The Manhattan Institute is a conservative think tank with full-time staff dedicated to anti-transgender policy.
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research employs additional staff and freelance contributors whose work includes anti-trans writing for City Journal.
Background
The organization was founded in 1978 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by British libertarian business leader Antony Fisher and former CIA director William J. Casey.
They have published City Journal since 1990.
People
Anti-trans activists affiliated with Manhattan Institute include:
- Christina Berry / “Christina Buttons” (contributions)
- Betsy DeVos (contributions)
- Joseph Figliolia (contributions)
- Robert Henderson (contributions)
- Eric Kaufmann (contributions)
- Charles Fain Lehman (contributions)
- Heather Mac Donald (contributions)
- Douglas Murray (contributions)
- Christopher F. Rufo (contributions)
- Leor Sapir (contributions)
- Abigail Shrier (contributions)
- Robert VerBruggen (contribution)
- Colin Wright (contributions)
Conservative trans policy analyst Jessica Riedl worked there until 2025.
References
Gabriel, Trip (April 24, 2022). He Fuels the Right’s Cultural Fires (and Spreads Them to Florida). New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/us/politics/christopher-rufo-crt-lgbtq-florida.html
Schott, Bryan (January 19, 2023). Why GOP lawmakers want to stop doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care for Utah’s youth. The Salt Lake Tribune https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/01/18/why-gop-lawmakers-want-stop/
Sapir, Leor (October 28, 2022). The U.K. Is Backing Off Transgender Mania. The U.S. Should Follow. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/the-u-k-is-backing-off-transgender-mania-and-the-u-s-should-follow/
Resources
Trans Data Library (transdatalibrary.org)
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- transdatalibrary.org/organization/manhattan-institute-for-policy-research
City Journal (city-journal.org)
Manhattan Institute (manhattan.institute)
- manhattan-institute.org (1996–2023) [archive]