammer, Josh (December 6, 2024). In Transgender Case, Can SCOTUS Cut to the Moral Heart of the Issue? | Opinion. https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-case-can-scotus-cut-moral-heart-issue-opinion-1996483
Waggoner, Kristen (October 25, 2024). Now’s the Time to Defend Women’s Sports Around the World. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/nows-time-defend-womens-sports-around-world-opinion-1972981
Holland, Jenny (May 10, 2023). Transgender Ideology Isn’t About Dignity. It’s Warmed Over Misogyny | Opinion. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-ideology-isnt-about-dignity-its-warmed-over-misogyny-opinion-1799266
Waggoner, Kristen (January 28, 2021). President Biden, Do Our Best Days Really Lie Ahead? Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/president-biden-do-our-best-days-really-lie-ahead-opinion-1563797
Waggoner, Kristen (June 16, 2020). Certainly Uncertain Times. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/certainly-uncertain-times-opinion-1511057
Borelli, Lizette (October 3, 2017). Transgender Surgery: Regret Rates Highest in Male-to-Female Reassignment Operations. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-women-transgender-men-sex-change-sex-reassignment-surgery-676777
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