“Gender Ideology” Is a Conspiracy Theory

the “Pepe Silvia” meme, from Know Your Meme

In a recent essay, The Cass Review, WPATH Files, and the Perpetual Debate over Gender-Affirming Care, I made the case that “gender ideology” is a conspiracy theory. Here, I will expand upon this idea.

First, I should point out that the phrase “gender ideology” can function in different ways. For instance, the Catholic church (who coined it in the 1990s) uses it as a catch-all term to describe…