“Trans” is not a “far-Left” ideology Part 3

July 26, 2022

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For the past few days, I have been thinking and writing a lot about the complaints of many traditional political conservatives that “trans” (or “gender identity”) is a “far-Left ideology.” 

A lot of people seem to think that in doing so, I am giving Democrats a pass. Nothing could be further from the truth. I frequently tweet very critically of the Democrats. If readers ever want to criticize the Dems for some of the absolutely ridiculous nonsense they are putting out, be my guest. You can even use this handy collection of twitter handles that I keep in a Google doc on my laptop.

@POTUS @VP @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems @DNC @harrisonjaime @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer @TheDemocrats @FLOTUS @PressSec

My argument is not that “gender identity” isn’t coming from the traditional leftist political parties in any country. (I need to say this before someone Britsplains it to me: I know that the American Democrats are far to the right of the U.K. Labour party; that has always been the case; we know this and many Americans who are ideologically far to the left of the Democratic party remain within it for various reasons having to do with our electoral political system.) 

My argument is that “trans” is a politically regressive ideology that seeks to enshrine conservative, out-dated, sex-stereotypes in the law and throughout society, and that it uses capitalist and authoritarian methods to do so. What I’m saying is that it’s the traditionally leftist political parties that are pushing a hyper-conservative agenda. But it benefits conservatives to claim that “trans” is “far-Left.” This post explores why.