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Jeffrey Goldberg vs. transgender people

Jeffrey Goldberg is an American writer and anti-transgender activist.

While serving as editor of The Atlantic. Goldberg published the 2018 cover story “When a Child Says She’s Trans” by anti-trans activist Jesse Singal.

Goldberg is the inspiration for this site’s investigation into how anti-trans extremism gets laundered into mainstream media.

Background

Jeffrey Mark “Jeff” Goldberg was born on September 22, 1965 in Brooklyn and grew up inĀ Malverne, New YorkĀ onĀ Long Island.

Goldberg attended theĀ University of Pennsylvania, serving there as editor-in-chief ofĀ The Daily Pennsylvanian. Goldberg left college to serve in theĀ Israel Defense Forces, working as a guard at Ktzi’ot Prison, which held Palestinian resistance fighters captured during the First Intifada. Goldberg is author of the 2006 book Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide.

Goldberg was described by Glenn Greenwald as “one of the leading media cheerleaders for the attack on Iraq.”

Goldberg was a columnist for The Jerusalem Post before returning the the US and covering the police for the Washington Post.

Goldberg joined The Atlantic in 2007. From 2011 to 2014, Goldberg was a columnist for Bloomberg View.

Goldberg returned to The Atlantic as editor-in-chief in 2016.

In 1993 Goldberg married Pamela Ress Reeves. They have three children: Talia Goldberg (born 1997), Elisheva “Shev” Goldberg (born 1998), and William Goldberg (born ~2001).

When a Child Says She’s Trans (2018)

Here’s the press release description:

The cover story, ā€œWhen Children Say Theyā€™re Trans,ā€ by writer Jesse Singal, is a deeply reported, nuanced, and humane exploration of the process of transition for children experiencing gender dysphoria, and the challenges parents face as they try to guide and support their children through that process. Singal spent months interviewing transgender adults and teens (and their families), many of whom found in physical transition profound relief from the suffering caused by gender dysphoria. He also talked with teens who experienced gender dysphoria at some point in their adolescence but ultimately came to believe physical transition was not the right answer for them; for some kids, gender dysphoria can dissipate without medical intervention. And he spent time with the leading clinicians working in this small and still-new field, who hold a wide range of views about the best way to determine whether and when an adolescent is ready for physical transitions that can have permanent effects on their bodies.

Goldberg stated:

This is the story of children and their families in fraught and uncertain situations. With care, thought, and, above all, deep reporting, Jesse asks a challenging and urgent question: What should children experiencing gender dysphoria and their parents ask of medical providers before pursuing a path that may not be reversible? And what are the possible consequences of deciding to delay transition? Like the best Atlantic cover stories, Singalā€™s investigation asks brave questions for which there are no easy answers.

References

Staff (June 28, 1993). Pamela Reeves, Jeffrey Goldberg. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/28/style/pamela-reeves-jeffrey-goldberg.html

Greenwald, Glenn (June 27, 2010). The Jeffrey Goldberg Media. Salon http://www.salon.com/2010/06/27/goldberg_7

Bellot, Gabrielle (April 4, 2018). Kevin Williamson, Transphobia, and the Myth of Ideological Diversity. Literary Hub https://lithub.com/kevin-williamson-transphobia-and-the-myth-of-ideological-diversity/

(June 18, 2018). The Atlanticā€™s July/August Issue Health Report Now at TheAtlantic.com. The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2018/06/the-atlantics-julyaugust-issue-health-report-now-at-theatlanticcom/563036/

Wagner, Laura (June 7, 2019). The Best Way For Jeffrey Goldberg To Help Diverse Journalists Would Be To Quit His Job. Deadspin https://deadspin.com/the-best-way-for-jeffrey-goldberg-to-help-diverse-journ-1835334982

Wang, Esther (April 1, 2019). The Atlantic Has a Transphobia Problem. Jezebel https://www.jezebel.com/the-atlantic-has-a-transphobia-problem-1833677331

Wanjuki, Wagatwe (April 5, 2018). The Atlantic fires writer for advocating on his podcast to hang people who’ve had abortions. Daily Kos https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/5/1754724/–The-Atlantic-fires-writer-for-advocating-to-hang-people-who-ve-had-abortions-on-his-podcast

Malone, Noreen (June 7, 2019). Just Break Open the Establishment Already. The Cut https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/jeffrey-goldberg-atlantic-interview-backlash.html

Valenti, Jessica (March 28, 2018). On The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, and hiring men who want women dead. Medium https://jessicavalenti.medium.com/on-the-atlantic-jeffrey-goldberg-and-hiring-men-who-want-women-dead-179254321340

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

IMDb (imdb.com)

The Atlantic (theatlantic.com)

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