The Manhattan Institute is a conservative think tank with full-time staff dedicated to anti-transgender policy.
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research employs additional staff and freelance contributors whose work includes anti-trans writing.
Background
The organization was founded in 1978 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by British libertarian business leader Antony Fisher and former CIA director William J. Casey.
They have published City Journal since 1990.
Primary anti-trans contributors
- Brian C. Anderson
- Christopher Rufo
- Leor Sapir
Additional anti-trans contributors since 2022
- Bruce Bawer
- Matt Beienburg
- Ben Domenech
- Emily Ekins
- Joe Figliolia
- Zach Goldberg
- Judge Glock
- Miriam Grossman
- Martin Gurri
- Nate Hochman
- Thomas Hogan
- Joshua T. Katz
- Eric Kaufmann
- John Ketcham
- Joel Kotkin
- Charles Fain Lehman
- Heather Mac Donald
- Julia Mason
- Thom Nickels
- Dave Seminara
- Ilya Shapiro
- Abigail Shrier
- Joseph Simonson
- Jon Stokes
- Michael Torres
- Robert VerBruggen
- Joanna Williams
- Colin Wright
- Diane Yap
- Noel Yaxley
References
Gabriel, Trip (April 24, 2022). He Fuels the Right’s Cultural Fires (and Spreads Them to Florida). New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/us/politics/christopher-rufo-crt-lgbtq-florida.html
Schott, Bryan (January 19, 2023). Why GOP lawmakers want to stop doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care for Utah’s youth. The Salt Lake Tribune https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/01/18/why-gop-lawmakers-want-stop/
Sapir, Leor (October 28, 2022). The U.K. Is Backing Off Transgender Mania. The U.S. Should Follow. National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/the-u-k-is-backing-off-transgender-mania-and-the-u-s-should-follow/
Resources
Trans Data Library (transdatalibrary.org)
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
- transdatalibrary.org/organization/manhattan-institute-for-policy-research
City Journal (city-journal.org)
Manhattan Institute (manhattan.institute)
- manhattan-institute.org (1996–2023) [archive]