Fact Check: WSJ Publishes False Article Claiming Trans Kids Are "Actually Just Gay"

[Ivy]

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check-wsj-publishes-false-article?utm_source=substack&publication_id=994764&post_id=139820075&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=k5hac

 

There was a time I thought The Wall Street Journal was a credible news source.  But The Wall Street Journal is now owned by the same people as Fox News, and seems to be on a quest to delegitimize us.

[emeraldmountain2]

Thanks for sharing this @Ivy. The right wing is so pathetic. Also, ewwwww, I did not know the WSJ was owned by News Corp, so thank you.

[MaeBe]

Thankfully the article is behind a paywall, but the bigoted wealthy will happily continue with their confirmation bias. “Tut tut, see! Those ‘trans’ are all just being brainwashed. When I was a young caddy at the country club, there was a thing called Tom Boys. Why can’t these youths just see they’re confused and being lead astray?!”

[awkward-yet-sweet]

Interesting how ownership of media outlets changes.  For years WSJ has been leftist.  Now apparently they're NeoCon.  Not an improvement.

[Davie]

Incredible new transgender study was just published in the prestigious Journal of Adolescent Health. The study finds that puberty blockers significantly reduce anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts compared to those who did not receive blockers. They are lifesaving. @Ivy

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBgEmxUX0AAv8Gm?format=png&name=900x900https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X23005608

 

       — Erin Reed  @ErinInTheMorn

 

[Penrose-Pauling]

This article sounds like it was written by my father lol. I refuse to tell him my sexuality because if he finds out he'll def use the whole, "Can't you just be gay" thing, hell my mother is somewhat supportive, but she said the same thing. 

 

If I had had puberty blockers you can be sure my life would be a lot better than it is now- I don't like how younger trans people are being made to go through something as hellish as the wrong puberty. 

[Ivy]

1 hour ago, Penrose-Pauling said:

"Can't you just be gay" thing,

Yeah, it's not the same thing at all.