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PragerU vs. transgender people

by Andrea James Reviewed September 8, 2026 5 min read

PragerU is a conservative American nonprofit advocacy group that frequently posts anti-transgender media.

In 2023, PragerU released and heavily promoted a long-form video on the ex-transgender movement. Under the Trump Administration, PragerU worked to get their videos taught in public schools.

Background

PragerU was founded by Dennis Prager and Allen Estrin in 2009. They create short-form animated content that explains a conservative view on a subject.

Selected anti-trans content

In 2020, YouTube took down two anti-trans videos featuring Candace Owens for violating their policy on hate speech, wherein being transgender was likened to schizophrenia and disease.

DETRANS: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care (October 25, 2023)

Abigail Shrier

  • Why Girls Become Boys (March 29, 2021)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bMJd_QAXs
  • critical of trans and gender diverse youth

Ashley McGuire

Amala Ekpunobi

Aldo Buttazzoni

Dennis Prager

Marissa Streit

Selina Soule

Christina Hoff Sommers

  • War on Boys (May 19, 2014)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFpYj0E-yb4

Kaylee McGhee White

Will Witt

Uncredited

People

Key people include:

References

Kirsch, Noah (April 8, 2026). ‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/apr/08/prageru-university-conservatism

Kingkade, Tyler; Hylton, Antonia (December 30, 2023). How a conservative group’s videos gained a foothold in classrooms with help from Republican officials. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/prageru-conservative-videos-classrooms-republican-officials-help-rcna131613

Reed, Erin (November 2, 2023), “Everyone Should Become Catholic”—PragerU $1 Million #DETRANS Ad Echoes Ex-Gays. Erin In The Morning https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/everyone-should-become-catholicprageru

Giardina, Henry (November 2, 2023). This unhinged detransitioner doc is now being aggressively promoted on X. Into https://www.intomore.com/the-internet/wtf/this-unhinged-detransitioner-doc-is-now-being-aggressively-promoted-on-x/

Kumamoto, Ian (November 8, 2023). I Watched This Documentary — Which Is Pure Anti-Trans Propaganda — So You Don’t Have To: No, PragerU, gender-affirming care is not a “social contagion.” HuffPost https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-trans-propdaganda-prageru-film_n_654ba88ee4b0e63c9dc1e1d9

Factora, James (November 3, 2023). A Right-Wing Organization Bought a “Takeover” on X for Its Anti-Trans Propaganda Movie. them https://www.them.us/story/prager-u-right-wing-organization-x-anti-trans-propaganda

Wiggins, Christopher (November 7, 2023). Transgender Online Creators’ Images Misused in Transphobic PragerU Propaganda Film. The Advocate https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-woman-image-prageru

Yurcaba, Jo (November 2, 2023). PragerU buys ‘takeover’ ad on X as part of $1M campaign to promote polarizing ‘Detrans’ film. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/prageru-buys-takeover-ad-x-part-1m-campaign-promote-polarizing-detrans-rcna123351

Povich, Elaine (November 3, 2023). Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in a handful of states. Missouri Independent https://missouriindependent.com/2023/11/03/controversial-prageru-videos-gain-educational-foothold-in-a-handful-of-states/

Silberling, Amanda (November 2, 2023). X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film. TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/02/x-runs-timeline-takeover-ad-promoting-anti-trans-film/

Fields, Aryn (November 2, 2023). Human Rights Campaign Condemns X, Elon Musk for Accepting Timeline Takeover of Transphobic, Fact-Free “Documentary.” Human Rights Campaign https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-condemns-x-elon-musk-for-accepting-timeline-takeover-of-transphobic-fact-free-documentary

January, Brianna (November 23, 2020). YouTube removed anti-trans PragerU videos for violating hate speech policies. Media Matters for America https://www.mediamatters.org/dennis-prager/youtube-removed-anti-trans-prageru-videos-violating-hate-speech-policies

Ingram, Mathew (November 19, 2020). Congress and the platforms: The circus is back in town. Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/congress-and-the-platforms-the-circus-is-back-in-town.php

Anderson, Drew (August 6, 2019). BACKGROUNDER: PragerU’s Ties to White Supremacy, Horrific Anti-LGBTQ Record. GLAAD https://www.glaad.org/blog/backgrounder-pragerus-ties-white-supremacy-horrific-anti-lgbtq-record

Anti-trans coverage

Brown, Michael (October 18, 2022). What Dennis Prager got wrong about transgender identity. Christian Post https://www.christianpost.com/voices/what-dennis-prager-got-wrong-about-transgender-identity.html

Dreher, Rod (March 31, 2021). Trans Girls & Techno-Utopia: Abigail Shrier on the destructive mind virus overtaking our culture. Why are we so susceptible? The American Conservative https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trans-girls-techno-utopia-abigail-shrier/

Bowles, Nellie (January 4, 2020). Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/politics/dennis-prager-university.html

Media

Vaush (March 1, 2023). Debunking DERANGED Anti-Trans Prager U Propaganda. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggPrrXnAPw

Jessie Gender (December 3, 2021). How PragerU Creates Transphobia (in Trans-Affirming Folks). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-vIGz2SuO0

Resources

Southern Poverty Law Center (splcenter.org)

PragerU (prageru.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

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