Julia D. Robertson vs. transgender people

Julia D. Robertson is an American writer and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Julia Diana Ghassan Robertson is a first generation Arab-American who grew up in New York with three siblings. Robertson earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Purchase and later attended the UCLA Writers’ Program.

Robertson wrote the 2016 lesbian novel Beyond the Screen Door. Robertson’s spouse is Claudia Lucas Robertson.

Anti-transgender activism

Robertson published an anti-trans blog called The Velvet Chronicle and is affiliated with anti-trans group Gender Health Query.

References

White, Sasha (January 22, 2021). Cancelled for Standing Up For Lesbians: Julia D. Robertson. Plebity https://www.plebity.org/article/cancelled-for-standing-up-for-lesbians-julia-d-robertson/

Sharpe, Larry (January 14, 2021). The LGBT Monolith? Author/Activist Julia Robertson Discusses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m883LitaFgM

Resources

Julia Diana Robertson (juliadianarobertson.com) [archive]

The Velvet Chronicle (thevelvetchronicle.com)

Twitter (twitter.com)

• JuliaDRobertson
• VelvetChronicle
• TopDeWilde

Facebook (facebook.com)

• JuliaDianaRobertson

AfterEllen (afterellen.com)

• Julia Robertson
• https://afterellen.com/author/julia-diana-robertson/

HuffPost (huffpost.com)

• Julia Diana Robertson جوليا ديانا
• https://www.huffpost.com/author/julia-diana-robertson