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James Linehan vs. transgender people

James Linehan is an American anti-transgender activist. Linehan is associated with anti-trans hate group Genspect.

Linehan claims to have a difference of sex development, but that has not been independently confirmed.

note: beyond a shared surname, James Linehan does not appear to be related to Irish anti-trans extremist Graham Linehan.

Background

James Walter Linehan IV was born in January 14, 1968 to Jacqueline P. “Jackie” Linehan (1937–2006) and physician James Walter Linehan (born 1936), an otolaryngology specialist who worked at Camino ENT before retiring. Linehan wrote:

Growing up in the suburbs of the Bay Area, I was an only child, born to a retired kindergarten teacher and a professor [. My mother, the embodiment of understanding and kindness, contrasted sharply with my father, who, vexed by my learning disability and burgeoning developmental issues, could not comprehend the challenges I faced. My mother’s inability to confront the reality of my disabilities led to a romanticized vision of me as an idyllic son, misunderstood by others. My father, meanwhile, insisted on projecting the image of an ideal family, concealing my developmental problems behind a façade.

The world I inhabited in the 1980s pales in comparison to the present, where adolescents encounter a plethora of gender identities and variations.

Linehan claims to have been diagnosed with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH, or Kallmann Syndrome) in adolescence and was reportedly given puberty-inducing drugs at age 16.

Linehan earned a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 1994 and a master’s degree from San Francisco State University in 1999. From 1999 to 2000, Linehan was a network administrator for Marelich Mechanical. From 2000 to 2001, Linehan was web engineer for eUniversity.com. From 2001 to 2013, Linehan worked at alma mater Santa Clara University as Instructional Technology Coordinator.

After freelancing as an IT consultant from 2012 to 2019, Linehan was a “cryptocurrency guru” from 2019 to 2023. Since 2023, Linehan has run Zen AI Consulting.

2025 Genspect conference

Linehan was a featured speaker at the 2025 Genspect conference in New Mexico. According to their promotional materials:

James Linehan is an advocate and educator whose perspective is shaped by his experience with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH), a DSD condition, mirroring the effects of puberty blockers like Lupron. He received treatment for CHH at UCSF in the 1980s, now a gender clinic, and began HRT at 16. Holding an M.Ed., he is a former adjunct lecturer and staff member at Santa Clara University. Currently, James advises small companies on AI integration, combining expertise in education and technology.

References

Weir, Sierra (October 3, 2025). Jimmy Rustling: The Phenomenon of “Intersex Pretenders” (Pubmed). Exulansic https://exulansic.substack.com/p/jimmy-rustling-the-lying-linehan/

Genspect (September 27, 2025). The Bigger Picture Conference 2025. https://genspect.org/the-bigger-picture-albuquerque/

Delgado, Fernando; Sexton, Veronica; Carbone-Deep, Nix; Duran, Malina (April 23, 2025). TPUSA Storms the Valley—Who Are They and What Are Their Tactics? The Signal at Stanislaus State https://csusignal.com/13630/news/tpusa-storms-the-valley-who-are-they-really-and-what-are-their-tactics/

McDonald, Jon (November 9, 2024). Santa Clara Island’s grand online opening. The Santa Clara https://www.thesantaclara.org/blog/santa-clara-islands-grand-online-opening

Rupel, Matt (October 20, 2024). Second Life struggling to draw much attention. The Santa Clara https://www.thesantaclara.org/blog/second-life-struggling-to-draw-much-attention

Popalisky, David J.; Ridolfi, Cookie (2004). Barred from Life: James Linehan, Technical Coordinator. https://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/bfl/linehan.html

Selected anti-trans writing by Linehan

Linehan, James (Sep 13, 2023). Guest Post: “My Body Is a Puberty Blocker.” BROADview https://www.broadview.news/p/my-body-is-a-puberty-blocker

Linehan, James (May 23, 2021). The Curious Case of the Hormonal Enigma: An “intersex person’s” gender-affirming memo to parents with transgender youth. Screaming Into The Void https://jameslinehan.substack.com/p/i-went-through-gender-affirming-care

Media

Peter Boghossian with Anita Bartholomew, Eithan Haim, ared Ross, and James Linehan (October 7, 2025). Should “Gender-Affirming Care” Be ILLEGAL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtCBYROGGZc

Beyond Gender with Stella O’Malley, Bret Alderman, and James Linehan (March 20, 2025). The Devastating Impact of Missing Puberty – James Linehan (#5). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNyaoJn00Mo

Paradox Institute with Cynthia Breheny and James Linehan (December 26, 2024). DSD Biology and the Harms of Blocking Puberty | Interviews | James Linehan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WrNTEAzqcQ

Ray Alex Williams with James Linehan (August 9, 2024). How Trans Activists Hijacked Intersex Conditions | James Linehan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR7l2desU5w

Genspect with Stella O’Malley and James Linehan (February 24, 2024). When you Stop a Child’s Puberty you Stop their Mental Development – James Linehan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8AqXOqgR5g

Some Kind of Therapist with Stephanie Winn and James Linehan (December 18, 2023). 88. Puberty is a Human Right: Disorders of Sexual Development vs Puberty Blockers with James Linehan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalP07P5oWw

Calmversations with Benjamin Boyce and James Linehan (October 5, 2023). “My Body Is A Puberty Blocker” | with James Linehan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5Iy9r0fY4

Buck Angel with James Linehan (September 12, 2023). Puberty Blockers…Are They Safe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKNHBgjRVeM

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