What Is a Woman? is a 2022 American anti-transgender propaganda piece distributed online by conservative media outlet The Daily Wire .
Hosted by anti-trans extremist Matt Walsh , the piece was released to subscribers in June 2022, soon followed by a companion book, What Is a Woman?: One Man’s Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation .
Background
Walsh and the project’s producers created an anti-transgender front group called The Gender Unity Project in order to lure trans participants in under false pretenses. Using the name Makenna Lynn, Daily Wire associate producer Makenna Waters would contact potential interviewees. Associate Rebecca Dobkowitz also contacted people using a false name.
People who said they were contacted include MMA fighters Fallon Fox and Alanna McLaughlin, Miss Nevada USA winner Kataluna Enriquez, and Debi Jackson, parent to trans youth Avery Jackson.
Trans activist Eli Erlick revealed the scam in February 2022. The Gender Unity Project site was registered in 2021 to Justin Folk of Project Veritas.
The film was produced by Justin Folk, Dallas Sonnier, and Charlotte Roland. Folk directed.
Overview
On-camera interviews include:
Others who appear in the film include Don Sucher, Rodrigo Lehtinen, Naia ĹŚkami, and Carl Trueman.
References
Baragona, Justin (February 8, 2022). Far-right troll tried to dupe trans people into joining his anti-trans documentary . The Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-daily-wires-matt-walsh-tried-to-dupe-trans-people-into-joining-his-anti-trans-documentary
(February 8, 2022). Anti-trans Matt Walsh tries to lure trans people into fake documentary . Los Angeles Blade https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/02/08/anti-trans-matt-walsh-tries-to-lure-trans-people-into-fake-documentary/
Collman, Ashley (February 10, 2022). Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary . Insider https://www.insider.com/matt-walsh-accused-luring-trans-people-into-anti-trans-doc-2022-2
Collman, Ashley (February 15, 2022). Conservative film crew continues to try and trick trans activists into appearing in mysterious documentary, Miss Nevada USA says . Insider https://www.insider.com/miss-nevada-usa-also-targeted-by-anti-trans-documentary-crew-2022-2
Walsh, Matt (2022) What Is a Woman?: One Man’s Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation. DW Books, ISBN 978-1956007008
Robinson, Nathan (June 15, 2022). “What Is A Woman?” is a feature-length exploration of conservative ignorance and prejudice. Current Affairs https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/06/what-is-a-woman-is-a-feature-length-exploration-of-conservative-ignorance-and-prejudice
Resources
Gender Unity Project LLC (genderunityproject.org) [deleted – archive ]
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IMDb (imdb.com )
The Daily Wire is a conservative American media organization . They are a major source of gender critical anti-transgender propaganda.
Key people
Additional contributors
James Beevers
Hank Berrien
Charlotte Pence Bond
Michael Brown
Dillon Burroughs
“Christina Buttons”
Gina Carano
David Cone
Brett Cooper
Jake Crain
Blain Crain
Brandon Drey
Mairead Elordi
Justin Folk
Amanda Harding
Ian Haworth
Georgia Mae Howe
Katie Jerkovich
Zach Jewell
Virginia Kruta
Leif Le Mahieu
David Marcus
Tim Meads
Mary Margaret Olohan
Tim Pearce
Amanda Prestigiacomo
John Rigolizzo
Luke Rosiak
Ryan Saavedra
Asche Schow
Dallas Sonnier
Charlotte Roland
Allison Williams
Greg Wilson
Ben Zeisloft
Resources
The Daily Wire (dailywire.com )
Free Speech TV (FSTV) is an American media organization . Its coverage in consistently progressive and fair to trans and gender diverse people. They are known for shows inlcuding Democracy Now! , The David Pakman Show , Gay USA , and The Last Sip with Imara Jones .
History
Public Communicators Incorporated (PCI) is an American nonprofit founded in 1974. PCI launched Free Speech TV in 1995 following the success of the long-running series The 90’s and The 90’s Channel, a network of seven cable channels. Free Speech TV Program Service was originally a distribution arm.
In 2007, FSTV moved from Boulder to Denver.
Shows
Shows inlcude:
The David Pakman Show
Democracy Now!
Edge of Sports
Enviro Close-Up
Extreme Weather Report
France 24 World News
The Freedom Side
FSTV Speaks
Gay USA
Generation Girl Code
Hip Hop Caucus
Indian Country Today
Inequality Media with Robert Reich
The Last Sip with Imara Jones
More Perfect Union
The Rick Smith Show
Rising Up with Sonali
The Stephanie Miller Show
This Week in White Supremacy
The Thom Hartmann Program
Yellow Dot Studios
The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow
Resources
Free Speech TV (freespeech.org )
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TikTok (tiktok.com )
LinkedIn (linkedin.com )
The Unz Review is an American group blog that frequently publishes anti-transgender posts, particularly by white nationalist Steve Sailer of the anti-trans Human Biodiversity Institute .
Background
Founder Ron Unz maintained The Unz Archive online until 2012. In 2013, Unz launched The Unz Review .
Unz describes the blog as “a collection of interesting, important, and controversial perspectives largely excluded from the American mainstream media.”
Authors
Authors who have commented on trans issues include:
“Audacious Epigone”
“Lance Welton”
Andrew Anglin
Kevin Barrett
John Derbyshire
Richard Knight
Tobias Langdon
Martin Lichtmesz
Richard Parker
Steve Sailer
Erik Striker
A.J. Smuskiewicz
Jared Taylor
Selected posts
Smuskiewicz, A.J. (September 17, 2025). Some Truth About Trans. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/some-truth-about-trans/
Lichtmesz, Martin (April 1, 2025). Is Brigitte Macron a Man? Your Guide to the Latest, Hottest Conspiracy Theory on the Block. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/is-brigitte-macron-a-man/
Parker, Richard (March 7, 2025). A Call for Uncompromising Intolerance: Transgenderism and So-Called Gender Affirming Care Must Be Banned. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/a-call-for-uncompromising-intolerance/
Anglin, Andrew (September 21, 2023). US Tranny Fired from Ukraine Government After Threatening Global Assassinations of Journalists and Writers. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/aanglin/us-tranny-fired-from-ukraine-government-after-threatening-global-assassinations-of-journalists-and-writers/
Anglin, Andrew (September 10, 2023). Jews Are Going to Take Your Kids If You Don’t Turn Them Into Trannies. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/aanglin/jews-are-going-to-take-your-kids-if-you-dont-turn-them-into-trannies/
Knight, Richard (July 3, 2023). Transgenderism as a PC Ideology. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/transgenderism-as-a-pc-ideology/
Taylor, Jared (June 23, 2023). What Sexual Madness Means for Us. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/jtaylor/what-sexual-madness-means-for-us/
Knight, Richard (June 15, 2023). Transgenderism and Word Magic. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/transgenderism-and-word-magic/
Sailer, Steve (June 10, 2023). The Unabomber’s Trans g enderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-transgenderism/
Knight, Richard (June 1, 2023). Gender, “Identifying As” and Identity. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/gender-identifying-as-and-identity/
“Welton, Lance” (April 22, 2023). THE NEW DARK AGE ADVANCES: Trans-Narcissists Try to Cancel Prof. J. Michael Bailey’s Findings On “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/the-new-dark-age-advances-trans-narcissists-try-to-cancel-prof-j-michael-baileys-findings-on-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/
“Welton, Lance” (April 1, 2023). AFTER NASHVILLE, FACE IT: “Transgenders” Are Nuts. “Transphobia” Is Rational. and Joe Biden Is An Idiot. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/after-nashville-face-it-transgenders-are-nuts-transphobia-is-rational-and-joe-biden-is-an-idiot/
Langdon, Tobias (March 2, 2023). The Trouble with Trans-Westernism: How Men Can’t be Women and Jews Can’t be American. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/article/the-trouble-with-trans-westernism-how-men-cant-be-women-and-jews-cant-be-american/
Sailer, Steve (February 14, 2023). Rapid-onset Tourette’s Syndrome Is a Social Media-spread Mental Illness, But Rapid-onset Gender Dysphoria Doesn’t Exist. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/rapid-onset-tourettes-syndrome-is-a-social-media-spread-mental-illness-but-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-doesnt-exist/
Sailer, Steve (December 12, 2022). Transgender Author James / Jan Morris’s Daughter: “I Never Felt Any Femininity in Her.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-author-james-jan-morriss-daughter-i-never-felt-a/
Barrett, Kevin (August 1, 2022). Dr. Syed Haider on “Transgender Ideologies Are Child Abuse.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/audio/kbarrett_dr-syed-haider-on-transgender-ideologies-are-child-abuse/
Sailer, Steve (July 29, 2022). How the Daily Mail and the New York Times Cover a Big Defeat for Transmania. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/how-the-daily-mail-and-the-new-york-times-cover-a-big-defeat-for-transmania/
Sailer, Steve (June 23, 2022). When Being Transgender Isn’t Enough, There’s Always Being a Transgender Mermaid. Unz Review https://unz.com/isteve/when-being-transgender-isnt-enough-theres-always-being-a-transgender-mermaid/
Sailer, Steve (June 13, 2022). Do Ex-Men Tend to be Victims or Jerks? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/do-ex-men-tend-to-be-victims-or-jerks/
Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2022). Transgender Century of Visibility. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgender-century-of-visibility/
Derbyshire, John (March 25, 2022). Call A Deer A Horse—Call Lia Thomas A Woman—Call Ketanji Jackson A Judge. Political Power In Action! Unz Review https://www.unz.com/jderbyshire/call-a-deer-a-horse-call-lia-thomas-a-woman-call-ketanji-jackson-a-judge-political-power-in-action/
Sailer, Steve (March 24, 2022). Ex-Men Lean to the Right. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/ex-mean-lean-to-the-right/
Sailer, Steve (May 9, 2021). Adolescents Who Think They Are Transgender Are Being Hoaxed by a Handful of High IQ Fetishists. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/adolescents-who-think-they-are-transgender-are-being-hoaxed-by-a-handful-of-high-iq-fetishists/
Sailer, Steve (December 17, 2021). Transgenders Tend to Suffer Badly from Mental Illness, Autism, Drug Abuse, and HIV. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/transgenders-tend-to-suffer-badly-from-mental-illness-autism-drug-abuse-hiv/
Sailer, Steve (June 26, 2021). The Unabomber’s Autogynephilic Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/the-unabombers-autogynephilic-transgenderism/
Sailer, Steve (April 3, 2021). It’s Almost as if Transgenders Are Attention Whores… Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/its-almost-as-if-transgenders-are-attention-whores/
Sailer, Steve (March 16, 2021). My Review of “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.” Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/my-review-of-irreversible-damage-the-transgender-craze-seducing-our-daughters/
Sailer, Steve (February 24, 2021). LGBT Recruitment Drive Succeeding Wildly. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/lgbt-recruitment-drive-succeeding-wildly/
Striker, Eric (November 23, 2020). New Book Exposes History and Money Behind the Transgender Lobby. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/new-book-exposes-history-and-money-behind-the-transgender-lobby/
Sailer, Steve (October 16, 2020). Biden: There Must be No Discrimination Against 8-Years-Olds Who Decide They Are Transgender. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/biden-there-should-be-no-discrimination-against-8-years-olds-who-decide-they-are-transgender/
Sailer, Steve (February 22, 2020). Gender Dysphoria Diagnoses Up 1500% Among Swedish Teenage Girls. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/gender-dysphoria-diagnoses-up-1500-among-swedish-teenage-girls/
Striker, Eric (February 9, 2020). American Oligarchs I: The Pritzkers and Transgenderism. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/american-oligarchs-i-the-pritzkers-and-transgenderism/
Sailer, Steve (December 21, 2019). Washington Post: Ex-Men, Such as (To Pick a Random Example) ME, Are Magic. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/washington-post-ex-men-such-as-to-pick-a-random-example-me-are-magic/
Sailer, Steve (October 21, 2019). Three Kinds of M to F Trans. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/three-kinds-of-m-to-f-trans/
Striker, Eric (December 21, 2019). Transgenders Are 58% More Likely to Commit Murder Than be Murdered. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/estriker/transgenders-are-58-more-likely-to-commit-murder-than-be-murdered/
Sailer, Steve (June 14, 2019). Trump Is Losing the Billionaire Transgender Telephone Colonel Vote. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trump-is-losing-the-billionaire-transgender-telephone-colonel-vote/
Sailer, Steve (March 27, 2019). Trans as a Fashionable Manifestation of Mental Illness. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/trans-as-a-fashionable-manifestation-of-mental-illness/
Sailer, Steve (August 23, 2018). Is Transgenderism the New Anorexia? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-the-new-anorexia/
Sailer, Steve (January 21, 2017). 2nd Victim of Transgender Activist Pablo “They” Gomez Identified. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/2nd-victim-of-leftist-extremist-pablo-they-gomez-identified/
Sailer, Steve (December 30, 2016). America’s Highest Paid Female CEO. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/americas-highest-paid-female-ceo/
Sailer, Steve (July 7, 2016). Is Transgenderism an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/is-transgenderism-an-autism-spectrum-disorder/
Sailer, Steve (November 2, 2015). Fantasy and Reality in U.S. Government Priorities. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/fantasy-and-reality-in-u-s-government-priorities/
Khan, Razib (November 24, 2014). The Bounds of Human Culture. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/gnxp/the-bounds-of-human-culture/
“Audacious Epigone” (July 28, 2014). Gender Bender. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/anepigone/gender-bender/
Sailer, Steve (July 28, 2014). World War T Bulldozes Lesbians: Never Underestimate the More Masculine Mind’s Urge for Dominance. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t-never-underestimate-the-more-masculine-minds-urge-for-dominance/
Sailer, Steve (August 22, 2013). World War T. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/world-war-t/
Sailer, Steve (May 11, 2013). Post-Gay Marriage, Cont. Unz Review https://www.unz.com/isteve/post-gay-marriage-cont/
Resources
Sourcewatch (sourcewatch.org )
Influencewatch (influencewatch.org )
Ron Unz
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Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org )
The Unz Review (unz.com )
The Advocate is a prominent American publication for sex and gender minorities. It is left-leaning and consistently neutral to positive in its coverage of trans topics.
Background
The Los Angeles Advocate was founded in 1967 following police raids on gay bars. One of the founders bought the others out, and In 1969 the newspaper was renamed The Advocate  and distributed nationally in gay bars and bookstores. In 1974, investment banker David B. Goodstein bought the publication and transformed it into a bi-weekly national news magazine. In 1985 it twitched from a tabloid format to a magazine format.
In the 1970s, The Advocate expanded into coverage of politics, culture, and national activism. In the 1980s, it played a critical role in reporting on the AIDS crisis. In the 1990s, they began covering celebrity culture more, presenting notable LGBTQ people and allies on the cover.
In the 21st century, The Advocate  changed owners through several mergers and acquisitions, including Planet Out, Here Media, and Pride Media. While Here Media acquired the publication in 2010, the website and print publication were split into separate entities, with Grand Editorial contracted to print Out magazine and The Advocate . During this time it featured coverage of the fights for LGBTQ military service and marriage equality.
The Man Who Would Be Queen (2003)
In 2003, The Advocate ran ads for anti-trans book The Man Who Would Be Queen by J. Michael Bailey .
The Man Who Would Be Queen The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism J. Michael Bailey
“…fascinating revelations…a scientific yet superbly compassionate exposition.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Recommended reading for anyone interested in the study of gender identity and sexual orientation…. It is written, however, in a style that makes it easily easily accessible to any reader.” —Â Out Magazine [review by Duncan Osborne ]
256pp., 6″ x 8.5″ hardback ISBN 0-309-08418-0 $24.95 To order: Call toll-free 1-888-624-7651 or Browse before you buy – preview a full-text, searchable version or buy a downloadable, PDF online at www.nap.edu
Joseph Henry Press an imprint of The National Academies Press www.jhpress.org • 888-624-7651
Calpernia Addams and I called up the editor that day and got a perspective piece printed in the next available edition. After reading the book, the editor assured us the ad would not run again.
There’s work to do. For example: J. Michael Bailey, a professor who claims to be a friend of our community, has just put out a very defamatory book. In The Man Who Would Be Queen, he links transsexual women to The Silence of the Lambs and notes that we work as “strippers and prostitutes, as well as in many other occupations.” Because we believe in fighting unjust media depictions wherever we find them, we took time from our other projects to address and counter this insidious book.
Criticisms
Trans activists criticized the publication’s coverage of trans topice from the 1970s through the 1990s. Others criticized its overfocus on white gay men and gay conservatives. The Advocate also came under fire for not being consistent in editorial policies around outing, especially for closeted anti-gay public figures.
Clickbait and call-out culture (2014)
As the publication moved to digital-first, the website advocate.com came under criticism for moving away from deeply reported journalism to click-bait focused stories that centered on celebrities and outrage.
In 2014, editor Lucas Grindley hired transgender “call-out culture” ringleader Parker Molloy to cover trans issues for the website. Molloy quickly began promoting friends and disparaging trans and drag entertainers whose views differed from Molloy’s, including Laverne Cox, Candis Cayne, Our Lady J, Jen Richards, Calpernia Addams, and RuPaul. Molloy was eventually suspended and left the website in late 2014 after calling out colleagues publicly. Grindley left The Advocate in 2018.
LGBTQ&A podcast (2016–)
In August 2016, Jeffrey Masters began hosting the LGBTQ&A podcast, produced by The Advocate. Trans and gender divser guests have included Miss Major, Zeke Smith, Laverne Cox, Alok Vaid-Menon, Gigi Gorgeous, Kate Bornstein, Danica Roem, and Mariana MarroquĂn.
References
White, Abbey (June 21, 2022). Out Magazine, The Advocate Sold to New Owners in Pride Media Acquisition. Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/equal-entertainment-acquires-pride-media-rebrands-equal-pride-1235168538/
Mark Berryhill; Kelley, Michael (September 1, 2022). Out Magazine Is Now Part of an LGBTQ+ Company; Meet the Owners.  Out https://www.out.com/print/2022/9/01/out-magazine-now-part-lgbtq-company-meet-owners
Editors (February 28, 2020). Pride Media Announces New Leadership for The Advocate, Out” . The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/2/28/pride-media-announces-new-leadership-advocate-out
Bendix, Trish (January 25, 2019). Does LGBT media have a future? BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/trishbendix/future-of-lgbt-media-out-advocate-autostraddle-into-grindr
Wieder, Judy (December 6, 2016). The not-so-sudden death of The Advocate. Huffpost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-not-so-sudden-death-o_b_342725
Heching, Dan (June 28, 2016). It was “The New York Times of homosexuality.” Out https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/6/28/watch-history-advocate-americas-oldest-lgbt-magazine
Gadd, Christianne A. (2012). “The Advocate” and the Making of a Gay Model Minority 1967–2007. Lehigh University Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1340 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/228641708.pdf [archive ]
Bell, Lauren (August 26, 2008). The Advocate, under new ownership, cuts frequency.  Direct Marketing News http://www.dmnews.com/the-advocate-under-new-ownership-cuts-frequency/article/115916/ [archive ]
Saucier, J. A., & Caron, S. L. (2008). An Investigation of Content and Media Images in Gay Men’s Magazines. Journal of Homosexuality, 55(3), 504–523. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918360802345297
Moses, Lucia (December 19, 2008). The Advocate to Go Monthly.  Adweek http://www.adweek.com/news/press/advocate-go-monthly-110784
Highleyman, Liz September 28, 2007). What Is the History of The Advocate? Past Out. Letters From CAMP Rehoboth http://www.camprehoboth.com/issue09_14_07/past_out.htm [archive ]
Joseph Henry Press (June 10, 2003). [ad for The Man Who Would Be Queen]. The Advocate
Addams C, James A (July 22, 2003). Transformations. The Advocate . http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/894/894_transformations.asp [archive ]
Haninia, Joseph (October 29, 1995). Closeted no longer: Magazines: Increasing ad revenues, mainstream media interest and attractive demographics have made an increasingly diverse gay press a vibrant market.  Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-29-ls-62323-story.html
Streitmatter, Rodger (1995). Unspeakable: The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America . Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0571198733
Books
Wieder, Judy [editor] (2001). Celebrity: The Advocate Interviews . Advocate Books. ISBN 978-1555837228
Thompson, Mark [editor] (1994). Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement . St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 978-0312095369
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disclosure: the author of this profile has published work in The Advocate.
ABC is an American media organization . Its coverage of trans issues is mostly neutral.
ABC News shows
ABC News produces news shows that air in the morning, evening, and late night.
Good Morning America
Good Morning America First Look (formerly America This Morning)
Good Morning America Weekend
GMA3: What You Need to Know
Nightline
Our World
Primetime
20/20
This Week
What Would You Do?
World News Now
World News Tonight
ABC scripted and unscripted series
ABC has aired shows that have transgender characters, including
All My Children
Dirty Sexy Money
The Fosters
Becoming Us
Resources
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The American Conservative is an American publication that frequently features anti-transgender content.
It is published by the American Ideas Institute .
Background
The American Conservative  was founded by Pat Buchanan, Scott McConnell and Taki Theodoracopulos  in October 2002.
In February 2003, Ross Douthat co-founded the standalone group blog The American Scene  with Reihan Salam and Steven Menashi. It was associated with The American Conservative  and had a less formal style. After Douthat and Salam left, the blog was rebranded in 2007 and was slowly absorbed back into The American Conservative .
Key people
References
Kirchick, James (December 2025). Neither American nor Conservative. Commentary https://www.commentary.org/articles/james-kirchick/american-conservative-trump-middle-east/
Ecarma, Caleb (May 9, 2023). Donor Infighting and Dwindling Subscribers: The American Conservative  May Be on Its Last Legs. Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/the-american-conservative-may-be-on-its-last-legs?srsltid=AfmBOoroXT8TIYhEH9ou5X2iCGThbM8VR4-oj3gRkEm7J7JpG3Fn5VVX
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These were the people leading The Atlantic when they published a transphobic article by anti-transgender activist Jesse Singal in 2018.
No transgender journalist appeared on The Atlantic masthead since its founding in 1957.
In July 2021, the publication stopped listing those accountable for their output.
David G. Bradley: Chairman
Bob Cohn: President
Jeffrey Goldberg : Editor in Chief
Scott Stossel: Editor, Magazine
Matt Thompson: Executive Editor
Adrienne LaFrance: Editor, TheAtlantic.com
Don Peck: Deputy Editor, Magazine
Swati Sharma: Deputy Editor, TheAtlantic.com
Denise Kersten Wills: Features Editor
Ann Hulbert: Literary Editor, Magazine
Sarah Yager: Deputy Executive Editor
Adrienne Green: Managing Editor
Katherine Wells: Executive Producer, Podcasts
Jon Batiste: Music Director
National Correspondents
Mark Bowden, Ta-Nehisi Coates, James Fallows, Franklin Foer, Hanna Rosin, Graeme Wood
Senior Editors
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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 )
Jacobin is an American socialist media organization that has published consistently trans-supportive content and included trans journalists.
Background
Jacobin  was founded by Bhaskar Sunkara. In September 2010 the Jacobin online magazine started, then expanded to a print version later in 2010. In 2017, Jacobin  launched the peer-reviewed journal Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and Jacobin Radio.
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