Transgender Trend – Bias and Credibility

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• Overall, we rate Transgender Trend as Right-Biased and questionable based on consistent opposition to LGBTQ rights and framing that aligns with socially conservative talking points. We rate it Low for factual reporting due to its reliance on cherry-picked sources, misleading interpretations of research, and promotion of dehumanizing stereotypes. Content often directly contradicts the scientific consensus.

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History

Transgender Trend is a UK-based advocacy website founded by Stephanie Davies-Arai. According to its About Us page, the group describes itself as a coalition of parents, teachers, and professionals who are “concerned about the current trend to diagnose children as transgender.” The site positions itself as a skeptical voice on gender-affirming care, particularly for youth, and has frequently been featured in media debates surrounding UK gender policy.

Read our profile on the UK media and government.

Funded by / Ownership

The website is operated by Stephanie Davies-Arai and does not disclose any institutional affiliations. Funding is derived through product sales, such as educational packs offered in their online shop, and donations via PayPal. No financial transparency or organizational accountability is provided.

Analysis / Bias

Transgender Trend exhibits a clear right-leaning, socially conservative bias, with its content essentially opposing the medical and social affirmation of transgender identities. It promotes the belief that gender-affirming care is a harmful social experiment and that increasing identification as transgender among youth is a result of social contagion and external influence rather than legitimate identity formation.

The site’s “Current Evidence” page claims to present balanced science, but instead, it selectively cites sources that cast doubt on mainstream medical consensus. The tone is often dismissive of transgender identities, and the language suggests that transition-related care is inherently unsafe or exploitative. The site lacks sourcing from leading scientific bodies such as WPATH, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or the American Academy of Pediatrics.

One of the most inflammatory examples is the article “Why Do Teenage Girls Not Want To Become Women?”, which portrays young trans men as psychologically damaged girls rejecting womanhood due to social pressure or trauma. It implies that transitioning is a form of self-harm and that girls identifying as trans are responding to “hatred of the female body” or abuse. The piece pathologizes transgender identity and portrays it as a threat to female development, using stigmatizing and dehumanizing rhetoric with no credible counterbalance or evidence-based rebuttal.

Additionally, in “Autism and Gender Identity”, the site suggests that autism predisposes children to mistakenly identify as transgender — a claim that contradicts evidence-based research and is frequently used to delegitimize trans identities.

The site has been publicly criticized by LGBTQ media such as PinkNews, which describes it as anti-trans and hostile to trans youth. While it presents itself as evidence-based, the overwhelming consensus from academic and medical communities contradicts its messaging.

Failed Fact Checks

• There are no individual fact checks tied directly to Transgender Trend; however, the claims it promotes have been widely refuted by scientific and medical organizations.

Overall, we rate Transgender Trend as Right-Biased and questionable based on consistent opposition to LGBTQ rights and framing that aligns with socially conservative talking points. We rate it Low for factual reporting due to its reliance on cherry-picked sources, misleading interpretations of research, and promotion of dehumanizing stereotypes. Content often directly contradicts the scientific consensus. (D. Van Zandt 05/04/2025)

Source: https://www.transgendertrend.com/

Last Updated on May 4, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check

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