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Julia Malott and transgender people

Julia Malott is a Canadian software manager and conservative transgender activist. Malott has published opinion pieces in conservative publications and has attended anti-trans rallies and conferences.

Background

Malott was born in 1990 and grew up in a conservative Christian family in Hanover, Ontario, a rural community west of Toronto:

Throughout my teens and twenties, I was plagued with two mental health issues—the first was the gender dysphoria I knew I had but the second was the baggage of intense shame I internalized by NOT dealing with my dysphoria from childhood. That second one is such an important part and has huge implications on how my teenage years and adulthood played out. I think it’s easy for us to ignore the latter and focus only on the dysphoria.

When I was 14 years old, before even meeting my future wife, I made the decision that I was not going to transition. I knew I was beyond the age where puberty blockers would have prevented the masculinization of aspects of my body such as height, bone density, and my voice lowering, so my chances of passing as female were slim.

Nothing in the realm of hormones and surgeries were financially subsidized and I knew just how huge of an expense this would be throughout my late teens and twenties.

[…] The biggest deterrent of them all—I would have had to face telling my Christian parents how I felt about my gender. I knew they would never support me in pursuing a transition, and I knew that doing so would devastate them and humiliate me. 

Malott (2023)

Malott and future spouse met when Malott was 16 years old. Two years later, Malott came out but claimed not to want to make a gender transition. They got married and did not have any children together.

Malott earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Waterloo in 2015, then did database management and software development for Open Text, Manulife Financial, Desire2Learn, and Brock Solutions. Malott handled web accessibility for the City of Woodstock from 2015 to 2019, then held product management roles at eSolutionsGroup, OCAS, and Bonfire Interactive.

Malott had a change of heart about transition after a few years. After they separated in 2018, Malott made a gender transition soon after and now lives in Kitchener.

Activism

Malott quickly found a conservative and anti-trans audience eager to uplift someone whose views reflected theirs, including

In 2023, Mallot began the podcast Alotta Thoughts. Guests include:

  • April 10 & 20: Catherine Kronas and Chanel Pfahl
  • May 12: Catherine Kronas, Eva Kurilova, Neil Dorin, and Lois Cardinal
  • June 7: Audra Facinelli

2023 Genspect conference

In 2023 Malott attended a conference held by anti-trans hate group Genspect and seemed surprised that many attendees and online observers made cruel comments about Malott’s presence, appearance, and sexuality. Both Malott and “autogynephilia” activist “Phil Illy” were called “autogynephiles” and told they should not be parading their sexual fetish in front of attendees. Some attendees said they had a trauma response from being exposed to Malott without consent, as they felt they were being forced to participate in Malott’s sexual script. Some of Malott’s critics identify as “trans widows” whose oath-breaking spouses left them to transition, exactly as Malott did. The presence of Malott and “Phil Illy” was dubbed “AGPgate” and discussed widely in transphobic circles.

References

Chaarani, James (Feb 01, 2024). Kitchener, Ont., mom angry it took 2 hospital ER waits and 19 hours before teen got appendicitis surgery. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/st-mary-s-general-hospital-grand-river-hospital-1.7100867

Coverage in anti-trans press

Staff report (July 16, 2025). CBC Axed a Rare Space for Honest Debate. That Hurts Us All. National Newswatch https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/16/cbc-axed-a-rare-space-for-honest-debate-that-hurts-us-all

Dhanraj, Travis (February 2, 2024). Transgender columnist has mixed reaction to Alberta’s policy changes. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7104044

Staff report (October 6, 2023). Our first Freedom Defender of the Week. Canadian Constitution Foundation https://theccf.ca/our-first-freedom-defender/

Cantin-Nantel, Elie (July 24, 2023). Trans commentator speaks out against mandating pronouns, denying biology. True North https://tnc.news/2023/07/24/julia-malott-pronouns-biology/

Levy, Sue-Ann (February 21, 2023). LEVY: This transgendered parent is speaking out against Oakville jumbo breast teacher. True North https://tnc.news/2023/02/21/levy-transgendered-parent/

Selected writing by Malott

Malott, Julia (July 9, 2025). Julia Malott: I am the wrong kind of transwoman for CBC. Travis Dhanraj made me a regular. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-i-am-the-wrong-kind-of-transwoman-for-cbc-travis-dhanraj-made-me-a-regular

Malott, Julia (February 6, 2024). Julia Malott: Danielle Smith falls victim to same one-sided thinking as gender activists. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-danielle-smith-falls-victim-to-same-one-sided-thinking-as-gender-activists

Malott, Julia (January 21, 2024). Julia Malott: Rife with gender politics, Ontario schools sorely need Lecce to lead. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-rife-with-gender-politics-ontario-schools-sorely-need-lecce-to-lead

Malott, Julia (December 11, 2023). Julia Malott: Anti-woke teacher erred in thinking the courts would do her justice. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-anti-woke-teacher-erred-in-thinking-the-courts-would-do-her-justice

Malott, Julia (November 28, 2023). Julia Malott: Clear-eyed judge razes left’s favourite tactic — silence critics in bad faith. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-school-board-plays-victim-while-bullying-teacher-over-transgender-book

Malott, Julia (November 27, 2023). Julia Malott: I don’t agree with Amy Hamm. But I was wrong about her fight for free speech. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/i-dont-agree-with-amy-hamm-but-i-was-wrong-about-her-fight-for-free-speech

Malott, Julia (October 31, 2023). Julia Malott: Beware the Halloween diversity police — that ninja costume is ‘cultural appropriation.’ National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-beware-the-halloween-diversity-police-that-ninja-costume-is-cultural-appropriation

Malott, Julia (October 17, 2023). Julia Malott: Progressives abandon long tradition of supporting parental rights. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-progressives-abandon-long-tradition-of-supporting-parental-rights

Malott, Julia (September 22, 2023). Julia Malott: I’m transgender and I felt welcomed at parents’ rights protest. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-im-transgender-and-i-felt-welcomed-at-parents-rights-protest

Malott, Julia (September 18, 2023). Julia Malott: Nope, parents are not ‘fascists’ for being skeptical of gender politics. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-nope-parents-are-not-fascists-for-being-skeptical-of-gender-politics

Malott, Julia (September 6, 2023). Julia Malott: The real danger to trans kids is to confuse involving parents with ‘outing’. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-the-real-danger-to-trans-kids-is-to-confuse-involving-parents-with-outing

Malott, Julia (August 29, 2023). Julia Malott: New school gender policies aren’t anti trans. They’re pro parent-child relationship. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/julia-malott-new-school-gender-policies-arent-anti-trans-theyre-pro-parent-child-relationship

Malott, Julia (August 2, 2023). Julia Malott: Drag queen story hour is not the way to teach children about diversity. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/drag-queen-story-hour-is-not-the-way-to-teach-children-about-diversity

Media

National Post with Jamie Sarkonak, Julia Malott and Adam Zivo (February 9, 2024). Are Danielle Smith’s gender identity policies good for children? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BsIJKoP8g

True North / Juno News with Elie Cantin-Nantel and Julia Malott (July 29, 2023). An honest conversation about transgenderism (feat. Julia Malott). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u8CAxavPeg

the radical center with Leslie Elliott Boyce and Julia Malott (July 4, 2023). Julia Malott, Alotta Thoughts from a Canadian Parents’ Rights Advocate and Transgender Centrist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSgHfHglp3g

Mark Groves with Julia Malott (June 26, 2023). Transgender Politics and Gender Dysphoria with Julia Malott | The Mark Groves Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7-k9KL0j14

Preston Sprinkle with Julia Malott (June 19, 2023). A Raw Conversation with My New Transgender Friend: Julia Malott. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhtcguJLDs

Parents for Parents Rights (May 3, 2023). 5 2 23 Julia Malott Speaking to Exclusion of Parents from Social Transition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKx5UZuCpqM

Transparency with Aaron Terrell, Aaron Kimberly, and Julia Malott (Mar 26, 2023). EP61 – Soft Spoken. Soft hearts – with Julia Malott. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7g1C48kpsY

Beyond the Rift (March 21, 2023). WRDSB Delegation: Preferred Names and Pronouns (Social Transition) – Julia Malott (March 20, 2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrjK-oALSho

National Post (February 16, 2023). Transgender woman says there should be a dress code for teachers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08cC2kHtbsI

Resources

Alotta Thoughts (alottamalotta.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

YouTube (youtube.com)

National Post (nationalpost.com)