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Benjamin Ryan is an American writer and anti-transgender activist.

Ryan criticizes healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth. Ryan frequently supports other anti-trans colleagues like Dan Savage, Jesse Singal, Jon Kay, and Jennifer Block as objective experts covering trans issues.

Ryan also supports sexologist and anti-transgender activist Kenneth Zucker, believing Singal’s version of why Zucker was fired in 2015. In 2023, Ryan began pitching a piece seeking “physicians who might have misgivings about the gender-affirming care model, or who otherwise have theories about why we have seen such a recent surge in trans-identifying young people.”

Background

Benjamin R. “Ben” Ryan was born on June 3, 1978 to Sara “Sally” Stubbs Ryan (1944–1999), an educator, and John A. Ryan, Jr. (born ~1943) a general surgeon. Ryan has two siblings. Ryan attended The Bush School, an elite private school in Seattle, graduating in 1997, then earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 2001. Ryan volunteered with the Northwest AIDS Foundation and New York’s Gay Health Advocacy Project prior to beginning a writing career.

Ryan has written for a number of anti-trans publications, including The New York Sun, New York Post, Sensible Medicine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Compact, The New York Times, and Washington Post, Ryan wrote for Jesse Singal at New York magazine.

Ryan has also written for Gay.com, HIV Plus, Gilt City, Smart + Strong, The New York Observer, NBC News, Thomson Reuters Foundation, The Nation, The Marshall project, PBS, The Village Voice, Money, Men’s Journal, City & State, Out, and The Advocate. Ryan’s earlier work focuses on HIV, viral hepatitis, mpox, COVID-19, and cancer.

Ryan has been a guest on Sirius Satellite Radio, NPR, iHeart Radio’s Daily Dive, Dan Savage’s Savage Love podcast, Owen Jones’ podcast, and NBC News Now.

2023 pitch attacking gender affirming care

On April 14, 2023, Harvard lawyer Alejandra Caraballo revealed that Ryan was working on a story attacking trans healthcare for youth, writing:

“The New York Times and Benjamin Ryan are writing another transphobic hit piece looking for providers who “have misgivings about gender affirming care.” Providers and advocates should ignore any outreach or requests for comment from Ryan as he is another Jesse Singal.”

Caraballo included the text of Ryan’s inquiry:

From: Benjamin Ryan
Date: Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Subject: New York Times article on how pediatricians are responding to rising rates of trans youth

I am writing an article for the New York Times about how pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists and other front-line physicians who care for broad populations of children and adolescents are responding to the rising numbers of trans-identifying youths. What has it been like for these health care providers to care for such young people of late?

For one, I am interested in covering this subject from the perspective of a newly fractured legal landscape, in which various states have banned the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors with puberty blockers and hormones. What is it like for health care providers to care for trans-identifying kids in these states?

I am also interested in hearing from physicians who might have misgivings about the gender-affirming care treatment model, or who otherwise have theories about why we have seen such a recent surge in trans-identifying young people.

I would greatly appreciate your help in finding physicians for me to speak with. (Note that this article is not focusing on gender-care specialists.) I know this is a highly sensitive topic. So while I would prefer to get sources on the record, I am more than happy to accommodate anyone’s requests for anonymity.

Thanks very much for your help and your time.

All the best,

Ben Ryan

Benjamin Ryan
benryan.net
(917) [redacted]
Follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/benryanwriter

Because the New York Times handles all anti-trans content in-house now, Ryan published a different piece for NBC News instead on June 23, 2023. Ryan’s published piece has no mention of physicians who might have misgivings about the gender-affirming care treatment model.

Ryan told Jesse Singal:

“I sent that email and other versions of it to over 200 doctors and press reps at medical institutions. I asked people to send it to others and to email it to listservs. I knew very well that it would probably end up on Twitter and that Alejandra would post it. So I am fine with it being out there.”

Author and journalism professor Steven Thrasher minced no words in condemning Ryan:

• Benjamin Ryan is a bad repoter, a bad writer and seems like a bad person and I encourage no one to cooperate with him on this, or any, story. Yesterday, there were horrific anti-trans stories in Wyoming, Nebraska and Missouri. Fuck the NYT & Ben Ryan for seeking “misgivings.”
• I don’t like to bring up my day job bc it causes headaches but I’ll do so here bc it’s so important: as the holder of the 1st journalism professorship to focus on LGBTQ issues, much of Ben’s work—and this piece specifically—is dangerous to the wellness of LGBTQ people.
• I have a big piece in edits now in Scientific American about this matter, which shows how bad this type of “journalism” is. The Times & Ryan have no business shaking the trees to elevate some doctor, somewhere who is opposed to scientific consensus abt the benefit of transcare.
• It’s like the NYT looking for a physicist who doesn’t believe in gravity or a oceanographer who doesn’t believe in climate change. Such cranks or bigots ain’t news, and the Times should be ashamed of elevating lone voices out of step w medical and scientific consensus.
• It is always mediocre, know nothing white dudes (Singal, Chait, Ryan) who NY mag and the NYT are like “Yes, YES, that’s the person! That’s the voice we NEED! No MD? No MPH? No PhD? Hated by and not a part of the community he’s writing about? But he’s white? Commission HIM!!!”
• Same guy. And he even stole that from someone else, I believe. (He was noticed by several of us before that for his bad, dishonestly framed reporting prior to that…if I remember right he seemed to steal that joke to try to get attention, which is all he wants.)
• A very Times-speak form or grotesque “reasoning.” I would say ignore this troll. But he’s too dangerous. He’s in the stable of big commissions and when the Times or NY mag or Guardian or whoever commission him, they put a LIBERAL stamp of approval on transphobia…
• …much as the fucking Biden administration put a big liberal stamp of approval on transphobia
• Benjamin Ryan is a bad repoter of HIV/AIDS, Covid, queer history, and transcare. He is not the “enfant terrible” “only person who will speak to power” crusading journalist he wants anyone to think he is.
• He’s just a bad reporter, but one who gets commissioned bc of editors who are homophobic, transphobic and ableist.
• Also, for all its evil, like most things, there is something to be learned in Ryan’s email. It’s a good insight into what I forbid my students to do – trying to “reverse engineer” a story.
• Don’t go looking to find sources that will support the story you’ve already decided to tell. Or fish purposefully for a contrarian “character.” LISTEN. STUDY. And as you see patterns, let the story find you. Don’t just say “Can I find one physicist who will say gravity’s bunk?”

Substack

In 2023, Ryan began a Substack newsletter, later named Hazard Ratio. Between its founding and the end of 2025, about 95% of posts were about trans topics, typically promoting anti-trans activists, defending other anti-trans journalists, or criticizing trans people and their supporters.

Bluesky

Ryan is a prominent critic of social media platform Bluesky. Ryan often screencaps Bluesky posts to generate outrage on X, similar to other X “drama” channels like Libs of TikTok. By commenting offsite about Bluesky users, Ryan skirts rules about conduct on Bluesky.

Fox Varian lawsuit

In 2026, Ryan was one of two anti-trans reporters who covered the lawsuit brought by ex-trans activist Fox Varian. After Varian was awarded $2 million in the jury trial, Ryan put the court documents behind a paywall. They are available for free here.

After publishing a piece about the case in the Free Press, Ryan was also brought on CBS News, both owned by Paramount and edited by anti-trans activist Bari Weiss. The anchor noted, “And we should mention also that it is a very small number of people who do end up detransitioning, right?” Ryan claimed, “The numbers are unknown. Maybe 5 to 10%, but there’s not enough research for us to really be able to tell at this time.” Ryan later stated this range was based on statements by Kinnon MacKinnon, who provided that range to Azeen Ghorayshi in the New York Times. MacKinnon based this range on two studies that found higher rates than a 2025 monograph which found 2.5% (9/377) of early-identifying trans youths reverted in the way Varian did. The first, co-authored by anti-trans activist Susan Bewley in 2021, found 16% (8/48) stopped hormones voluntarily. The second from 2022 found that 8% (90/1089) with known outcomes ceased identifying as gender variant.

The answer Ryan should have given on CBS: “Detransition” like Varian’s is unusual. Based on a 2025 longitudinal study of 377 trans youth, the rate was 2.5%. For surgical regret like Varian’s, the limited data is even lower. A 2018 Cornell University analysis found that in 27 studies totaling 7,928 surgery patients, the pooled regret rate was about 1%.

Ryan noted that “I’ve been inundated with requests from right-wing outlets.” Those include Newsmax, Blocked and Reported with Katie Herzog, The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum, Some Kind of Therapist with Stephanie Winn, The Dan Caplis Show with Dan Caplis, and The Megyn Kelly Show with Megyn Kelly.

References

Steinsiek, Alyssa (May 7, 2024). Ben Ryan Rages at Me on Twitter. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/ben-ryan-rages-at-me

Steinsiek, Alyssa (May 6, 2024). Ben Ryan Rages at Trans Women on Twitter. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/ben-ryan-rages-at-trans-women

Anti-trans coverage

Strack, Haley (January 31, 2026). Jury Awards Detransitioner $2 Million in Historic Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jury-awards-detransitioner-2-million-in-historic-medical-malpractice-lawsuit/

Harding, Amber (February 2, 2026). Detransitioner Wins $2 Million Lawsuit Against Doctors Who Pushed Her Mastectomy As A Minor. OutKick https://www.outkick.com/analysis/detransitioner-wins-2-million-lawsuit-doctors-mastectomy-minor

Singal, Jesse (April 25, 2023). On Alejandra Caraballo vs. Benjamin Ryan vs. Steven Thrasher. Singal-Minded https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/on-alejandra-caraballo-vs-benjamin

Deleted tweets

Ryan frequently defends other anti-trans writers, particularly on Twitter (now X). Some of Ryan’s deleted tweets are preserved as part of this profile.

Selected writing by Ryan

Ryan, Benjamin (May 2, 2026). ‘Detransitioner’ Who Regretted Gender-Transition Mastectomy Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Days Before Trial In Oregon. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/detransitioner-who-regretted-gender-transition-mastectomy-settles-malpractice-lawsuit-days-before-trial-in-oregon

Ryan, Benjamin (April 29. 2026). Detransitioner Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Days Before Trial In Oregon. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/detransitioner-lawsuit-settles-on

Ryan, Benjamin (April 24, 2026). Controversial Pediatric Gender Panel Draws Trans-Activist Push for Cancellation. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/transgender-activists-target-pediatric

Ryan, Benjamin (Aprill 20, 2026). Did a WPATH Leader Lie About Why Age Limits Vanished From Their Trans-Care Guidelines? Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/did-a-wpath-leader-lie-about-why

Ryan, Benjamin (April 17, 2026). Most Youths Who Got Medical Gender-Transitions Were Likely Treated for Serious Mental Illness, Finnish Study Finds. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/most-youth-who-got-medical-gender-transitions-were-likely-treated-for-serious-mental-illness-finnish-study-finds-2

Ryan, Benjamin (April 16, 2026). The Author of the Controversial Finnish Study on Youth Gender Care Responds to Critics. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-author-of-the-controversial-finnish

Ryan, Benjamin (April 15, 2026). Exclusive: AMA Documents Expose Internal Schism and Uproar Over Its Youth-Gender-Surgery Position. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/exclusive-ama-documents-expose-internal

Ryan, Benjamin (April 14, 2026). How the Top Transgender Medicine Group Taught Members to Fight Misinformation…With Misinformation. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-the-top-transgender-medicine

Ryan, Benjamin (April 13, 2026). The Medical Establishment Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Youth Gender Surgeries. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/the-medical-establishment-is-tearing

Ryan, Benjamin (April 10, 2026). “One Session May Be Sufficient.” How Activist Providers Want to Overhaul Assessments for Youth Gender Transitions. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/one-session-may-be-sufficient-how

Ryan, Benjamin (April 6, 2026). Major Gender Doctor Isn’t ‘Interested In’ Whether Minors Seeking Gender Drugs Are ‘Really Trans.’ Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/major-gender-doctor-isnt-interested

Ryan, Benjamin (April 4, 2026). Indicators of Major Psychiatric Problems Didn’t Improve After Youth Gender-Transition Treatment In Finland—They Rose. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/youth-on-gender-transition-treatment

Ryan, Benjamin (April 3, 2026). Chase Strangio’s 2021 Warning: ‘Decisions to engage with people like Abigail Shrier…are going to cost people lives.’ Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/chase-strangios-2021-warning-decisions

Ryan, Benjamin (April 2, 2026). “We All Support Trans Kids In the Driver’s Seat”: What a Major Trans Advocate Admitted Behind Closed Doors. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/we-all-support-trans-kids-in-the

Ryan, Benjamin (April 1, 2026). How Gender Medicine Set Itself Up for Disaster. Compact https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-gender-medicine-set-itself-up-for-disaster/

Ryan, Benjamin (April 1, 2026). I Obtained 100s of Conference Videos From the Leading Transgender Medical Association. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/i-obtained-100s-of-conference-videos

Ryan, Benjamin (March 27, 2026). NYT Claps Back: The AMA ‘Contradicts’ Its ‘Own Statements’ About Youth Gender Surgery. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/nyt-claps-back-the-ama-contradicts

Ryan, Benjamin (March 5, 2026). The Surgeon Who Trusts the System: Inside the Detransitioner-Lawsuit Testimony of Penn’s Dr. Joseph Serletti. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-surgeon-who-trusts-the-system

Ryan, Benjamin (February 26, 2026). Medicaid Spent More Than $100 Million in Five Years on Gender Treatments and Surgeries for Minors, Government Investigator Finds. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/medicaid-spent-over-100-million-in-five-years-on-gender-treatments-and-surgeries-for-minors-government-investigator-finds

Ryan, Benjamin (February 24, 2026). Medicaid Spent $118 Million On Gender-Transition Drugs and Surgeries For Minors From 2019 to 2023, CBO Finds. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/medicaid-spent-118-million-on-gender

Ryan, Benjamin (February 22, 2026). Unheard Testimony From WPATH’s President Elect In the Historic Detransitioner Lawsuit: “A reasonable surgeon would have put on the brakes.” Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/unheard-testimony-from-wpaths-president

Ryan, Benjamin (February 16, 2026). WPATH’s Trans-Care Bible “Is Not Considered the Standard of Care”—Unheard Testimony From the $2M Detransitioner Lawsuit. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-historic-detransitioner-lawsuits

Ryan, Benjamin (February 15, 2026). History Is Repeating Itself In the Battle Over Conversion Therapy. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/history-is-repeating-itself-in-the

Ryan, Benjamin (February 14, 2026). Tensions Flare Within Plastic Surgery Group Over Bombshell New Policy Opposing Youth Gender Surgeries. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/tensions-flare-within-plastic-surgery-group-over-bombshell-new-policy-opposing-youth-gender-surgeries

Ryan, Benjamin (February 12, 2026). Tensions Flare Within Plastic Surgery Group Over New Policy Opposing Youth Gender Surgeries. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/tensions-flare-within-plastic-surgery

Ryan, Benjamin (February 7, 2026). Britain’s Good Law Project Again Claims the NHS Caused a Surge of Trans-Youth Suicides—Without Proving Its Case. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/britains-good-law-project-again-claims

Ryan, Benjamin (February 6, 2026). Watch My Substack Live with Katie Herzog. Plus: On the Hypocrisy Of Dr. Blair Peters, aka “Queer Surgeon,” Griping About the ASPS’s Opposition to Pediatric Gender Surgeries…. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/watch-my-substack-live-with-katie

Ryan, Benjamin (February 5, 2026). The Sealed Case Files From the $2 Million Detransitioner Lawsuit, Part III. Plus, An Update On Upcoming Cases. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-sealed-case-files-from-the-2

• available for free here.

Ryan, Benjamin (February 4, 2026). The $2M Detransitioner Lawsuit Case File Remains Sealed. Here Are the Sealed Expert Witness Affidavits, Which I Obtained. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-2m-detransitioner-lawsuit-case

• available for free here.

Ryan, Benjamin (February 2, 2026). The $2 Million Detransitioner Lawsuit Case File Is Sealed. But I Have Those Records. Here Are Some Of Them. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-2-million-detransitioner-lawsuit

• available for free here.

Ryan, Benjamin (February 1, 2026). A Legal First That Could Change Gender Medicine. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/a-legal-first-that-could-change-gender

Ryan, Benjamin (January 13, 2026). Transgender Athletes Face a Reckoning as Supreme Court To Hear Challenges to State Laws Restricting Their Participation in School Sports. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/supreme-court-to-grapple-with-the-role-of-transgender-athletes-in-sports

Ryan, Benjamin (January 8, 2026). Journalists Should Not Use the Term “Assigned Sex at Birth” When Covering Transgender Issues. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/journalists-should-not-use-the-term

Ryan, Benjamin (January 2, 2026). “There Is a Vast Over-Inflation of What Testosterone Does”: a Kinesiologist Casts Doubt on Sex-Based Athletic Differences. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/there-is-a-vast-over-inflation-of

Ryan, Benjamin (December 18, 2025). Hospitals Giving Gender Treatments to Kids Would Lose Federal Funding Under New HHS Rule. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/hospitals-giving-gender-treatments-to-kids

Ryan, Benjamin (December 12, 2025). Newsweek Peddles ‘Elite Misinformation’ About Gender Treatments for Kids. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/newsweek-peddles-elite-misinformation-about

Ryan, Benjamin (November 28, 2025). Suicidality Dropped After Youths Started Cross-Sex Hormones Finds Study That Critics Call Weak. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/suicidality-declined-after-youths

Ryan, Benjamin (November 21, 2025). UK to Launch Long-Awaited Puberty Blocker Trial. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/uks-nhs-to-launch-long-awaited-puberty

Ryan, Benjamin (November 19, 2025). Unmasked At Last: The 9 Authors of the Trump Administration Report On Pediatric Gender Medicine. So Who Are They? Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/unmasked-at-last-the-9-authors-of

Ryan, Benjamin (November 19, 2025). Final Trump Administration Report Sharply Questions Benefits of Medical Gender Care for Kids: Newly Identified Authors Criticize Poor Scientific Evidence. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/final-trump-administration-report-sharply-questions-benefits-of-medical-gender-care-for-kids-newly-identified-authors-criticize-poor-scientific-evidence

Ryan, Benjamin (November 5, 2025). Detransitioner Lawsuit Against Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy Is Dismissed. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/detransitioner-lawsuit-against-dr

Ryan, Benjamin (November 4, 2025). Fact Checking Erin Reed’s Faith in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate Map, Part 1 of 2. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/fact-checking-erin-reeds-piece-about

Ryan, Benjamin (November 4, 2025). Pressure by Transgender Activists Forces Washington State University To Suspend Courses Critical of Medical Gender Treatments for Minors. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/pressure-by-transgender-activists-forces-washington-state-university-to-suspend-courses-critical-of-medical-gender-treatments-for-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (October 14, 2025). No, the Data Hasn’t Shown that ‘Transgenderism Is Effectively Over,’ as Matt Walsh Trumpeted. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/no-the-data-hasnt-shown-that-transgenderism

Ryan, Benjamin (October 10, 2025). What Internal Emails Reveal About Dr. Gordon Guyatt’s Retreat From His Own Research. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/what-internal-emails-reveal-about

Ryan, Benjamin (October 8, 2025). Pressured by Transgender Activists, Star Academic Backs Out of His Own Research New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/pressured-by-transgender-activists-star-academic-backs-out-of-his-own-research

Ryan, Benjamin (October 1, 2025). Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, Controversial Gender Doctor, Starts New Job at Pasadena Gender Clinic. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/dr-johanna-olson-kennedy-controversial

Ryan, Benjamin (September 25, 2025). Most Americans Don’t Think Minors Should Have Access to Gender-Transition Treatment. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/most-americans-dont-think-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (September 16, 2025). “If I’m a funding body, I would think twice about engaging with McMaster.” A Coauthor of Reviews of Pediatric Gender Medicine Reflects On the Fallout. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/if-im-a-funding-body-i-would-think

Ryan, Benjamin (September 4, 2025). How Gordon Guyatt’s ‘Values and Preferences’ Triggered His Fall From Grace. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-gordon-guyatts-values-and-preferences

Ryan, Benjamin (September 3, 2025). The taming of a gender researcher: Activists targeted Gordon Guyatt’s promising field. UnHerd https://unherd.com/2025/09/the-taming-of-a-gender-researcher/

Ryan, Benjamin (August 13, 2025). First Glimpse of 4-Year Follow-Up Data In Major Study of Youth on Cross-Sex Hormones. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/first-glimpse-of-4-year-follow-up

Ryan, Benjamin (August 8, 2025). Leading Trans Litigator Debates Andrew Sullivan about pediatric gender medicine, and I respond. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leading-trans-litigator-debates-andrew

Ryan, Benjamin (July 30, 2025). England to Launch Large Observational Study Of Gender-Incongruent Kids. Hazard Ratio

Ryan, Benjamin (July 29, 2025). ‘Heightened Scrutiny’ Scapegoats The New York Times For the ACLU’s Loss In Skrmetti. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/heightened-scrutiny-scapegoats-the

Ryan, Benjamin (July 20, 2025). Leaked Gender-Affirmative Training, Part 6: Doubting the Need For Distress. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-gender-affirmative-training-8b2

Ryan, Benjamin (July 18, 2025). A 2nd Major Children’s Hospital—in DC—Will Cease Offering Gender-Transition Treatments. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/a-2nd-major-childrens-hospitalin

Ryan, Benjamin (July 10, 2025). Dr. Rachel Levine Denies Having Pressured WPATH to Remove Age Limits on Minors’ Gender Treatments. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/dr-rachel-levine-denies-having-pressured

Ryan, Benjamin (July 9, 2025). Justice Dept. Seeks to “Take Down” Pediatric Gender Medicine, Issues Raft of Subpoenas. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/justice-dept-seeks-to-take-down-pediatric

Ryan, Benjamin (June 24, 2025). “Insidious”: The ACLU’s Chase Strangio Slams The New York Times In Leaked Audio. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/insidious-the-aclus-chase-strangio

Ryan, Benjamin (June 23, 2025). Breakout New York Mayoral Contender Zohran Mamdani Wants To Spend $65 Million on Medical Gender Treatments for Minors and Adults. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/breakout-new-york-mayoral-contender-zohran-mamdani-wants-to-spend-65-million-on-medical-gender-treatments-for-minors-and-adults

Ryan, Benjamin (June 22, 2025). Breakout New York Mayoral Contender Zohran Mamdani Wants To Spend $65 Million on Medical Gender Treatments for Minors and Adults. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/breakout-new-york-mayoral-contender-zohran-mamdani-wants-to-spend-65-million-on-medical-gender-treatments-for-minors-and-adults

Ryan, Benjamin (June 18, 2025). Supreme Court Ruling on Gender Treatments for Minors Is Major Blow to Transgender Movement, but Could Be Narrower Than Trump Administration Hopes. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/supreme-courts-decision-to-uphold-state-ban-on-medical-gender-transitions-for-minors-is-a-devastating-loss-for-transgender-people-aclu-says

Ryan, Benjamin (June 17, 2025). Suppressing Puberty Not Tied to Higher Sexual Dysfunction in Trans Adults, Small Study Finds. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/suppressing-puberty-not-tied-to-higher

Ryan, Benjamin (June 12, 2025). Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy’s Pediatric Gender Clinic Is Shutting Down. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/dr-johanna-olson-kennedys-pediatric

Ryan, Benjamin (June 6, 2025). Long-Awaited Puberty Blockers Study Is Out In Pre-Print, Finding No Change In Kids’ Mental Health. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/long-awaited-puberty-blockers-study

Ryan, Benjamin (May 30, 2025). Yes, We Need Both the Term “Biological Sex” and the Word “Cisgender.” Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/yes-we-need-both-the-term-biological

Ryan, Benjamin (May 21, 2025). Leaked American Psychiatric Association Conference Session, Part II: The Skeptics Speak. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-american-psychiatric-association

Ryan, Benjamin (May 20, 2025). LEAKED: Secret American Psychiatric Association Speeches On Pediatric Gender Medicine. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-secret-american-psychiatric

Ryan, Benjamin (May 11, 2025). How Cancel Culture Is Still Coming For Me. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-cancel-culture-is-still-coming

Ryan, Benjamin (May 2, 2025). How Common Is Detransitioning? Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-common-is-detransitioning

Ryan, Benjamin (May 1, 2025). The effort to discredit HHS’s massive report on pediatric gender medicine is fast underway. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-effort-to-discredit-hhss-massive

Ryan, Benjamin (April 25, 2025). Leaked Gender-Affirmative Training Videos, Part 5: Olson-Kennedy On Trans People Meeting Cis Expectations. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-gender-affirmative-training-017

Ryan, Benjamin (April 11, 2025). Leaked Gender-Affirmative Training Videos, Part 4: Trans Children’s Identity Evolution. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-gender-affirmative-training-6f0

Ryan, Benjamin (March 25, 2025). Leaked Gender-Affirmative Training Videos, Part 3: The Parents’ Path to Acceptance. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-gender-affirmative-training

Ryan, Benjamin (March 19, 2025). LEAKED: Trans-Care Training Video By Dr. Olson-Kennedy, Part 2. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-trans-care-training-video

Ryan, Benjamin (March 18, 2025). The UK Will Spend $13.9 Million On a Puberty Blocker Study—But to What End? Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-uk-will-spend-139-million-on

Ryan, Benjamin (March 18, 2025). UK Plans Landmark Study on Puberty-Blockers’ Effect on Children With Gender Distress: Critics Express Doubt It Will Advance the Weak Evidence Base. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/uk-plans-landmark-study-on-puberty-blockers-effect-on-children-with-gender-distress-critics-express-doubt-it-will-advance-the-weak-evidence-base

Ryan, Benjamin (March 12, 2025). LEAKED: Trans-Care Training Videos By Beleaguered Top Gender-Clinic Doctor, Part 1. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-trans-care-training-videos

Ryan, Benjamin (March 10, 2025). Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to State Conversion Therapy Ban. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to

Ryan, Benjamin (March 6, 2025). Trump Claimed the NIH Spent $8 Million ‘Making Mice Transgender,’ Which Is Actually Partly True. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/trump-claimed-the-nih-spent-8-million

Ryan, Benjamin (February 25, 2025). Why I Use Trans People’s Preferred Pronouns. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/why-i-use-trans-peoples-preferred

Ryan, Benjamin (February 10, 2025). $544,000-a-Year, Nonbinary ACLU Executive Makes Incorrect Claims About Pediatric Gender Medicine: Will This Impact Landmark Supreme Court Case?  New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/544000-per-year-newly-nonbinary-aclu-deputy-makes-incorrect-claims-about-pediatric-gender-medicine-will-this-impact-the-landmark-supreme-court-case

Ryan, Benjamin (February 8, 2025). Leaked: LGBTQ Groups’ Memo On Combatting Trump’s Attack On Pediatric Gender Medicine. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/leaked-lgbtq-groups-memo-on-combatting

Ryan, Benjamin (February 5, 2025). Trump Signs Order Barring Trans Females From Girls’ & Women’s Sports. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/trump-signs-order-barring-trans-females

Ryan, Benjamin (February 8, 2025). Trump’s Justice Department Won’t Pull Out of Supreme Court Case About Gender Treatments for Minors, Paving Way for Landmark Decision. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/trumps-justice-department-wont-pull-out-of-supreme-court-case-about-gender-treatments-for-minors-paving-way-for-landmark-decision

Ryan, Benjamin (January 26, 2025). Gender Dysphoria Surges 50-Fold In English Kids From 2011 to 2021. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/gender-dysphoria-surges-50-fold-in

Ryan, Benjamin (January 23, 2025). New Research Raises More Doubts About Safety and Benefits of Gender Transition Treatments for Minors. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/new-research-raises-more-doubts-about-safety-and-benefits-of-gender-transition-treatments-for-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (January 20, 2025). Trump Signs Executive Order “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to Federal Government.” Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/trump-signs-executive-order-defending

Ryan, Benjamin (January 18, 2025). Most Americans Don’t Support Top Trans-Activist Goals, NYT Poll Finds. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/most-americans-dont-support-top-trans

Ryan, Benjamin (January 8, 2025). Fact Checking Claims About Pediatric Gender Medicine By The Majority Report’s Sam Seder. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-pediatric

Ryan, Benjamin (January 6, 2025). 1 in 1,000 Privately Insured 17-Year-Olds Were Taking Cross-Sex Hormones Prior to State Bans. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/1-in-1000-privately-insured-17-year

Ryan, Benjamin (December 29, 2024). ACLU Deputy With $543,500 Salary Issues Many False Or Misleading Claims About Pediatric Gender Medicine. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/aclu-deputy-with-543500-salary-issues

Ryan, Benjamin (December 20, 2024). Department of Education Withdraws Proposed Rules On Single-Sex Sports Participation By Gender Identity. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/department-of-education-withdraws

Ryan, Benjamin (December 13, 2024). It Is Wrong to Call For the Murder of Journalists. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/it-is-wrong-to-call-for-the-murder

Ryan, Benjamin (December 6, 2024). Detransitioner Sues Johanna Olson-Kennedy, a Top Pediatric Gender Medicine Doctor, For Medical Negligence. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/detransitioner-sues-johanna-olson

Ryan, Benjamin (December 4, 2024). Supreme Court Appears Likely To Uphold State Law Banning Gender Treatments for Minors: Ruling Would Deal a Major Blow to Transgender Activists. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/supreme-court-appears-likely-to-uphold-state-law-banning-gender-treatments-for-minors-ruling-would-deal-a-major-blow-to-transgender-activists

Ryan, Benjamin (December 1, 2024). On the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Faulty Brief to the Supreme Court About Gender-Care Bans. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/on-the-american-academy-of-pediatrics

Ryan, Benjamin; Lipfert, Colton (November 21, 2024). Pediatric Gender Medicine – Lipfert replies, Ryan responds. Sensible Medicine https://www.sensible-med.com/cp/152022263

Ryan, Benjamin (November 18, 2024). Sexual Dysfunction Is Common In Trans People Who Have Had Gender-Transition Surgery. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/sexual-dysfunction-is-common-in-trans

Ryan, Benjamin (November 12, 2024). How An Inability to Clearly Define ‘Sex’ vs. ‘Gender’ Has Left Democrats In a Mess. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-an-inability-to-clearly-define

Ryan, Benjamin (November 9, 2024). Avatars of Dem Alienation: Liberal Parents Wary About Their Kids’ Trans Identities. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/avatars-of-dem-alienation-liberal

Ryan, Benjamin (October 31, 2024). ‘Shocking’ and ‘Reckless’: Top Gender Clinic Assesses Children for Gender-Altering Medical Treatments in Just 2 Hours, Lawsuit Lays Bare. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/shocking-and-reckless-top-gender-clinic-assesses-children-for-gender-altering-medical-treatments-in-just-2-hours-lawsuit-lays-bare

Ryan, Benjamin (October 26, 2024). Pediatric Gender Medicine: Dispatches From a Deceptive Medical Field. Sensible Medicine https://www.sensible-med.com/cp/150760872

Ryan, Benjamin (October 21, 2024). High Rate Of Satisfaction With Gender-Transition Treatment In Adolescents Who Socially Transitioned Very Young, Study Finds. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/high-rate-of-satisfaction-with-gender

Ryan, Benjamin (October 17, 2024). “A Radical Gender Activist”—Texas Sues Pediatrician, Alleging Violations of Ban On Pediatric Gender-Transition Treatment. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/a-radical-gender-activisttexas-sues

Ryan, Benjamin (October 9, 2024). Gender Doctors In Blue States Pulled Back On Prescribing Transition Medications to Minors in 2023. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/gender-doctors-in-blue-states-pulled

Ryan, Benjamin (October 8, 2024). At Least 14,000 U.S. Minors Have Received Gender-Transition Treatment or Surgeries In 5 Years, With Docs Billing $120 million. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/at-least-14000-us-minors-have-received

Ryan, Benjamin (September 29, 2024). “Stop transing gay kids!” Biden Admin Health Official Rachel Levine Interrupted By Protester During Pediatrics Conference Keynote In Orlando. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/stop-transing-gay-kids-biden-admin

Ryan, Benjamin (September 27, 2024). The AAP Files: Inside Feud Within American Academy of Pediatrics, Torn Over Transgender Issues, About Group’s Decision To Hold Meeting in ‘Anti-LGBTQ’ Florida of Ron DeSantis. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/the-aap-files-inside-feud-within-american-academy-of-pediatrics-torn-over-transgender-issues-about-groups-decision-to-hold-meeting-in-anti-lgbtq-florida-of-ron-desantis

Ryan, Benjamin (September 18, 2024). New Evidence Challenges Institutionalized Belief That Transgender Teens Become Transgender Adults, Undermining Core Defense of Medical Gender Transitions for Minors. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/new-evidence-challenges-institutionalized-belief-that-transgender-teens-become-transgender-adults-undermining-core-defense-of-medical-gender-transitions-for-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (September 17, 2024). Association of Health Care Journalists Makes Extensive Changes to Faulty Primer On Transgender Medicine Reporting, But Flaws Remain. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/association-of-health-care-journalists

Ryan, Benjamin (September 16, 2024). Controversial Gender Researchers Launch Long-Term Study of Gender Dysphoric Youth and Their Parents. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/controversial-gender-researchers

Ryan, Benjamin (September 14, 2024). The Association of Health Care Journalists Has Published a Highly Misleading Primer on Covering Transgender Medicine. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-association-of-health-care-journalists

Ryan, Benjamin (September 6, 2024). Top Plastic Surgeon Won’t Commit to Opposing Bans of Gender-Transition Treatment For Minors, Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/top-plastic-surgeon-wont-commit-to

Ryan, Benjamin (August 23, 2024). How Harvard Teed Up the False Claim That the ‘Vast Majority of Minors Getting Gender-Affirming Surgeries Are Cis Kids.’ Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/how-harvard-teed-up-the-false-claim

Ryan, Benjamin (August 20, 2024). ‘Rubbish’—Finland’s Top Pediatric Gender Psychiatrist Derides Exposé Claiming Her Clinic Provided Shoddy, Cruel Care. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/rubbishfinlands-top-pediatric-gender

Ryan, Benjamin (August 9, 2024). Ohio Court Is Latest to Back State Bans on Gender-Transition Treatments for Minors, as Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Landmark Tennessee Case. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/ohio-court-is-latest-to-back-state-bans-on-gender-transition-treatments-for-minors-as-supreme-court-prepares-to-hear-landmark-tennessee-case

Ryan, Benjamin (August 9, 2024). Cass Review Author Denounces As ‘Baseless’ And ‘Cynical’ Dissidents’ Claim That She Touted Abigail Shrier’s Scathing Polemic On Trans Kids. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/cass-review-author-denounces-as-baseless

Ryan, Benjamin (August 7, 2024). England’s National Health Service Issues Ambitious Plan to Implement Cass Review: Even as the British Medical Association has called for a pause on such implementation, Hazard Ratio

Ryan, Benjamin (August 2, 2024). From the Face of Pediatric Gender Medicine Comes a Quietly Radical Manifesto. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/from-the-face-of-pediatric-gender-medicine-comes-a-quietly-radical-manifesto

Ryan, Benjamin (July 19, 2024). Pennsylvania Psychological Association forbids any mention on its professional listserv of Britain’s Cass Review. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/pennsylvania-psychological-association

Ryan, Benjamin (July 10, 2024). ‘Damning’ Information About Trans Medical Group Expected To Reach Supreme Court, as Justices Consider Challenge to Ban on Gender Treatments for Minors. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/damning-information-about-trans-medical-group-expected-to-reach-supreme-court-as-justices-consider-challenge-to-ban-on-gender-treatments-for-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (June 27, 2024). Claim of Suicide Surge in Youths on U.K. Wait List for Gender Care Undermined by ‘Cass Review’ New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/claim-of-suicide-surge-in-kids-on-u-k-wait-list-for-gender-care-undermined-by-cass-review

Ryan, Benjamin (April 17, 2024). The Cass Review Fact Check: It’s Clear That Many People Never Bothered to Read The Report. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-cass-review-fact-check-its-clear

Ryan, Benjamin (May 3, 2024). Psychiatrists learned the wrong lesson from the gay rights movement. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/03/transgender-puberty-blockers-science-cass-report/

Ryan, Benjamin (April 23, 2024). Activist-Blogger Erin Reed Can’t Stop Telling Falsehoods About Gender Medicine. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/activist-blogger-erin-reed-cant-stop

Ryan, Benjamin (April 17, 2024). A flood of false claims about England’s Cass Review has coursed across social media and the press and among activists and academics. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-cass-review-fact-check-its-clear

Ryan, Benjamin (April 10, 2024). Major U.K. Report Finds Pediatric Gender Medicine Is Based on ‘Remarkably Weak Evidence.’ New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/major-u-k-report-finds-pediatric-gender-medicine-is-based-on-shaky-evidence

Ryan, Benjamin (March 12, 2024). Leaked Files From Influential Transgender Medicine Group Cause Uproar, Could Imperil Liberal Efforts To Undo State Bans on Gender-Transition Treatments for Children. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/leaked-files-from-influential-transgender-medicine-group-cause-uproar-could-imperil-liberal-efforts-to-undo-state-bans-on-gender-transition-treatments-for-children

Ryan, Benjamin (March 4, 2024). A damning report based on leaked internal communications depicts the major transgender advocacy group as expressing confidence about gender-transition… Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/the-wpath-files-report-slams-influential

Ryan, Benjamin (February 1, 2024). Beleaguered World Health Organization Wades Into Transgender Debate and Is Met With Uproar Over Plans To Develop Guidelines on Trans Healthcare  New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/beleaguered-world-health-organization-wades-into-transgender-debate-and-is-met-with-uproar-over-plans-to-develop-guidelines-on-trans-healthcare

Ryan, Benjamin (December 21, 2023). Sued Over Policies on Transgender Children, American Academy of Pediatrics Pulls Forthcoming Book, Takes Steps To Protect Emails From Prying Eyes. New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/sued-over-policies-on-transgender-children-american-academy-of-pediatrics-pulls-forthcoming-book-takes-steps-to-protect-emails-from-prying-eyes

Ryan, Benjamin (December 26, 2023). Lawsuits by Regretful ‘Detransitioners’ Take Aim at Medical Establishment’s Support for Gender-Transition Treatments for Minors New York Sun https://www.nysun.com/article/lawsuits-by-regretful-detransitioners-take-aim-at-medical-establishments-support-for-gender-transition-treatments-for-minors

Ryan, Benjamin (October 13, 2023). Youth Gender-Transition Treatment Not Tied to Lower Suicide Deaths in Finland. Hazard Ratio https://benryan.substack.com/p/youth-gender-transition-treatment

Ryan, Benjamin (June 23, 2023). The LGBTQ population is growing, but medical schools haven’t caught up. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-health-care-curriculum-medical-school-training-rcna89599

Ryan, Benjamin (February 2, 2023). How Tennessee axed millions in HIV funds amid scrutiny from far-right provocateurs. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tennessee-axed-millions-hiv-funds-scrutiny-far-right-provocateurs-rcna67769

Ryan, Benjamin (March 16, 2023). Transgender woman, 79, can claim Maine nursing home discriminated against her. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-woman-79-can-claim-maine-nursing-home-discriminated-rcna20314

Ryan, Benjamin (July 3, 2023). Trump vs DeSantis – where do they stand on LGBTQ+ rights? Openly http://www.openlynews.com/i/?id=954c4808-5e45-450d-b21a-4e00c0450e71

Ryan, Benjamin; Anarte, Enrique; Greenhalgh, Hugo (July 3, 2023). Trans U.S. seniors fear bleak future in residential care. Openly https://www.openlynews.com/i/?id=4ad6f631-853c-42b1-ad75-993aac2652a3

Media

Blocked and Reported with Katie Herzog and Benjamin Ryan (February 6, 2026). Live with Katie Herzog & Ben Ryan. https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/live-with-katie-herzog-and-ben-ryan

Hazard Ratio with Benjamin Ryan and Meghan Daum (February 2, 2026). Jury Awards $2M In First Detransitioner Lawsuit: Live Discussion Between Meghan Daum and Benjamin Ryan. https://benryan.substack.com/p/jury-awards-2m-in-first-detransitioner

Hazard Ratio with Benjamin Ryan and Ben Kawaller (July 3, 2025). “It Feels Like I’m In a Body That Isn’t My Own”: Voices From the NYC Pride Parade Post-Skrmetti. https://benryan.substack.com/p/it-feels-like-im-in-a-body-that-isnt

Dollcast with Brianna Wu, Kelly Cadigan, Schyler Bogert, and Ben Ryan (December 18, 2024). The Plot to Destroy Ben Ryan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVrQPMmzeM

Hazard Ratio with Benjamin Ryan and Jay Bhattacharya (November 27, 2024). Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s NIH Pick, Unfiltered: “If you say the true thing, you’re going to get attacked.” https://benryan.substack.com/p/jay-bhattacharya-trumps-nih-pick

Hazard Ratio with Benjamin Ryan and Meghan Daum (November 25, 2024). Pediatric Gender Medicine In the Media and the Courts.

Buck Angel with Benjamin Ryan (November 8, 2024). The big question is what’s next in pediatric gender medicine. with Ben Ryan- Buck U: LIVE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDv1ayC5iU

Hazard Ratio with Benjamin Ryan and Brianna Wu (October 18, 2024). Brianna Wu’s Dire Warning For Transgender Activists: “The Tactics We Are Using Are Failing.” https://benryan.substack.com/p/brianna-wus-dire-warning-for-transgender

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce and Benjamin Ryan (August 30, 2024). Speaking Truth To Gender | with Benjamin Ryan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3zzk8Y4_s

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Paul L. Vasey is a Canadian evolutionary psychologist who promotes harmful ideas about sex and gender minorities, especially transgender and gender diverse people and those who love us.

Vasey is one of the last of the old-school Canadian sociobiologists allied with fired sexologist Kenneth Zucker and the anti-trans journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. Vasey promotes medicalized disease models of attraction to transgender people, including “gynandromorphophilia” as well as the controversial diagnosis “autogynephilia.”

Vasey has collaborated with other anti-trans activists, including J. Michael Bailey, Ray Blanchard, Marc Breedlove, Alex Byrne, Andrew Conru, Alice Dreger, Kevin Hsu, Martin Lalumière, Anne Lawrence, James Morandini, Scott Semenyna, Doug VanderLaan, and Eric Vilain. Vasey’s co-authors and associates are part of an activist minority in sexology, most of whom are cisgender and born before 1970. Vasey holds some trans-supportive views, including criticisms of Zucker’s controversial disease “gender identity disorder in children,” but they are all colored by an embrace of unscientific and pseudoscientific terminology created by Vasey’s friends. Science and its operational definitions must be value-neutral in order to produce bias-free scientific results.

In 2010, anti-trans academic Lee Ellis named Vasey as the new organizer of an anti-trans meeting held every five years, now called Puzzles of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.

Background

Paul L. Vasey was born on January 30, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vasey earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1989, then earned a master’s degree from Simon Fraser University in 1991. Vasey earned a doctorate from Université de Montréal in 1997. Vasey’s dissertation was on Japanese macaques under advisor Bernard Chapais. Vasey then did postdoctoral work at Université de Montréal, Concordia University (Montréal) and York University.

Vasey was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Lethbridge in 2000. While preparing to teach a course on sex and gender, Vasey became interested in Samoan fa’afafine culture. Vasey describes them as “feminine, same-sex attracted males that are recognized as a non-binary gender.” Vasey’s partner is Vaitulia Alatina Ioelu, a self-identified Samoan fa’afafine.

Vasey is a close collaborator with Anne Lawrence. Vasey gave Lawrence a job and is acknowledged in Lawrence’s publications for the International Academy of Sex Research.

Course material (2003–2004)

Below is a course description for Vasey’s Sex & Gender Diversity (Psychology 3850) Spring 2003:

In this course, we will explore issues related to sex and gender diversity. To this end, we will critically examine the binary construction of sex and gender through such topics as intersexuality, gender identity disorder, and “third” sexes and genders in non-Western societies. A central part of this theoretical examination involves discussing the real-world consequences individuals face for deliberately or inadvertently transgress dichotomous sex and gender boundaries. Required Readings: 

• (1) Kessler, S. (1997). Lessons From the Intersexed. Rutgers University Press: New Brunswick, New Jersey. 
• (2) Course-pack containing Chapter #1, “Behavior,” from: Burke, P. (1996). Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female.Anchor Books, Doubleday: New York. 
• (3) Additional short readings drawn mainly from popular magazine will be distributed in class.

Below is a course description for Vasey’s Science & Sexuality (Psychology 4000NA) Spring 2004

In this seminar, we will explore the controversy surrounding the publication of J. Michael Bailey’s book, “The Man Who Would be Queen.”  Bailey’s book deals with the subject of male femininity through such topics as gender identity disorder in childhood, homosexuality, transvestitism, and male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism. Although reaction from the gay community has been largely unremarkable, the book has ignited a storm of protest in the MtF transexual community. In particular, some transsexual women dispute Bailey’s claim (based on the work by Toronto sexologist, Ray Blanchard) that there are two distinct sub-categories of MtF transsexuals: homosexual versus autogynephilic.  

We will familiarize ourselves with the controversy by reading The Man Who Would be Queen and the contents of two websites managed by transsexual women, [Andrea James name removed] & Lynn Conway, who are spearheading the response to Bailey. We will then critically investigate the evidence for each point of view. We will begin by examining the claim that two specific types of MtF transsexuals exist primarily by reading scientific articles written by Ray Blanchard and Anne Lawrence.  Anne Lawrence, a Seattle-based doctor who specializes in sexual medicine, is a self-identified autogynephilic transsexual woman and a supporter of Blanchard’s work.  We will then read “ True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism ” by Mildred L. Brown & Chloe Ann Rounsley and “ Mom, I Need to Be a Girl ,” by Just Evelyn, which [Andrea James name removed], Lynn Conway and several transsexual advocacy groups highly recommend as a more accurate depiction of the MtF transsexual experience and an alternative to the Bailey/Blanchard model. Through the semester we will weigh the evidence for, and against, Blanchard’s dichotomous conceptualization of transsexuality. In addition to the readings, documentary films on homosexuality, cross-dressing and transsexualism will be screened during the last hour of some seminar classes. Required Readings :

• (1) Bailey, J.M. (2003).  The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science and Psychology of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism . NY: Joseph Henry Press. 
• (2)  Additional required readings will be placed on reserve in the library.

Website resources :

• [Andrea James’ name removed] website on the Bailey controversy is: http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/bailey-blanchard-lawrence.html [archive]
• Lynn Conway’s website on the Bailey controversy ishttp://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/LynnsReviewOfBaileysBook.html#anchor69193
• Anne Lawrence’s writings on autogynephila can be found at: http://www.annelawrence.com/sexualityindex.html [archive] see: 
  • (1)  “Men Trapped in Men’s Bodies:” An Introduction to the Concept of Autogynephilia” 
  • (2)  Sexuality and Transsexuality: A New Introduction to Autogynephilia 
  • (3)  Autogynephilia: Frequently-Asked Questions 
  • (4)  28 Narratives About Autogynephila 
  • (5)  31 New Narratives About Autogynephilia
• Michael Bailey’s responses to his critics can be found at: http://www.psych.nwu.edu/psych/people/faculty/bailey/controversy.html
• The reading, “Mom, I Need to be a Girl,” can be found at:  http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conways/TS/Evelyn/Evelyn.html [PDF]
• The reading “Transgendering, Migrating and Love of Oneself as a Woman: A Contribution to a Sociology of Autogynephilia,” by Richard Ekins and Dave King can be found at: www.symposion.com/ijt/ijtvo05no03_01.htm [archive]
• A reading by Carl Elliot on apotemnophilia can be found at: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/12/elliott.htm
• A review by Carl Elliot of the documentary “WHOLE” can be found at: http://slate.msn.com/id/2085402/ [archive]

Puzzles of Sexual Orientation events

In 1995, Lee Ellis began a recurring event now called Puzzles of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Vasey has been an organizer since 2010, when Ellis retired.

2025 “autogynephilia” meeting

In 2025, Vasey participated in a meeting with other key “autogynephilia” activists:

• J. Michael Bailey
• Ray Blanchard
• Alex Byrne
• Kevin Hsu
• James Morandini
• Paul Vasey
• Scott Semenyna
• Ken Zucker

Vasey coauthors include

• NH Bartlett
• Ray Blanchard
• WM Bukowski
• David Buss
• Alice Dreger
• LM Gothreau
• J Krupp
• Martin Lalumiere
• Anne Lawrence
• J McKenzie
• LJ Petterson
• DS Pocock
• D Rendall
• Scott Semenyna
• L Terry
• Doug VanderLaan
• JR Vokey
• Kenneth Zucker

References

Lehmiller, Justin (June 18, 2020). The Kinsey Institute Interview Series: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Vasey. Kinsey Institute https://blogs.iu.edu/kinseyinstitute/2020/06/18/the-kinsey-institute-interview-series-a-conversation-with-dr-paul-vasey/ [archive]

Selected publications by Vasey

Heatlie, L.C., Pickle, J., Bjorn, G. Vasey P.L. (2026). Canadian Heterosexual Men’s Viewing Time Response and Subjective Sexual Arousal to Nude Images Depicting Cisgender and Feminine Transgender Adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03395-w

Sadr-Bazzaz, M., Sadeghi, M. J., & Vasey, P. L. (2025). Childhood separation anxiety in Iranian adult males and females with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. Clinical Psychologist, 29(3), 341–358. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284207.2025.2462818

Vasey, P.L. Introduction to the Special Section on the Puzzles of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 2775–2777 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03252-w

Sadr-Bazzaz, M., Talaei, A., Sadeghi, M.J., Moradi, M.,  Ahmadisoleymani, Z. & Vasey, P.L. (2025). Occupational Preferences, Childhood Behavior, and Openness: The Role of Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity in Iran. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 2877–2891 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02865-x

Heatlie, L.C., Petterson, L.J. & Vasey, P.L. (2025). Heterosexual Men’s Visual Attention to Nude Images Depicting Cisgender Males, Cisgender Females, and Gynandromorphs. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 2893–2905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02657-9

Sadr-Bazzaz, M., Vasey, P.L. (2025). Birth Order and Sibling Sex Ratio Predict Same-Sex Sexual Attraction in Iranian Cisgender and Transgender Adult Males and Females. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 3111–3126 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03249-5

Sadr-Bazzaz, M., Talaei, A., Sadeghi, M. J., Moradi, M., Ahmadisoleymani, Z., & Vasey, P. L. (2024). Association of Recalled Childhood Sex-Typed Behavior with Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Iranian Adult Males and Females. The Journal of Sex Research, 62(6), 1146–1159. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2346926

Vasey, P.L. (2023). Objectivity, Inter-Subjectivity, and Male Femininity Across Cultures. Archives of Sexual Behavior 52, 2285–2286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02605-7

Heatlie, L. C., Petterson, L. J., & Vasey, P. L. (2023). Heterosexual men’s pupillary responses to stimuli depicting cisgender males, cisgender females, and gynandromorphs. Biological Psychology, 178, 108518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108518

Petterson, L. J., & Vasey, P. L. (2022). Men’s Sexual Interest in Feminine Trans Individuals across Cultures. The Journal of Sex Research, 59(8), 1015–1033. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.2013429

Semenyna, S.W., Gómez Jiménez, F.R. & Vasey, P.L. (2022). Intra- and Intersexual Mate Competition in Two Cultures. Human Nature 33, 145–171 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-022-09424-0

Gómez Jiménez, F. R., & Vasey, P. L. (2021). Facial Attractiveness of the Sisters of Istmo Zapotec Men and Muxes  : Implications for the Evolution of Male Androphilia. The Journal of Sex Research, 59(3), 354–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1943737

Gómez Jiménez, F. R., Court, L., & Vasey, P. L. (2021). Occupational Preferences and Recalled Childhood Sex-Atypical Behavior among Istmo Zapotec Men, Women, and Muxes. Human Nature, 32(4), 729–747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-021-09417-5

Petterson, L.J., Vasey, P.L. (2021). Samoan Men’s Sexual Attraction and Viewing Time Response to Male-to-Feminine Transgender and Cisgender Adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior 50, 873–884 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01905-6

Petterson, L.J., Vasey, P.L. (2021). Canadian undergraduate men’s visual attention to cisgender women, cisgender men, and feminine trans individuals. Sci Rep 11, 388 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79870-2

Gómez Jiménez, F. R., Semenyna, S. W., & Vasey, P. L. (2020). The relationship between fraternal birth order and childhood sex‐atypical behavior among the Istmo Zapotec muxes. Developmental Psychobiology, 62(6), 792–803. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21987

Gómez Jiménez, F.R., Court, L. & Vasey, P.L. A Retrospective Study of Childhood Sex-Typed Behavior in Istmo Zapotec Men, Women, and Muxes. Archives of Sexual Behavior 49, 467–477 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01544-6

Gómez Jiménez, F.R., Semenyna, S.W. & Vasey, P.L. (2020). Offspring Production Among the Relatives of Istmo Zapotec Men and Muxes. Archives of Sexual Behavior 49, 581–594 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01611-y

Petterson, L.J., Dixson, B.J., Little, A.C. & Vasey, P.L. (2020). Heterogeneity in the Sexual Orientations of Men Who Have Sex with Fa’afafine in Samoa. Archives of Sexual Behavior 49, 517–529 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01646-6

Semenyna, S. W., & Vasey, P. L. (2018). Striving for Prestige in Samoa: A Comparison of Men, Women, and Fa’afafine. Journal of Homosexuality, 66(11), 1535–1545. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2018.1503461

Petterson, L.J., Dixson, B.J., Little, A.C. & Vasey, P.L. (2018). Viewing Time and Self-Report Measures of Sexual Attraction in Samoan Cisgender and Transgender Androphilic Males. Archives of Sexual Behavior 47, 2427–2434 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1267-7

Gómez, F. R., Semenyna, S. W., Court, L., & Vasey, P. L. (2018). Familial patterning and prevalence of male androphilia among Istmo Zapotec men and muxes. PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0192683. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192683

Petterson, L.J., VanderLaan, D.P. & Vasey, P.L. (2017). Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Atypicality, and Indicators of Depression and Anxiety in Childhood and Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 1383–1392 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0690-x

Semenyna, S.W., Vasey, P.L. (2017). Bullying, Physical Aggression, Gender-Atypicality, and Sexual Orientation in Samoan Males. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 1375–1381 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0676-0

Semenyna, S. W., VanderLaan, D. P., & Vasey, P. L. (2017). Birth order and recalled childhood gender nonconformity in Samoan men and fa’afafine. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(3), 338–347. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21498

Semenyna, S.W., Petterson, L.J., VanderLaan, D.P. et al. A Comparison of the Reproductive Output Among the Relatives of Samoan Androphilic Fa’afafine and Gynephilic Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 87–93 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0765-8

VanderLaan, D.P., Petterson, L.J. & Vasey, P.L. (2017). Elevated Kin-Directed Altruism Emerges in Childhood and Is Linked to Feminine Gender Expression in Samoan Fa’afafine: A Retrospective Study. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 95–108 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0884-2

Vasey, P.L. (2017). Introduction to the Special Section: The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation: What Is It and How Does It Work?. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 59–61 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0913-1

Semenyna, S.W., Petterson, L.J., VanderLaan, D.P. & Vasey, P.L. (2017). A Comparison of the Reproductive Output Among the Relatives of Samoan Androphilic Fa’afafine and Gynephilic Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior 46, 87–93 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0765-8

Vasey PL (2017). Paul Vasey. In: Vonk, J., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_938-1

Semenyna, S.W., Vasey, P.L. (2016). The Relationship between Adult Occupational Preferences and Childhood Gender Nonconformity among Samoan Women, Men, and Fa’afafine . Human Nature 27, 283–295 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-016-9258-7

Petterson, L. J., Dixson, B. J., Little, A. C., & Vasey, P. L. (2016). Reconsidering male bisexuality: Sexual activity role and sexual attraction in Samoan men who engage in sexual interactions with Fa’afafine. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 3(1), 11–26. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000160

Bailey, J. M., Vasey, P. L., Diamond, L. M., Breedlove, S. M., Vilain, E., & Epprecht, M. (2016). Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 17(2), 45–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100616637616

Li, F., Rendall, D., Vasey, P. L., Kinsman, M., Ward-Sutherland, A., & Diano, G. (2016). The development of sex/gender-specific /s/ and its relationship to gender identity in children and adolescents. Journal of Phonetics, 57, 59–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wocn.2016.05.004

Supplemental Material for Reconsidering Male Bisexuality: Sexual Activity Role and Sexual Attraction in Samoan Men Who Engage in Sexual Interactions With Fa’afafine. (2016). Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000160.supp

Petterson, L. J., Dixson, B. J., Little, A. C., & Vasey, P. L. (2015). Viewing Time Measures of Sexual Orientation in Samoan Cisgender Men Who Engage in Sexual Interactions with Fa’afafine. PLOS ONE, 10(2), e0116529. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116529

Court, L. Vasey, P.L. (2015). The Evolutionary History of Role Specialization among Transgender Males Androphiles. Canadian Sex Research Forum https://hdl.handle.net/2268/248056

Vasey, P., VanderLaan, D. (2015). Transgendered Male Androphilia in the Human Ancestral Environment. In: Shackelford, T., Hansen, R. (eds) The Evolution of Sexuality. Evolutionary Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09384-0_9

VanderLaan, D.P., Vasey, P.L. (2014). Evidence of Cognitive Biases for Maximizing Indirect Fitness in Samoan Fa’afafine. Archives of Sexual Behavior 43, 1009–1022 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0288-0

VanderLaan, D. P., Petterson, L. J., Mallard, R. W., & Vasey, P. L. (2014). (Trans)Gender Role Expectations and Child Care in Samoa. The Journal of Sex Research, 52(6), 710–720. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2014.884210

Vasey, P.L., Abild, M. (2013). Review: A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships. Archives of Sexual Behavior 42, 1101–1103 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-013-0170-5

VanderLaan, D.P., Vokey, J.R. & Vasey, P.L. (2013). Is Transgendered Male Androphilia Familial in Non-Western Populations? The Case of a Samoan Village. Archives of Sexual Behavior 42, 361–370 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-0037-1

VanderLaan, D.P., Forrester, D.L., Petterson, L.J., Vasey, P.L. (2013). The Prevalence of Fa’afafine Relatives Among Samoan Gynephilic Men and Fa’afafine . Arch Sex Behav 42, 353–359 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-0015-7

Vasey, P.L., Lalumière, M.L. (2012). Introduction to the Special Section “The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation: What Is It and How Does It Work?” Archives of Sexual Behavior 41, 11–12 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9932-8

VanderLaan, D. P., Forrester, D. L., Petterson, L. J., & Vasey, P. L. (2012). Offspring Production among the Extended Relatives of Samoan Men and Fa’afafine. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e36088. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036088

Vasey, P.L., VanderLaan, D.P., Gothreau, L.M., Bartlett, M.H. (2011). Traits of Separation Anxiety in Childhood: A Retrospective Study of Samoan Men, Women, and Fa’afafine. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40, 511–517 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-009-9589-0

VanderLaan, D.P., Gothreau, L.M., Bartlett, N.H., Vasey, P.L. (2011). Recalled Separation Anxiety and Gender Atypicality in Childhood: A Study of Canadian Heterosexual and Homosexual Men and Women. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40, 1233–1240 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9695-z

Dixson, B.J., Vasey, P.L., Sagata, K., Sibanda, N., Linklater, W.L., Dixson, A.F. (2010). Men’s Preferences for Women’s Breast Morphology in New Zealand, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea. Archives of Sexual Behavior 40, 1271–1279 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9680-6

Vasey, P.L., VanderLaan, D.P. (2010). Avuncular Tendencies and the Evolution of Male Androphilia in Samoan Fa’afafine. Archives of Sexual Behavior 39, 821–830 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9404-3

VanderLaan, D. P., Gothreau, L. M., Bartlett, N. H., & Vasey, P. L. (2010). Separation Anxiety in Feminine Boys: Pathological or Prosocial? Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 15(1), 30–45. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2011.530570

Vasey, P. L., & VanderLaan, D. P. (2010). Monetary exchanges with nieces and nephews: a comparison of Samoan men, women, and fa’afafine☆. Evolution and Human Behavior, 31(5), 373–380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2010.04.001

Vasey, P. L., & VanderLaan, D. P. (2010). An Adaptive Cognitive Dissociation Between Willingness to Help Kin and Nonkin in Samoan Fa’afafine. Psychological Science, 21(2), 292–297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797609359623

Vasey, P.L., VanderLaan, D.P. (2009). Materteral and Avuncular Tendencies in Samoa. Human Nature 20, 269–281 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-009-9066-4

Vasey, P.L., VanderLaan, D.P. (2008). Review: The Third Sex—Kathoey: Thailand’s Ladyboys. Archives of Sexual Behavior 37, 671–672 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-008-9368-3

Dreger, A. D., & Vasey, P. L. (2007). Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Diversity: Introduction. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 50(4), 479–480. https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2007.0045

Vasey, P. L., & Bartlett, N. H. (2007). What Can the Samoan “Fa’afafine” Teach Us about the Western Concept of Gender Identity Disorder in Childhood? Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 50(4), 481–490. https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2007.0056

Bartlett, N.H., Vasey, P.L. (2006). A Retrospective Study of Childhood Gender-Atypical Behavior in Samoan Fa’afafine. Archives of Sexual Behavior 35, 659–666 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-006-9055-1

Bartlett, N. H., Vasey, P. L., & Bukowski, W. M. (2003). Cross-sex wishes and gender identity disorder in children: A reply to Zucker (2002). Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 49(3-4), 191–192. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024421216606

Vasey, P. L., & Rendall, D. (2003). Sexual diversity and change along a continuum of bisexual desire. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 453- 455. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025699511081

NH Bartlett, PL Vasey, WM Bukowski (2000). Is gender identity disorder in children a mental disorder? Sex Roles 43, 753–785 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011004431889

Vasey, P. L. “Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. By B. Bagemihl.” ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR-LONDON-BAILLIERE TINDALL- 58 (1999): 223-224.

Media

Transparency with Aaron Kimberly, Aaron Terrell, and Paul Vasey (April 10, 2023). EP63 – Sexology in Samoa – with Dr Paul Vasey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hBpRF096t8

Gender: A Wider Lens with Stella O’Malley, Sasha Ayad, and Paul Vasey (March 25, 2022). Episode 68: Pioneers Series: Cultural misunerstandings with Paul L. Vasey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni-Ry_XHk1k

Gender: A Wider Lens with Stella O’Malley, Sasha Ayad, and Paul Vasey (January 6, 2022). Episode 57: Pioneers series: male Femininity with Paul L. Vasey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkulTD3ZHfM

ulethbridge with Paul Vasey (January 29, 2018). Beyond the Binary: What the West Can Learn from Non-Western Approaches to Gender Diversity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNyy3g2yVfs

WhomYouLove2012 with Paul Vasey (November 16, 2013). No Dodos: What Cross-Cultural Research Tells us About Why Homosexual Males Do Not Become Extinct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m939SyfQqow

Resources

University of Lethbridge (uleth.ca)

• Paul Vasey
• people.uleth.ca/~paul.vasey/PLV/home.html
• Vasey, Paul
• ulethbridge.ca/directory/person/paul.vasey
• Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
• ulethbridge.ca/research/centres-institutes/canadian-centre-behavioural-neuroscience
• Puzzle of Sexual Orientation Conference (2010)
• people.uleth.ca/~paul.vasey/PLV/Puzzle_2010.html
• Puzzle of Sexual Orientation Conference (2015)
• people.uleth.ca/~paul.vasey/PLV/Puzzles_Abstracts.html
• Archives of Sexual Behavior Special Section on the Puzzles of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (2023)
• https://link.springer.com/journal/10508/volumes-and-issues/54-8

X/Twitter (x.com)

• vaseylab

ResearchGate (researchgate.net)

• Paul L Vasey
• researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Vasey/3

Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)

• Paul Vasey
• scholar.google.com/citations?user=0FfyOeEAAAAJ

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Martin Lalumière is a Canadian psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Lalumière was affiliated with the anti-trans Clarke Institute in Toronto (now CAMH). Lalumière has published work with other anti-trans activists, including J. Michael Bailey, Ray Blanchard, James Cantor, Meredith Chivers, Michael Seto, Paul Vasey, and Kenneth Zucker.

Lalumière was an organizer of the anti-trans Puzzles of Sexual Orientation conference with Paul Vasey while teaching at University of Lethbridge.

Background

Martin L. Lalumière was born in Ville-d’Anjou (now part of Montréal) and grew up in St-Alphonse-Rodriguez, near Joliette.

Lalumière attended Université de Montréal, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1989 and a master’s degree in 1990. Lalumière earned a doctorate from Queen’s University in 1995. Lalumière was a research psychologist at the Mental Health Centre in Penetanguishene (now Waypoint) from 1996 to 1997 and at the Clarke Institute in Toronto (now CAMH) from 1997 to 2004. Both had secure treatment facilities for sex offenders and were known for producing anti-transgender research and policy guidelines. Lalumière taught at the University of Lethbridge from 2004 to 2012, then joined the University of Ottawa in 2013.

Lalumière teaches courses in forensic psychology, “abnormal psychology,” evolutionary psychology, and clinical research. Lalumière’s research focuses on sex differences in sexual arousal patterns, “hypersexuality,” and the origins of atypical sexual preferences.

Lalumière joined the International Academy of Sex Research and served on the editorial board for their anti-trans journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.

References

Kenney, Trevor (October 22, 2012). 5 Questions with Dr. Martin Lalumière. UNews – University of Lethbridge https://www.ulethbridge.ca/unews/article/5-questions-dr-martin-lalumiere

Jordan-Young RM (2010). Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences. Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0674057302

Selected writing by Lalumière

Lalumière, M. L., Harris, G. T., & Rice, M. E. (2001). Psychopathy and developmental instability. Evolution and Human Behavior, 22, 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00064-7

Lalumière, M. L., Blanchard, R., & Zucker, K. J. (2000). Sexual orientation and handedness in men and women: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 575-592. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.126.4.575

Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., & Blanchard, R. (2000). The discriminative validity of a phallometric test for pedophilic interests among adolescent offenders against children. Psychological Assessment, 12, 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.12.3.319

Lalumière, M. L., & Quinsey, V. L. (1999). A Darwinian interpretation of individual differences in male propensity for sexual aggression. Jurimetrics, 39, 201-216. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29762599

Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., & Kuban, M. (1999). The sexual preferences of incest offenders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 267-272. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.108.2.267

Lalumière, M.L., Harris, G.T., Quinsey, V.L., & Rice, M.E. (1998) Sexual deviance and number of older brothers among sexual offenders. Sexual Abuse, 10, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/107906329801000

Lalumière, M.L., & Quinsey, V.L. (1994). The discriminability of rapists from non-sex offenders using phallometric measures: A meta-anaylsis. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 21, 150-175. https://doi.org/10.1177/009385489402100101

Lalumière, M.L., Chalmers, L., Quinsey, V.L., & Seto, M.C. (1996) A test of the mate deprivation hypothesis of sexual coercion. Ethology and Sociobiology, 17, 299-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0162-3095(96)00076-3

Books

Barlow DH, Durand VM, Lalumière ML, et al. (2019). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. Nelson Education, ISBN 978-0176873219

Quinsey VL, Harris GT, Rice ME, Lalumière ML (2006). Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children (Second Edition). Sage Publications, ISBN 978-0761920397

Lalumière ML, Harris GT, Quinsey VL, Rice ME (2005). The Causes of Rape: Understanding Individual Differences in Male Propensity for Sexual Aggression. American Psychological Association, ISBN 978-1591471868

Quinsey VL, Lalumière ML (1996). Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children. Sage Publications, ISBN 978-0761901105

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

• Martin L. Lalumière

University of Ottawa (uottawa.ca)

• Martin Lalumière
• uniweb.uottawa.ca/view/profile/members/940

Canadian Sex Research Forum (canadiansexresearchforum.com)

• People
• canadiansexresearchforum.com/people3 [archive]

CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh.ca)

• Martin Lalumière, B.Sc., M.Ps., Ph.D.
  Unit 3 
  Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1H4 
  Tel: (416) 535-8501, 2669 
  Fax: (416) 583-4327 
  [email protected] 

James Morandini is an Australian psychologist and “autogynephilia” activist.

Do not go to Morandini for therapy of any kind. Instead look for supportive local resources where practitioners do not promote unscientific ideas like “autogynephilia” or “autoandrophilia.”

Background

James Simon Morandini earned a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from University of Newcastle and a doctorate from University of Sydney in 2016. Morandini is the founder and director of King Street Psychology, the largest private gender clinic in Australia. 

Morandini is the National Convener of the Australian Psychological Society Gender & Sexuality Interest group. Morandini is also a psychologist at The Gender Centre, founding a clinical psychology internship while there “to ensure the next generation of clinical psychs are trained in evidence based and culturally competent gender care.”

Anti-transgender activism

Morandini is an activist in the “autogynephilia” and “autoandrophilia” movements. These anti-trans sex-fueled mental illnesses were created in 1989 and are supported by a small group of activists from sexology’s conservative fringe. Morandini claims to be interested in “understanding and destigmatising trans women/non-binary femmes who experience autogynephilia/autoheterosexuality.”

At the 2023 Puzzles of Sexual Orientation meeting, Morandini presented research titled “Bisexual Phenomena Among Autogynephilic Men.”

In 2023 Morandini led an online panel of prominent “autogynephilia” activists, including Anne Lawrence, “Strawberry Lemonade Kristina,” Kevin Hsu, J. Michael Bailey, and “Phil Illy.”

2023 correspondence

On October 26, 2023, Morandini respectfully requested that this page be removed or revised. The reasons mentioned included Morandini’s therapeutic support for hundreds of gender diverse adolescents and supportive involvement in trans-led organizations. My response is below.

Thank you for your message. The term “autogynephilia” is transphobic in the same way “nymphomania” is misogynistic. The issue is not the phenomenon, but your reification of an idea that is at its core biased and thus unscientific.

It took feminist activists over a century to convince misogynistic and biased scientists to stop using the term “nymphomania” because it is unscientific. It has taken trans activists and scientist allies decades to convince transphobes to stop using the term “autogynephilia.” You are one of the last holdouts. 

I understand that some people have latched onto “autogynephile” as an identity the way some women latched onto “nymphomaniac” as an identity. “Autogynephilia” as a term appeals to a very specific type of person: neurodiverse, fixated on collecting and categorizing, socially isolated/eccentric, rigid thinking. That makes it very hard for them to let go of bad ideas, in the way it’s hard to convince believers that horoscopes or Myers-Briggs types are unscientific. It helps them make sense of the world, and they “see themselves” in the scheme.

Via Ekins and King (2012):

[Anne] Lawrence says that on reading Blanchard’s journal articles that she experienced the ‘kind of epiphany that trans people often feel when first coming across words and formulations that fit and work for them’ (Lawrence 1999a). Not only do they feel empowered to make sense of their predicament, but the formulations are proof to them that they are not alone.

People have invested their lives in this bad idea, and they succumb to the sunk cost fallacy rather than entertain the idea they might be mistaken about something so deeply important to them.

I know there is hope for someone like you. Even transphobic sexologists walked away from “erotic target location error” because of its obvious bias, replacing it with “identity inversion.” The issue is not the phenomenon, but the term. “Paraphilia” in general and “autogynephilia” in particular are based on a disease model that impedes scientific progress.

I have written extensively about value-neutral alternatives proposed by scientists and activists:

• genderplay or gender play (used since middle 20th century)
• crossdreaming (proposed by Jack Molay)
• interest in feminization and interest in masculinization (proposed by Andrea James)
• female embodiment fantasies and male embodiment fantasies (proposed by Julia Serano)
• erotic femaling and erotic maling (proposed by Richard Ekins and Dave King)
• Tiresian fantasies (proposed by Will Powers)

I have also written extensively about value-neutral terms used by these communities to describe themselves, like fujoshi and sissy. The issue is not the phenomenon, but the biased term you are using.

Science proceeds through definitional refinement, and activism is an important part of guiding science toward value-neutral terminology.

If you are interested in learning about the bleak future of “autogynephilia” and its proponents, I recommend Nymphomania: A History by Carol Groneman.

I have spoken at The Gender Centre and consider it an important resource. I hope for the sake of your career and legacy that you reconsider your allegiance to a transphobic cult within sexology and within the community of sex and gender minorities.

2025 “autogynephilia” meeting

In 2025, Morandini participated in a meeting with other key “autogynephilia” activists:

• J. Michael Bailey
• Ray Blanchard
• Alex Byrne
• Kevin Hsu
• James Morandini
• Scott Semenyna
• Paul Vasey
• Ken Zucker

Selected writing by Morandini

Morandini, J.S., Hsu, K.J. & “Rudd, S.” (2025). Autogynephilia in Some Bisexual Cisgender Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 2991–3004 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03166-7

Hsu, K.J., Morandini, J.S. & “Rudd, S.” (2025). Cut from the Same Cloth? Comparing the Sexuality of Male Cross-Dressers and Transfeminine Individuals Through the Conceptual Framework of Autogynephilia. Archives of Sexual Behavior 54, 2969–2989 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03053-7

Morandini, James (June 18, 2024). Understanding gender dysphoria. ReachOut Australia https://au.reachout.com/identity/gender/understanding-gender-dysphoria

Morandini, J.S., Kelly, A., de Graaf, N.M., Malouf, P., Guerin, E., Dar-Nimrod i., & Carmichael, P. (2023). Is Social Gender Transition Associated with Mental Health Status in Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria? Archives of Sexual Behavior 52, 1045–1060 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02588-5

Morandini, J. S., Kelly, A., de Graaf, N. M., Carmichael, P., & Dar-Nimrod, I. (2021). Shifts in demographics and mental health co-morbidities among gender dysphoric youth referred to a specialist gender dysphoria service. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 27(2), 480–491. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045211046813

Media

Better Thinking with Nesh Nikolic and James Morandini (March 26, 2026). Better Thinking #200 – Dr James Morandini on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vvZbbLjAZU

Agree to Disagree About Gender with Laura Targownik, Yvette Nary, and James Morandini (February 25, 2026). Episode 8 – Destigmatizing Autogynephilia with Dr. James Morandini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiJkGslk-zo

“Kristina Anj” with James Morandini (July 11, 2023). Transgender In A Blender: Episode 3 – Youth Is Not Wasted On The Young with James Morandini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvNkGQCogs [deleted]

• Reuploaded as Gender Wars Podcast (May 4, 2024). Dr. James Morandini Discusses Gender Affirming Healthcare for TGD Youth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5feHyKEwo0

Gender & Sexuality Symposiums (August 25, 2023) “Becoming what we love” ETII Symposium: 25th August, 2023. https://vimeo.com/873801601 [later set to password protected]

Gender & Sexuality Symposiums with James Morandini (February 17, 2024). A Gender Affirming Approach to the Topic of Autogynephilia and Autogynephilic Gender Dysphoria. https://vimeo.com/914072332 [later set to password protected]

Gender Wars Podcast with Anne Lawrence and James Morandini (January 22, 2024). Dr. Anne Lawrence interviews Dr. Morandini: AGP Orientation & Gender Dysphoria, a Clinical Overview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40PaiUmIRf4

Resources

James Morandini (jamesmorandini.com)

King Street Psychology Clinic (kingstreetpsychologyclinic.com.au)

• James Morandini
• kingstreetpsychologyclinic.com.au/research/james-morandini

X/Twitter (x.com)

• james_morandini
• kingstpsych

Reddit (reddit.com)

• DrJamesMorandini

Australian Psychology Association (psychology.org.au)

• Diverse Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities
• groups.psychology.org.au/dbgsig/committee-information/
• James Morandini
• Fabian Friedrich
• Adriana Zapata-Delgado
• Alice Rose
• Timothy Cronin
• Michael Kassara

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

• dr-james-morandini-35a3739b

Google Scholar (scholar.google.com.au/)

• James Morandini
• https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=lJF4kmQAAAAJ&hl

Maxine E. Petersen-Lee is a Canadian psychologist and prominent supporter of disease models of gender identity and expression. Petersen is transgender and is best known for being quoted by J. Michael Bailey in The Man Who Would Be Queen saying, “Most gender patients lie.”

Background

Petersen earned a master’s degree from University of Toronto in 1986 with a thesis titled “Male gender dysphoria and criminality.” Petersen then worked at Toronto’s notorious Clarke Institute, making a gender transition in 1991. Petersen worked closely with Ray Blanchard, Betty Steiner, and Robert Dickey at “Jurassic Clarke,” as the facility was known for its regressive views and policies. Petersen was called an “ace clinician” by Bailey. Petersen and spouse had two children before divorcing. Since starting a new relationship, Petersen sometimes uses the surname Petersen-Lee. Petersen has lived in Innisfil, Ontario and participated in motorsports competitions.

Biographer Zagria Cowan outlined just a few of the ways Petersen was involved in gatekeeping:

In 2000, she and Robert Dickey denied Synthia Kavanagh approval for SRS in that, being in prison, she could not do a Real Life Test. In the same year they were quoted in Vivian Namaste’s book defending the requirement that a trans person should do a year’s Real Life Test before starting hormones, and as critical of activists demanding hormones and surgery as a right. In September 2003 Maxine testified at an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal that government funding should be re-instated for SRS. In November 2003 she resigned from HBIGDA X (Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, now WPATH) when her boss Ray Blanchard did because it criticized Michael Bailey’s book, The Man Who Would Be Queen, 2003, an act which she described as ‘political correctness’. She now lists her name as Maxine Petersen-Lee and offers private counselling.

Resignation from HBIGDA (2003)

Petersen was part of the committee that revised the HBIGDA Standards of Care in 1998. Petersen resigned from the organization when boss Ray Blanchard did.

From: Maxine Petersen
Sent: 11/5/03 8:10 AM
Subject: Letter of Resignation
November 4, 2003

Walter J. Meyer, III., M.D.
President, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0189
USA

Bean Robinson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
1300 South 2nd St., #180
Minneapolis, MN 55454
USA

Dear Drs. Meyer and Robinson:

I am writing today regarding the letter sent on behalf of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association Board of Directors and Officers in response to a letter from a number of transsexual Internet activists who have taken exception to the work of Professor J. Michael Bailey.

As a transwoman and a member of the committee that was responsible for the 1998 revision of the Standards of Care, I am intensely saddened and shocked that the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association has taken such an irresponsible action. I have worked for more than twenty-one years for the betterment of hundreds of transsexual patients/clients and have consistently supported healthcare funding for sex reassignment surgery in my home province. I have also published a number of papers on the treatment of transsexual individuals.

As recently as September of 2003 I testified against our government at a Provincial Human Rights Tribunal in support of a number of complainants seeking to have funding for sex reassignment surgery restored to our publicly funded Provincial healthcare plan.

The actions of the Board in this matter have tarnished the reputation of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association. By failing to grasp the importance of scientific research to be above the political correctness that is so pervasive in our society, you have perhaps unwittingly but clearly sent a signal to other researchers that they “dare not” explore certain areas of research for fear of the same or similar threat to their career. If there has been any breach of ethical standards, it is up to Northwestern University to investigate these allegations, and that is what they are in the process of doing.

I am certain not one of us wants to see the day when politics trumps scientific inquiry. I have noted recently the considerable justifiable concern expressed by scientists in the U.S. about the Federal Government interfering with or even hinting at withdrawal of funding for research in sexology and the chilling effect this appears to have had on researchers. It is ironic that the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association seems to have taken a page out of the book of the Bush government and done exactly the same thing.

Regrettably, your actions leave me with no option but to resign my membership in the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association.

Sincerely,

Maxine Petersen, MA, C. Psych. Assoc.
Coordinator, Gender Identity Clinic
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Lecturer, University of Toronto,
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

References

Johnson, Micheline (2017). A History of Trans-People. In A History of Trans, a Canadian Perspective. https://web.ncf.ca/fm120/Trans/History/Chapter_2-Trans-People.pdf

Cowan, Zagria (July 4, 2011). Maxine Petersen (195?–) psychologist. A Gender Variance Who’s Who https://zagria.blogspot.com/2011/07/maxine-petersen-195-psychologist.html

Influx (June 2, 2008). CAMH Support Group, Part 2. I’m In Flux. http://iminflux.blogspot.com/2008/06/camh-support-group-part-2.html

Bailey JM (2003). The Man Who Would Be Queen: the science of gender-bending and transsexualism. Joseph Henry Press, ISBN 978-0309084185

Namaste VK (2000). Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People. University of Chicago Press, 199-201. ISBN 978-0226568102

Selected publications by Petersen-Lee

Petersen M, Stephens J, Dickey R, Lewis W (1996). Transsexuals within the Prison System: An International Survey of Correctional Services Policies. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 14:219–229, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199621)14:2<219::AID-BSL234>3.0.CO;2-N

Levine SB et al. (1999). The Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality. Volume 11, 1999 – Issue 2 Pages 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1300/J056v11n02_01

Petersen M (1998). Review: FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society by Holly Devor. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Toronto Vol. 7, Iss. 2,  (Summer 1998): 166-169. https://www.proquest.com/openview/e3576898de87bae48504f288d189049e/1

Petersen ME, Dickey R (1995).  Surgical sex reassignment: A comparative survey of International centers. Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 24, pages135–156 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541578

[Publications under the name Leonard H. “Len” Clemmensen]

Stermac L, Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Dickey R (1991). Group therapy for gender-dysphoric heterosexual men, Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 17:4, 252-258. https://doi.org/0.1080/00926239108404349

Blanchard R, Steiner BW, Clemmensen LH (1989). Prediction of Regrets in Postoperative Transsexuals. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, February 1, 1989. https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378903400111

Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH (1988). A test of the DSM‐III‐R’S implicit assumption that fetishistic arousal and gender dysphoria are mutually exclusive. The Journal of Sex Research, 25:3, 426 432. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224498809551472

Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Steiner BW (1987). Heterosexual and homosexual gender dysphoria. Archives of Sexual Behavior. volume 16, pages139–152. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542067

Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Steiner BW (1985). Social desirability response set and systematic distortion in the self-report of adult male gender patients. Archives of Sexual Behavior 14, 505–516. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541751

Blanchard R, Steiner BW, Clemmensen LH (1985). Gender dysphoria, gender reorientation, and the clinical management of transsexualism. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53(3), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.53.3.295

Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Steiner BW (1983). Gender reorientation and psychosocial adjustment in male-to-female transsexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior 12, 503–509. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542212

Clemmensen LH (1990). The “Real Life Test” for Surgical Candidates, in Blanchard R, Steiner BW (eds). Clinical management of gender identity disorders in children and adults (pp. 121-135). ISBN 978-0880481878

Clemmensen LH (1986). Male gender dysphoria and criminality. University of Toronto, Unpublished master’s thesis, 1986.

Blanchard R, Steiner BW, Clemmensen LH (July 1985). Gender Dysphoria, Gender Reorientation, and the Clinical Management of Transsexualism. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53(3):295-304. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.53.3.295

Blanchard R, Clemmensen LH, Steiner BW (1983). Gender reorientation and psychosocial adjustment in male-to-female transsexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior 1983 Dec;12(6):503-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542212

Resources

Maxine Petersen-Lee, M.A., C. Psych.

• 416-994-1376 [archival]
• [email protected] [archival]

Facebook (facebook.com)

• maxine.petersenlee

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“Christina Buttons” is the pen name of Christina Berry, an American writer, former sex worker, illustrator, and anti-transgender activist. Buttons has written hundreds of anti-trans posts for The Daily Wire, The Post Millennial, City Journal, Public, Quillette, Reality’s Last Stand, The Free Press, and on a personal Substack titled buttonslives. Berry has worked at anti-trans organizations North American Values Institute, Environmental Progress, and Manhattan Institute.

Background

Christina Frances “Tina” Berry was born on December 1, 1988. Berry is reportedly “from a small town in Alabama” and grew up in the San Diego area.

Berry stated, “I received many diagnoses throughout my life, the most recent being Asperger’s syndrome at age 30.” In 2026, Berry claimed this diagnosis “was based on a lie.”

Starting in middle school, Berry felt ostracized and reported the following problems that required therapy:

• body dysmorphia
• dermatillomania
• insomnia
• obsessive-compulsive habits
• self-cutting
• anorexia
• major depressive disorder
• trips to “emergency rooms, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient programs, and group homes”
• monotone voice
• “limited eye contact”
• “flat affect”
• “stumbling while walking and almost falling”
• “a large number of atypical perceptual experiences”
• “social immaturity”
• “significant inflexibility in her thinking”
• “difficulty identifying feelings”
• “tendency to express emotions indirectly and impulsively” 
• “emotionally disturbed”
• drug and alcohol use
• groomed and raped at age 15 by a 47 year old

“After running away from two lower-security residential treatment facilities, flunking out of a wilderness program in Idaho, and several more psychiatric hospital stays, I arrived at my final destination: a lockdown psychiatric residential treatment center in Utah called Provo Canyon School, where I would live for a year.”

After returning home and getting a GED, Berry moved in with a romantic partner and began doing sex work. As a young adult, Berry appeared in pornography as “Rita Lovely” and “Cute Courtney.”

Berry worked at Moonbow Publishing from 2018 to 2022 as a contract illustrator.

Anti-transgender activism

Berry stated, “I became a journalist after discovering the stories of detransitioners—stories that deeply resonated with my own struggles with mental health and identity.”

After working as an illustrator for anti-diversity organization Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism from 2021 to 2022, Berry worked at The Post Millennial in 2022 before joining The Daily Wire in September 2022. From 2022 to 2023, Berry was a researcher at anti-trans group Environmental Progress and at the North American Values Institute (NAVI), formerly known as The Jewish Institute for Liberal Values.

Berry plans to continue this anti-trans work with a book titled The Parent’s Survival Guide to Gender Ideology and a website genderdebunked.com.

In 2024, Berry joined the Manhattan Institute, which led to revelations about Berry’s work in hardcore pornography.

Over the course of this activism, Berry began a relationship with anti-trans activist Colin Wright.

2023 Daily Wire resignation

Berry covered transgender issues for The Daily Wire, switching to “Christina Buttons” after starting. In 2023, Berry resigned from The Daily Wire over its increasingly inflammatory anti-trans rhetoric, particularly that of Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles:

I’m leaving The Daily Wire. I work hard getting the facts right and using precise language because of the heated nature of the gender debate, with so much at stake, while their pundits dump gasoline all over it for entertainment and clicks.

As an independent journalist I will continue my commitment to factual and rigorous reporting on gender ideology and pediatric gender medicine, with the goal of reaching people across the political spectrum. You can help support my journalism by donating.

I’ve already begun receiving inquiries from left-wing publications to see if I’ll give them dirt. As a company, The Daily Wire is a fantastic place to work, they treat their employees extremely well, their editorial team is top notch and everyone I have ever interacted with there is wonderful. I am leaving because I want to reach people on the center-left and lately I’ve felt there has been a distinct increase in inflammatory rhetoric from some of The Daily Wire’s personalities that make it more difficult to accomplish that.

Why? I didn’t misrepresent their views. They made extremely controversial public statements, doubled down on them, and I left so that I could express my opinions on them. My loyalty is to the people who are trying to improve the situation with gender medicine, not inflame it.

I would never use the word transgenderism to describe gender ideology. It was either a sloppy choice from not having done enough research or it was intentionally meant to inflame. Most people believe that being transgender is the same as being gay. That’s why I expend so much energy trying to inform people on why “gender identity” has no biological basis. Furthermore, “eradicating” gender ideology completely from all aspects of life is not realistic, nor attainable and amounts to conservative virtue signaling. We have to be specific about what “gender identity” ideology is, where it came from, what the tenets are, where it should not be taught (K-12) or accommodated (sports, prisons, etc) otherwise you drive mass hysteria. Most reasonable people would agree with all of these points if they were given the opportunity to have them be explained.

References

Goforth, Claire (March 7, 2023). Matt Walsh lashes out at Daily Wire reporter who quit over his increasing transphobia. Daily Dot https://www.dailydot.com/debug/daily-wire-reporter-christina-buttons-resignation-matt-walsh-transphobia/

Meyer, Ken (March 7, 2023) Reporter Quits The Daily Wire With Scathing Open Letter Decrying ‘Overtly Partisan’ Trans Coverage. Mediaite https://www.mediaite.com/news/reporter-quits-the-daily-wire-with-scathing-open-letter-decrying-overtly-partisan-trans-coverage/

“thunderturdy” (March 7, 2023). Comment: Why I’m leaving the Daily Wire. reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/transgender/comments/11l1vb0/why_im_leaving_the_daily_wire_christina_buttons/ [deleted]

I know her from college. This girl was and very likely still IS seriously troubled. She had a few break downs in front of us all at a classmates’ home, like people saw her do incredibly inappropriate shit that I will not repeat here out of respect for her. She then went on to do porn for a while (not kidding), then decided she wanted to move to Europe and got married to a Swiss dude only to dump him and run back home..THEN she reappeared wanting to be a microbiologist (or some kind of scientist) then moved on to illustration…my point with saying all of this is that she’s a lost grifter, clinging to anything that will get her love, admiration, and attention. I feel bad for her honestly, because she was always so sweet and kind… but not that bad anymore since she decided to align herself with fascists. I thought she was ok up til now. Bummer.

Selected writing by Berry

2026

“Buttons, Christina” (April 24, 2026). I Thought I Was Autistic. I Was Wrong. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/i-thought-i-was-autistic-i-was-wrong

“Buttons, Christina” (February 12, 2026). A New Study Challenges the Mental-Health Claims of “Gender-Affirming Care.” City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/trans-mental-health-gender-affirming-care-hong-kong-study

2025

“Buttons, Christina” (November 14, 2025). The Essentialism Bias in Transgender Medicine. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/transgender-medicine-biological-bias-gender-affirming

“Buttons, Christina” (September 11, 2025). The Annunciation Shooter and a State’s Broken Mental-Health System. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/minneapolis-church-shooting-robin-westman-residential-treatment

“Buttons, Christina” (April 14, 2025). The Pseudoscience in the Case Against Trump’s Transgender Military Ban. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/trump-transgender-military-ban-talbott-v-trump-science

“Buttons, Christina” (March 31, 2025). Yarden Silveira: The Trans-Origin Story. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/yarden-silveira-the-trans-origin

Wright, Colin; Stagg, Samuel, “Buttons, Christina” (March 14, 2025). Transgender Brain Studies are Fatally Flawed. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/transgender-brain-sex-studies-flawed

“Buttons, Christina” (March 12, 2025). The Tragedy of Yarden Silveira. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/yarden-silveira-death-transgender-surgery-complications

2024

“Buttons, Christina” (December 10, 2024). Crazy is You or Me, Amplified. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/crazy-is-you-or-me-amplified

“Buttons, Christina” (July 18, 2024). Free to Be(lieve) in Gender Pseudoscience. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/free-to-believe-in-gender-pseudoscience

“Buttons, Christina” (July 1, 2024). Pediatric Gender Medicine Is Led by Activism, Not Science, New Documents Show. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-is-led

“Buttons, Christina” (June 15, 2024). Just a Phase: Most German Youth Outgrow Gender Identity Issues. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/just-a-phase-most-german-youth-outgrow

“Buttons, Christina” (June 11, 2024). Activist Researchers Put a Positive Spin on Negative Results. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/activist-researchers-put-a-positive

“Buttons, Christina” (June 9, 2024). New Analysis Finds Exaggerated Benefits in Youth Gender Transition Studies. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/new-analysis-finds-exaggerated-benefits

“Buttons, Christina” (June 8, 2024). USA Remains Asleep As the World Awakens to the Reality of ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/usa-remains-asleep-as-the-world-awakens

“Buttons, Christina” (June 4, 2024). Testosterone Use Linked to Vaginal Lacerations, Bleeding in Transgender Hysterectomy Patients. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/testosterone-use-linked-to-vaginal

“Buttons, Christina” (June 2, 2024). The End of a Top Science Journal’s Commitment to Pursuing Truth. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-end-of-a-top-science-journals

“Buttons, Christina” (May 13, 2024). The Global Response to the Cass Review: June 2024 Update. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/the-global-response-to-the-cass-review

“Buttons, Christina” (April 13, 2024). Gender Medicine’s Citation Cartel. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/gender-medicines-citation-cartel

“Buttons, Christina” (April 11, 2024). New systematic review exposes deceptive practices among medical organizations that endorse youth transition. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/new-systematic-review-exposes-deceptive

“Buttons, Christina” (April 4, 2024). New Mayo Clinic study finds mild to severe atrophy in testes of boys on puberty blockers. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/new-mayo-clinic-study-finds-mild

“Buttons, Christina” (April 1, 2024). New long-term study finds desire to be the opposite sex in adolescence is common, temporary, and declines with age. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/new-long-term-study-finds-desire

“Buttons, Christina” (March 27, 2024). Harry Potter Starlet Evanna Lynch Shows Support For Detransitioners. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-potter-starlet-evanna-lynch-shows-support-for-detransitioners

“Buttons, Christina” (March 26, 2024). Lawsuit Alleges New York Trans Teacher ‘Forced’ 5th-Grader To Change Name, Pronouns. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-new-york-trans-teacher-forced-5th-grader-to-change-name-pronouns

“Buttons, Christina” (March 25, 2024). ‘Detransition Awareness Day’ Event Poised To Yield Largest Turnout Yet. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransition-awareness-day-event-poised-to-yield-largest-turnout-yet

“Buttons, Christina” (March 22, 2024). Detransitioner Takes First Legal Action In Spain Against Health Provider That Transitioned Her As A Minor. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-takes-first-legal-action-in-spain-against-health-provider-that-transitioned-her-as-a-minor

“Buttons, Christina” (March 21, 2024). Kansas Senate Passes First Bill Defining ‘Woman’ As A Biological Female. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/kansas-senate-passes-first-bill-defining-woman-as-a-biological-female

“Buttons, Christina” (March 20, 2024). Transsexuals Pen Letter Asking U.S.-Based Medical Organizations To Reject Ideology In Favor Of Evidence. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transsexuals-pen-letter-asking-u-s-based-medical-organizations-to-reject-ideology-in-favor-of-evidence

“Buttons, Christina” (March 19, 2024). Detransitioner Chloe Cole Announces Official Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente For ‘Medical Negligence.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-chloe-cole-announces-official-lawsuit-against-kaiser-permanente-for-medical-negligence

“Buttons, Christina” (March 18, 2024). Transgender Patients On Hormones Had 7x The Risk Of Stroke, 6x The Risk Of Heart Attack, According To New Study. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-patients-on-hormones-had-7x-the-risk-of-stroke-6x-the-risk-of-heart-attack-according-to-new-study

“Buttons, Christina” (March 15, 2024). Florida Introduces ‘Reverse Woke Act’ That Would Force Employers To Cover Detransition Care. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-introduces-reverse-woke-act-that-would-force-employers-to-cover-detransition-care

“Buttons, Christina” (March 14, 2024). Vimeo Deplatforms Another Documentary Critical Of ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/vimeo-deplatforms-another-documentary-critical-of-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (March 13, 2024). Detransitioner Files First Lawsuit In Canada Against Medical Providers. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-files-first-lawsuit-in-canada-against-medical-providers

“Buttons, Christina” (March 12, 2024). 9 In 10 Trans Women In Canada’s Prisons Are Violent, Nearly Half Convicted Of Sex Crimes: Study. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-in-10-trans-women-in-canadas-prisons-are-violent-nearly-half-convicted-of-sex-crimes-study

“Buttons, Christina” (February 20, 2024). The latest gender activist strategy: undermining detransition healthcare bills. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/the-latest-gender-activist-strategy

“Buttons, Christina” (February 5, 2024). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-2d5

2023

“Buttons, Christina” (December 31, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-4d8

“Buttons, Christina” (November 27, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-bc3

“Buttons, Christina” (October 20, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-5eb

“Buttons, Christina” (September 23, 2023). Women’s Art Exhibit Featuring Detransitioner Portraits Vandalized in San Francisco. buttonslives https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/womens-art-exhibit-featuring-detransitioner

“Buttons, Christina” (September 23, 2023). Psychopathy And Misogyny Behind Trans Attacks On Women. Public https://www.public.news/p/psychopathy-and-misogyny-behind-trans

“Buttons, Christina” (September 13, 2023). BREAKING: 5th Lawsuit Filed in US Against Medical Transition of Minors. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/breaking-5th-lawsuit-filed-in-us

“Buttons, Christina” (September 8, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-820

“Buttons, Christina” (August 30, 2023). Alice Cooper isn’t ‘Anti-Trans’ – the Mainstream Media is Anti-Truth. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/alice-cooper-isnt-anti-trans-the

“Buttons, Christina” (August 7, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-ec1

“Buttons, Christina” (July 28, 2023). Etsy Equates ‘Detransitioner Awareness’ Designs With Hatred. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/etsy-equates-detransitioner-awareness

“Buttons, Christina” (July 9, 2023). The American Academy of Pediatrics sidelines formal proposal to revise Pediatric Medical Transition policy for the 4th consecutive year. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/the-american-academy-of-pediatrics

“Buttons, Christina” (June 14, 2023). BREAKING: Second Lawsuit Filed in US Against Medical Transition of Minors. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/breaking-second-lawsuit-filed-in

“Buttons, Christina” (June 10, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-d4b

“Buttons, Christina” (May 6, 2023), Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly-a16

“Buttons, Christina” (April 6, 2023). Debunked: The Transgender ‘Brain Sex’ Argument. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/debunked-the-transgender-brain-sex

“Buttons, Christina” (April 4, 2023). Gender Medicine Monthly. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/gender-medicine-monthly

“Buttons, Christina” (March 29, 2023). Stop Conflating Gender Ideology With Gender Dysphoria. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/stop-conflating-gender-ideology-with

“Buttons, Christina” (March 24, 2023). How Autistic Traits Can Be Mistaken For Gender Dysphoria. buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/how-autistic-traits-can-be-mistaken

“Buttons, Christina” (March 17, 2023). New Detransitioner Announces Intent To Sue For Childhood Medical Transition. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/new-detransitioner-announces-intent

“Buttons, Christina” (March 7, 2023). Why I’m Leaving The Daily Wire. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/why-im-leaving-the-daily-wire

“Buttons, Christina” (February 17, 2023). 9 In 10 Trans Women In Canada’s Prisons Are Violent, Nearly Half Convicted Of Sex Crimes: Study. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-in-10-trans-women-in-canadas-prisons-are-violent-nearly-half-convicted-of-sex-crimes-study

“Buttons, Christina” (February 16, 2023). New York Times Publishes Op-Ed Defending J.K. Rowling’s Trans Views Amid Accusations of Anti-Trans Bias. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-times-publishes-op-ed-defending-j-k-rowlings-trans-views-amid-accusations-of-anti-trans-bias

“Buttons, Christina” (February 16, 2023). St. Louis Gender Clinic Advised 5th Grade Teacher To ‘Affirm’ Group Of Students As ‘Trans.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/st-louis-gender-clinic-advised-5th-grade-teacher-to-affirm-group-of-students-as-trans

“Buttons, Christina” (February 15, 2023). U.K.’s Largest Pediatric Gender Clinic Ignored Autism Connection In Teens Seeking Sex Changes, New Book Claims. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-k-s-largest-pediatric-gender-clinic-ignored-autism-connection-in-teens-seeking-sex-changes-new-book-claims

“Buttons, Christina” (February 14, 2023). Wave Of Teens Who Developed Strange Tics From Watching TikTok Videos Are Now Recovering, According To Neurologists. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/wave-of-teens-who-developed-strange-tics-from-watching-tiktok-videos-are-now-recovering-according-to-neurologists

‘”Buttons, Christina” (February 14, 2023). It Was Mutilation’: 5 Detransitioners Harmed By Medical Transition Speak Out In New Documentary. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-mutilation-5-detransitioners-harmed-by-medical-transition-speak-out-in-new-documentary

“Buttons, Christina” (February 9, 2023). ‘Morally And Medically Appalling’: Gender Clinic Case Manager Blows The Whistle On ‘Permanent Harm’ Done To Kids. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/morally-and-medically-appalling-gender-clinic-case-manager-blows-the-whistle-on-permanent-harm-done-to-kids

“Buttons, Christina” (February 8, 2023). Detransitioners Medically Harmed By ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Speak In Favor Of Tennessee Ban. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioners-medically-harmed-by-gender-affirming-care-speak-in-favor-of-tennessee-ban

“Buttons, Christina” (February 6, 202). ‘I Feel Like I Am Leaving A Cult’: Mother Regrets Transitioning Her 4-Year-Old Son. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-feel-like-i-am-leaving-a-cult-mother-regrets-transitioning-her-4-year-old-son

“Buttons, Christina” (February 6, 2023). Finland’s Leading Gender Dysphoria Expert Says 4 Out Of 5 Children Grow Out Of Gender Confusion. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/finlands-leading-gender-dysphoria-expert-says-4-out-of-5-children-grow-out-of-gender-confusion

“Buttons, Christina” (February 3, 2023). New Report Finds U.S. More Lenient On Child Sex Changes Than European Countries. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-report-finds-u-s-more-lenient-on-child-sex-changes-than-european-countries

“Buttons, Christina” (February 3, 2023). Florida Requests Internal Documents From Biden Administration On Child Sex Change Policies. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-requests-internal-documents-from-biden-administration-on-child-sex-change-policies

“Buttons, Christina” (February 1, 2023). Tennessee Legislators Move Ban On Child Sex Changes Forward. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-legislators-move-ban-on-child-sex-changes-forward

“Buttons, Christina” (February 1, 2023). The Medical Establishment Was Wrong Before And Is Wrong Again About ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-medical-establishment-was-wrong-before-and-is-wrong-again-about-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (January 30, 2023). Italian Psychological Association Expressed ‘Great Concern’ Over Puberty Blocking Drugs. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/italian-psychological-association-expressed-great-concern-over-puberty-blocking-drugs

“Buttons, Christina” (January 30, 2023). Pediatric Medical Body Subpoenaed To Provide Florida With Documentation On Child Sex Change Policies. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pediatric-medical-body-subpoenaed-to-provide-florida-with-documentation-on-child-sex-change-policies

“Buttons, Christina” (January 26, 2023). Proposed New York Law Could Put Criminally Insane Male Inmates In Women’s Prisons, Advocates Fear. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/proposed-new-york-law-could-put-criminally-insane-male-inmates-in-womens-prisons-advocates-fear

“Buttons, Christina” (January 25, 2023). Vimeo Removes Documentary On Parents’ Perspectives Of Trans-Identified Children For ‘Hateful Content.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/vimeo-removes-documentary-on-parents-perspectives-of-trans-identified-children-for-hateful-content

“Buttons, Christina” (January 25, 2023 ). New Research Finds Antidepressants May Cause ‘Emotional Blunting.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-research-finds-antidepressants-may-cause-emotional-blunting

“Buttons, Christina” (January 24, 2023 ). North Carolina Teacher Association Instructs Kindergarteners In Radical Gender Theory. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-teacher-association-instructs-kindergarteners-in-radical-gender-theory

“Buttons, Christina” (January 24, 2023). Legacy Media Misrepresents Results Of New Study On Child Sex Change Treatments. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/legacy-media-misrepresents-results-of-new-study-on-child-sex-change-treatments

“Buttons, Christina” (January 21, 2023). Animal Study Found Puberty Blockers May Cause Depression — Decades After Doctors Began Administering To Children. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/animal-study-found-puberty-blockers-may-cause-depression-decades-after-doctors-began-administering-to-children

“Buttons, Christina” (January 20, 2023). UN Committee Rejects Screening Of Daily Wire’s ‘What Is A Woman?’ At Upcoming Women’s Event. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/un-committee-rejects-screening-of-daily-wires-what-is-a-woman-at-upcoming-womens-event

“Buttons, Christina” (January6 20, 2023). California School District Invited Students 12 And Up To Lecture On Radical Gender Theory. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-school-district-invited-students-12-and-up-to-lecture-on-radical-gender-theory

“Buttons, Christina” (January 19, 2023). Social Media Is Influencing Teens To Adopt Mental Illness Identities, Researchers Say. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/social-media-is-influencing-teens-to-adopt-mental-illness-identities-researchers-say

“Buttons, Christina” (January 17, 2023). At Least 6% Of Students Identify As Transgender At One California School District, Data Analysis Finds. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-6-of-students-identify-as-transgender-at-one-california-school-district-data-analysis-finds

“Buttons, Christina” (January 16, 2023). New Paper Claims Evolutionary Biology Is ‘Ableist.’ Here’s How It Misrepresented The Data. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/researchers-claimed-evolutionary-biology-was-ableist-heres-how-they-misrepresented-the-data

“Buttons, Christina” (January 13, 2023). Famous Dutch Studies Cited To Support Child Sex Changes Had Severe Flaws, New Research Shows. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-study-finds-methodological-flaws-and-significant-risk-of-harm-in-dutch-protocol-for-pediatric-medical-transition

“Buttons, Christina” (January 12, 2023). New Lawsuit Accuses California School District Of Constitutional Violation For ‘Parental Secrecy Policy’ Of Gender Transition. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-lawsuit-accuses-california-school-district-of-constitutional-violation-for-parental-secrecy-policy-of-gender-transition

“Buttons, Christina” (January 6, 2023). Canadian Board Threatening Dr Jordan B Peterson’s License Over Tweets Pushes Radical Gender, Race Theories. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/canadian-board-threatening-dr-jordan-b-petersons-license-over-tweets-pushes-radical-gender-race-theories

“Buttons, Christina” (January 5, 2023). No Biological Evidence For ‘Gender Identity’ Exists, Group Of Scientists, Researchers Says. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-biological-evidence-for-gender-identity-exists-group-of-scientists-researchers-says

“Buttons, Christina” (January 4, 2023). TikTok Doc’s Trans Patients Post More Gruesome Stories Of Post-Op Complications. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-docs-trans-patients-post-more-gruesome-stories-of-post-op-complications

“Buttons, Christina” (January 3, 2023). What The Recovered Memory Movement Can Tell Us About The Gender Affirmation Movement. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-the-recovered-memory-movement-can-tell-us-about-the-gender-affirmation-movement

“Buttons, Christina” (January 2, 2023). New Data: More Than 8,000 Teens Await Gender Clinic Services In The U.K. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-data-more-than-8000-teens-await-gender-clinic-services-in-the-u-k

2022

“Buttons, Christina” (December 31, 2022). Sex Is Binary: Switzerland Rejects Gender Ideology In New Ruling. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/sex-is-binary-switzerland-rejects-gender-ideology-in-new-ruling

“Buttons, Christina” (December 26, 2022). UCLA Professor Admits Conservatives’ Fears Were Justified About Leftist Academics In The Workforce. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-wrong-ucla-professor-admits-conservatives-fears-were-justified-about-leftist-academics-in-the-workforce

“Buttons, Christina” (December 24, 2022). Sweden’s New Pediatric Treatment Guidelines Ditch ‘Gender-Affirming’ Medication For Psychotherapy. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/swedens-new-pediatric-treatment-guidelines-ditch-gender-affirming-medication-for-psychotherapy

“Buttons, Christina” (December 19, 2022). New Study Finds Psychotherapy Improved Mental Health Of Autistic Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-study-finds-psychotherapy-improved-mental-health-of-autistic-adolescents-with-gender-dysphoria

“Buttons, Christina” (December 16, 2022). Chris Cuomo Hosts First National News Coverage Of Detransitioners. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-cuomo-hosts-first-national-news-coverage-of-detransitioners

“Buttons, Christina” (December 14, 2022). Transgender Organization Cancels Publication Of ‘Brain Sex’ Article. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-organization-cancels-publication-of-brain-sex-article

“Buttons, Christina” (December 8, 2022). Famed ‘TikTok Surgeon’ Faces Intense Backlash From Transgender Community After Allegedly Maimed Patient Goes Viral. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/famed-tiktok-surgeon-faces-intense-backlash-from-transgender-community-after-allegedly-maimed-patient-goes-viral

“Buttons, Christina” (December 6, 2022). New Clinical Guidance Offers Therapeutic Alternative To ‘Affirming’ Gender Dysphoric Youth. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-clinical-guidelines-offer-therapeutic-alternative-to-affirming-gender-dysphoric-youth

“Buttons, Christina” (December 6, 2022). Clinical Investigator Of Puberty-Blocking Drug Warns Of Safety Hazards For Children. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/clinical-investigator-of-puberty-blocking-drug-warns-of-safety-hazards-for-children

“Buttons, Christina” (December 2, 2022). Transgender Psychologist Joins Lawsuit Against Maryland School District For Hiding ‘Social Transition’ From Parents. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-psychologist-joins-lawsuit-against-maryland-school-district-for-hiding-social-transition-from-parents

“Buttons, Christina” (December 2, 2022). UK Government Watchdog Launches Formal Investigation Into Trans Charity ‘Mermaids.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/uk-government-watchdog-launches-formal-investigation-into-trans-charity-mermaids

“Buttons, Christina” (December 1, 2022). Transgender Activist Eli Erlick Continues To Boast Of Potentially Illegal Drug Scheme. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-activist-eli-erlick-continues-to-boast-of-potentially-illegal-drug-scheme

“Buttons, Christina” (November 30, 2022). New Data Reveals Pediatric Gender Clinic Referrals In Australia Have ‘Skyrocketed.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-data-reveals-pediatric-gender-clinic-referrals-in-australia-have-skyrocketed

“Buttons, Christina” (November 29, 2022). What Pediatric Gender Clinics Have In Common With Opioid ‘Pill Mills.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-pediatric-gender-clinics-have-in-common-with-opioid-pill-mills

“Buttons, Christina” (November 22, 2022). ‘Lesbian Writer’ Says She Couldn’t Find ‘A Single Truly Transphobic Message’ From J.K. Rowling, Refuses To Write Hit-Piece. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/lesbian-writer-says-she-couldnt-find-a-single-truly-transphobic-message-from-j-k-rowling-refuses-to-write-hit-piece

“Buttons, Christina” (November 17, 2022). Detransitioner Announces Lawsuit Against Oregon Gender Clinics For Expediting Surgery. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-announces-lawsuit-against-oregon-gender-clinics-for-expediting-surgery

“Buttons, Christina” (November 15, 2022). Texas Judge Blocks Biden’s Interpretation Of Title IX. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-judge-blocks-bidens-interpretation-of-title-ix

“Buttons, Christina” (November 15, 2022). Physicist Gets Slammed For Promoting Sex Spectrum Pseudoscience. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/physicist-gets-slammed-for-promoting-sex-spectrum-pseudoscience

“Buttons, Christina” (November 11, 2022). New Data Emerges Of 1,100+ Adolescent ‘Gender Affirming’ Mastectomies. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-data-emerges-of-1100-adolescent-gender-affirming-mastectomies

“Buttons, Christina” (November 10, 2022). Detransitioner Chloe Cole Announces Intent To Sue Kaiser Permanente For ‘Experimental’ Hormones And Surgery. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-chloe-cole-announces-intent-to-sue-kaiser-permanente-for-experimental-hormones-and-surgery

“Buttons, Christina” (November 10, 2022). Pro-Pediatric Gender Transition Doc Gets Slammed By Medical Professionals For ‘False Claims.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-pediatric-gender-transition-doc-gets-slammed-by-medical-professionals-for-false-claims

“Buttons, Christina” (November 9, 2022). Tennessee Introduces Legislation To Ban Trans Treatments For Minors. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-tennessee-introduces-legislation-to-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (November 8, 2022 ). Protecting Children From Transgender Treatments Is On The Ballot For Midterm Elections. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/protecting-children-from-transgender-treatments-is-on-the-ballot-for-midterm-elections

“Buttons, Christina” (November 8, 2022). Transgender Issues Are A Turning Point For Fed Up Democrats In 2022 Midterm Elections. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-issues-are-a-turning-point-for-fed-up-democrats-in-2022-midterm-elections

“Buttons, Christina” (November 4, 2022). Florida Medical Boards Vote To Ban Medical Transition For Minors. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-medical-boards-vote-to-ban-medical-transition-for-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (November 4, 2022). Chicago Tech Company Mandates Employee Training Of Gender Pseudoscience. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-tech-company-mandates-employee-training-of-gender-pseudoscience

“Buttons, Christina” (November 3, 2022). Large Majority Of Americans Say They Won’t Vote For Candidates Who Support Transgender Procedures For Youth: Poll. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/large-majority-of-americans-say-they-wont-vote-for-candidates-who-supports-transgender-procedures-for-youth-poll

“Buttons, Christina” (November 1, 2022). Pennsylvania Taxpayers Spent $16.7 Million On Trans Treatments For Minors Since 2015: Report. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-taxpayers-spent-16-7-million-on-trans-treatments-for-minors-since-2015-report

“Buttons, Christina” (October 28, 2022). U.S. Medical Groups Get The Science Wrong On Pediatric ‘Gender Affirming’ Care. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-medical-groups-get-the-science-wrong-on-pediatric-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (October 28, 2022). Florida Board Of Medicine Votes To Ban Pediatric ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-florida-board-of-medicine-votes-to-ban-pediatric-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (October 27, 2022). Leading ‘Gender Affirming’ Psychiatrist’s Popular Article Updated After Fact-Check Reveals Misleading Claims. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-gender-affirming-psychiatrists-popular-article-updated-after-fact-check-reveals-misleading-claims

“Buttons, Christina” (October 26, 2022). Detransitioner Met With Vitriol By Transgender Activists Shares Her Story. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-met-with-vitriol-by-transgender-activists-shares-her-story

“Buttons, Christina” (October 26, 2022). Spain’s Medical Societies Revolt Against Proposed Transgender Law. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/spains-medical-societies-revolt-against-proposed-transgender-law

“Buttons, Christina” (October 24, 2022). England’s National Health Service Abandons Gender-Affirming Model Of Care. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/englands-national-health-service-abandons-gender-affirming-model-of-care

“Buttons, Christina” (October 24, 2022). Poll: Majority Of American Voters Say Transgender Movement’s Targeting of Underage Minors Has Gone Too Far. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-majority-of-american-voters-say-transgender-movements-targeting-of-underage-minors-has-gone-too-far

“Buttons, Christina” (October 20, 2022). Poll: Nearly 80% Of Voters Oppose Transgender Procedures On Minors. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-nearly-80-of-voters-oppose-transgender-procedures-on-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (October 20, 2022). Renowned Biologist Rebukes ‘Inclusive’ Biology Instruction. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/renowned-biologist-rebukes-inclusive-biology-instruction

“Buttons, Christina” (October 19, 2022). New Declaration Launches Opposition To Leading Transgender Health Association. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-declaration-launches-opposition-to-leading-transgender-health-association

“Buttons, Christina” (October 18, 2022). Elementary School Teacher Says Autistic Students ‘May Experience Gender Queerness More Than Other Students.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/elementary-school-teacher-says-autistic-students-may-experience-gender-queerness-more-than-other-students

“Buttons, Christina” (October 17, 2022). Researcher Fact-Checks John Oliver’s Misinformation On New ‘Trans Rights’ Episode. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/researcher-fact-checks-john-olivers-misinformation-on-new-trans-rights-episode

“Buttons, Christina” (October 17, 2022). Vanderbilt Insiders Fear Transgender Surgeries On Minors Will Resume. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/vanderbilt-insiders-fear-transgender-surgeries-on-minors-will-resume

“Buttons, Christina” (October 14, 2022). Detransitioners Call School Board Meeting To Caution Against Transgender Ideology. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioners-crash-school-board-meeting-to-caution-against-transgender-ideology

“Buttons, Christina” (October 13, 2022). Puberty Blockers Cause Infertility And Are Given Out ‘Like Candy,’ According To Gender Clinic Director. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/puberty-blockers-cause-infertility-and-are-given-out-like-candy-according-to-gender-clinic-director

“Buttons, Christina” (October 12, 2022). Pediatrician Slams Gender Affirming Doctor ‘Glorifying’ Teen Suicide At Pediatric Conference. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pediatrician-slams-gender-affirming-doctor-glorifying-teen-suicide-at-pediatric-conference

“Buttons, Christina” (October 11, 2022). Parents Lead Protests Against The Medical Transition Of Minors Outside California Pediatrics Convention. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/parents-lead-protests-against-the-medical-transition-of-minors-outside-california-pediatrics-convention

“Buttons, Christina” (October 11, 2022). Researcher Debunks Claim Trans-Identified Youth’s Mental Health Improves With ‘Gender Affirming’ Care. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/researcher-debunks-claim-trans-youths-mental-health-improves-with-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (October 7, 2022). Google Removes Gender Clinic Map, Citing ‘Harassment’ Violation. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-removes-gender-clinic-map-citing-harassment-violation

“Buttons, Christina” (October 7, 2022). Detransitioners Pen Plea To DOJ After Doctors Seek To Silence Critics Of Trans Treatments For Minors. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioners-pen-plea-to-doj-after-doctors-seek-to-silence-critics-of-trans-treatments-for-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (October 6, 2022). Puberty Blocking Drug Companies Refuse To Conduct Safety Trials. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/puberty-blocking-drug-companies-refuse-to-conduct-safety-trials

“Buttons, Christina” (October 6, 2022). New Insurance Data Reveals Shocking Number Of Minors Obtained Transgender Surgeries. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-insurance-data-reveals-shocking-number-of-minors-obtained-transgender-surgeries

“Buttons, Christina” (October 5, 2022). New Documentary Highlights Regret For Three Detransitioned Women. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-documentary-highlights-regret-for-three-detransitioned-women

“Buttons, Christina” (October 4, 2022). Pediatric Gender Clinics Scrub Their Websites Amidst Criticism Of Gender-Related Treatments. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/pediatric-gender-clinics-scrub-their-websites-amidst-criticism-of-gender-related-treatments

“Buttons, Christina” (October 4, 2022 ). Hospitals, Clinics Are Promoting Services To Gender-Nonconforming Kids. Here Are 47 Of Them. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/hospitals-clinics-are-promoting-services-to-gender-nonconforming-kids-here-are-47-of-them

“Buttons, Christina” (September 29, 2022). New Data Shows ‘Skyrocketing’ Gender Clinic Referrals. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-data-shows-skyrocketing-gender-clinic-referrals

“Buttons, Christina” (September 27, 2022 ). ‘Chemical Castration’ And ‘Gender Affirming’ Care Can Be Synonymous, Leading Transgender Health Association Suggests. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/chemical-castration-and-gender-affirming-care-can-be-synonymous-leading-transgender-health-association-says

“Buttons, Christina” (September 23, 2022). Leading Transgender Health Association Seeks to Include ‘Eunuch’ As ‘Gender Identity.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-transgender-health-association-seeks-to-include-eunuch-as-gender-identity

“Buttons, Christina” (September 22, 2022). Gay Rights Organization Gets Deplatformed By PayPal While Pro-Pedophile Group Remains. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/gay-rights-organization-gets-deplatformed-by-paypal-while-pro-pedophile-group-remains

“Buttons, Christina” (September 20, 2022). Author Of New WPATH Guidelines Recommends Threatening Parents With Call To Child Protective Services. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/author-of-new-wpath-guidelines-recommends-threatening-parents-with-call-to-child-protective-services

“Buttons, Christina” (September 20, 2022). Detransitioner Chloe Cole Gives Powerful Testimony Against ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ At Capitol. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/detransitioner-chloe-cole-gives-powerful-testimony-against-gender-affirming-care-at-white-house

“Buttons, Christina” (September 19, 2022). WPATH Explains Why They Removed Minimum Age Guidelines For Children to Access Transgender Medical Treatments: So Doctors Won’t Get Sued. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/wpath-explains-why-they-removed-minimum-age-guidelines-for-children-to-access-transgender-medical-treatments-so-doctors-wont-get-sued

“Buttons, Christina” (September 19, 2022). Levine Opens WPATH Conference With Activist Manifesto: ‘This Is A Call To Action.’ Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/levine-opens-wpath-conference-with-activist-manifesto-this-is-a-call-to-action

“Buttons, Christina” (September 16, 2022 ). Taxpayers Are Funding Clinics That Perform Unnatural Surgeries On ‘Nonbinary’ Patients. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/taxpayers-are-funding-surgeons-to-play-dr-frankenstein-on-nonbinary-patients

“Buttons, Christina” (September 15, 202). Leading Transgender Health Association Removes Age Minimum In New Guidelines. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-transgender-health-association-releases-new-guidelines

“Buttons, Christina” (September 14, 2022). Forbes Pulls Controversial Attack On Outspoken Detransitioner Activist. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/forbes-pulls-controversial-attack-on-outspoken-detransitioner-activist

“Buttons, Christina” (September 13, 2022). Controversial Sex Education Post About Children Removed From Instagram. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/controversial-sex-education-post-about-children-removed-from-instagram

“Buttons, Christina” (September 12, 2022). Statue Honoring Controversial Sex Researcher Alfred Kinsey Draws Criticism. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/statue-honoring-controversial-sex-researcher-alfred-kinsey-draws-criticism

“Buttons, Christina” (September 9, 2022 ). State Public Health Departments Opt For ‘Birth Parent’ In Place Of ‘Mother’ On Medical Forms. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-public-health-departments-opt-for-birth-parent-in-place-of-mother-on-medical-forms

“Buttons, Christina” (September 9, 2022). Boise Pride Backs Down, Cancels Controversial ‘Drag Kids’ Performance As More Sponsors Pull Out. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/boise-pride-backs-down-cancels-controversial-drag-kids-performance-as-more-sponsors-pull-out

“Buttons, Christina” (September 8, 2022 ). Sex Education Book Instructs Parents To Let Their Young Children Watch Them Have Sex. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/sex-education-book-instructs-parents-to-let-their-young-children-watch-them-have-sex

“Buttons, Christina” (September 9, 2022). Boise Pride Festival Loses Sponsor Over Scheduled ‘Drag Kids’ Performance. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/boise-pride-backs-down-cancels-controversial-drag-kids-performance-as-more-sponsors-pull-out

Berry, Christina [later changed to “Buttons, Christina”] (September 7, 2022). Alabama Nonprofit Fighting Underage Gender Treatments Says They’re Being Targeted By ‘Unprecedented’ DOJ Subpoena. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/alabama-nonprofit-fighting-underage-gender-treatments-says-theyre-being-targeted-by-unprecedented-doj-subpoena [archive]

Berry, Christina [later changed to “Buttons, Christina”] (September 6, 2022). Nearly 1 In 4 Democratic Voters Believe Men Can Get Pregnant: Poll. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-1-in-4-democratic-voters-believe-men-can-get-pregnant-poll [archive]

“Buttons, Christina” (September 1, 2022). Detransitioner says she was prescribed testosterone after 30-minute call with Planned Parenthood. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/detransitioner-says-she-was-prescribed-testosterone-after-30-minute-call-with-planned-parenthood

“Buttons, Christina” (August 31, 2022). Emails show St. Louis librarians recruiting drag performers for storytime events with children. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/emails-show-st-louis-librarians-recruiting-drag-performers-for-storytime-events-with-children

“Buttons, Christina” (August 31, 2022). New California school district textbook teaches children there are 9 genders and 10 sexual orientations. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/new-california-school-district-textbook-teaches-children-there-are-9-genders-and-10-sexual-orientations

“Buttons, Christina” (August 31, 2022). REVEALED: Scientific journals confirm ‘gender affirming’ hysterectomies are performed on American children. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-scientific-journals-confirm-gender-affirming-hysterectomies-are-performed-on-american-children

“Buttons, Christina” (August 30, 2022). Trevor Project hosts forum for adults to help teens secretly transition and talk about sex. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trevor-project-hosts-forum-for-adults-to-help-teens-secretly-transition-and-talk-about-sex

“Buttons, Christina” (August 30, 2022). Gender clinic co-founder at Boston Children’s pioneered early use of cross-sex hormones for trans kids. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/gender-clinic-co-founder-at-boston-childrens-pioneered-early-use-of-cross-sex-hormones-for-trans-kids

“Buttons, Christina” (August 29, 2022). Detransitioner describes being ‘brainwashed’ by activists into believing he was a woman. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/detransitioner-describes-being-brainwashed-by-activists-into-believing-he-was-a-woman

“Buttons, Christina” (August 28, 2022). Houston school district issues training on keeping trans identities secret from parents. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/houston-school-district-issues-training-on-keeping-trans-identities-secret-from-parents

“Buttons, Christina” (August 28, 2022). ‘Dangerous’ Canadian repeat sex offender now identifies as trans, seeks lenient sentence. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/dangerous-canadian-repeat-sex-offender-now-identifies-as-trans-seeks-lenient-sentence

“Buttons, Christina” (August 28, 2022). Lesbian group kicked out of Welsh Pride march. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/lesbian-group-kicked-out-of-welsh-pride-march

“Buttons, Christina” (August 27, 2022). REVEALED: Hidden complications of transgender ‘bottom surgeries.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-hidden-complications-of-transgender-bottom-surgeries

“Buttons, Christina” (August 25, 2022). Phoenix Children’s Hospital promotes then covers up pediatric gender transition services. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/phoenix-childrens-hospital-promotes-then-covers-up-pediatric-gender-transition-services

“Buttons, Christina” (August 25, 2022). University of Washington BUSTED covering up negative study findings for teens receiving ‘gender affirming care.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/university-of-washington-busted-covering-up-negative-study-findings-for-teens-receiving-gender-affirming-care

“Buttons, Christina” (August 24, 2022). Civilian vigilante group confronts trans-identified male attempting to meet children and baby for sexual abuse. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/civilian-vigilante-group-confronts-trans-identified-male-attempting-to-meet-children-and-baby-for-sexual-abuse

“Buttons, Christina” (August 24, 2022). ‘Kid friendly’ Wisconsin Pride festival hands out free medical referral letters for ‘gender affirming’ drugs, surgeries. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/kid-friendly-wisconsin-pride-festival-hands-out-free-medical-referral-letters-for-gender-affirming-drugs-surgeries

“Buttons, Christina” (August 23, 2022). Female prisoners in Australia launch petition to remove biological male prisoners. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/female-prisoners-in-australia-launch-petition-to-remove-biological-male-prisoners

“Buttons, Christina” (August 23, 2022). ‘Trans-masculine’ parents of 10-year-old ‘trans model’ plan for minor’s gender surgeries at age 16. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-parents-of-10-year-old-trans-model-plan-for-minors-gender-surgeries-at-age-16

“Buttons, Christina” (August 23, 2022). Canadian women to fight back against inclusion of biological males in female spaces at Ontario event. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-women-to-fight-back-against-inclusion-of-biological-males-in-female-spaces-at-ontario-event

“Buttons, Christina” (August 23, 2022). Maryland judge rules to allow school to change students’ names without parental consent. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/maryland-judge-rules-to-allow-school-to-change-students-names-without-parental-consent

“Buttons, Christina” (August 22, 2022). American Academy of Pediatrics president backtracks on policy of medicalizing ‘trans’ youth. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/american-academy-of-pediatrics-president-backtracks-on-policy-of-medicalizing-trans-youth

“Buttons, Christina” (August 22, 2022). Scientific journals tout achievement of medicalized gender transition of minors, including surgeries. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/scientific-journals-tout-achievement-of-medicalized-gender-transition-of-minors-including-surgeries

“Buttons, Christina” (August 22, 2022). Chicago children’s hospital admits reliance on ‘anecdotal evidence’ for treatment of ‘trans’ youth. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-childrens-hospital-admits-reliance-on-anecdotal-evidence-for-treatment-of-trans-youth

“Buttons, Christina” (August 21, 2022). Nashville private girls’ school REVERSES policy of admitting biological males who identify as trans after backlash. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/nashville-private-girls-school-reverses-policy-of-admitting-biological-males-who-identify-as-trans-after-backlash

“Buttons, Christina” (August 21, 2022). BREAKING: Dr. Colin Wright suspended from Twitter for cartoon criticizing trans activism. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/colin-wright-suspended-from-twitter-for-cartoon-criticizing-trans-activism

“Buttons, Christina” (August 18, 2022). Allegations of sexual assault by trans-identified male spark new school bathroom policy in Florida. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/allegations-of-sexual-assault-by-trans-identified-male-spark-new-school-bathroom-policy-in-florida

“Buttons, Christina” (August 18, 2022). Researcher at Kansas children’s hospital recommends taking ‘gender dysphoric’ kids away from parents who won’t agree to medical transition. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/researcher-at-kansan-childrens-hospital-recommends-taking-gender-dysphoric-kids-away-from-parents-who-wont-agree-to-medical-transition

“Buttons, Christina” (August 18, 2022). Yale Pediatric Gender Program treats ‘gender-expansive individuals’ as young as 3. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/yale-pediatric-gender-program-treats-gender-expansive-individuals-as-young-as-3

“Buttons, Christina” (August 18, 2022). Drag queen caught on video stealing wad of cash from woman attending Drag Brunch. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/drag-queen-caught-on-video-stealing-wad-of-cash-from-woman-attending-drag-brunch

“Buttons, Christina” (August 17, 2022). UPDATE: Gays Against Groomers Twitter account RESTORED after backlash. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-gays-against-groomers-permanently-banned-from-twitter

“Buttons, Christina” (August 17, 2022). Father says pediatrician asked his 3-year-old son ‘are you a boy or are you a girl?’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/father-says-3-year-old-son-was-asked-by-doctor-if-he-was-a

“Buttons, Christina” (August 17, 2022). The Episcopal Church embraces sex changes for children of ‘all ages.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/the-episcopal-church-endorses-sex-changes-for-children

“Buttons, Christina” (August 16, 2022). US Air Force base hosts ‘kid friendly’ drag show. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/us-air-force-base-hosts-kid-friendly-drag-show

“Buttons, Christina” (August 16, 2022). ‘Phalloplasty ruined my life’: Biological female reveals horrifying complications of ‘gender affirming’ surgery. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/phalloplasty-ruined-my-life-biological-female-reveals-horrifying-complications-of-gender-affirming-surgery

“Buttons, Christina” (August 15, 2022). California gender clinic treats patients as young as 2-years-old. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/california-gender-clinic-treats-patients-as-young-as-2-years-old

“Buttons, Christina” (August 15, 2022). REVEALED: Leading trans health group recommends lowering ages for medical gender transition. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-leading-trans-health-group-recommends-lowering-ages-for-medical-gender-transition

“Buttons, Christina” (August 12, 2022). Pediatricians who questioned ‘gender affirmation’ silenced by medical academy. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/pediatricians-who-questioned-gender-affirmation-silenced-by-medical-academy

“Buttons, Christina” (August 12, 2022). REVEALED: Academics engaged in ‘witch hunt’ oust gender-critical colleagues. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-academics-engaged-in-witch-hunt-oust-gender-critical-colleagues

“Buttons, Christina” (August 11, 2022). REVEALED: HHS did NOT consult experts on gender treatments for minors. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-hhs-did-not-consult-experts-on-gender-treatments-for-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (August 11, 2022). Elite Nashville girls school to admit biological males who ‘identify’ as girls. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/elite-nashville-girls-school-to-admit-biological-males-who-identify-as-girls

“Buttons, Christina” (August 11, 2022). Mother loses custody of daughter for failing to ‘affirm’ her trans identity. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/mother-loses-custody-of-daughter-for-failing-to-affirm-her-trans-identity

“Buttons, Christina” (August 10, 2022). Boston Children’s Hospital gleefully encourages surgical, pharmaceutical ‘gender transition’ for teens. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/boston-childrens-hospital-gleefully-encourages-surgical-pharmaceutical-gender-transition-for-teens

“Buttons, Christina” (August 10, 2022). ‘Women’ and ‘girls’ omitted from from NHS guidance on menstruation. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/women-and-girls-omitted-from-from-nhs-guidance-on-menstruation

“Buttons, Christina” (August 9, 2022). Parents of ‘trans’ 8-year-old file lawsuit against Tennessee school over gendered bathrooms. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-identifying-8-year-old-files-discrimination-lawsuit-against-tennessee-school-board-for-bathroom-bill

“Buttons, Christina” (August 9, 2022). LA school district shares video on ‘preferred pronouns’ with links to non-binary biological male’s ‘boudoir photos.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/la-school-district-shares-video-on-preferred-pronouns-with-links-to-non-binary-biological-males-boudoir-photos

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). ‘Trans’ patients encouraged to withhold mental health history from doctors to access hormones. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-patients-encouraged-to-withhold-mental-health-history-from-doctors-to-access-hormones

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). ‘No LGB with the T’: British home goods states lesbian, gay rights conditional on trans rights. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/no-lgb-with-the-t-british-home-goods-states-lesbian-gay-rights-conditional-on-trans-rights

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). UK bans trans-identified biological males from women’s prisons. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/uk-bans-trans-identified-biological-males-from-womens-prisons

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). Trans activists shout down women’s free speech event, police called. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/police-arrive-at-womens-free-speech-event-in-philadelphia-after-trans-activists-cause-disruption

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). More evidence of accused rapist’s illegal drug scheme to send hormones to children surfaces. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/more-evidence-of-accused-rapists-illegal-drug-scheme-to-send-hormones-to-children-surfaces

“Buttons, Christina” (August 8, 2022). DEBUNKED: Researcher demolishes the transgender affirm-or-suicide myth. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/debunked-researcher-demolishes-the-transgender-affirm-or-suicide-myth

“Buttons, Christina” (August 7, 2022). CNN redefines ‘groomer’ as anti-LGBTQ slur. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-redefines-groomer-as-anti-lgbtq-slur

“Buttons, Christina” (August 7, 2022). Irish soccer team faces backlash for inclusion of biological males into women’s competitions. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/irish-soccer-team-faces-backlash-for-inclusion-of-biological-males-into-womens-competitions

“Buttons, Christina” (August 7, 2022). DEBUNKED: New study claiming there’s no ‘social contagion’ among trans-identified youth roundly refuted. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/debunked-new-study-claiming-theres-no-social-contagion-among-trans-identified-youth-roundly-refuted

“Buttons, Christina” (August 6, 2022). WATCH: Far-left activists confront drag queen story hour protestors. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-far-left-activists-confront-drag-queen-story-hour-protestors

“Buttons, Christina” (August 6, 2022). Trans activist accused of sexual abuse boasts of plans to illegally distribute hormones to children. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-activist-accused-of-sexual-abuse-boasts-of-plans-to-illegally-distribute-hormones-to-children

“Buttons, Christina” (August 5, 2022). Pennsylvania Pride event features ‘instructor’ teaching child to pole dance. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/pennsylvania-pride-event-features-instructor-teaching-child-to-pole-dance

“Buttons, Christina” (August 5, 2022). School district trains teachers to ‘dismantle’ systems of ‘heteronormativity.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/christopher-rufo-exposes-radical-gender-theory-in-san-diego-schools

“Buttons, Christina” (August 4, 2022). Popular science blog’s transgender-affirming theory about sex gets debunked. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/debunks-popular-science-blogs-bimodal-portrayal-of-sex

“Buttons, Christina” (August 4, 2022). American Academy of Pediatrics rushes to medicalize ‘trans’ youth against expert advice. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/american-academy-of-pediatrics-rushes-to-medicalize-trans-youth-against-expert-advice

“Buttons, Christina” (August 3, 2022). Oregon public library hosts secret ‘transition closet’ for minors. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-public-library-hosts-secret-transition-closet-for-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (August 3, 2022). Demi Lovato resorts back to original female pronouns. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/demi-lovato-resorts-back-to-original-female-pronouns

“Buttons, Christina” (August 3, 2022). Drag Queen invites young child to dance for tips on stage at Palm Springs restaurant. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/drag-queen-invites-young-child-to-dance-for-tips-on-stage-at-palm-springs-restaurant

“Buttons, Christina” (August 2, 2022). Ithaca library hosts 4 week ‘Drag Teen’ series. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/ithaca-library-hosts-4-week-drag-teen-series

“Buttons, Christina” (August 2, 2022). Case Study: Mom begins socially transitioning her 4-month-old ‘theyby.’ buttonslives https://www.buttonslives.news/p/case-study-mom-begins-socially-transitioning’

“Buttons, Christina” (August 1, 2022). WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Biden admin of ‘child abuse’ for pushing dangerous ‘gender affirming’ drugs for children. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tulsi-gabbard-accuses-biden-admin-of-child-abuse-for-pushing-dangerous-gender-affirming-drugs-for-children

“Buttons, Christina” (August 1, 2022). YouTuber instructs trans-identified biological males how to make fake menstrual blood to ‘simulate’ period. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/youtuber-instructs-trans-identified-biological-males-how-to-make-fake-menstrual-blood-to-simulate-period

“Buttons, Christina” (August 1, 2022). Teacher shares tips on concealing students’ ‘gender identity’ from parents. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/teacher-shares-tips-on-concealing-students-gender-identity-from-parents

“Buttons, Christina” (August 1, 2022). Women’s March sparks outrage after attacking feminists and platforming pedophile. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/womens-march-sparks-outrage-after-attacking-feminists-and-platforming-pedophile

“Buttons, Christina” (July 31, 2022). Teen girls mimic tics after watching Tourette’s videos on Tiktok. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/teen-girls-mimic-tics-after-watching-tourettes-videos-on-tiktok

“Buttons, Christina” (July 29, 2022). BREAKING: Gays Against Groomers suspended from Twitter. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-gays-against-groomers-suspended-from-twitter

“Buttons, Christina” (July 28, 2022). Parents use doll to train daughters to use preferred pronouns, Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/parents-use-doll-to-train-daughters-to-use-preferred-pronouns

“Buttons, Christina” (July 28, 2022). Ohio joins 21 states sue Biden admin over plans to stop free lunches unless schools comply with ‘gender identity’ policies. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/ohio-joins-21-states-sue-biden-admin-over-plans-to-stop-free-lunches-unless-schools-comply-with-gender-identity-policies

“Buttons, Christina” (July 28, 2022). New documentary features the stories of 3 detransitioners. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/new-documentary-features-the-stories-of-3-detransitioners

“Buttons, Christina” (July 27, 2022). Ron DeSantis goes to war with nightclub that exposed children to topless drag queen. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/ron-desantis-goes-to-war-with-nightclub-that-exposed-children-to-topless-drag-queen

“Buttons, Christina” (July 26, 2022). Biological male swimmer Lia Thomas loses bid for ‘Woman of the Year’ to female fencer. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/biological-male-swimmer-lia-thomas-loses-bid-for-woman-of-the-year-to-female-fencer

“Buttons, Christina” (July 26, 2022). US Hospitals asked to use term ‘father’s milk’ in new language guide, Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/american-academy-of-breastfeeding-medicine-seeks-to-replace-breast-milk-with-fathers-milk-in-new-language-guide

“Buttons, Christina” (July 26, 2022). Biden demands insurance companies cover medical ‘gender transition’ and abortion. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-demands-insurance-companies-cover-medical-gender-transition-and-abortion

“Buttons, Christina” (July 25, 2022). FDA warns of brain swelling and permanent vision loss found in children taking puberty blockers. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/fda-warns-of-brain-swelling-and-permanent-vision-loss-found-in-children-taking-puberty-blockers

“Buttons, Christina” (July 25, 2022). Olympian Sharron Davies speaks out on trans activists who have ‘made my life hell.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/olympian-sharron-davies-speaks-out-on-trans-activists-who-have-made-my-life-hell

“Buttons, Christina” (July 24, 2022). Child rapist and murderer lauded as ‘feminist’ and ‘advocate’ for LGBTQ Rights. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/child-rapist-and-murderer-lauded-as-feminist-and-advocate-for-trans-rights

“Buttons, Christina” (July 22, 2022). Trans-identified biological male arrested for sexually abusing minors. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-identified-biological-male-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (July 22, 2022). LA schools implement ‘Queer Theory into K-12 pedagogy’: Christopher Rufo. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/la-schools-implement-queer-theory-into-k-12-pedagogy-christopher-rufo

“Buttons, Christina” (July 21, 2022). Biological male convicted of making pornography with 7-year-old daughter transferred to women’s prison. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/biological-male-convicted-of-making-pornography-with-7-year-old-daughter-transferred-to-womens-prison

“Buttons, Christina” (July 21, 2022). Media Matters urges Twitter to censor the word ‘groomer.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/media-matters-urges-twitter-to-censor

“Buttons, Christina” (July 20, 2022). Genspect urges American Academy of Pediatrics to reevaluate ‘radical’ gender-affirmation policy. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/american-academy-of-pediatrics-refuses-to-reconsider-radical-gender-affirmation-approach-despite-pushback

“Buttons, Christina” (July 19, 2022). Gender activists seek to prevent identifying human remains as ‘male’ and ‘female’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/gender-activists-seek-to-prevent-identifying-human-remains-as-male-and-female

“Buttons, Christina” (July 19, 2022). WATCH: Charlie Kirk tells trans activist to stop ‘trying to remove everything that offends you in the world.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-charlie-kirk-tells-trans-activist-to-stop-trying-to-remove-everything-that-offends-you-in-the-world

“Buttons, Christina” (July 18, 2022). WATCH: Rachel Levine advocates for medical gender transition of minors. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-rachel-levine-advocates-for-medical-gender-transition-of-minors

“Buttons, Christina” (July 18, 2022). Chevrolet partners with LGBTQ group pushing gender identity indoctrination in schools. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/chevrolet-partners-with-lgbtq-group-pushing-gender-identity-indoctrination-in-schools

“Buttons, Christina” (July 18, 2022). ‘Openly queer teacher’ admits to socially transitioning 3rd grade students. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/openly-queer-teacher-admits-to-socially-transitioning-3rd-grade-students

“Buttons, Christina” (July 15, 2022). Case Study: A Mother Rushes To Get Her 15-Year Old Daughter’s Breasts Removed. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/case-study-a-mother-rushes-to-get

“Buttons, Christina” (July 13, 2022). Biological male identifying as transgender sues Chick-fil-a for sexual harassment. Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/biological-male-identifying-as-transgender-sues-chick-fil-a-for-sexual-harassment

“Buttons, Christina” (July 13, 2022). Senator Josh Hawley called ‘transphobic’ for framing abortion as a ‘women’s issue.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/senator-josh-hawley-called-transphobic-for-framing-abortion-as-a-womens-issue

“Buttons, Christina” (July 12, 2022). WHO declares ‘sex is not limited to male and female.’ Post Millennial https://thepostmillennial.com/world-health-org-declares-sex-is-not-limited-to-male-and-female

“Buttons, Christina” (July 5, 2022). Case Study: How A 7-Year Old Came to be Trans. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.buttonslives.news/p/case-study-how-a-7-year-old-came

“Buttons, Christina” (May 13, 2022). Elementary school teachers hide ‘Gender and Sexuality’ clubs from parents. Reality’s Last Stand https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/elementary-school-teachers-hide-gender

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Bari Weiss is an American opinion writer, author, and key historical figure in promoting and platforming anti-transgender extremism. Weiss is founder of anti-trans group blog The Free Press. In 2025, Weiss sold the blog to Paramount and was named editor-in-chief of CBS News.

While at the New York Times, Weiss popularized the intellectual dark web (IDW), a group of public intellectuals whose reactionary and anti-progressive views are also often anti-trans. The IDW has been described as “a gateway to the far right.”

Weiss has platformed, appeared with, promoted, and logrolled for other anti-transgender extremists and activists, including J.K. Rowling, Alice Dreger, Jesse Singal, Katie Herzog, Abigail Shrier, Sue Evans, Suzy Weiss, Caitlin Flanagan, Julie Bindel, Hannah Barnes, Carole Hooven, Leighton Woodhouse, Michael Shellenberger, J. Michael Bailey, Aaron Sibarium, Maud Maron, Jamie Reed, Andrew Sullivan, Lisa Selin Davis, and Helen Lewis.

Background

Bari M. Weiss was born March 25, 1984 to Lou and Amy Weiss, owners of Weisslines, a flooring retailer. Weiss has three siblings, including anti-trans activist Suzy Weiss. Weiss grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After high school, Weiss lived in Israel for about a year through the Nativ College Leadership Program sponsored by United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

Weiss earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 2007.

Weiss is a prominent activist in pro-Zionist causes, a self-described “Zionist fanatic.” An article in Jewish Currents noted that “Weiss has a long history of claiming to support free speech while trying to curtail the speech of Palestinian rights advocates.” While at Columbia in 2004, Weiss helped promote but does not appear in the video Columbia Unbecoming, a collection of testimonies from 14 students who felt they were not able to express pro-Zionist views freely at Columbia University and Barnard College. The film was backed by The David Project, a pro-Israel group based in Boston that became Hillel in 2019. In December 2004 Weiss was involved in creating the organization Columbians for Academic Freedom, which targeted several professors in Columbia’s Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures (MEALAC) department. Weiss stated that Columbia Unbecoming was edited to include published comments by the targeted professors: “We put the mentions of the publications in the film to expose the racism of these professors.” Three of the targeted professors took leaves of absence following a Columbia investigation that largely cleared them of wrongdoing. In 2006, Weiss was editor of The Columbia Current, a student publication about Jewish affairs.

A 2005 article in the Columbia Blue and White noted:

Her name has become a buzzword in the suspended but probably not defunct MEALAC intimidation scandal. But once more, for the record, it is Bari Weiss, C’07. It began with a skimpy documentary from Boston-based Zionist group The David Project, which featured several Columbia students accusing Middle East Studies professors of intimidation. But the debate has since sprawled to include defenders of Israel and Palestine, students’ rights and professors’ rights, what constitutes academic freedom, and has pitched one small chunk of passionate students against another. As one of four founders of the controversial students’ rights group Columbians for Academic Freedom (CAF), and the only one yet to graduate, Bari seems next in line to succeed her new boyfriend and former General Studies Student Body President Ariel Beery, G’05, as the voice of slighted students everywhere.

Even though Bari has been to Israel about a dozen times, and deferred coming to Columbia for a year to work on a kibbutz, she doesn’t fit perfectly into what some conservative and Zionist activists seek in a talking head. For one thing, Bari wants to see a Palestinian state. Moreover, her activist work as the founder of the Columbia Coalition for Sudan may prevent her from becoming the new face of the Ziorganizers.

In 2007, while living in Israel on a Dorot Fellowship, Weiss wrote for Haaretz and The Forward. From 2011 to 2013, Weiss served as a senior editor at Tablet, then worked at the Wall Street Journal from 2013 to 2017. From 2017 until resigning in 2020, Weiss was a staff writer and editor for the opinion section of the New York Times.

While at the New York Times, Weiss published a 2018 puff piece promoting the “renegades” and “heretics” of the intellectual dark web. Anti-trans historian Alice Dreger backed out just prior to publication. People Weiss mentions in the piece include Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein, Bret Weinstein, Dave Rubin, Heather Heying, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Douglas Murray, Maajid Nawaz, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Christina Hoff Sommers, Joe Rogan, Candace Owens, Milo Yiannopoulos, Charlie Kirk, Richard Dawkins, Claire Lehmann, Debra Soh, Michael Shermer, Steven Pinker, Stefan Molyneux, Mike Cernovich, Alex Jones, Charles Murray, and Kanye West.

Am I a member of this movement? A few months ago, someone suggested on Twitter that I should join this club I’d never heard of. I looked into it. Like many in this group, I am a classical liberal who has run afoul of the left, often for voicing my convictions and sometimes simply by accident. This has won me praise from libertarians and conservatives. And having been attacked by the left, I know I run the risk of focusing inordinately on its excesses — and providing succor to some people whom I deeply oppose.

Weiss authored the 2019 book How to Fight Anti-Semitism. The tactics Weiss learned though pro-Zionism reflect the similar tactics Weiss has used to attack trans rights, framing it as a “free speech” debate where anti-trans activists are fearless truth-tellers being oppressed and “cancelled” by “illiberal” opponents.

After anti-trans extremist Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022. Musk soon gave several writers access to internal Twitter documents. Dubbed the “Twitter Files,” the findings were released over the next several months. Authors were Bari Weiss as well as Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, Lee Fang, David Zweig, Alex Berenson, and Paul D. Thacker. Weiss published the second installment, on Twitter’s “visibility filtering” practices, on December 8, 2022. Then on December 12, 2022, Weiss published the fifth installment, regarding suspension of President Donald Trump’s Twitter account around the time of the January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack.

Weiss was married to Jason Kass from 2013 to 2016 and married Nellie Bowles in 2021. They have two children.

Anti-transgender efforts

Weiss was a key figure in securing funding for anti-trans group Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism.

Weiss is also a founder of the University of Austin, a school conceived in 2021 by Joe Lonsdale, Pano Kanelos, Niall Ferguson, and Weiss. Anti-trans activists who have been listed as associated with the school include Coleman Hughes, Michael Shellenberger, Peter Boghossian, Richard Dawkins, Rob Henderson, Sohrab Ahmari, Jonathan Haidt, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Glenn Loury, Kathleen Stock, Andrew Sullivan, Steven Pinker, Caitlin Flanagan, Nadine Strossen, Tyler Cowen, and Larry Summers. One event sponsored by the school was a “debate” between Deirdre McCloskey and Kathleen Stock in which they largely agreed.

Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press (formerly Common Sense) and the host of the podcast Honestly. The Free Press has been described as “best known for anti-trans fearmongering.” In a 2024 New York Times profile, Matt Flegenheimer wrote:

Ms. Weiss and Ms. Bowles resettled in Los Angeles, telling associates it was a respite from the pitilessness of New York.

She assembled a small staff and promised to cover stories that others ignored while affording grace to those with whom she clashed.

At an early team retreat, where Ms. Weiss asked the group to share something that informed their values, she chose a clip from “Transparent,” the 2010s television series with a trans protagonist, which she said she found moving despite what she assumed were political differences with the show’s creator.

“Bari said that she’d chosen it because she never wanted to forget the humanity of those with whom she vehemently disagrees,” said an attendee, Megan Phelps-Roper, a former member of the Westboro Baptist Church (and now fierce opponent of its bigoted teachings) who worked with Ms. Weiss.

Podcast

Weiss began a podcast in 2021 titled Honestly with Bari Weiss and frequently has guests on to discuss their gender critical views, including:

• Julie Bindel
• Nellie Bowles
• Katie Herzog
• Carole Hooven
• Helen Lewis
• Maud Maron
• Abigail Shrier
• Andrew Sullivan
• Suzy Weiss
• Brianna Wu
• FIRE

See also on this site

• The Free Press
• The New York Times
• Substack
• Nellie Bowles
• Suzy Weiss
• Intellectual dark web

References

Molloy, Parker (October 9, 2025). CBS News just made a terrible mistake. DAME https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/10/09/cbs-news-just-made-a-terrible-mistake/

Perry, Sophie (October 7, 2025). ‘Gender-critical’ queer journalist Bari Weiss appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/bari-weiss-gender-critical-trans-cbs/

Redford, Patrick (October 6, 2025). Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era. Defector https://defector.com/bari-weiss-signs-huge-deal-to-usher-cbs-news-into-its-vichy-era

Villareal, Daniel (October 6, 2025). Queer “anti-woke” journalist Bari Weiss is now CBS News’ editor-in-chief. That’s troubling. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/queer-anti-woke-journalist-bari-weiss-is-now-cbs-news-editor-in-chief-thats-troubling/

Wiggins, Christopher (October 6, 2025). Anti-trans queer journalist Bari Weiss named editor in chief of CBS News. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-chief

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Ferguson, Malcolm (October 2, 2025). Bari Weiss, Who Thinks Everything Is Woke, Will Be CBS Editor in Chief. Anti-woke, anti-trans, pro-Israel Bari Weiss will soon lead one of the biggest media companies in the U.S. The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/201302/bari-weiss-cbs-editor-in-chief

Mirkinson, Jack (September 4, 2025). Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bari-weiss-free-press-cbs-news-paramount/

Hurwitz, Sophie (August 19, 2025). I Went to the Free Press Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui. The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/i-went-to-the-free-press-party-for-under-30s-all-i-got-was-ennui/

Sweeney, Billie Jean (July 24, 2025). “A Shameful Chapter”: How Anti-Trans Disinformation Drowned Out Science and Gripped the Mainstream. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/anti-trans-disinformation-drowned-out-science-mainstream

Staff report (November 15, 2024). “Scapegoating trans people isn’t it.” Jane Coaston’s Blistering Critique of Bogus Election Year Blame Game. GLAAD https://glaad.org/scapegoating-trans-people-isnt-it-jane-coastons-blistering-critique-of-bogus-election-year-blame-game/

Villareal, Daniel (November 8, 2024). Lesbian Fox News guest blames “gender fluidity” for Democrats’ Election Day losses. LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/11/lesbian-fox-news-guest-blames-gender-fluidity-for-democrats-election-day-losses/

Green, Emma (June 5, 2023). Is It Possible to Be Both Moderate and Anti-Woke? A small nonprofit launched by the journalist Bari Weiss devolves into tribalism. The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-activism/is-it-possible-to-be-both-moderate-and-anti-woke

Ennis, Dawn (May 14, 2023). AAPA conference cancels anti-trans Bari Weiss after complaints. Los Angeles Blade https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/05/14/aapa-conference-cancels-anti-trans-bari-weiss-after-complaints/

Carman, Ashley (April 21, 2023). A Podcast About J.K. Rowling’s ‘Cancellation’ Has Reached Over 5 Million Listeners. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-21/bari-weiss-s-hit-podcast-about-j-k-rowling-s-beliefs-on-trans-people

Henry, Vesper; Tirell, Alyssa (April 13, 2023). Timeline: The unfolding saga between The Free Press and a Missouri gender clinic. Media Matters https://www.mediamatters.org/bari-weiss/timeline-unfolding-saga-between-free-press-and-missouri-gender-clinic

Zimmerman, E. Alexander (April 9, 2023). Opinion: Legacy media’s coverage of transgender people is disingenuous and irresponsible. Niner Times https://www.ninertimes.com/opinion/opinion-legacy-media-s-coverage-of-transgender-people-is-disingenuous-and-irresponsible/article_ef033df8-d684-11ed-90f7-03ed83da7462.html

Wiggins, Christopher (April 5, 2023). Mom’s Interview With Anti-Trans Media Draws Criticism After Teen Responds. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/media/transgender-teen-mother-interview

Riedel, Samantha (April 6, 2023). A Trans Teen Is Debunking an Article That Attacked Their Gender Clinic. them https://www.them.us/story/trans-teen-debunking-gender-clinic-article

Urquhart, Evan (April 6, 2023). Emily Yoffe Takes Sides Against a Vulnerable Youth. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/emily-yoffe-takes-sides

Cooper, Ryan (March 2, 2023). The Useful Idiots Fueling the Right-Wing Transphobia Panic. The American Prospect https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-03-02-right-wing-transphobia-panic/

Krueger, Katherine (March 2, 2023). Bari Weiss Is Full of Shit: Her big trans panic story turned out to be nonsense, just like everything else she does. Discourse Blog https://www.discourseblog.com/p/bari-weiss-is-full-of-shit

Urquhart, Evan (March 2, 2023). What is Bari Weiss’ “Free Press”? Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/what-is-the-free-press

Urquhart, Evan (February 10, 2023). Missouri Woman Claims Gender Clinic Pushes Transition on Youth. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/reed-allegations-distorted-vague

Urquhart, Evan (December 9, 2022). The Anti-Trans Hate Account That Bari Weiss Says Is Yet Another Right-Wing Voice Censored by Twitter. Slate https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/twitter-files-bari-weiss-libsoftik-elon-musk.html

Weiss cites the platform’s treatment of Libs of TikTok, a Twitter account that remains active despite its connection to multiple acts of terror and intimidation from far-right extremists, including multiple bomb threats against a children’s hospital. This portrayal of Libs of TikTok as representative of accounts posting conservative views is alarming. […]

Weiss may be best known for a column introducing “the intellectual dark web,” a group of anti-progressive types fixated on the concept of cancel culture and the idea that liberals routinely censor conservative ideas. With the Twitter Files, she describes herself leading a team that has been given “broad and expanding access” to Twitter’s internal documents and communications. This group includes opinion writer Abigail Shrier, who is best known for writing Irreversible Damage, a book opposing transition for female-assigned people on the grounds that an unproven social contagion is the root cause of transmasculine identities.

It is unsurprising that this team highlighted the treatment of an account notorious for its anti-trans activity. But Libs of TikTok goes far beyond expressing political opinions about transgender issues. That would certainly be allowed under Twitter’s policies, which exist to curb harassment, violence, and hate speech, not opinions. In fact, Libs of TikTok has repeatedly highlighted specific individuals, events, and institutions with inflammatory language, often falsely suggesting they are guilty of heinous acts against young children. The account’s spotlight has repeatedly resulted in harassment and violent threats toward the individuals involved, in a process typically referred to as stochastic terrorism. Those targeted include doctors and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for youth, teachers and schools with inclusive policies, and all-ages or youth-focused drag events.

Contrary to the extremist rhetoric, gender-affirming care is supported by all mainstream medical organizations as potentially lifesaving for young people with gender dysphoria. It is also perfectly possible to speak with children about the existence of transgender people and about families headed by same-sex parents in an age-appropriate, nonsexual way.

Winters, Kelley (October 9, 2021). Transgender Affirmation in Retrograde. Trans Policy Reform Blog https://transpolicyreform.wordpress.com/2021/10/09/transgender-affirmation-in-retrograde/

Gill-Peterson, Jules (September 13, 2021). From Gender Critical to QAnon: Anti-Trans Politics and the Laundering of Conspiracy. Stated disavowal of their own bias doesn’t account for how liberals rhetorically shelter political violence. New Inquiry https://thenewinquiry.com/from-gender-critical-to-qanon-anti-trans-politics-and-the-laundering-of-conspiracy/

Greenwald, Glenn (March 8, 2018). NYT’s Bari Weiss Falsely Denies Her Years of Attacks on the Academic Freedom of Arab Scholars Who Criticize Israel. The Intercept_ https://theintercept.com/2018/03/08/the-nyts-bari-weiss-falsely-denies-her-years-of-attacks-on-the-academic-freedom-of-arab-scholars-who-criticize-israel/

Roth, Jordan (May 26, 2005). An academic freedom fighter. Jerusalem Post https://www.proquest.com/docview/319478492?sourcetype=Newspapers alt url [full text] https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/an-academic-freedom-fighter

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Coverage in anti-trans press

Stiles, Andrew (October 7, 2025). Liberal Media, Activists Silent as Bari Weiss Makes LGBT History at CBS News. Washington Free Beacon https://freebeacon.com/media/liberal-media-activists-silent-as-bari-weiss-makes-lgbtq-history-at-cbs-news/

Testa, Jessica (October 6, 2025). How Bari Weiss Won: At The Free Press, she battled “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/business/media/bari-weiss-free-press-cbs-news.html

Flegenheimer, Matt (August 11, 2024). Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She’s Doing. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/business/media/bari-weiss-free-press.html

Selected writing by Weiss

Weiss, Bari (July 15, 2023). When Ideology Corrupts Medicine—and How One Reporter Exposed it. A conversation with Hannah Barnes about the medical scandal at Tavistock, the UK’s flagship youth gender clinic. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/when-gender-ideology-corrupts-medicine-tavistock

Weiss, Bari (July 14, 2020). Resignation letter. https://www.bariweiss.com/resignation-letter [archive]

Stephens, Bret; Weiss Bari (October 10, 2018). Why Is Israel Scared of This Young American? New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/opinion/israel-lara-alqasem-bds.html

In March, the writer Andrew Sullivan described each of us as a “Zionist fanatic of near-unhinged proportions.” It was a cheap shot. The word “near” should not have been a part of the sentence.

Otherwise, we happily plead guilty as charged.

Weiss, Bari (May 8, 2018). Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html

Weiss, Bari (September 12, 2017). Opinion: A Political Conservative Goes to Berkeley. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/conservative-berkeley-ben-shapiro.html

There’s no question that Ben Shapiro loves to provoke college students. He once brought a diaper to a campus speech to offer to “self-indulgent pathetic children who can’t handle anyone with an opposing point of view.” In another, while entertaining a question from a young woman who called for greater sensitivity toward transgender people, he shot back: “If I call you a moose are you suddenly a moose?”

Yet this sharp-tongued Never Trumper was also, according to the Anti-Defamation League, by far the most bullied Jewish journalist of 2016

Weiss, Bari (August 1, 2017). When Progressives Embrace Hate. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/opinion/womens-march-progressives-hate.html

We just saw what happens to legitimate political parties when they fall prey to movements that are, at base, anti-American. That is true of the populist, racist alt-right that helped deliver Mr. Trump the White House and are now hollowing out the Republican Party. And it can be true of the progressive “resistance” — regardless of how chic, Instagrammable and celebrity-laden the movement may seem. 

Weiss, Bari (November 16, 2004). In the Name of Academic Freedom. Columbia Spectator https://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/11/16/name-academic-freedom/

Book

Weiss, Bari (2019). How to Fight Anti-Semitism. Crown, ISBN 978-0593136058

Media

Free Speech Champions with Inaya Folarin Iman, Bari Weiss, Helen Lewis, Katie Herzog, and Mick Hume (May 22, 2021). Can truth survive the new journalism? Feat. Bari Weiss, Helen Lewis, Katie Herzog & Mick Hume https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2wz6SuQSuY

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Megan Phelps-Roper is an American author and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Phelps-Roper was born January 31, 1986 to Shirley Phelps-Roper and Brent Roper and grew up in Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group based in Topeka, Kansas. Starting at five years old, Phelps-Roper participated in many of the organization’s picketing events, attacking Jewish people, military servicemembers, and the LGBTQ community.

In 2011, Phelps-Roper appeared in Louis Theroux’s documentary America’s Most Hated Family in Crisis. Phelps-Roper left Westboro Baptist Church in 2012.

Phelps-Roper married lawyer Chad G. Fjelland (born 1972) and has two children.

In October 2019, Phelps-Roper released a memoir called Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope.

Anti-trans activism

Phelps-Roper was recruited by anti-trans activist Bari Weiss to host a podcast series that defended transphobic author J.K. Rowling. The series used nostalgia for Rowling’s stories to paint Rowling sympathetically, as a misunderstood person simply advocating for women.

References

Kohlhepp, Rebekah (April 14, 2023). The Insidious Transphobia of “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” by Megan Phelps-Roper. She Seeks Nonfiction https://sheseeksnonfiction.blog/2023/04/14/witchtrials/

Stroude, Will (March 21, 2023). How ex-Westboro Baptist Church member Megan Phelps-Roper ended up hosting a JK Rowling podcast. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/21/megan-phelps-roper-jk-rowling-podcast-westboro-baptist-church/

Quah, Nicholas (March 4, 2023). Can Anyone Trust ‘The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling’ Podcast? Vulture https://www.vulture.com/article/witch-trials-jk-rowling-podcast-essay-review.html

Hansford, Amelia (February 28, 2023). Trans YouTuber explains why she ‘broke down and cried’ on JK Rowling podcast. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/28/witch-trails-of-jk-rowling-podcast-contrapoints-trans/

Urquhart, Evan (February 21, 2023). I Listened to “The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling” So You Don’t Have To. Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/i-listened-to-the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling-so-you-dont-have-to

Nugent, Annabel (February 20, 2023). JK Rowling: Megan Phelps-Roper says new podcast was ‘never intended to vindicate’ author. The independent https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jk-rowling-podcast-megan-phelps-roper-b2285599.html

Evans, Greg (February 14, 2023). J.K. Rowling Claims Her Statements On Transgender Women Have Been ‘Profoundly’ Misunderstood In New Podcast. Deadline https://deadline.com/2023/02/j-k-rowling-witch-trials-podcast-trailer-1235259271/

Anti-trans coverage

Nicol, Patricia (February 26, 2023). The Witch Trials of JK Rowling: the author hits back at the haters. The Times https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling-the-author-hits-back-at-the-haters-kgq7x7hbx

Marriott, James (February 21 2023). The Witch Trials of JK Rowling review — a fascinating interview buried in digression. The Times https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling-review-a-fascinating-interview-buried-in-digression-jrk9rjnx9

Singh, Anita (February 21, 2023). The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, review: a podcast that promises to add more flames to the fire. The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-to-listen-to/witch-trials-jk-rowling-review-podcast-promises-add-flames-fire/

Blake, Eleanor; Bazaraa, Danya (February 21, 2023). ‘I don’t walk around thinking about my legacy – what a pompous way to live’: JK Rowling says she’s ‘not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal’ as she addresses trans row in ‘Witch Trials’ podcast. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-11776569/JK-Rowling-addresses-trans-row-Witch-Trials-podcast.html

Murphy, Meghan (February 14, 2023). What’s Current: The Free Press launches podcast on ‘The Witch Trials of JK Rowling,’ hosted by Megan Phelps-Roper. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2023/02/14/whats-current-the-free-press-launches-podcast-on-the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling-hosted-by-megan-phelps-roper/

Press release (February 14, 2023). New podcast series features J.K. Rowling in conversation with Megan Phelps-Roper. https://www.jkrowling.com/new-podcast-series-features-j-k-rowling-in-conversation-with-megan-phelps-roper/

Selected publications by Phelps-Roper

Phelps-Roper, Megan (February 14, 2023). The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/the-witch-trials-of-jk-rowling

Media

Contrapoints with Natalie Wynn (April 17, 2023). The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmT0i0xG6zg

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and Megan Phelps-Roper (June 15, 2023). Megan Phelps-Roper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYSrLzJAcU

Joe Rogan Experience with Joe Rogan and Megan Phelps-Roper (June 8, 2017). Joe Rogan Experience #974 – Megan Phelps-Roper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOnefFVBEb0

TED with Megan Phelps-Roper (March 6, 2017). I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVV2Zk88beY

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Scott Newgent is a conservative American transgender activist critical of healthcare protocols for trans and gender diverse youth. Newgent also has regret about personal surgical outcomes and complications. Newgent is best known for appearing in the anti-trans Matt Walsh propaganda piece What Is a Woman? and has been affiliated with extremist group Gays Against Groomers.

Newgent has written for a number of anti-trans publications, including The Catholic Weekly, Daily Caller, Epoch Times, Newsweek, and Quillette.

Background

According to self-reports, Thomas Scott Newgent was born in Tucson on November 6, 1972 to Scott and Cindy King (other sources give November 10). In several interviews, Newgent referred to previously living under the name Kellie Ellen King. Newgent attended Missouri State University before earning a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 1994. Newgent worked in sales. Newgent is reportedly a parent to three, including giving birth to a set of twins; their names are Joshua, Julia, and Justice. Newgent has listed over 30 different places in eight states as residences:

• Indiana: Kendallville, South Bend, Fort Wayne
• Texas: Rockwall, Ben Wheeler, Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton
• Kansas: Olathe, Overland Park
• Washington: Spokane, Port Angeles
• Idaho: Post Falls
• Oregon: Deadwood
• Tennessee: Murfreesboro, Antioch
• California: San Diego, Jamul, El Cajon

As is common with people who move this frequently, Newgent has a criminal history that includes serving a sentence relating to a court order in 2019.

Gender transition

Newgent reportedly began transition in 2016 but applied for a legal name and gender change in Texas in 2015. This took longer than usual because the court needed Newgent’s certification of criminal history record information, which Newgent’s lawyer supplied on November 2, 2015.

Newgent is dissatisfied with the reported seven surgeries, claiming that medical complications include:

• a massive pulmonary embolism
• a helicopter life-flight ride
• an emergency ambulance ride
• a stress-induced heart attack
• sepsis
• a 17-month recurring infection due to “using the wrong skin during a (failed) phalloplasty”
• 16 rounds of antibiotics
• three weeks of daily IV antibiotics
• the loss of all my hair
• (only partially successful) arm reconstructive surgery
• permanent lung and heart damage
• a cut bladder
• insomnia-induced hallucinations
• frequent loss of consciousness “due to pain from the hair on the inside of my urethra” (“six inches” of it)
• a form of PTSD “that made me a prisoner in my apartment for a year”

Newgent would transition again, but differently. Newgent says transition came with many costs, including “home, car, savings, career, wife, medical insurance, and most importantly his faith within himself and God.”

TReVoices

During the COVID pandemic in 2020, Newgent founded Indiana for-profit company Trans Rational Educational Voices (TReVoices), a group that opposes “radical gender activism.” Newgent claims the medical and pharmaceutical industries are pushing children to transition medically.

Newgent has appeared with or has been featured by many anti-trans media figures, including Benjamin Boyce, Dan Crenshaw, Andrew Doyle, Miriam Grossman, Madeleine Kearns, Michael Knowles, Stella O’Malley, Candace Owens, Jordan B. Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Debra Soh, Sara Stockton, Matt Walsh, and Sasha White. Others include Nana Akua, Robert Scott Bell, Michael Brown, Amber Crawford, Sandra Currie, Adam Derges, Laban Ditchburn , Bryce Eddy, Jay Fantom, Tammi Faraday, Justin Folk, Jen Hardy, Quisha King, Chrissie Mayr, Rose Medina, Becky Quinn, Sunny Sandhu, Paula Scanlan, Selina Soule, Preston Sprinkle, Reed Uberman, Tamara Ugolini, and Jodi Widhaim.

Newgent has also appeared on shows with other conservative trans people, including Buck Angel, Mars Fernandez, Aaron Kimberly, Kellie-Lynn Pirie, and Aaron Terrell.

In 2023, Newgent briefly claimed to be done with anti-transgender activism and deleted some online presence. In 2024, Newgent self-published an autobiography titled THE LESBIAN DEVIL TO THE STRAIGHT MAN SAINT: – A trip through trans HELL & back!

Trans Regretters

In 2024 Newgent redirected the site TReVoices to a new site called Trans Regretters. The site listed several people with regret about aspects of their medical transitions:

• Kellie/Kenneth Anderson
• Corinna Cohn
• Camille Kiefel
• Claudia McLean
• Prisha Mosley
• Scott Newgent

Mayday Canada

In 2024, Canadian anti-trans activist Jeff Evely launched the website Mayday Canada. In 2026, the organization announced a May 5 event to be held in Ottawa. Announced speakers:

• Chris Fleury
• Faith Groleau
• Mia Hughes
• Ann Gillies 
• Barry Neufeld
• Scott Newgent
• Kellie-Lynn Pirie

References

Myers, Ashlyn (March 21, 2023). Emotions stir the House before committee’s approval of bill banning gender-affirming care. TheStatehouseFile.com https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/emotions-stir-the-house-before-committee-s-approval-of-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care/article_067d462c-c820-11ed-b589-0beadfab96ae.html

Anti-trans coverage

Observatoire de la petite sirène (May 2024). Scott Newgent. https://www.observatoirepetitesirene.org/en/scott

Markowicz, Karol (June 12, 2022). ‘What is a woman?’ exposes the lunacy of pro-trans extremism. New York Post https://nypost.com/2022/06/12/what-is-a-woman-exposes-the-lunacy-of-pro-trans-extremism/

[uncredited] (December 18, 2021). Meet Scott Newgent. Gender Dysphoria Alliance https://www.genderdysphoriaalliance.com/post/meet-scott-newgent

Kearns, Madeleine (January 28, 2021). A Trans Person Speaks Out against Biden’s Transgender Activism. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/a-trans-person-speaks-out-against-bidens-transgender-activism/ [alt title: A Trans Campaigner Speaks Out against Biden’s Transgender Activism]

Kearns, Madeleine (February 13, 2020). The Cowardly Republicans of South Dakota. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/transgender-politics-south-dakota-senate-republicans-cowardly/

Selected publications by Newgent

Newgent, Scott (December 16, 2023). Opinion: I’m working to save children from my deepest regret: gender-affirming medical transition. Dallas Morning News https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/12/16/transgender-regretter-scott-newgent/

Newgent, Scott (December 2, 2023). SCOTT NEWGENT: Waking Up From Gender Surgery Finally Woke Me Up To The Truth. Daily Caller https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/02/opinion-waking-up-from-gender-surgery-finally-woke-me-up-to-the-truth-scott-newgent/

Newgent, Scott (May 12, 2023). Scott Newgent, TReVoices [2023 Maine LD1735 (Summary) An Act to Safeguard Gender-affirming Health Care.] https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getTestimonyDoc.asp?id=10023409

Newgent, Scott (November 14, 2022). Activism to Save Children From Medical Transition Is Not About Right and Left. It’s About Right and Wrong. Epoch Times https://www.theepochtimes.com/activism-to-save-children-from-medical-transition-is-not-about-right-and-left-its-about-right-and-wrong_4847577.html

Newgent Scott (August 12, 2022). I Was In ‘What Is A Woman’: It Was The Hardest Thing I Ever Did, But I’d Do It Again. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-in-what-is-a-woman-it-was-the-hardest-thing-i-ever-did-but-id-do-it-again

Newgent, Scott (April 19, 2021). Bill C-6 needs more nuance: Conversion therapy is wrong, but pushing kids to transition medically is
worse. [Testimony to Canada Senate] https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/432/LCJC/Briefs/2021-04-19_LCJC_C-6_ScottNewgent_e.pdf

Newgent, Scott (February 9, 2021). Opinion: We Need Balance When It Comes To Gender Dysphoric Kids. I Would Know. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/we-need-balance-when-it-comes-gender-dysphoric-kids-i-would-know-opinion-1567277

Newgent, Scott (October 20, 2020). Opinon | Trans activist: Serious concern over child re-assignment surgery. The Catholic Weekly https://catholicweekly.com.au/trans-activist-serious-concern-over-child-re-assignment-surgery/

Newgent, Scott (October 7, 2020). Scott Newgent: Let’s Focus On Stopping the Transition of Children. Uncommon Ground Media https://uncommongroundmedia.com/scott-newgent-lets-focus-on-stopping-the-transition-of-children/

Newgent, Scott (October 6, 2020). Forget What Gender Activists Tell You. Here’s What Medical Transition Looks Like. Quillette https://quillette.com/2020/10/06/forget-what-gender-activists-tell-you-heres-what-medical-transition-looks-like/

Book

Newgent, Scott (2024), THE LESBIAN DEVIL TO THE STRAIGHT MAN SAINT: – A trip through trans HELL & back! ‎#SCREAMLouder Publishing, ISBN ‎979-8895463376

Media

The Army of Great Men with Adam Derges and Scott Newgent (February 12, 2026). Is Affirmation Replacing Mental Health? With Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0zQNK_zhY

One on One with Chrissie Mayr and Scott Newgent (July 31, 2024). Chrissie Mayr with Scott Newgent! Trans Medical Industry Exposed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Kl0nvA8XE

Buck Angel with Scott Newgent (March 12, 2024). Trans Can Be A Death Sentence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKX8VE80-ts

Brave Journeys with Tammi Faraday and Scott Newgent (December 11, 2023). Scott Newgent – The Truth About Transitioning Children from a Transman (S06E03). https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/scott-newgent-the-truth-about-transitioning-children/id1536041978?i=1000638104941

Rebel News with Tamara Ugolini and Scott Newgent (October 23, 2023). Transman Scott Newgent fights to save children from the harms of medical transition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKn6Ap0mH4

Become your own Superhero with Laban Ditchburn and Scott Newgent (October 16, 2023). Transition Tensions: Scott Newgent’s Stand on Childhood Choices.

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey and Scptt Newgent (October 4, 2023). Ep 884 | Sex Change Regret: Why the Surgeries Never Work | Guest: Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vY5_LI8Gbc

The Robert Scott Bell Podcast Network with Robert Scott Bell and Scott Newgent (August 3, 2023). The RSB Show 7-17-23 – RSB Family-Union Recap, Scott Newgent, Transgender agenda, Celia Farber, The Truth Barrier, Exposing truth. https://rumble.com/v30k5q6-the-rsb-show-7-17-23.html

Just Jen Reacts with “Jen” and Scott Newgent (July 6, 2023). Scott Newgent joins Me for a live discussion on THE TRUTH!!!!!. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep_KzqHxVqk

Daily Wire / The Matt Walsh Show with Matt Walsh and Scott Newgent (June 10, 2023). What is a Woman? Reunion. https://www.dailywire.com/clips/what-is-a-woman-reunion

• Guests: Michael Knowles, Jordan B. Peterson, Miriam Grossman, Debra Soh, Scott Newgent, Sara Stockton, Selina Soule, Paula Scanlan, Justin Folk

GBNews / Free Speech Nation with Andrew Doyle and Scott Newgent (April 30, 2023). Trans man who says he REGRETS his transition says medically transitioning is just cosmetic surgery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_o2Q2EgeLY

The Story Box with Jay Fantom and Scott Newgent (April 24, 2023). Scott Newgent Unboxing | Becoming Trans Ruined My Life. https://shows.acast.com/thestorybox/episodes/scott-newgent-unboxing-becoming-trans-ruined-my-life

GBNews with Nana Akua and Scott Newgent (April 1, 2023). Transgender man says he REGRETS his transition | ‘It’s cosmetic surgery, it doesn’t fix anything.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZtwom8_J6o

Jodi Grace with Jodi Widhaim, Becky Quinn, Amber Crawford, and Scott Newgent (March 8, 2023). Scott Newgent Interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjWgA0kXm4

Daily Wire / The Ben Shapiro Show with Ben Shapiro and Scott Newgent (December 10, 2022). Transgender Male Exposes the Horrors of Gender Reassignment Surgery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auzWtjHirh0

Godspeak Calvary Chapel with Bryce Eddy and Scott Newgent (October 13, 2022). Scott Newgent | Stop Mutilating Children | Liberty Station Ep 141. https://rumble.com/v1nq8yc-scott-newgent-stop-mutilating-children-liberty-station-ep-141.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

Taboo with Candace Owens Podcast with Candace Owens and Scott Newgent (September 24, 2022). Perez Hilton and Candace Owens Discuss Parenting and Gender Dysphoria in Children. [Scott Newgent guest]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Kkw3zMRMo

Fabulous Over 50 / Hardy Mom with Jen Hardy and Scott Newgent (July 6, 2022). Scott Newgent’s advice for medically transitioning kids and their parents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKT11ZDKFp0

The Open Forum Podcast with Sunny Sandhu and Scott Newgent (July 2, 2022). 012 | What they don’t tell you about transitioning – from a transgender man | Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWUi9inEVKs

The Quisha King Show with Quisha King and Scott Newgent (June 30, 2022). Transman EXPOSES Trans Agenda! Scott Newgent From the What Is A Woman Documentary. Episode 26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMc4eWzJorg

An American Conversation Podcast with Sandra Currie, Rose Medina, and Scott Newgent (June 29, 2022) Scott Newgent Founder of TRevoices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQMQ4VDiRZg

What Is a Woman? with Matt Walsh and Scott Newgent (June 3, 2022). [clip] “This Is Wrong On So Many Levels” | How The Trans Lobby Uses Children to Make Money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4XyJLyY7s

The Line of Fire with Michael Brown and Scott Newgent (March 22, 2022). A Female-to-Male Transgender Shouts a Warning About Transitioning Children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsNmvH9Alh4

Transparency with Aaron Kimberly, Aaron Terrell, and Scott Newgent (August 26, 2021). Measuring Medical Transition Outcomes with Kenneth Pirie and Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14TIEgAVmow

Transparency with Aaron Kimberly, Aaron Terrell, Kenneth Pirie, and Scott Newgent (August 26, 2021). Autogynephilia with Kenneth Pirie and Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qBxYbvhl8

Genspect with Stella O’Malley and Scott Newgent (July 13, 2021). Scott Newgent of TReVoices in conversation with Stella O’Malley. https://genspect.org/scott-newgent-of-trevoices-in-conversation-with-stella-omalley/

Indie Thinker with Reed Uberman and Scott Newgent (August 16, 2021). Ep. 31- The Truth About Medically Transitioning Kids | Guest Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f2aucvGX-E

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network / Venus Rising with Jennifer Lahl and Scott Newgent (August 8, 2021). Scott Newgent on his permanent ban from Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBc6HYHVUM

Theology in the Raw with Preston Sprinkle and Scott Newgent (July 1, 2021). #880 – A Transman’s Unexpected Thoughts on Trans* Related Issues: Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zazsZ_HO3LM

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw, with Dan Crenshaw with Scott Newgent (March 5, 2021). Let’s Talk About Transgenderism, with Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDXAKXPlsdg

Plebity with Sasha White and Scott Newgent (February 26, 2021). “Medical transitioning is no place for a child” -Scott Newgent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_yrAAhwNME

Mars Fernandez with Scott Newgent (September 8, 2020). BROmance with Buck Angel & Scott. UpperhandMARS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntSfUas924U [deleted]

Mars Fernandez with Scott Newgent (August 30, 2019). Phalloplasty gone wrong with Scott Newgent. UpperhandMARS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y72zb-cJi8k [deleted]

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce and Scott Newgent (July 27, 2020). 257 | Children’s Rights, Trans Realities with Scott Newgent. Calmversations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lly1prUzksI

The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network / Venus Rising with Jennifer Lahl and Scott Newgent (March 31, 2020). Podcast #015: Scott Newgent. Venus Rising https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/venusrising/episodes/2020-03-31T16_07_52-07_00

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Helena Kerschner is a conservative American “ex-transgender” activist. Kerschner is part of Pique Resilience Project, an anti-transgender group that includes Chiara Caignon-Lewis, Dagny Walton, and Kerschner’s ex-lover Jesse Hinty.

Kerschner works for anti-trans hate group Genspect andis a member of Beyond Trans.

Background

Helena Elise Kerschner was born July 24, 1998 in northern Kentucky and grew up in the Cincinnati area. Kerschner’s parent Magdalena E Kerschner (born 1960) is a physician who ran a pain clinic. Kerschner’s parent William P. “Will” Kerschner (born 1959) was an executive at a large consumer goods company. Both are retired.

Kerschner had a childhood of immense privilege and was involved in figure skating and other expensive hobbies like horse riding. As a teen, Kerschner was a compulsive Tumblr user:

[…] By the time I was thirteen, I was isolating myself, self-harming, and had developed an eating disorder. In eighth grade, I lost touch with most of my school friends, and was too self-conscious and preoccupied with my eating disorder to put myself out there again. I started skipping school, spending lunch in the bathroom, and in general just keeping my head down, trying to get through the day unnoticed.

[…] When I was fifteen, I was introduced to gender ideology on Tumblr and began to call myself nonbinary. Over the next few years, I would continue to go deeper and deeper down the trans identity rabbit hole, and by the time I was eighteen, I saw myself as a “trans man”, otherwise known as “FtM”. Shortly after my eighteenth birthday, I made an appointment at a Planned Parenthood to begin a testosterone regimen. At my first appointment, I was prescribed testosterone, and I would remain on this regimen for a year and a half. It had an extremely negative effect on my mental health, and I finally admitted what a disaster it had been when I was 19, sometime around February or March 2018. 

[…] Between sharing photos, drawings, and fanfiction, these girls were posting about their lives and going into deep detail about their struggles. Many were social outcasts like me, also struggling with things like self-harm and eating disorders. Finding a community of such like minded people felt amazing, and I quickly began spending nearly every waking moment on Tumblr or messaging some friend I had met on there. If I had any remaining motivation to integrate myself into real life, I lost that here. 

Kerschner (2022)

Kershner became sexually attracted to and obsessed with boyish pop culture figures like Elvis and Justin Bieber. Kershner eventually wanted to embody them. This erotic interest in masculinization was not well documented prior to LiveJournal, Tumblr, the “shipping” phenomenon, and anime fandoms frequented by fujoshi {“rotten girl”) obsessives.

Kerschner met Hinty via tumblr, and they eventually lived together. Kerschner started hormones as an adult on August 15, 2016. According to an interview with Daily Wire, Kerschner’s new name was Vincent Lucas “Vin” Jaszczak. Jaszczak was a family name.

While most people who make additional changes in gender identity or expression remain supportive of the process, some choose to get money and attention by joining the ex-trans movement. According to friends, Kerschner was drawn into alt-right ideologies via toxic online communities including now-banned subreddits like r/The_Donald and r/GenderCritical.

I finally bit the bullet and looked into radical feminism. This happened because during a suicidal mental break down, I went to the only community online that I had found supported detransitioned people (the trans community often demonizes and erases us), which was r/GenderCritical on Reddit. I was met with an overflow of love and support, and they showed me that radfems are not the monsters the trans tumblr community makes us out to be. Though their politics were extremely shocking to me, someone who spent the last 5 years intensely believing in genderist ideology, after a while things started making sense and I realized just how horrible trans ideology is, and how it nearly destroyed my life.

With the help of radical feminism, which has taught me an immense level of self respect, I am slowly crawling out of rock bottom.

Kerschner soon became fixated on alt-right figures like Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson in ways that mirror previous fascinations with Elvis and Justin Bieber.

Kerschner has spoken at a number of anti-transgender events and has appeared on fascist and conservative media outlets, including interviews with Tucker Carlson, Benjamin Boyce, Alex Kaschuta, Keri Smith, Gender Dysphoria Alliance, Tim Pool, The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, Jennifer Lahl, Michael Laidlaw, Colin Wright, Preston Sprinkle, Carole Hooven, Rod Dreher, Michael Knowles, and Ben Shapiro.

Kerschner testified in support of Ohio legislation HB 454, the “Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE)” Act. Kerschner also works extensively behind the scenes with Denise Caignon, owner of anti-trans site 4thWaveNow.

Kerschner announced a step back from ex-trans activism in February 2023.

Coverage in anti-trans media

Doak, Emile (Sep 9, 2024). Resist the Cult. [review of Detrans: True Stories of Escaping the Gender Ideology Cult, by Mary Margaret Olohan, Regnery]. The American Conservative https://www.theamericanconservative.com/resist-the-cult/

Cuomo, Andrew (December 15, 2022). 3 teens who thought they were trans explain why they detransitioned. NewsNation https://www.newsnationnow.com/lgbtq/3-teens-who-thought-they-were-trans-explain-why-they-detransitioned/

Kamman, Samantha (September 12, 2022). Detransitioners share regrets, speak out against body mutilation in ‘Transgressive’ documentary. The Christian Post https://www.christianpost.com/news/detransitioners-share-regrets-speak-out-in-documentary.html

Olohan, Mary Margaret (July 25, 2022). Catholic Chicago Hospital Chose Ideology Over Biology In Treating Biological Girl Who Believed She Was Male, De-Transitioner Says. Daily Wire https://www.dailywire.com/news/catholic-chicago-hospital-chose-ideology-over-biology-in-treating-biological-girl-who-believed-she-was-male-de-transitioner-says

Showalter, Brandon (July 13, 2022). ‘There’s a lot of money to be made’: Detransitioners blast doctors they blame for maimed bodies. The Christian Post https://www.christianpost.com/news/detransitioners-blast-doctors-they-blame-for-maimed-bodies.html

Schlott, Rikki (June 18, 2022). ‘I literally lost organs:’ Why detransitioned teens regret changing genders. New York Post https://nypost.com/2022/06/18/detransitioned-teens-explain-why-they-regret-changing-genders/

Staff report (May 11, 2022). Detransitioner: ‘The internet influences young people to believe they are trans.’ The Christian Institute https://www.christian.org.uk/news/detransitioner-the-internet-influences-young-people-to-believe-they-are-trans/

Kamman, Samantha (May 6, 2022). Detransitioner says Planned Parenthood gave her max dose of male hormones, led to hospitalization. The Christian Post https://www.christianpost.com/news/planned-parenthood-gave-gender-confused-teen-max-dose-of-cross-sex-hormones.html

Jackson, Mary (April 21, 2022). Web of deception: The “fake reality” and peer contagion of the internet are leading many teen girls into transgenderism. World https://wng.org/articles/web-of-deception-1650419703

Gentles, Ginny (April 20, 2022). Helena Kerschner Wants to Protect Children from Medical Malpractice. Independent Women’s Forum https://www.iwf.org/2022/04/20/helena-kerschner-wants-to-protect-children-from-medical-malpractice/

Weiss, Suzy (April 19, 2022). The Testosterone Hangover. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/the-testosterone-hangover

Ault, Alicia (March 14, 2022). Doctors Have Failed Them, Say Those With Transgender Regret. Medscape News https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/970223

Selected writing by Kerschner

Kerschner, Helena (February 23, 2023). Another Update. Substack https://lacroicsz.substack.com/p/another-update

Kerschner, Helena (2023). Testimony of Helena Kerschner to Kentucky Legislature. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/CommitteeDocuments/362/22848/03%2014%202023%20General%20Testimony.pdf

Kerschner, Helena (February 19, 2022). By Any Other Name: The story of my transition and detransition. Substack https://lacroicsz.substack.com/p/by-any-other-name

Kerschner, Helena (May 19, 2022). Proponent: HB 454 Banning affirming care for minors (The SAFE Act). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P58fW6Lb7Wo

“Fortunately, I was not on [testosterone] long enough to suffer long-term physical effects…”

Equality Ohio (May 2022). HB454 https://equalityohio.org/legislation/the-safe-act/

Kerschner, Helena (August 5, 2020). At What Cost? Trans Healthcare, Manipulated Data, and Self-Appointed Saviors. Medium https://medium.com/@helenakerschner/at-what-cost-trans-healthcare-manipulated-data-and-self-appointed-saviors-dc81c4be7ae2

• republished at New Discourses August 6: https://newdiscourses.com/2020/08/trans-healthcare-manipulated-data-self-appointed-saviors/

Kerschner, Helena (July 23, 2020). Advice Column Introduction. Medium https://medium.com/@helenakerschner/advice-column-introduction-a8ea2027ce13

Kerschner, Helena (March 20, 2019). Tumblr — A Call-Out Post. 4thWaveNow https://4thwavenow.com/2019/03/20/tumblr-a-call-out-post/

Media

Timcast with Tim Pool and Helena Kerschner (May 3, 2022). Timcast IRL – Left Promotes HORSE MEDICINE To Give Abortions, Call For REVOLUTION w/Helena Kerschner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBbwjOsBbc

Fox News with Tucker Carlson and Helena Kerschner (April 18, 2022). 23-year-old woman to Tucker: I regret transitioning as a teen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibq3ld087Y4

Ben Shapiro with Helena Kerschner (April 28, 2022). Former Transgender Teenager Shares POWERFUL Story About Going In and Out of Transgenderism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwVyozpWWAU

Michael Knowles with Helena Kerschner (March 25, 2022). A Story Of Detransitioning | Michael Knowles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbPzJy9gkY

THINQ Media (April 25, 2021). My Story of Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria | Helena Kerschner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOmko-9hSg

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce, Sasha Ayad, and Helena Kerschner (Aug 15, 2020). Sasha & Helena Stream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwoKpmGZd8s

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce and Helena Kerschner (August 2, 2020). helena, the problematic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2HYucdoUuk

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce and Helena Kerschner (March 2019). Detrans Retrospective: Helena Kerschner, 2019. [reposted April 4, 2024] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK11Suo-alI

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