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He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing [[transgender]] students the use of restrooms matching their [[gender identity]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-28|title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights|url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Ashburn, VA Patch|language=en}}</ref> In May 2021, Walsh called doctors who perform [[Sex reassignment surgery|gender-reassignment surgeries]] for [[transgender youth]] "plastic surgeons basically acting like Leatherface from ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''."<ref name=":1" />
He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing [[transgender]] students the use of restrooms matching their [[gender identity]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-28|title=Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights|url=https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/rally-held-against-crt-transgender-policies-loudoun-county|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Ashburn, VA Patch|language=en}}</ref> In May 2021, Walsh called doctors who perform [[Sex reassignment surgery|gender-reassignment surgeries]] for [[transgender youth]] "plastic surgeons basically acting like Leatherface from ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''."<ref name=":1" />


Walsh's children's book ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' drew criticism for allegorically comparing being [[transgender]] with identifying as a [[walrus]]. It was the best-selling [[LGBT|LGBT+]] book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-10 |title=Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/585316-amazon-recategorizes-book-comparing-being-trans-to |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=TheHill |language=en}}</ref> The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful." Some booksellers refused to sell it.<ref name=":9" /> [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] news outlet [[Blaze Media|''TheBlaze'']] both praised the book.<ref name="LGBT">{{Cite web |last=Bollinger |first=Alex |date=2021-12-09 |title=Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/amazon-pushes-ridiculously-transphobic-book-lgbtq-readers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[LGBTQ Nation]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=2021-12-09 |title=Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/09/amazon-trans-johnny-walrus-matt-walsh-lgbt/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Walsh's bestselling children's book ''[[Johnny the Walrus]]'' drew criticism for allegorically comparing being [[transgender]] with identifying as a [[walrus]]. It was the best-selling [[LGBT|LGBT+]] book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Migdon |first=Brooke |date=2021-12-10 |title=Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus |url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/585316-amazon-recategorizes-book-comparing-being-trans-to |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=TheHill |language=en}}</ref> The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful." Some booksellers refused to sell it.<ref name=":9" /> [[Fox News]] host [[Tucker Carlson]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] news outlet [[Blaze Media|''TheBlaze'']] both praised the book.<ref name="LGBT">{{Cite web |last=Bollinger |first=Alex |date=2021-12-09 |title=Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/amazon-pushes-ridiculously-transphobic-book-lgbtq-readers/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[LGBTQ Nation]]}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Wakefield |first=Lily |date=2021-12-09 |title=Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller' |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/09/amazon-trans-johnny-walrus-matt-walsh-lgbt/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-12-11 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Walsh starred in the documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]'', released by ''The Daily Wire'' on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of [[Gay pride|pride month]]. It featured Walsh asking the question "What is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to others including a pediatrician, a gender-affirming family and marriage therapist, and psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Rafter |first=Darcy |date=2022-06-02 |title=Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/02/what-is-a-woman-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Jennifer |date=2022-06-05 |title=Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/4/23153551/he-asked-what-is-a-woman-most-people-couldnt-answer-matt-walsh-daily-wire-gender-ideology |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Deseret News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kori |date=2022-06-03 |title=A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?" |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/where-to-watch-what-is-a-woman-documentary |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=2022-06-03 |title=Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/daily-wire-ddos-cyberattack-transphobic-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Walsh, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".<ref name=":8" /> Walsh described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".<ref name=":02" />
Walsh starred in the documentary ''[[What is a Woman?]]'', released by ''The Daily Wire'' on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of [[Gay pride|pride month]]. It featured Walsh asking the question "What is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to others including a pediatrician, a gender-affirming family and marriage therapist, and psychologist [[Jordan Peterson]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Rafter |first=Darcy |date=2022-06-02 |title=Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/06/02/what-is-a-woman-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=HITC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Jennifer |date=2022-06-05 |title=Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/4/23153551/he-asked-what-is-a-woman-most-people-couldnt-answer-matt-walsh-daily-wire-gender-ideology |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Deseret News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Kori |date=2022-06-03 |title=A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?" |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/where-to-watch-what-is-a-woman-documentary |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=2022-06-03 |title=Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/daily-wire-ddos-cyberattack-transphobic-documentary/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Walsh, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".<ref name=":8" /> Walsh described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".<ref name=":02" />

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Matt Walsh
Walsh in 2022
Born
Matthew Walsh[1]

(1986-06-18) June 18, 1986 (age 38)
United States
Occupation(s)Political commentator, media host, columnist, author, film maker
Years active2011–present
MovementAmerican conservatism
SpouseAlissa Walsh (m. 2011)
Children4
Websitethemattwalshblog.com

Matthew "Matt" Walsh (born June 18, 1986) is an American conservative political commentator.[2][3][4] He hosts The Matt Walsh Show podcast on The Daily Wire. Walsh has written three books. In 2022, he starred in The Daily Wire documentary What is a Woman?.

Career

Walsh began his career as an AM talk radio host in Delaware and then moved to Lexington, Kentucky, with NewsRadio 630 WLAP in 2012.[5][6] He worked for The Blaze TV starting in October 2014.[7] He was also a contributor to HuffPost.[8] He began writing for The Daily Wire in October 2017.[9][10][11] Additionally, he has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight,[12][13][14] The Ingraham Angle,[15] Fox and Friends,[14][16][17] and Dr. Phil.[18]

Walsh has written three books: The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender (2017), Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians (2020) and Johnny the Walrus (2021).

Views and controversies

Walsh opposes same-sex marriage[19] and transgender rights.[20][21] He has compared gender-affirming care for children to molestation and rape.[22] He has argued against paid paternity leave for men[23] and that Kyle Rittenhouse's trial was malicious prosecution.[24] He has espoused the Great Replacement conspiracy theory.[25] He has argued in favor of restricting pornography.[26] After the children's show Sesame Street released a video encouraging childhood vaccinations, Walsh called Big Bird a "drug dealer" and described the voice "like a child molester". [27]

His commentary is sometimes described by media outlets as trolling.[4] In his Twitter profile, he has labeled himself a "theocratic fascist" as "an obviously sarcastic joke"[28][non-primary source needed] among other self-descriptions.[29][30]

Transgender issues

In January 2022, Twitter suspended Walsh's account for violating its policies on hateful content, after he tweeted what Twitter deemed offensive speech against the transgender community.[31]

He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board for allowing transgender students the use of restrooms matching their gender identity.[32] In May 2021, Walsh called doctors who perform gender-reassignment surgeries for transgender youth "plastic surgeons basically acting like Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."[20]

Walsh's bestselling children's book Johnny the Walrus drew criticism for allegorically comparing being transgender with identifying as a walrus. It was the best-selling LGBT+ book on Amazon in December 2021 before Amazon recategorized it.[20][33] The book received backlash from reviewers who called it "hateful." Some booksellers refused to sell it.[33] Fox News host Tucker Carlson and conservative news outlet TheBlaze both praised the book.[34][35]

Walsh starred in the documentary What is a Woman?, released by The Daily Wire on June 1, 2022 which coincided with the beginning of pride month. It featured Walsh asking the question "What is a woman?" to strangers around the world and to others including a pediatrician, a gender-affirming family and marriage therapist, and psychologist Jordan Peterson.[36][37][38][39] According to Walsh, "Most of the people we talked to either didn't want to talk about it or they appeared to be confused about something as simple as what a woman is".[37] Walsh described the documentary as an "assault on gender ideology".[36]

In February 2022, transgender activist Eli Erlick alleged that Walsh had invited dozens of trans people and doctors, including a fourteen-year-old girl, to participate in What is a Woman? under alleged false pretenses.[40][41][42][43] Model Kataluna Enriquez, Fallon Fox, and other transgender public figures corroborated the account, saying that Walsh had created a group called the Gender Unity Project in his efforts.[44][45] In May 2022, a transgender man said that Walsh used his image in the documentary without his permission.[40]

Politicians

When South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem declined to ban businesses from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for their employees, he criticized her by writing that she was only considered a 2024 Republican presidential contender because of her physical attractiveness.[46] After Noem called his comment misogynistic, Walsh said he had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".[47]

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after Hurricane Maria, and blamed former President Donald Trump for not doing enough to help the recovery, Walsh criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself. He launched a crowdfunding effort to pay for the repairs and raised $100,000 in the first 24 hours but the grandmother's family refused the funds, and GoFundMe shut the effort down.[48] Ocasio-Cortez responded to the criticism by saying, "My abuela is okay ... but instead of only caring for mine & letting others suffer, I'm calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w/ in having a US colony."[48]

Event cancellation

St. Francis Xavier College Church, at Saint Louis University, cancelled a speech by Walsh that it had planned to co-host with Young Americans for Freedom in December 2021. The church said it had decided that Walsh's "provocative positions on immigration, on communities of color, on Muslims, and on members of the LGBTQ community" were "in contradiction to Jesus' great commandment to love God and love our neighbor".[49] Walsh spoke at a different St. Louis venue.[50]

Personal life

Matt Walsh is married to Alissa Walsh, and they have four children together.[51] He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.[52] Walsh is a Catholic.[53]

Filmography

Year Title Producer Executive
Producer 		Actor Synopsis Reference
2022 What is a Woman? No No Yes A documentary of the journey of Matt Walsh to answer the question "what is a woman?" [54]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Walsh". Young America's Foundation.
  2. ^ "Right-wing podcaster Matt Walsh reportedly caught trying to trick trans people into being interviewed for anti-trans documentary". The Week. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Darcy, Oliver (August 26, 2021). "South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a star in conservative media, slams popular right-wing blogger for 'horrible misogyny' | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Rightwing blogger launches gofundme for AOC's Puerto Rico grandmother in latest personal attack". The Independent. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "NewsRadio 630 WLAP - Lexington's News Talk Radio". NewsRadio 630 WLAP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "I Didn't Get a Job Today, and it was Awesome". May 30, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Popular Conservative Commentator Is Officially Joining TheBlaze". TheBlaze. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Matt Walsh - HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "WALSH: Please Don't Act Shocked And Appalled By Harvey Weinstein If You Celebrated Hugh Hefner". The Daily Wire. October 16, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Walsh, Matt [@MattWalshBlog] (October 16, 2017). "I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined The Daily Wire: https://t.co/1EEEskWvWr" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Matt Walsh". The Daily Wire. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  12. ^ Stabile, Angelica (July 7, 2021). "Why aren't America's classrooms fitted with cameras? Matt Walsh weighs in". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Matt Walsh: Masking no longer about COVID, it's a symbol of 'wokeness'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Matt Walsh". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Brown, Jon (September 28, 2021). "Conservative commentator accuses Loudoun County school board of being 'child abusers'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  16. ^ 'Fox & Friends' Says Trump Should Leave Twitter And Take His Followers
  17. ^ ‘Fox & Friends’ Guest: Gillette Ad Same as Showing Women ‘Gossiping,’ ‘Nagging’
  18. ^ Rogers, Zachary (January 20, 2022). "'What is a woman?': Controversy after Dr. Phil puts non-binary guests against conservative". Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Walsh, Matt. "Gay Marriage Still Doesn't Exist, No Matter What The Supreme Court Says". The Blaze.
  20. ^ a b c Migdon, Brooke (December 9, 2021). "Amazon bestseller compares being trans to pretending to be a walrus". TheHill. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  21. ^ SAEGERT, RHIANNON. "Thousands petition Baylor to recognize LGBT groups". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  22. ^ Blade, Special to the LA (May 26, 2021). "The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh makes extreme attacks on trans kids". Los Angeles Blade: LGBTQ News, Rights, Politics, Entertainment. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  23. ^ Shannon Carpenter. "These stay-at-home fathers tell you why paternity leave is important". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  24. ^ "Opinion | Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  25. ^ Legum, Judd (May 17, 2022). "Republicans have invoked the 'Great Replacement' theory over and over | Judd Legum". the Guardian. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  26. ^ Given, Casey (December 9, 2019). "The misguided war on pornography and the return of right-wing puritanism". Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  27. ^ Luciano, Michael (November 17, 2021). "Matt Walsh Calls Big Bird a 'Drug Dealer' with the Voice of a 'Child Molester' for Doing CNN Town Hall on Vaccines for Kids". Mediaite. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  28. ^ "WALSH: Yes, I Am A Theocratic Fascist". The Daily Wire. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  29. ^ "Twitter: Matt Walsh". Twitter. June 5, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  30. ^ Jarvis, Jacob (August 18, 2021). "Fact Check: Did Carrie Underwood's Twitter account like anti-mask mandate video?". Newsweek. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  31. ^ "Twitter Suspends the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh over Transgender Tweets". National Review. January 8, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  32. ^ "Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights". Ashburn, VA Patch. September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  33. ^ a b Migdon, Brooke (December 10, 2021). "Amazon recategorizes book comparing being trans to pretending to be a walrus". TheHill. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  34. ^ Bollinger, Alex (December 9, 2021). "Best-selling LGBTQ book on Amazon is an anti-transgender picture book". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ Wakefield, Lily (December 9, 2021). "Amazon lists hateful, transphobic book as number one 'LGBT+ best seller'". PinkNews. Retrieved December 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ^ a b Rafter, Darcy (June 2, 2022). "Matt Walsh's 'What Is A Woman?' doc kicks off Pride Month". HITC. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  37. ^ a b Graham, Jennifer (June 5, 2022). "Perspective: 'What is a woman?' Why most people couldn't answer Matt Walsh". Deseret News. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  38. ^ Williams, Kori (June 3, 2022). "A New Documentary Is Asking: "What Is a Woman?"". Distractify. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  39. ^ Goforth, Claire (June 3, 2022). "Did the Daily Wire actually get hit with a DDoS attack during the launch of its transphobic new documentary?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  40. ^ a b Goforth, Claire (May 20, 2022). "Matt Walsh used trans people's Instagrams in his transphobic documentary—it's already sending hate their way". The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  41. ^ Baragona, Justin (February 8, 2022). "Far-Right Troll Tried to Dupe Trans People Into Joining His Anti-Trans Documentary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  42. ^ "Anti-Trans Matt Walsh tries to lure Trans people into fake documentary". Los Angeles Blade. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  43. ^ Collman, Ashley. "Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary". Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  44. ^ Collman, Ashley (February 15, 2022). "Conservative film crew continues to try and trick trans activists into appearing in mysterious documentary, Miss Nevada USA says". Business Insider. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  45. ^ Collman, Ashley (February 10, 2022). "Trans activists accuse conservative podcaster Matt Walsh of trying to lure them into participating in an anti-trans documentary". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  46. ^ Oliver Darcy. "Kristi Noem slams right-wing media personality Matt Walsh for 'horrible misogyny'". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  47. ^ "Gov. Kristi Noem slams podcaster Matt Walsh for "horrible misogyny": "Eyes up here"". Newsweek. August 26, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  48. ^ a b Dzhanova, Yelena. "A right-wing writer who crowdfunded $100,000 to repair the Puerto Rico home of AOC's grandmother says she declined to accept the money". Business Insider. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  49. ^ Mayberry, Carly (December 1, 2021). "Catholic Church Cancels YAF-Sponsored Anti-Abortion Talk by Matt Walsh as Faculty Protest". Newsweek. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  50. ^ Hecker, Caroline (December 1, 2021). "Daily Wire's Matt Walsh invited to speak at SLU, sparks protests in the streets". KMOV.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  51. ^ YouTube. (14 May 2022). OFFICIAL TRAILER: ‘WHAT IS A WOMAN?’ [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ivIRd9N8E.
  52. ^ Pfleger, Paige (October 12, 2021). "Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville". WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  53. ^ Mayberry, Carly (December 1, 2021). "Catholic church cancels YAF-sponsored anti-abortion talk by Matt Walsh as faculty protest". Newsweek. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  54. ^ "What is a Woman?". Rotten Tomatoes.
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