Cathy Young is a writer and anti-transgender activist.
Background
Yekaterina Jung was born on February 10, 1963 in Russia to Marina (born 1936) and Alexander Jung (1935–2011). Young’s family moved to the United States in 1980. Young became a naturalized US citizen in 1987 as Catherine Alicia Young and earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in 1988.
Young is a writer at The Bulwark, a cultural studies fellow at the Cato Institute, a columnist for Newsday, and a contributing editor to Reason.
Young has authored two books.
References
Young, Cathy (October 5, 2023). Toxic culture on the right or left is wrong. Newsday https://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/cathy-young/culture-wars-transphobia-lgbt-gender-transgender-anthropology-i0un1yec
Young, Cathy (May 18, 2023). Gender transition for children draws extreme views. Newsday https://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/cathy-young/transgender-gender-transition-greg-abbott-i0un1yec
Young, Cathy (March 30, 2023). Gender Politics and the Nashville Shooting. The Cato Institute https://www.cato.org/commentary/gender-politics-nashville-shooting
Young, Cathy (February 16, 2023). Transgender rights is a complex topic. Newsday https://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/cathy-young/transgender-rights-glaad-i0un1yec
Young, Cathy (June 21, 2022). Transgender rights require a more civil debate. Newsday https://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/cathy-young/transgender-rights-athletes-lia-thomas-swimming-i0un1yec
Young, Cathy (June 21, 2022). Dispatches from the (Trans)Gender Wars. Arc Digital https://www.arcdigital.media/p/dispatches-from-the-transgender-wars
Young, Cathy (June 13, 2022). Do Ohio Republicans Really Want to Use Genital Exams to Ban Trans Athletes? The Bulwark https://www.thebulwark.com/demystifying-the-high-school-trans-athlete-controversy/
Young, Cathy (April 18, 2022). The Messy Politics of Teaching Gender. The Bulwark https://www.thebulwark.com/the-messy-politics-of-teaching-gender/
Young, Cathy (December 24, 2021). The “Transgender Moment” Jumps the Shark. Arc Digital https://www.arcdigital.media/p/the-transgender-moment-jumps-the
Young, Cathy (Dec 26, 2019). Harry Potter and the Transgender Revolution. https://medium.com/arc-digital/harry-potter-and-the-transgender-revolution-926ad6519451
Young, Cathy (June 12, 2015). The feminist transgender debate — and its blind spots. Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/06/12/the-feminist-transgender-debate-and-its-blind-spots/XFWwZf741PJEBtSmIInhKI/story.html
Young, Cathy (June 12, 2015). Transgender rights & women’s rights. New York Daily News https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-transgender-rights-womens-rights-20210922-aul6f2ch75gd7dhvmluxwpbn6q-story.html
Resources
Cathy Young (cathyyoung.net)
WordPress (wordpress.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)
The Bulwark (thebulwark.com)
Muck Rack (muckrack.com)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)