gill-peterson, 2021, from gender critical to qanon

written 20240121.

explores the relationship between the anti-trans movement and extremist conspiracy theories, arguing that “respectable,” liberal gender critical punditry acts as a means to launder extremism into mainstream politics.

gill-peterson gives the example of “rapid onset gender dysphoria” (rogd), a concept not backed up by any reputable scientific evidence, as it is used in abigail shrier’s 2020 book irreversible damage: the transgender craze seducing our daughters, and which has subsequently informed the rhetoric behind anti-trans legislation in the united states.

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gill-peterson, jules, “from gender critical to qanon: anti-trans politics and the laundering of conspiracy,” the new inquiry, 13 september 2021, online