The Dispatch is a right-wing group blog that publishes consistently anti-transgender content. They also produces several newsletters and podcasts.
Prominent anti-trans contributors include “Katherine Dee,” David French, Jessica Gavora, Jonah Goldberg, Jeremiah Johnson, James Kirchick, Charles Fain Lehman, Claire Lehmann, Megan McArdle, Yascha Mounk, Jesse Singal, and Kevin D. Williamson.
The Dispatch has conservative transgender contributors and podcast guests, including Jessica Riedl and Brianna Wu.
Background
The Dispatch was founded in October 2019 by Jonah Goldberg, Stephen F. Hayes, and Toby Stock. The site had a beta launch on Substack in October 2019 and fully launched on January 7, 2020. By March, the company reported nearly 10,000 paying subscribers. In October 2022, The Dispatch moved from Substack to its own website. In April 2025, Dispatch Media, Inc. acquired SCOTUSblog, a prominent blog that covers the US Supreme Court.
Newsletters
- Boiling Frogs (Nick Catoggio)
- Capitolism (Scott Lincicome)
- Dispatch Energy
- Dispatch Faith (Michael Reneau)
- Dispatch Politics
- Dispatch Weekly (Rachael Larimore)
- G-File (Jonah Goldberg)
- The Morning Dispatch
- SCOTUS Today (formerly SCOTUSblog – acquired 2025) (Zachary Shemtob)
- Wanderland (Kevin D. Williamson)
Podcasts
- Advisory Opinions (Sarah Isgur and David French)
- The Dispatch Podcast (multiple hosts)
- The Remnant (Jonah Goldberg)
- The Skiff (multiple hosts)
People
Contributors and staff include:
- “Katherine Dee” / Katya Delaney / Katherine Delaney / Katya Ungerman (contribtions)
- Declan Garvey
- Peter Gattuso
- Jessica Gavora
- Jonathan Gibson
- Jonah Goldberg (contributions)
- Gil Guerra
- Stephen Gutowski
- Rachael Larimore
- Charlotte Lawson
- Charles Fain Lehman
- Claire Lehmann (contributions)
- Scott Lincicome
- Grayson Logue
- Tim Mak
- Megan McArdle (contributions)
- John McCormack
- Jake Meador
- Paul D. Miller
- Yascha Mounk (contributions)
- Leah Libresco Sargeant
- Zachary Shemtob
- Jesse Singal (contributions)
- Andy Smarick
- Chris Stirewalt
- James P. Sutton
Selected anti-trans articles
Figliolia, Joseph (November 15, 2025). What’s Next in the Transgender Wars. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/transgender-affirm-restrict-children-trump-mamdani/
Drucker, David M. (October 6, 2025). Transgender Issues Continue to Vex Democrats. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/transgender-issues-democrats-hesitant-virginia-new-jersey/
Howe, Amy (June 19, 2025). Court Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Certain Medical Treatments for Transgender Minors. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/tennessee-transgender-supreme-court-skrmetti/
Williamson, Kevin D. (May 12, 2025). The Forgotten Word: Sex. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/wanderland/sexuality-transgender-discourse-military/
Singal, Jesse (May 1, 2025). Logic Trips Up the Trans Movement. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/transgender-court-skrmetti-argument/
Singal, Jesse (May 1, 2025). HHS Releases Landmark Review on Youth Gender Medicine. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/transgender-youth-hhs-report/
Mary Trimble, Grayson Logue, and James P. Sutton (December 6, 2024). Unpacking the Oral Arguments Over Youth Gender Transition Treatment. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/unpacking-the-oral-arguments-over-youth-gender-transition-treatment/
Gavora, Jessica (November 21, 2024). The Revenge of the Title IX Dads. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/the-revenge-of-the-title-ix-dads/
Singal, Jesse (April 22, 2024). The Cass Review Won’t Fade Away. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/the-cass-review-wont-go-away/
Baker, Audrey (January 11, 2024). Ohio’s Battle Over Gender Procedures, Explained. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/ohios-battle-over-gender-procedures-explained/
Mary Trimble, Grayson Logue, and Peter Gattuso (April 17, 2024). U.K. Report Calls into Question Youth Gender-Transition Treatments. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/u-k-report-calls-into-question-youth-gender-transition-treatments/
Baker, Audrey (June 13, 2023). The Changing Status of Transgender Medical Intervention, Explained. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/the-changing-status-of-transgender-medical-intervention-explained/
Rhodes, Oliver (February 7, 2023). Scotland’s Gender Policy Has Created a Political and Constitutional Crisis. The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/article/scotlands-gender-policy-has-created-a-political-and-constitutional-crisis/
Selected podcast episodes
The Dispatch Podcast with Sarah Isgur, Jonah Goldberg, and David French (June 30, 2023). Let’s Go Coup-ing. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/lets-go-coup-ing/
The Dispatch Podcast with Sarah Isgur, Jonah Goldberg, Jesse Singal, and Mike Pesca (May 2, 2025). David Hogg and the Bully Test. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/david-hogg-and-the-bully-test/
The Dispatch Podcast with Jamie Weinstein and Jim Kessler (March 24, 2025). Rethinking the Democratic Playbook | Interview: Jim Kessler. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/rethinking-the-democratic-playbook/
The Dispatch Podcast with Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Brianna Wu (March 10, 2025). When the Left Became an Online Mob | Interview: Brianna Wu. https://thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/when-the-left-became-an-online-mob/
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