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Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender vs. transgender people

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Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG) is an American anti-transgender organization. It is part of the “parental rights” movement of anti-trans activists.

DIAG claims, “We’re Dems, or recently ex-Dems, or newly politically homeless former Dems, who still hold onto our liberal values but believe that our party has veered way off track.”

In 2025, anti-trans activist Azeen Ghorayshi promoted DIAG’s claim of being from the left: “In the United States, a coalition of critics of youth gender medicine from both the right and the left have argued for banning the treatments.” 

Background

Founder Lauren Wohl-Sanchez is the unaccepting parent of a gender diverse child.

In 2024, the DIAG website went live, and they were registered with the IRS as a nonprofit.

In 2026, DIAG and FIRE sued the state of Illinois over a rule requiring that groups using the term Democrats in their name have to get permission from the Democratic Party.

People

Almost everyone involved with DIAG uses a fake name.

  • “Langdon Alger”
  • “Eliza B.”
  • “Michelle Brooks”
  • “UB”
  • “C.C.” / “Chris Carrier”
  • “Anne Elliot”
  • “Anna Grace”
  • “Catherine Klein”
  • “Mungeri Lal” / “ML”
  • “Gigi LaRue”
  • “C.M.” / “Carl Morse”
  • “Connie Payne”
  • “Yvette Peasatto”
  • “Judith Roland”
  • “David Stillman”
  • “Ellie Swimmer”

DIAG members with the courage of their convictions include:

Substack

DIAG maintains a Substack group blog with several contributors:

They have also collaborated with Gerald Posner, Trisha Posner, and LGB Alliance USA.

References

O’Connor, Jack (January 27, 2026). Anti-transgender Democrats sue Illinois over law requiring political party approval for nonprofit names. Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-political-party-names-lawsuit/

Ghorayshi, Azeen; Thrush, Glenn (July 10, 2025). Justice Dept. Demands Patient Details From Trans Medicine Providers. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/health/transgender-medicine-minors-trump-subpoena.html

Resources

Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (di-ag.org)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

Substack (substack.com)