Jennifer Friend is an American social worker associated with anti-trans group Counterweight. Friend has appeared in the media to talk about “the effects of social justice on mental health, relationships, and how to identify woke therapists.”
Friend frequently appears with other anti-trans media figures, including Benjamin Boyce, Debra Soh, Karlyn Borysenko, Jenny Holland, Leslie Elliott Boyce, David Simpson, Deborah Knox, Aaron Kindsvatter, Shannon Thrace, and Pamela Garfield-Jaeger.
Background
Jennifer Anne Herring “Jen” Friend was born in 1967.
Friend was upset when Fairfax County, Virginia rolled out a diversity, equity, and inclusion program and worked to end it.
Solid Ground
Friend is a founder of Solid Ground, an organization opposed to Critical Social Justice (CSJ). They help clients “grapple with the impact of CSJ (“woke”), Covid mandates, and other oppressive ideologies.”
- Jen Friend
- Deborah Knox
- Jodi Shaw
- David Simpson
References
Khazan, Olga (September 27, 2021). A Support Group for the Unwoke. The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/09/counterweight-cancel-culture-support-ground/620203/
Bernstein, David (March 31, 2021). Toxic Diversity https://medium.com/truth-in-between/toxic-diversity-4106d9450eda
Media
(Feb 24, 2023). Jen Friend and the Woke Zombie Mob -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGayCTpaA5I
Fairfax County DEI -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_vUm0sOgE&t=1s
Resources
Psychology Today (psychologytoday.com)
- Jennifer Anne Friend
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jennifer-anne-friend/81427
NPI Profile (npiprofile.com)
- https://npiprofile.com/npi/1609886589
YouTube (youtube.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)