Glenna Goldis is a lawyer and anti-transgender activist. Goldis considers gender medicine “the greatest scam of our lifetime.”
Priot to October 2024, Goldis used the pen name “Unyielding Bicyclist” online.
Background
Glenna Byrne Goldis was born on October 27, 1984. After graduating from South Kingstown High School, Goldis earned a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Goldis then earned a law degree at New York University School of Law and was admitted to the New York (No. 4868600).
Northeast Legal Aid, Brooklyn Bar Association, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. In 2022, Goldis was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General in the consumer fraud and protection bureau. Goldis is based in New York City.
Anti-trans activism
Goldis publishes frequently on Substack, collaborating with other enti-trans activists including Lisa Selin Davis, Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender, LGB Alliance USA, and LGB Courage Coalition.
References
Goldis, Glenna (October 18, 2023). A Lawyer’s Take on Pediatric Gender Medicine. https://badfacts.substack.com/p/brandt-files-links-to-every-post
Media
Stephanie Winn (Some Kind of Therapist) (May 12, 2025). 161. The HHS Review: Gender Medicine Under Scrutiny | Legal Expert Glenna Goldis Explains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1qSV-3DeLw
Stephanie Winn (Some Kind of Therapist) (February 10, 2025). 148. Executive Orders Decoded: Attorney Glenna Goldis Explains Impacts on American Families. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVYvh04z3z4
Heterodorx with Corinna Cohn and Nina Paley (January 15, 2025). Lesbians, Law, and Bicycles with Glenna Goldis. https://www.heterodorx.com/podcast/episode-157-lesbians-law-and-bicycles-with-glenna-goldis/
Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender with “Ellie Swimmer,” Ellie Elspeth Cypher, Kara Dansky, and Glenna Goldis (December 15, 2024). US v. Skrmetti Recap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aofw5Utnlw
LGB Alliance USA with Candice Jackson, Glenna Goldis, “Arianne,” “Sylvia,” “Carol,” and “Jos G” (December 7, 2024). US v. Skrmetti Post-Hearing Analysis with Candice Jackson & Glenna Goldis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPUlRTbTxq4
Gender: A Wider Lens with Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayad (December 6, 2024). Are Puberty Blockers the Next Consumer Fraud Scandal? with Glenna Goldis | EP 196. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1qVrBFMCeA
The Distance Mag with Matt Osborne and Glenna Goldis (December 3, 2024). Chase Strangio, ACLU Implicated In Judge Shopping Scandal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcRP-8PVkyo
Resources
Substack (substack.com)
- glennagoldis
- Bad Facts
- badfacts.substack.com
X/Twitter (x.com)
- glennagoldis
- previous username unyieldingbicyc
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)