Guest Essay: "Telling Little Lies: The Gaslighting and Double-Speak of Gender Ideology," by Bree Lindquist 2-8-25

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“Telling Little Lies: The Gaslighting and Double-Speak of Gender Ideology”

By Bree Lindquist

“Why do you even care about trans people?”

Women like me hear this question, or some variation of it accompanied by a reminder that we are unaffected by "such a tiny number”, often. It’s dodgy to broach an issue that, until recently, has been untouchable in polite society, especially in progressive circles. I have lost friends over it; people who have known me for years of my life have abruptly reached the conclusion that I’m bigoted, ultra-conservative, and religiously hateful, all because I pointed out that men and women are different, and sometimes, those differences matter.