Victor Davis Hanson: How The Transgender Movement Turned the Left Against Women

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the tragic irony of today’s transgender sports movement on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ As a classicist, I can tell you that there are documented fables, myths, poems, histories about people who feel they were in the wrong bodies. … There's a long history of sex research about people whose psychological or hormonal makeup does not match their physical characteristics. But here's the key: They're very rare. “The Left was supposed to be for gender parity. … And now we're kind of reactionary. We flipped it upside down, where males go around the back, take over women's sports, and essentially, destroy it. And yet that is popular among many on the Left.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) Introduction (1:40) Transgender Athletes in Women's Sports (2:29) Historical Context of Gender Dysphoria (4:57) The Gender Transition Debate in Sports (6:38) Political Ramifications and Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have had two contrasting phenomena.
0:03.0	One is that Donald Trump had issued an executive order suggesting or maybe threatening K-through-12 sports programs and indeed college and higher education as well,
0:13.0	that if they allowed biological men to compete in women's sports, then he was going to consider cutting off federal funds for that.
0:21.1	But at the same time he did it, the number of biological men has increased and soared in women's
0:26.4	sports.
0:27.4	But let's get some background on this whole transgendered sports phenomenon.
0:31.2	The left was supposed to be for gender parity, and that was defined by giving money and attention
0:36.5	and resources to women so that their
0:38.6	sports would be equivalent to male sports.
0:41.3	You flipped it upside down where males go around the back, take over women's sports
0:45.4	and essentially destroy it. Hello, this is Victor Davis-Hansson for the Daily Signal.
1:02.7	Recently, we have had two contrasting phenomena.
1:07.1	One is that Donald Trump had issued an executive order suggesting or maybe threatening to K-12 sports programs and indeed college and higher education as well, that if they allowed biological men to compete in women's sports, then he was going to consider cutting off federal funds for that.
1:28.1	But at the same time he did it, the number of transgendered women,
1:33.2	at his biological men who have transitioned to supposedly women,
1:38.4	has increased and soared in women's sports.
1:40.8	So here in the West Coast, a trans athlete dominated the state high school track and field
1:49.6	competitions, winning three or four main events.
1:53.2	The same thing happened in Oregon, the same thing that happened in Washington, the same
1:58.4	thing is happening in Minneapolis with girls baseball and finals.
2:04.7	The point is it's usually a phenomenon in blue states and in particular blue cities.
2:11.2	And Donald Trump's executive orders are going the way of sanctuary cities.
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