{"id":2216522,"date":"2024-04-09T13:49:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-especially-american-problem-michael-knowles-addresses-the-u-s-establishments-radical-embrace-of-transgenderism\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:51:25","slug":"an-especially-american-problem-michael-knowles-addresses-the-u-s-establishments-radical-embrace-of-transgenderism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-especially-american-problem-michael-knowles-addresses-the-u-s-establishments-radical-embrace-of-transgenderism\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Knowles Discusses the U.S. Establishment&#8217;s Radical Embrace of Transgenderism: A Distinctly American Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fan-especially-american-problem-michael-knowles-addresses-the-u-s-establishments-radical-embrace-of-transgenderism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Knowles, a Daily Wire host, discussed the rise of transgender identity, particularly among young Americans,\u2063 during his speech at the University of Utah. Addressing the cultural divide and backlash faced by conservatives, Knowles emphasized \u200dthe prevalence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-sued-by-investor-claiming-companys-fight-with-desantis-over-floridas-parental-rights-law-created-far-reaching-financial-risks\/\" title=\"Disney Sued by Investor Claiming Company\u2019s Fight With DeSantis Over Florida\u2019s Parental Rights Law Created \u201cFar-Reaching Financial Risks\u201d\">radical transgender theory<\/a> in the U.S. compared to\u2062 other Western cultures. He highlighted statistics showing a significant increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-other-countries-strike-the-brakes-on-transitioning-kids-america-is-hitting-the-gas\/\" title=\"While Other Countries Strike The Brakes On Transitioning Kids, America Is Hitting the Gas\">gender dysphoria diagnoses<\/a> \u200cin the U.S., suggesting it as a uniquely American issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire host Michael Knowles spoke to a large crowd at the University of Utah on Monday night, calling out the growing trend \u2014 especially among young Americans \u2013 of transgender identity.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of his Young America\u2019s Foundation speech, Knowles, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-knew-the-libs-were-going-to-run-with-it-knowles-says-call-to-eradicate-transgender-ideology-cornered-left-wing-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">angered the Left<\/a> with past comments on transgenderism, said he was surprised that even in \u201cmeek and mild Utah,\u201d he saw a video of \u201csome wild banshee-like lady accosting, assaulting one of the students here as the student was hanging up flyers for this lecture tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knowles said the video was proof that conservatives across the country, even in Utah, are not safe from being thrown into the middle of a culture war where common sense is met with the hatred of leftists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commonsense view to which the protester objected is banal and self-evident: men and women are different, men can\u2019t become women, and women can\u2019t become men,\u201d Knowles said.<\/p>\n<p>The universal truth surrounding human beings\u2019 biology has been challenged in Western cultures around the globe, but radical transgender theory and the confusion it brings seems to be most prevalent in the U.S., according to Knowles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to the pretensions of purple-haired, perpetually aggrieved American leftists, the obsession with turning fellas into ladies is not universal. Transgenderism is a largely American phenomenon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/28\/new-study-on-rise-in-transgender-shows-its-a-fad-especially-among-young-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> out of Virginia Tech\u2019s School of Medicine, 80% of sampled diagnoses of \u2018gender dysphoria\u2019 come from the United States. Eighty percent. Is there something in our water? Is it the seed oils? Maybe it is the seed oils,\u201d the Daily Wire host added, sparking laughter from the audience. \u201cIs it something in the air? Maybe. I suspect, however, it has more to do with politics and social fads, but whatever the cause, transgenderism seems to be an especially American problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knowles cited a 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/07\/01\/health\/transgender-population.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The New York Times, which found that even eight years ago, the number of adults identifying as transgender in the U.S. had doubled in five years. Pew Research also found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/06\/07\/about-5-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-say-their-gender-is-different-from-their-sex-assigned-at-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 5%<\/a> of American adults under the age of 30 identify as \u201ctransgender\u201d or \u201cnonbinary\u201d and were three times more likely than the general population to identify as \u201ctrans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712759107458000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Tu_bbgaIzPZlwVTiisdPO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are not sufficient data to say that America is the most \u2018trans\u2019 country in the world. There\u2019s a lot of evidence to suggest it. But then other surveys award that dubious distinction to Brazil or alternately to Germany, to Sweden, to Switzerland. We just don\u2019t know,\u201d said Knowles. \u201cTransgenderism is a weird, relatively new, still-niche thing, and we don\u2019t yet have reliable numbers. We probably won\u2019t have reliable numbers any time soon because trans identity is growing exponentially.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knowles pointed out how other Western nations, such as Sweden, Finland, and France, began pumping the brakes on and even outright banning transgender procedures for children while the U.S. has continued moving forward with offering life-altering gender surgeries and hormonal drugs to minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Europe began to ban the trans-ing of kids, America\u2019s rulers\u2014up to and including Mr. Biden\u2014issued orders to expand it,\u201d Knowles said.<\/p>\n<p>Knowles added that the president, who has been described as a \u201cdevout Catholic\u201d by legacy media and White House staff, has doubled down on his embrace of \u201ctransgender ideology\u201d over the course of his administration, even proclaiming March 31 of this year as \u201cTrans Day of Visibility\u201d when the 31st was Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden, of course, has never been deterred from error by his supposed faith,\u201d Knowles said. \u201cSo while practically everyone turns away from transgender ideology, Joe Biden has doubled down. And it\u2019s not just Biden; it\u2019s the whole American political establishment. When it comes to transgender ideology, America is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-sounds-alarm-on-bidens-repeal-of-title-42\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Sounds Alarm on Biden\u2019s Repeal of Title 42\">radical outlier<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Knowles, a Daily Wire host, addressed a sizeable audience at the University of Utah, highlighting the increasing trend of transgender identity, notably among young Americans. During his Young America&#8217;s Foundation speech, Knowles, known for provoking the Left with his views on transgenderism, opened by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2216523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-10.03.21-AM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-09-at-10.03.21-AM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}