Greg Gutfeld is a conservative media figure and anti-transgender activist.
Background
Gregory John Gutfeld was born September 12, 1964 in San Mateo, California. Gutfeld grew up Catholic and earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley 1987.
Gutfeld worked for Rodale Press titles Prevention and Men’s Health. In 2003, Gutfeld was fired as editor of Stuff, then was editor of Maxim for two years. From 2005 to 2008, Gutfeld wa s a contributor to The Huffington Post.
Gutfeld joined Fox News in 2007, hosting Red Eye. In 2011, Gutfeld joined panel show The Five. In 2015 Gufeld began hosting The Greg Gutfeld Show.
References
HRC (October 30, 2011). HRC to FOX News: Stop Employing Anti-LGBT Bigots. HRC https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrc-to-fox-news-stop-employing-anti-lgbt-bigots
Staff report (January 7, 2009). GLAAD lists worst anti-gay defamers of 2008. OUTvoices https://outvoices.us/amp/glaad-lists-worst-anti-gay-defamers-of-2008-2655385476
Gutfeld, Greg (June 14, 2023) Greg Gutfeld: Trans Is Everywhere. Gutfeld! / Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/video/6329380875112
Vaillancourt, William (March 23, 2023). Greg Gutfeld Wonders About Transgender Athlete’s ‘Junk’. The Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/greg-gutfeld-wonders-about-transgender-athletes-junk
Resources
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Mark Steyn is a conservative media figure and anti-transgender activist.
Anti-transgender activism
According to GLAAD:
- Referred to transgender activists as “Big Tr*nny”: “So, when Big Tr*nny came for [the Boy Scouts], they caved instantly, and admitted transgender cubs.”
- Called a Canadian non-discrimination law protecting trans people an “Orwellian assault on the most fundamental language, the language which defines the two sexes.”
- A critic of transgender youth in sports, insisting that trans competitors “wreck a statewide sport for all the other participants.”
- Suggested transgender activism is “biological man’s” attempt to replace women: “But where else can a biological man’s natural genetic strength find an outlet in today’s world? All the physical jobs are being lost to automation, and all the non-physical ones—from hotshot lawyering to the paper-shuffling cubicle jobs in health-care administration—are better done by women. When it comes to being the breadwinner and the provider, women are better at being men. When it comes to the fashion catwalk and the beauty pageant and the female athletics track, men are better at being women. Sooner than you think, the swap will be complete.”
- Demeaned presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for saying she would include the voices of transgender youth: “[Voters] wanted actual, serious policy, and they are not interested in letting the 9-year-old transgender fly the plane. They understand all that rubbish for the gesture politics that it is.”
Resources
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Xenny Xu is a conservative American author, politician, and activist who opposes affirmative action policies and progressive transgender policies.
Background
Kenneth M. “Kenny” Xu was born on August 6, 1997 to Cheng Kenneth Xu and Weiguang Grace Zhang (both born 1967). Xu attended Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey. Xu applied to Princeton University for college but was rejected. Xu believes this was due to policies that penalize applicants of Asian descent.
Xu earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 2019. While there, Xu interened at Young America Foundation and Heritage Foundation.
Xu is involved in activism opposing affirmative action, founding Color Us United and serving on the board of Students for Fair Admissions, the group that prevailed in a landmark 2023 Supreme Court ruling against Harvard over race-based admission policies.
Xu has authored books, including:
- Trisk (2013)
- An Inconvenient Minority: The Harvard Admissions Case and the Attack on Asian American Excellence (2021)=
- School of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them (2023)
Anti-trans activism
Xu has stated opposition to healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth, as well as opposition for sex education until after many students have reached puberty. Xu stated:
Most Americans and I are supportive of topics around sexuality to be out of the classroom until at least middle school. But transgender care outfits like UNC Health and ECU Health claim to “work with schools” to identity kids who are eligible for their transitioning clinics.
Xu has appeared on several shows with anti-trans hosts, including Tim Pool, Megyn Kelly, Robby Soave, Lauren Chen, Debra Soh, Peter Boghossian, Allie Beth Stuckey, Christopher Rufo, Benjamin Boyce, Vivek Ramaswamy, James Lindsay, Charles Murray, Tucker Carlson, Jonathan Kay, and Sebastian Gorka.
Xu is an advisor to anti-trans group Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism.
References
Xu, Kenny (December 16, 2021 ) Elite Winsor Girls School In Boston Moving Away From Calling Girls “Girls.” Legal Insurrection https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/elite-winsor-girls-school-in-boston-moving-away-from-calling-girls-girls/
Resources
Kenny Xu for Congress (kennyxuforcongress.com)
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Andy Ngô is an American writer and anti-transgender activist. Ngô’s coverage of trans topics consistently depicts trans people in a negative light.
Ngô’s writing has appeared many anti-trans publications, including Quillette and The Post Millennial.
Background
Andy Cuong Ngô was born on April 6, 1986 and grew up in Portland, Oregon. Ngô earned a bachelor’s degree from UCLA in 2009.
Ngô came out as gay around age 30.
In 2015, Ngô enrolled in graduate school at Portland State University. Ngô was fired from student newspaper Portland State Vanguard in 2017 after allegedly misrepresenting statements made at a protest.
Ngô organized or filmed campus appearances of:
Ngô covered leftist student protests at Evergreen State University. After that, Ngô became well-known for covering Antifa activity in the Pacific Northwest. Ngô would frequently attend protests and publish mugshots of those arrested. Ngô is author of the 2021 book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.
Anti-transgender activism
Ngô was suspended from Twitter in 2019 for a tweet disputing rates of violence against trans people.
In 2021, Ngo revealed that sex offender Darren Agee Merager was the suspect in an incident at Wi Spa in Los Angeles. Merager identifies as a trans woman and was accused by Wi Spa guests of indecent exposure while nude in a sex-segregated part of the spa. The incident was initially declared a hoax by some people who covered it, and it led to tense protests.
Ngô hosted the podcast Things You Should Ngo and has appeared as a guest on many anti-trans shows, including shows by or with Tucker Carlson, Dave Rubin, Peter Boghossian, Allen West, Michael Malice, Charlie Kirk, Adam Carolla, Laura Ingraham, Megyn Kelly, Glenn Beck, Konstantin Kisin, Francis Foster, Jennifer Bilek, Drew Pinsky, Dan Crenshaw, Jesse Kelly, Tim Pool, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Jordan Peterson, Kennedy, Lotuseaters, Maajid Nawaz, Brandi Kruse, Sebastian Gorka, Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein, Wilfred Reilly, Eric Weinstein, Greg Gutfeld, Ben Shapiro, and Debra Soh.
Ngô has reported from anti-trans events like the LGB Alliance conference and has interviewed many anti-trans figures, including:
References
Griffin, Anna (February 8, 2018). For Immigrants’ Son, Vietnam Trip Led To More Conservative Worldview. Oregon Public Broadcasting https://www.opb.org/news/series/racenw/immigrants-vietnam-oregon-conservative-worldview/
Gais, Hannah (September 11, 2019). The Making of Andy Ngo. Jewish Currents https://jewishcurrents.org/the-making-of-andy-ngo/
Gupta, Arun (August 2019). Portland’s Andy Ngo Is the Most Dangerous Grifter in America. Jacobin https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/andy-ngo-right-wing-antifa-protest-portland-bigotry
Dickson, EJ (September 3, 2019). How a Right-Wing Troll Managed to Manipulate the Mainstream Media. Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/andy-ngo-right-wing-troll-antifa-877914/
Urquhart, Evan (June 14, 2023) Did Andy Ngo coin “TRANTIFA”? Assigned Media https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/did-trantifa-originate-with-andy-ngo
Bernstein, Joseph (July 18, 2019). Andy Ngo Has The Newest New Media Career. It’s Made Him A Victim And A Star. BuzzFeed News https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/andy-ngo-portland-antifa
Work by Ngô and supporters
Ngo, Andy (May 12, 2017). Fired for Reporting the Truth. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/05/free-speech-islam-portland-state-vanguard-editor-fired-tweets/
Ngô, Andy (September 2, 2021). Sex offending suspect claims transgender harassment in Wi Spa case. New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/09/02/charges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-wi-spa-casecharges-filed-against-sex-offender-in-notorious-wi-spa-incident/ [alt headline: Charges filed against Darren Agee Merager in Wi Spa case]
Ngô, Andy (September 17, 2021). Wi Spa suspect still at large — has history of indecent exposure and masturbation. New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/09/17/wi-spa-suspect-still-at-large-has-history-of-indecent-exposure-and-masturbation/
Herzog, Katie (December 7, 2018). Anti-Racist Protesters Harass Gay Asian-American Journalist. The Stranger https://www.thestranger.com/politics/2018/12/07/36874512/anti-racist-protesters-harass-gay-asian-american-journalist
Singal, Jesse (September 3, 2021). Some Mainstream Outlets Can’t Even Perform Basic Newsgathering Functions Anymore: How Andy Ngo’s coverage of the Wi Spa controversy humiliated Slate, The Guardian, and other outlets. Singal-Minded https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/some-mainstream-outlets-cant-even
Media
Peter Boghossian (May 30, 2023). Moving the Needle on Gender Ideology (with Peter Boghossian, Billboard Chris, Andy Ngo, Savanah Hernandez, Matt Thornton, & Honey Badger Mom) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLtd6NhxFbc
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“Michael Malice” is the stage name of Michael Krechmer, a Ukrainian-American podcaster and troll who frequently platforms conservative and anti-transgender guests.
Background
Michael Schock Krechmer was born on July 12, 1976 in Lviv. Krechmer’s family came to the US about two years later, settling in New York City.
In 2000, Krechmer co-founded the blog Overheard in New York.
Anti-transgender activism
In 2017, Krechmer began hosting the podcast Your Welcome. Conservative and ati-trans guests include:
References
Pekar, Harvey (2006). Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story. Ballantine, ISBN 978-0345479396
Malice, Michael (2019). The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics. St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 9781250154668.
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Erec Smith is an American academic and anti-transgender activist. Smith’s work opposing progressive racial policies and views overlaps with people and groups opposing progressive gender policies and views, including:
Background
Smith earned a doctorate from University of Illinois Chicago in 2002. Smith began teaching at York College of Pennsylvania.
Free Black Thought
Smith co-founded Free Black Thought, a group of “heterodox” academics who oppose progressive policies and positions regarding race. They produce a Substack newsletter and podcast.
- Michael DC Bowen
- Dave Gilbert
- Tabia Lee
- Jason Littlefield
- Jake Mackey
- Connie Morgan
- Glenn C. Loury
- John McWhorter
References
Smith, Erec (August 4, 2021). They Don’t Speak for Me: The need for free black thought in academia—and beyond. City Journal https://www.city-journal.org/article/they-dont-speak-for-me
Media
Institute for Liberal Values and Free Black Thought (September 28, 2021). AUTHENTICITY: ERASED & REPLACED, with Prof. Erec Smith, Angel Eduardo, and Zander Keig. Host Jen Richmond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0v5y_7cQE
Resources
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Dan Hollaway is an American podcaster and anti-transgender activist.
Hollaway frequently discusses transgender controversies, including guest appearances on anti-trans podcasts like Debra Soh and hosting ex-trans activist Chloe Cole.
Background
Daniel James “Dan” Hollaway was born in 1981.
After earning an associate’s degree at ECPI University in 2005, Hollaway served in the US Army from 2005 to 2010. Hollaway earned a bachelor’s degree at American Military University in 2013.
From 2013 to 2015 Hollaway managed training at Security Management Group International. After earning a master’s degree from Penn State in 2016, Hollaway investigated fraud at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services until 2017.
From 2017 to 2019, Hollaway was VP Marketing at Black Rifle Coffee Company. In 2019 Hollaway began the Drinkin’ Bros Podcast. Hollaway is a partner in Hard AF Seltzer.
Anti-transgender activism
Hollaway is a critic of providing healthcare for trans and gender diverse American veterans, which Hollaway feels is an example of the “woke military.”
References
Soh, Debra (February 22, 2022). 36. Dan Hollaway – Woke Military, Media Manipulation, PTSD. The Dr. Debra Soh Podcast
Hollaway, Dan (December 12, 2022). Episode 1143 – Detransitioned Teen Speaks Out. Drinkin’ Bros Podcast https://m.imdb.com/title/tt24250038/
Resources
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Zuby is the stage name of Nzube Olisaebuka Udezue, a British rapper and anti-transgender activist.
Background
Nzube Olisaebuka Udezue was born on August 19, 1986. Udezue has four siblings and split time between the UK and Saudi Arabia while growing up. Udezue earned a bachelor’s degree from Oxford in 2007. Between 2006 and 2016, Udezue released several songs and albums while working as a consultant.
Podcast
In 2019, Udezue started a podcast, Real Talk with Zuby. Anti-trans guests include:
- Mike Cernovich
- Lauren Chen
- Belissa Cohen and Carrie Hathorn
- Dan Crenshaw
Anti-transgender activism
In 2019, Udezue performed an anti-trans stunt involving a women’s deadlifting record. Udezue claimed to have broken it while identifying as a female as a way to mock transgender athletes.
In 2020, Udezue signed a letter supporting anti-trans activist JK Rowling.
References
Male rapper identifying as female, declares he broke female deadlift record. WQAD. 11 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
Urwin, Rosamund (March 3, 2019). Rapper Zuby identifies as female to smash weightlifting record. The Times. Archived
Zuby (27 August 2019). ‘Trans women shouldn’t be allowed to compete in women’s sport.’ Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/trans-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-compete-in-womens-sport-11795192 [archive]
Gillespie, Nick (August 3, 2022). Zuby on self-control, personal responsibility, and trans athletes. Reason https://reason.com/video/2022/08/03/u-k-rapper-zuby-when-im-in-the-u-s-my-mind-is-blown-by-the-opportunities-here/
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Seth Dillon is an American media executive and anti-transgender extremist.
Dillon is CEO of the Babylon Bee, a satire site banned from Twitter for anti-trans content. The account was reinstated by Elon Musk.
Dillon has also partnered with Chaya Raichik to support Raichik’s transphobic Libs of TikTok account.
Background
Seth Michael Dillon was born on January 5, 1983 in Washington D.C. to Mitchell Wayne “Mitch” Dillon and Faith Barnett Dillon and grew up in an itinerant religious family. Reverend Mitch Dillon wrote the 2010 book Beyond Earthbound Dreams. Dillon has two siblings, including photographer and entrepreneur Daniel R. “Dan” Dillon (born 1985), who is also a colleague.
Dillon earned a degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 2004. Dillon is involved in the following business entities:
- Babylon Bee Media, LLC
- Dillon Asset Management LLC
- Dillon Venture Capital LLC
- Libs of Tik Tok LLC
- Optisearch Marketing LC
- Venture Tech LLC
- Veritas Publishing LLC
- Volentric LLC
Several operate out of the same business complex Dillon owns on Indiantown Road in Jupiter, Florida.
Dillon and spouse Tara Lynn Dillon have two children and live in in Juno Beach, Florida.
References
Dodds, Io (March 21, 2022). Conservative satire site The Babylon Bee locked out of Twitter for misgendering trans White House official. The Independent https://news.yahoo.com/conservative-satire-babylon-bee-locked-022115051.html
Zeisloft, Ben (October 3, 2020). Babylon Bee CEO’s Christian alma mater disinvites him from speaking in chapel Campus Reform https://www.campusreform.org/article/exclusive-babylon-bee-ceos-christian-alma-mater-disinvites-him-from-speaking-in-chapel/15849
Graham, Jennifer (November 10, 2021). How a preacher’s son made The Babylon Bee sting. Deseret News https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/10/22770662/how-a-preachers-son-made-the-babylon-bee-sting-politics-fakenews-evangelical-fox-news-jokes-humor
Persaud, Chris (May 10, 2022). Libs of TikTok creator backed by Babylon Bee CEO of Juno Beach. Palm Beach Post https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2022/05/10/babylon-bee-ceo-juno-beach-backs-libs-tiktok-creator/7385009001/
Media
Kyle Mann and Seth Dillon (June 2, 2023). The Babylon Bee Talks With Elon Musk at Twitter Headquarters. Babylon Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHaczOsMQ20
Seth Dillon (July 14, 2023). Seth Dillon: In An Age of Absurdity, We Need More Mockery. University of Auston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJBsKpaED1c
Resources
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Jake Shields is an American mixed martial artist and anti-transgender extremist.
Background
Jacob Sequoyah “Jake” Shields was born on January 9, 1979 and grew up in eastern California. After graduating from Calaveras High School, Shields attended Cuesta College, where wrestling abilities led to a scholarship to San Francisco State University. Shields went on to fight in MMA and UFC, winning 33 times in 46 matches. Shields developed a style called American Jiu-Jitsu (AJJ) and has gone on to be a coach.
Shields has a daughter born in 2000.
Anti-transgender activism
On February 15, 2023, Shields stated on Twitter, “Any teacher telling children they can chose their gender should be arrested tried and then executed.”
On April 25, 2023, Shields asked on Twitter, “Would you support public executions of anyone who helps a child transition?”
Shields also offered to fight ten trans men in a row. Wrestler Mack Beggs accepted the challenge.
Shields also attacked trans and gender diverse people who choose to breastfeed their children.
Shields’ views are popular among other anti-trans extremists. In 2022 Debra Soh had Shields on to attack transgender athletes.
References
Shields, Jake (February 15, 2023). “Any teacher telling children they can chose their gender should be arrested tried and then executed. The trans kid issue would immediately disappear.” https://twitter.com/jakeshieldsajj/status/1626189068735332353 [archive]
Webb, Karleigh (April 25, 2023). MMA fighter wants to fight 10 trans men. A trans wrestler says ‘Game on!’ OutSports https://www.outsports.com/2023/4/25/23696668/jake-shields-trans-men-fight-mma-mack-beggs-challenge-mclaughlin-owned
Bucholtz, Andrew (April 26, 2023). Ex-UFC star ponders ‘public executions’ for helping children transition. The Comeback https://thecomeback.com/mma/ex-ufc-fighter-public-executions-child-transition.html
Khatwani, Shivam (April 28, 2023 ). Transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin react to Jake Shields demanding ‘public executions’ of trans allies. Sportskeeda https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-transgender-mma-fighter-alana-mclaughlin-react-jake-shields-demanding-public-executions-trans-allies
Brinsford, James (July 6, 2023). MMA Fighter Jake Shields Lashes Out at Breastfeeding Trans Women. Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/mma-jake-shields-lashes-out-breastfeeding-trans-women-1811311
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