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Suzy Weiss vs. transgender people

Suzy Weiss is an American cultural critic and anti-transgender activist. Weiss’ work focuses on maintaining sex segregation and attacking healthcare for gender diverse youth.

Background

Suzanne Lee “Suzy” Weiss was born July 6, 1995. Parents Lou and Amy Weiss run Weisslines, a flooring retailer. Weiss’ sibling is intellectual dark web promoter Bari Weiss. Weiss grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 2013.

In 2013, Weiss wrote a piece for Bari’s former employer The Wall Street Journal about being rejected from colleges for being a straight white person with normal abilities and habits. The piece received widespread negative attention, and Weiss later claimed it was “satire.”

Weiss then earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan in 2018.

While in high school, Weiss served as a US Senate page, followed by college internships at STATE Bags, Zola.com, Funny or Die, The Heymann Brothers, and Ogilvy & Mather.

Weiss was a reporter for the New York Post from 2018 to 2023, then joined Bari Weiss’ publication in 2021.

Anti-trans activism

In 2021, Weiss wrote a negative piece about transgender athlete Lia Thomas.

In 2022, Weiss wrote a sympathetic profile of ex-transgender activist “Chloe Cole.”

References

Weiss, Suzy (April 19, 2022). The testosterone hangover. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/the-testosterone-hangover

Weiss, Suzy (February 21, 2022). Watching Lia Thomas win. The Free Press https://www.thefp.com/p/watching-lia-thomas-win

Weiss, Suzy (February 24, 2021). Transgender twins undergo double sex change surgery. New York Post https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/transgender-twins-undergo-double-sex-change-surgery/

Weiss, Suzy Lee (March 29, 2013). To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me. Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324000704578390340064578654

Gachman, Dina (April 3, 2013). Suzy Lee Weiss and the Age of Entitlement. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/dinagachman/2013/04/03/suzy-lee-weiss-and-the-age-of-entitlement/?sh=4e1c0b2e2bbc

Staff report (April 4, 2013). ‘Entitled’ high school senior sparks a firestorm of anger after she writes a scathing open letter to the Ivy League schools that rejected her. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2304083/Suzy-Lee-Weiss-Entitled-high-school-senior-sparks-firestorm-writing-biting-open-letter-Ivy-League-schools-rejected-her.html

Kim, Eun Kyung (April 4, 2013). Op-ed attacking colleges that rejected her was ‘satire,’ student says. TODAY https://www.today.com/news/op-ed-attacking-colleges-rejected-her-was-satire-student-says-1c9212432 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u0twc_pW6M

Chandler, Adam (April 4, 2013). Suzy Lee Weiss Fires Back on the Today Show. Tablet https://www.tabletmag.com/tags/suzy-lee-weiss

Goldenberg, Kira (April 2, 2013). College rejection clickbait. Columbia Journalism Review https://archives.cjr.org/the_kicker/suzy_lee_weiss_wall_street_jou.php

Media

Leighton Woodhouse (May 26, 2022).  Suzy Weiss on Youth Gender Transition and Other Stuff. Social Studies https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/suzy-weiss-on-youth-gender-transition

Wall Street Journal (April 1, 2013). The College Rejects Club – WSJ Opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGnpxKIdLg

Megyn Kelly (July 1, 2022). The Weaponization of #MeToo and the Takedown of an Important Scientist, with Suzy Weiss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5DPnWFMfaQ

Jerry Coyne (February 21, 2022). Suzy Weiss on swimmer Lia Thomas, and the chilling of dissent. https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2022/02/21/suzy-weiss-on-swimmer-lia-thomas-and-the-chilling-of-dissent/

Bari Weiss (March 6, 2022). Watching Lia Thomas Win. Honestly with Bari Weiss https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/watching-lia-thomas-win/id1570872415?i=1000553066075

Katie Herzog (February 10, 2024) Episode 202: The Red House on Mississippi (with Suzy Weiss). Blocked and Reported https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-202-the-red-house-on-mississippi

Resources

Twitter (twitter.com)

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Substack (substack.com)

  • Suzy Weiss
  • substack.com/profile/13349169-suzy-weiss

The Free Press (thefp.com)

Muck Rack (muckrack.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)

Tablet (tabletmag.com)

  • Suzy Weiss
  • tabletmag.com/contributors/suzy-weiss

New York Post (nypost.com)