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Rebel News vs. transgender people

Rebel News is a far-right Canadian blog and media outlet that posts consistently anti-transgender content.

They are best known for heavy coverage of the most controversial trans and gender diverse Canadians, particularly Jessica Simpson (formerly known as Jessica Yaniv) and Kerry Luc Lemieux (also known as Kayla Lemieux), a high school shop teacher who in 2022 wore enormous prosthetic breasts to school before transferring to another district.

Rebel News also frequently features stories about transgender people accused of crimes and about activists in the ex-transgender movement. They strongly support sex segregation and frequently write stories designed to generate outrage about trans people in sex-segregated sports and prisons.

Background

Rebel News was founded in February 2015 by Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley in the wake of the Sun News Network shutdown. Rebel News reportedly raised $100,000 via crowdfunding that year.

People

Co-Founders

  • Ezra Levant
  • Brian Lilley (left in 2017)

Contributors

  • Tanveer Ahmed
  • Janice Atkinson
  • Keean Bexte
  • Jack Buckby
  • Theo Caldwell
  • Michael Campbell
  • John Cardillo
  • Michael Coren
  • Alex Dhaliwal
  • Ben Davies
  • Eric Duhaime
  • Jay Fayza
  • Tiffany Gabbay
  • Faith Goldy
  • Sebastian Gorka
  • Amanda Head
  • Katie Hopkins
  • Drea Humphrey
  • Jarryd JĂ€ger
  • Alexander Jones
  • Victor Laszlo
  • Mark Latham
  • Alexandra Lavoie
  • Andrew Lawton
  • Claire Lehmann
  • Laura Loomer
  • Candice Malcolm
  • Martina Markota
  • Gaving McInnes
  • David Menzies
  • Holly Nicholas
  • Joe Oliver
  • Jack Posobiec
  • Emily Pratt
  • Sheila Gunn Reid
  • Caolan Robertson
  • Tommy Robinson
  • John Robson
  • Kurt Schlichter
  • Marissa Semkiw
  • Rob Shimshock
  • Anna Slatz
  • Lauren Southern
  • Jessica Swietoniowski
  • Christopher Wilson
  • Avi Yemini

Selected anti-trans writing

Levant, Ezra (October 8, 2024). CAUGHT ON TAPE: Human rights tribunal threatens to censor Rebel News. Rebel News https://www.rebelnews.com/caught_on_tape_human_rights_tribunal_threatens_to_censor_rebel_news

Staff report (September 26, 2024). We’re being sued! Stop Yaniv! Rebel News https://www.rebelnews.com/stop_yaniv

Humphrey, Drea (August 7, 2024). BREAKING: Rebel News successfully lifts publication bans on Jonathan Yaniv court hearings. Rebel News https://www.rebelnews.com/rebel_news_successfully_lifts_publication_bans_on_jonathan_yaniv_court_hearings

Humphrey, Drea (September 13, 2024). Judge dismisses request to lift conditions on trans predator’s criminal conviction. Rebel News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3nlW38sRFI protectdrea.com [redirects to Rebel News as of October 2024]

Media

Rebel News (January 20, 2025). Trans activist suing Rebel News after attacking journalists—causes $10k bill! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX1VKpdkcLk

Rebel News (December 20, 2023). Rabid ‘trans activist’ Jessica Simpson threatens to harm female Rebel News reporter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToD7Z8tbWxk

Rebel News (Sep 25, 2023). Shop teacher Busty Lemieux is now Bearded Lemieux. He has switched schools – and switched genders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZdHTOlTrc

Rebel News (Sep 5, 2023). Busty Lemieux back at school, boob-free: Why isn’t this nutjob fired for lying about a disability? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sONhKJjQBwQ

Rebel News (Jun 20, 2023). Will ‘Busty Lemieux’ be wearing Z-cup prosthetic breasts to teach at a new school in Hamilton? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLhjWeLlUgk

Rebel News (May 30, 2023). Busty Lemieux BUSTED again! And you’ll never believe what happened next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxsdZnxujIA

Rebel News (Apr 14, 2023). Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld showcases David Menzies exposing transgender shop teacher Kayla Lemieux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksgs5oYS26I

Rebel News (Apr 10, 2023). BUSTED! We caught Kayla Lemieux at a shopping mall. He was NOT sporting his ‘real’ Z-cup breasts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U37WhFe7w5s

Rebel News (Nov 8, 2022). HDSB wants massive fee for documents relating to controversial teacher Kayla Lemieux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJCpgv6jP-A

Rebel News (Sep 23, 2022). Cowards! HDSB trustees run away when asked about Kayla Lemieux at board meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQXR3dRDzps

Rebel News (Sep 20, 2022). Identity crisis? Searching for Kayla Lemieux, the shop teacher with giant prosthetic breasts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrs_R4Kymi8

Rebel News (October 22, 2019). â€œJessica” Yaniv LOSES lawsuits against female estheticians who refused to wax his genitals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTLUG3cHtz0

Rebel News (August 16, 2019). Blaire White: Jessica Yaniv has my address & says he’s buying a gun | Keean Bexte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfXcg9EQxJw

Rebel News (August 15, 2019). EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE: Jessica Yaniv ASSAULTS Rebel reporter with CANE! | David Menzies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcEnBHAYYVM

Rebel News (August 9, 2019). EXCLUSIVE: “Mama Yaniv” ASSAULTS Rebel reporter, Jessica BLOCKS car and calls cops! | Keean Bexte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv5Ym21cqN0

Rebel News (August 8, 2019). Who is Jessica Yaniv? An exclusive Rebel exposĂ©. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzZJGlJ9lSA

Rebel News (August 6, 2019). Jessica Yaniv brandishes illegal “taser,” threatens reporter with pepper spray | Sheila Gunn Reid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxLBWS6ycA

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Rebel News (rebelnews.com)

  • original url: therebel.media [archive]
  • Meet the Rebels therebel.media/therebels [archive]
  • Rebel News Plus (rebelnewsplus.com)
  • Rebel News Store (rebelnewsstore.com)

Trans-related domains owned by Rebel News

  • Trans-related domains:
  • Stop Yaniv [against Jessica Yaniv] (stopyaniv.com) [redirects to RebelNews.com – archive]
  • Yaniv Trial [against Jessica Yaniv] (yanivtrial.com) [redirects to RebelNews.com – archive]
  • Protect Drea [against Jessica Yaniv](protectdrea.com) [redirects to Rebel News – archive]
  • I Stand with David (istandwithdavid.com)
  • Stand with Menzies (standwithmenzies.com)
  • Repeal Section 7 [of the British Columbia Human Rights Code] (repealsection7.com)
  • Trans Madness (transmadness.com) [redirects to Rebel News – archive]
  • Keep Kids Spaces Safe (keepkidsspacessafe.com)
  • Protect Female Spaces (protectfemalespaces.com)
  • Protect Female Athletes (protectfeamleathletes.com)
  • Protect The Students (protectthestudents.ca)
  • Fix Our Cities (fixourcities.com)
  • Rebel Field Reports (rebelfieldreports.com) [redirects to Rebel News –archive]
  • Not My Senator [against Kristopher Wells] (notmysenator.ca)
  • Stop Classroom Grooming (stopclassroomgrooming.com) [redirects to Rebel News – archive]

Ezra Levant (ezralevant.com)

Facebook (facebook.com)

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YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/)

Rumble (rumble.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Telegram (t.me)