Megan McArdle vs. transgender people

Megan McArdle is an American writer and anti-transgender activist.

Background

Megan J. McArdle was born January 29, 1973. McArdle earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago in 2001.

McArdle blogged under the name Jane Galt at Asymmetrical Information:

McArdle has something of a contrarian streak. She’s the “black sheep” of her “rabid Democrat” family. She took her pseudonym from the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged, solely to irk a frequent commenter on a New York Times Internet forum who smeared anyone to the “right of Chairman Mao” as a “Randroid.”

McArdle authored the 2014 book The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success.

McArdle is married to Peter Suderman (born September 30, 1981), who ran the blog alarm-alarm.com. Suderman writes for Reason and previously worked for National Review, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, FreedomWorks, Doublethink, and Culture11.

McArdle has described distress from being personally misgendered: “I’m 6-foot-2, tall enough that distracted store clerks often call me “sir,” a fact that caused me great distress as a young woman.”

Anti-trans activism

McArdle has written a number of pieces about trans issues in the Washington Post. promoted and uplifted many voices from the anti-trans fringe, including Jesse Singal, J.K. Rowling, Hilary Cass, and Riittakerttu Kaltiala.

References

Urquhart, Evan (February 2, 2023). Megan McArdle Wants Child Abuse to Be Simple. Assigned https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/8yq09oito2gagnigwd4uqussnmkn6w

McArdle, Megan (February 2, 2023). Opinion: When kids consider transitioning, parents need to be involved. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/02/kids-transitioning-parents-debate/

McArdle, Megan (January 13, 2022). Opinion: We need to be able to talk about trans athletes and women’s sports. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/13/trans-women-sports-uncomfortable-questions/

McArdle, Megan (May 2, 2023). Opinion: Missouri’s effort to limit gender treatments for adults is a bad idea. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/02/missouri-transgender-medical-limits-bad-idea/

McArdle, Megan (June 19, 2018). Opinion: Who should we listen to on gender dysphoric children? Everyone. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-should-we-listen-to-on-gender-dysphoric-children-everyone/2018/06/19/a62f8882-73fd-11e8-9780-b1dd6a09b549_story.html

McArdle, Megan (April 21, 2023). Opinion: For conservatives, Dylan Mulvaney should be a role model. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/21/dylan-mulvaney-bud-light-trans-conservatives/

McArdle, Megan (February 24, 2022 ). Opinion: Don’t forget the other women swimming against Lia Thomas. [alt title: Don’t forget the other women in the pool]. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/lia-thomas-ivy-league-swimming-championships/

McArdle, Megan (July 10, 2020). Opinion: The real problem with ‘cancel culture.’ Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/10/real-problem-with-cancel-culture/

Staff report (June 11, 2010). Megan McArdle, Peter Suderman. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/fashion/weddings/13mcardle.html

Miller, Cheryl (April 15, 2007) What’s Your Story? America’s Future https://americasfuture.org/whats-your-story/