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Brad Polumbo vs. transgender people

Brad Polumbo is a conservative American writer and anti-transgender activist. Polumbo has appeared on anti-trans podcast Blocked and Reported and features a Libs of TikTok-type segment singling out trans and gender diverse people for commentary and ridicule.

Background

Bradley Andrew “Brad” Polumbo was born on November 12, 1997.

Polumbo earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019. Polumbo has written for the Washington Examiner, Foundation for Economic Education, and National Review.

Polumbo hosts the Brad vs. Everyone podcast. Polumbo frequently hosts conservative trans guests. Polumbo also appeared on conservative transgender podcast Dollcast in 2025.

Polumbo also co-hosts the Citation Needed podcast with Colin Wright. Episodes “spotlight and critique two of the most ridiculous examples of “woke” scholarship.”

References

Coaston, Jane (September 4, 2023,). Opinion: How a Gay Republican Sees the Rise in Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Rhetoric on the Right. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/opinion/brad-polumbo-gay-rights-republicans.html

Drigotas, Conner (~2024). Alumni Interview: Brad Polumbo. Young Voices https://www.joinyv.org/success-stories/alumni-interview-brad-polumbo

Selected anti-trans writing by Polumbo

Polumbo, Brad (April 20, 2023). ‘I Was in the Pittsburgh Trans Debate. Activists Had Me Scared for My Life.’ Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/trans-transgender-debate-protest-pittsburgh-college-1795719

Media

Intercollegiate Studies Institute (April 18, 2023). Should Transgenderism be Regulated by Law? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwzfHWfLSX4

Resources

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