{"id":2651887,"date":"2026-08-30T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-surprise-study-shows-trans-activists-are-more-likely-to-support-political-violence\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T09:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:37:18","slug":"surprise-surprise-study-shows-trans-activists-are-more-likely-to-support-political-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-surprise-study-shows-trans-activists-are-more-likely-to-support-political-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise, Surprise: Study Shows Trans Activists Are More Likely to Support Political Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fsurprise-surprise-study-shows-trans-activists-are-more-likely-to-support-political-violence%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=2651887&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>A study commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services indicates that individuals who support \u201cradical gender ideology\u201d tend to hold left-wing authoritarian beliefs and are more likely to justify political violence than those who do not. The research, involving 1,208 U.S. adults, found that endorsement of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gender-affirming clinical positions correlated<\/a> with higher authoritarian attitudes and greater acceptance of political violence across various scenarios. However, the study did not establish causality or whether these beliefs lead to violent tendencies. Critics, including the Human Rights Campaign, criticized the report as an attempt to stigmatize transgender individuals, emphasizing that political violence is unacceptable and warning against demonization. The report gained attention amid ongoing debates over gender ideology,with recent actions from both the Biden and Trump administrations relating to transgender rights and gender issues in the U.S.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Proponents of \u201cradical gender ideology\u201d are more likely to \u201chold left-wing authoritarian beliefs and believe political violence is justified,\u201d according to a Department of Health and Human Services study out Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The HHS-commissioned <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/hhs-releases-study-finding-individuals-who-associate-left-wing-authoritarian-beliefs-and-radical\">study<\/a> also <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/opa.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/gender-ideology-report.pdf\">claims<\/a> that individuals who held left-wing authoritarian beliefs \u201cwere more likely to justify political violence as well than non-left-wing participants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThis study raises important questions about what happens when ideology is given the authority of medicine,\u201d HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brian Christine said in a statement. \u201cThe association between sex-rejecting clinical beliefs, authoritarian attitudes, and the justification of political violence warrant serious scientific scrutiny. HHS will continue to pursue rigorous research that examines these relationships and gives the American people the evidence they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The preregistered survey of 1,208 U.S. adults found that stronger endorsement of so-called \u201cgender-affirming\u201d clinical positions was significantly associated with higher levels of left-wing authoritarianism, even after controlling for political identity and age. Both measures were also linked to greater acceptance of political violence across six different scenarios, per the news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">However, the study \u201cdoes not determine whether belief in radical gender ideology contributes to authoritarian attitudes or vice versa, nor whether an outside factor may contribute to both predispositions,\u201d per the news release. The study also notes that \u201cexperimental research is needed to determine causality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The study, which was conducted by researchers from Rutgers University, the Manhattan Institute and the Network Contagion Research Institute, notably \u201cdid not measure whether respondents committed or intended to commit political violence,\u201d and instead measured \u201chow justified respondents considered six hypothetical or described acts of political violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The study\u2019s findings \u201ctherefore establish associations with the justification of political violence, not violent behavior,\u201d per the press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">LGBTQ activist group Human Rights Campaign (HRC) <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/press-releases\/hhs-wastes-taxpayer-dollars-on-latest-junk-report-trying-to-paint-trans-americans-as-a-threat\">said<\/a> in a Thursday press release that the HHS-funded study is a \u201cjunk report trying to paint trans Americans as a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cAnd let us all be absolutely clear on this point: political violence is not, and must never become, acceptable in our society,\u201d HRC president Kelley Robinson said in a statement. \u201cBut neither should demonizing entire groups of people for political gain. Trans people are not an ideology, they are human beings and our fellow Americans who deserve the same dignity as anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Reports of gender ideology became more widespread across the U.S. under the Biden administration. An Ohio child welfare agency crafted a \u201cconfidential spreadsheet\u201d documenting the sexual orientation and transgender status of kids as young as 5, the Daily Caller News Foundation first reported in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Trump administration has been taking steps to crack down on gender ideology in the U.S. in recent months. In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government\/\">order<\/a> seeking to \u201cdefend women\u2019s rights and protect freedom of conscience by using clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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