{"id":438008,"date":"2021-04-21T09:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438008"},"modified":"2021-04-21T09:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:06:04","slug":"famed-atheist-richard-dawkins-has-humanist-of-the-year-award-revoked-for-questioning-transgenderism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/famed-atheist-richard-dawkins-has-humanist-of-the-year-award-revoked-for-questioning-transgenderism\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed Atheist Richard Dawkins Has \u2018Humanist Of The Year\u2019 Award Revoked For Questioning Transgenderism"},"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\">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%2Ffamed-atheist-richard-dawkins-has-humanist-of-the-year-award-revoked-for-questioning-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=438008&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/og-default.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Biologist Richard Dawkins, the famed author of \u201cThe God Delusion,\u201d had his 1996 Humanist of the Year revoked by the American Humanist Association (AHA) this week when he dared to criticize aspects of transgender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>In his tweet, Dawkins mentioned Rachel Dolezal \u2013 the white woman who famously claimed to be black \u2013 and invited people to talk about vilifying those who disagree with transgender identities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2015, Rachel Dolezal, a white chapter president of NAACP, was vilified for identifying as Black. Some men choose to identify as women, and some women choose to identify as men. You will be vilified if you deny that they literally are what they identify as. Discuss,\u201d Dawkins wrote on April 10.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash came swift for Dawkins, who then caved to the mob and denounced \u201cRepublican bigots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not intend to disparage trans people. I see that my academic \u2018Discuss\u2019 question has been misconstrued as such and I deplore this. It was also not my intent to ally in any way with Republican bigots in US now exploiting this issue,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5205479452055\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I do not intend to disparage trans people. I see that my academic \u201cDiscuss\u201d question has been misconstrued as such and I deplore this. It was also not my intent to ally in any way with Republican bigots in US now exploiting this issue .<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardDawkins\/status\/1381665011127451652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For that, the AHA revoked his award, accusing him of using scientific discourse to demean \u201cmarginalized groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRichard Dawkins was honored in 1996 by the AHA as Humanist of the Year for his significant contributions in this area,\u201d the American Humanist Association wrote in a statement. \u201cRegrettably, Richard Dawkins has over the past several years accumulated a history of making statements that use the guise of scientific discourse to demean marginalized groups, an approach antithetical to humanist values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis latest statement implies that the identities of transgender individuals are fraudulent, while also simultaneously attacking Black identity as one that can be assumed when convenient. His subsequent attempts at clarification are inadequate and convey neither sensitivity nor sincerity,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded by saying that Dawkins \u201cis no longer deserving of being honored by the AHA, and has voted to withdraw, effective immediately, the 1996 Humanist of the Year award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trans woman Alison Gill, who is vice president of legal and policy at American Atheists, called upon Dawkins to \u201cput time in to learn\u201d more about the science behind transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe progress of science has helped us better understand who we are as trans people. As the American Psychological Association notes, \u2018Many experts believe that biological factors such as genetic influences and prenatal hormone levels, early experiences, and experiences later in adolescence or adulthood may all contribute to the development of transgender identities,&#8217;\u201d said Gill, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/richard-dawkins-1996-humanist-award-revoked-over-transgender-comments-1585078\">Newsweek<\/a>. \u201cWe need science communicators like Richard Dawkins to put in the time to learn this information and then communicate it clearly and accurately to the public, not reinforce dangerous and harmful narratives put forward by the opponents of equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the Capitol Hill riot earlier this year, Dawkins supported Twitter\u2019s decision to ban Trump from the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Twitter\u2019s ban of Trump a worrying Free Speech issue? On reflection I think not because (a) Trump went far beyond expression of opinion (which should be protected) to outright lies, demonstrable falsehoods. Falsehoods, moreover which were calculated to (b) incite violence,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/famed-atheist-richard-dawkins-defends-trumps-twitter-ban-despite-being-a-free-speech-advocate\">Famed Atheist Richard Dawkins Defends Trump\u2019s Twitter Ban Despite Being A Free Speech\u00a0Advocate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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