Jessie Mannisto is an American consultant and anti-transgender activist. Mannisto is executive editor at anti-trans organization Genspect.
Background
Jessie Louise Mannisto was born on May 31, 1982 to parents Keith and Anne and grew up in Northridge, Michigan with a younger sibling, Emily. Mannisto earned a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College in 2004, followed by a master’s degree from University of Michigan in 2011. Mannisto speaks Japanese and has spent time in Japan. From 2011 to 2013 Mannisto worked at the Japanese Consulate in Detroit, then at the CIA as an analyst from 2013 to 2017.
In 2018 Mannisto began working as a freelance consultant and researcher.
Anti-trans activism
In 2017 Mannisto founded Third Factor, a publication “for creative and intellectually engaged people.” In a 2019 Third Factor article, Mannisto first “publicly questioned gender identity and its apparent over-representation among those identified as gifted.” In this piece, Mannisto promoted several controversial ideas and people:
Lisa Littman and “rapid onset gender dysphoria” (ROGD)
The conservative and ex-transgender movements:
- Carey Callahan
- Helena Kerschner
- Jesse Hinty
- “A.” aka “trialeterror”
- “Alec”
- Mars Fernandez of Tansbruh
In 2023 Genspect announced that Mannisto would moderate a panel at their Denver conference titled “Not your mom: Women resisting gender ideology.” Scheduled panelists include Heather Heying, Carrie Mendoza, Stella O’Malley, Nina Paley, and Carole Hooven.
References
Mannisto, Jessie (January 19, 2019). Where Intensity and Gender Dysphoria Meet. Third Factor https://www.thirdfactor.org/intensity-gender-dysphoria/
-https://www.casterlinefuneralhome.com/obituary/5112275
Resources
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)