Are Transgender People Concealing Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Report on gender-affirming care is just bizarre
On Tuesday, another conspiracy theory about trans people appeared in the media. This time, it wasn’t about LGB kids being “transed” as a form of conversion therapy. Fox News has always been known for high-quality, fact-checked and unbiased reporting (I’m being sarcastic). This time, the healthcare industry is convincing people they are trans and raking in billions — according to the right-wing news outlet.
Their source? A report titled “The Gender Industrial Complex” from the American Principles Project (APP), a far-right, pro-life think tank that has campaigned against equal rights for LGBTQ+ people. Their leader has openly stated that one of the goals of the organisation is an outright ban on gender-affirming healthcare.
Not only was the referencing shoddy throughout, but these parts looked like they had been prepared for a business pitch by a reject on The Apprentice. Who wrote this crap?
My neurodivergence was keeping me awake, and I found myself downloading APP’s report at 3 am. I felt like I was grading a substandard dissertation in my day job.
