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| ⚫ | '''Transvestigation''' (portmanteau of ''[[transgender]]'' and ''[[wikt:investigation|investigation]]'') is |
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| ⚫ | '''Transvestigation''' (a [[portmanteau]] of ''[[transgender]]'' and ''[[wikt:investigation|investigation]]'') is a [[conspiracy theory]] that asserts that many celebrities and other prominent individuals are [[transgender]] (or, conversely, that some openly transgender celebrities are [[cisgender]]).<ref name="GLAAD-2023">{{cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=Transvestigation: Definition, Meaning, and Origin in Anti-LGBTQ Hate |url=https://glaad.org/transvestigation-definition-meaning-anti-lgbt-online-hate/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=[[GLAAD]]}}</ref> Proponents claim to be able to determine the [[Sex assignment|assigned sex]] of individuals, primarily through photographic and video evidence. The methodology used by "transvestigators" adhering to this theory is subject to [[pareidolia]] and often suffers from [[confirmation bias]].<ref name="WildInvestigation">{{Cite web |last=Lenton |first=Patrick |date=2024-02-08 |title=A Wild Investigation of Transvestigators, the People Who Think Celebs Are All Trans |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg54kd/a-wild-investigation-of-transvestigators-the-people-who-think-celebs-are-all-trans |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klee |first=Miles |title=Unhinged 'Transvestigators' Think They're the Only Cis People Left |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/transvestigator-celebrity-conspiracy-theories |website=MEL Magazine|date=18 July 2022 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The basis for transvestigation ranges from the belief that some celebrities' gender identity simply differs from their sex, to the belief that their transgender identity is part of an initiation ritual known as "elite gender inversion", conducted by Hollywood and music industry elites or secret organizations such as the [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order]] and [[Illuminati]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Vernon |first1=Hayden |last2=Moreno |first2=Natalie |date=2023-09-21 |title=The Conspiracy Theorists Who Think All Celebrities Are Secretly Trans |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ak5wk/conspiracy-theorists-believe-all-celebrities-are-secretly-trans |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> [[GLAAD]] considers the movement to be an expression of [[transphobia]].<ref>{{Cite |
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Prominent celebrities accused of being transgender include [[Taylor Swift]], [[Madonna]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Melania Trump]], [[Margot Robbie]], [[Michelle Obama]] and [[Jacinda Ardern]].<ref name="Karleby-2023" /><ref name="WildInvestigation" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/06/20/two-women-go-on-trial-for-claiming-french-first-lady-is-transgender_6675226_7.html|title=Two women go on trial for claiming French first lady is transgender|work=Le Monde|date=June 20, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref> Prominent athletes accused of being trans include [[Serena Williams]] and [[Katie Ledecky]].<ref name="Snopes" /><ref name="GLAAD-2023" /><ref name="Dawson-2018">{{cite web |last=Dawson |first=Alan |date=2018-05-31 |title=How Serena Williams responds to accusations that she 'was born a guy' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/serena-williams-responds-to-accusations-she-was-born-a-man-2018-5 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> [[Brigitte Macron]], the [[List of spouses or partners of the president of France|spouse of the president of France]], has filed suit against accusations that she previously identified as a man.<ref name="BBC-Home-2021">{{cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=Brigitte Macron to sue over false claims she was born male |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59753535 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=BBC Home}}</ref> |
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In the aftermath of the [[Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics#Women's boxing controversy|boxing controversy at the 2024 Olympic Games]], the term gained renewed attention in light of accusations against [[Imane Khelif]] and [[Lin Yu-ting]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=López |first=Quispe |date=2024-08-14 |title=How "Transvestigation," An Anti-Trans Conspiracy Theory, Made Its Way Into Mainstream Politics |url=https://www.them.us/story/what-does-transvestigation-anti-trans-conspiracy-theory |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Radin |first=Sara |date=2024-08-09 |title=What Is a 'Transvestigation?' Misogyny Gets a Rebrand at the Paris Olympics |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/what-is-a-transvestigation-misogyny-gets-a-rebrand-at-the-paris-olympics |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Transvestigating (with Contrapoints) |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/transvestigating-with-contrapoints/id1693739175?i=1000665233431 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Conspiracy theories== |
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| ⚫ | The basis for transvestigation ranges from the belief that some celebrities' gender identity simply differs from their birth-assigned sex, to the belief that their transgender identity is part of an initiation ritual known as "elite gender inversion", conducted by [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and music industry elites or secret organizations such as the [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order]] and [[Illuminati]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomason |first=Kristen |date=2023-06-22 |title=Transvestigation: The new eugenics |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/transvestigation-the-new-eugenics/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=[[Baptist News Global]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Vernon |first1=Hayden |last2=Moreno |first2=Natalie |date=2023-09-21 |title=The Conspiracy Theorists Who Think All Celebrities Are Secretly Trans |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ak5wk/conspiracy-theorists-believe-all-celebrities-are-secretly-trans |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> [[GLAAD]] considers the movement to be an expression of [[transphobia]].<ref name="GLAAD-2023" /> The theories have gained considerable popularity on the social media platform [[Twitter|X]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Tiffany |last2=Thompson |first2=Stuart A. |last3=Myers |first3=Steven Lee |date=2024-07-30 |title=Kamala Harris Faces a Faster, Uglier Version of the Internet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/technology/kamala-harris-toxic-internet-politics.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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=== France === |
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[[Brigitte Macron]], the [[List of spouses or partners of the president of France|spouse of the president of France]], has sought legal action against the allegation that she was born male.<ref name="BBC-Home-2021" /> The conspiracy theory, which suggests that she was previously known as Jean-Michel Trogneux, has been traced to a far-right author in France, and has trended on social media.<ref name="BBC-Home-2021" /> |
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=== United States === |
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A number of prominent celebrities have been accused of being secretly transgender, including [[Taylor Swift]], [[Madonna]], [[Melania Trump]], [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Margot Robbie]].<ref name="Karleby-2023">{{cite web |last=Karleby |first=Peter |date=2023-10-04 |title=Conservatives Roasted After Claiming Taylor Swift Is Secretly 'Trans' With Bizarre Conspiracy |url=https://www.comicsands.com/taylor-swift-trans-claim-conservatives-2665793292.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Comic Sands}}</ref><ref name="WildInvestigation" /> Athletes accused of being trans include [[Serena Williams]], and [[Katie Ledecky]].<ref name="Snopes">{{cite web |last1=LaMagdeleine |first1=Izz Scott |date=27 July 2023 |title=No Proof For Rumors That Katie Ledecky Had 'Come Out' as Trans |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/07/27/katie-ledecky-trans-rumors/ |website=Snopes |language=en}}</ref><ref name="GLAAD-2023" /><ref name="Dawson-2018">{{cite web |last=Dawson |first=Alan |date=2018-05-31 |title=How Serena Williams responds to accusations that she 'was born a guy' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/serena-williams-responds-to-accusations-she-was-born-a-man-2018-5 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] has been accused of being a [[trans man]], with the claim partly motivated by his criticism of [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=2024-08-02 |title=MAGA Trolls Bully Kyle Rittenhouse Into Sticking With Trump |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-trolls-kyle-rittenhouse-trump-1235073356/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Thalen |first=Mikael |date=4 August 2024 |title=QAnon launches transvestigation into Kyle Rittenhouse after he wavered on Trump |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/kyle-rittenhouse-trans-qanon-conspiracy-theory/ |website=The Daily Dot}}</ref> Former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]] has frequently been accused of being a [[trans woman]], which Noah Berlatsky of the ''[[Pacific Standard]]'' considers unsurprising, stating that "[j]ust as trans women are stereotypically caricatured as faking femininity, [[Black women|[B]lack women]] are caricatured as innately non-feminine" within the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berlatsky |first=Noah |date=October 14, 2014 |title=Michelle Obama Trans-Truthers Reveal Persisting Prejudices |work=The Pacific Standard |url=https://psmag.com/social-justice/michelle-obama-trans-truthers-reveal-persisting-prejudices-92320 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* {{Annotated link|Passing (gender)}} |
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* [[Sex verification in sports]] |
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* {{Annotated link|Transmisogyny}} |
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* {{Annotated link|Transphobia}} |
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* {{Annotated link|Misogynoir}} |
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* {{Annotated link|Physiognomy}} |
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Transvestigation (a portmanteau of transgender and investigation) is a conspiracy theory that asserts that many celebrities and other prominent individuals are transgender (or, conversely, that some openly transgender celebrities are cisgender).[1] Proponents claim to be able to determine the assigned sex of individuals, primarily through photographic and video evidence. The methodology used by "transvestigators" adhering to this theory is subject to pareidolia and often suffers from confirmation bias.[2][3]
Prominent celebrities accused of being transgender include Taylor Swift, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Melania Trump, Margot Robbie, Michelle Obama and Jacinda Ardern.[4][2][5] Prominent athletes accused of being trans include Serena Williams and Katie Ledecky.[6][1][7] Brigitte Macron, the spouse of the president of France, has filed suit against accusations that she previously identified as a man.[8]
In the aftermath of the boxing controversy at the 2024 Olympic Games, the term gained renewed attention in light of accusations against Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting.[9][10][11]
Conspiracy theories
[edit]The basis for transvestigation ranges from the belief that some celebrities' gender identity simply differs from their birth-assigned sex, to the belief that their transgender identity is part of an initiation ritual known as "elite gender inversion", conducted by Hollywood and music industry elites or secret organizations such as the New World Order and Illuminati.[12][13] GLAAD considers the movement to be an expression of transphobia.[1] The theories have gained considerable popularity on the social media platform X.[14]
France
[edit]Brigitte Macron, the spouse of the president of France, has sought legal action against the allegation that she was born male.[8] The conspiracy theory, which suggests that she was previously known as Jean-Michel Trogneux, has been traced to a far-right author in France, and has trended on social media.[8]
United States
[edit]A number of prominent celebrities have been accused of being secretly transgender, including Taylor Swift, Madonna, Melania Trump, Marilyn Monroe and Margot Robbie.[4][2] Athletes accused of being trans include Serena Williams, and Katie Ledecky.[6][1][7] Kyle Rittenhouse has been accused of being a trans man, with the claim partly motivated by his criticism of Donald Trump.[15][16] Former First Lady Michelle Obama has frequently been accused of being a trans woman, which Noah Berlatsky of the Pacific Standard considers unsurprising, stating that "[j]ust as trans women are stereotypically caricatured as faking femininity, [B]lack women are caricatured as innately non-feminine" within the United States.[17]
See also
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Look up transvestigation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Passing (gender) – Ability to be perceived as the gender one identifies as
- Sex verification in sports
- Transmisogyny – Intersection of transphobia and misogyny, experienced by transfeminine individuals
- Transphobia – Anti-transgender prejudice
- Misogynoir – Term for misogyny toward black women
- Physiognomy – Assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Transvestigation: Definition, Meaning, and Origin in Anti-LGBTQ Hate". GLAAD. November 2, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c Lenton, Patrick (February 8, 2024). "A Wild Investigation of Transvestigators, the People Who Think Celebs Are All Trans". Vice. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Klee, Miles (July 18, 2022). "Unhinged 'Transvestigators' Think They're the Only Cis People Left". MEL Magazine.
- ^ a b Karleby, Peter (October 4, 2023). "Conservatives Roasted After Claiming Taylor Swift Is Secretly 'Trans' With Bizarre Conspiracy". Comic Sands. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Two women go on trial for claiming French first lady is transgender". Le Monde. June 20, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ a b LaMagdeleine, Izz Scott (July 27, 2023). "No Proof For Rumors That Katie Ledecky Had 'Come Out' as Trans". Snopes.
- ^ a b Dawson, Alan (May 31, 2018). "How Serena Williams responds to accusations that she 'was born a guy'". Business Insider. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Brigitte Macron to sue over false claims she was born male". BBC Home. December 22, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ López, Quispe (August 14, 2024). "How "Transvestigation," An Anti-Trans Conspiracy Theory, Made Its Way Into Mainstream Politics". Them. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Radin, Sara (August 9, 2024). "What Is a 'Transvestigation?' Misogyny Gets a Rebrand at the Paris Olympics". Glamour. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Transvestigating (with Contrapoints)". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Thomason, Kristen (June 22, 2023). "Transvestigation: The new eugenics". Baptist News Global. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Vernon, Hayden; Moreno, Natalie (September 21, 2023). "The Conspiracy Theorists Who Think All Celebrities Are Secretly Trans". Vice. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Hsu, Tiffany; Thompson, Stuart A.; Myers, Steven Lee (July 30, 2024). "Kamala Harris Faces a Faster, Uglier Version of the Internet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Klee, Miles (August 2, 2024). "MAGA Trolls Bully Kyle Rittenhouse Into Sticking With Trump". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Thalen, Mikael (August 4, 2024). "QAnon launches transvestigation into Kyle Rittenhouse after he wavered on Trump". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Berlatsky, Noah (October 14, 2014). "Michelle Obama Trans-Truthers Reveal Persisting Prejudices". The Pacific Standard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.