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Sander Rietveld vs. transgender people

Sander Rietveld is a Dutch anti-transgender activist. Rietveld directed the 2023 anti-trans media piece “Het transgenderprotocol.” It was so one-sided that one of the subjects, Lucy Kortikasari, came out against Rietveld’s deceptive and biased practices.

Background

Rietveld earned a master’s degree from Leiden University in 1999. Rietveld did investigations at Netwerk from 2004 to 2010.

Rietveld authored the 2021 book Nieuwe kruisvaarders [New Crusaders] about connections between orthodox Christianity and far right populism.

Rietveld is host of the podcast ZEMBLA.

Anti-transgender activism

Rietveld directed Het transgenderprotocol. Personnel included:

  • Sander Rietveld – director
  • Rosalyn Saab – research
  • Roelof Bosma – eindredactie
  • Manon Blaas – eindredactie
  • bnnvara.nl/zembla
  • Zembla Podcast
  • Mindkorrelatie.nl

Subjects

  • Lucy Kortikasari – came out against Rietveld
  • Sabine Hannema
  • “Amber”
  • Annelou de Vries
  • Riittakerttu Kaltiala – critic of medical consensus
  • Angela Sämfjord
  • Mikael Landén
  • Hannah Barnes – critic of UK gender care
  • Gerard van Breukelen
  • “Maarten”
  • “Amber”
@luckartikasari

Here’s my response to my portrayal in the #zembla episode. I hope I have made myself clear. This video consists of my opinions on my portrayal. #detransition #detransitioning #detranstok #transhealthcare #hormoneblockers #protecttranskids #endtransphobia

♬ original sound – Lucy Kartikasari 🦢✨

References

Reed, Erin (October 30, 2023). What To Watch For When Invited To A Documentary On “Trans Issues.” Erin in the Morning https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/what-to-watch-for-when-invited-to

Rietveld, Sander (2021). Nieuwe kruisvaarders: de heilige alliantie tussen orthodoxe christenen en radicaal-rechtse populisten. Prometheus, ISBN 978-9044645163

Resources

TikTok (tiktok.com)

Twitter (twitter.com)

BNNVARA (bnnvara.nl)