#Michael Knowles

[mylionheart2]

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Eric Hananoki at MMFA:

Young America’s Foundation, a right-wing group involved with Project 2025, hosted an event last December featuring anti-surrogacy and anti-IVF commentator Michael Knowles. During his speech, Knowles called surrogacy and IVF a “crime,” a “growing evil,” “ghastly,” “absolutely horrific,” and “just about the most rotten thing a society can possibly do to children.”  Young America's Foundation is an organization which claims to “help students like you find support, promote your conservative views and take action.” It is an advisory board partner for  Project 2025, the Trump-connected extremist plan to guide staffing and policy priorities for the next Republican administration.  Media Matters has documented how Project 2025’s proposals would significantly diminish reproductive rights, with possible implications for surrogacy and IVF. 

Kevin Roberts, the Project 2025 architect and president of the Heritage Foundation, wrote a forthcoming book (with a foreword by Trump running mate JD Vance) which attacked IVF. 

Roberts told Knowles (“my friend”) on Roberts' own program last month that he “is one of the most important messengers, thinkers, communicators, not just about conservatism, not just about Christianity, but about the future of America.”  Young America's Foundation has ties to right-wing media, including Fox News. In August 2023, YAF partnered with Fox News to host a Republican primary debate where the network chose a YAF representative to ask a question.  The organization is also closely tied to Knowles, a right-wing host for Daily Wire with a history of vitriolic rhetoric. He has said that “transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” “divorce should basically be outlawed,” and “I support Christian nationalism.” He has also attacked surrogacy and IVF on his program.  YAF hosted Knowles for a speech lasting more than an hour on December 6, 2023, at Clemson University in South Carolina. Knowles' talk was devoted to attacking surrogacy, IVF, and the parents who chose to have children through those means. 

The Daily Wire host Michael Knowles gave a speech at Clemson University on behalf of the right-wing Project 2025 partner organization Young America’s Foundation (YAF) on December 6th, 2023.

During his speech, Knowles launched unhinged attacks against IVF and surrogacy, which have anti-reproductive freedom and anti-LGBTQ+ connotations.

[queerdailywire-rpfwriter]

The doctor cleared his throat, his voice steady but professional. “Mr. Walsh, your husband is pregnant.”

For a full five seconds, the world stood still. “...What?” Matt’s voice was flat, his face slowly morphing into a mix of confusion and disbelief.

“Pregnant,” the doctor repeated, as if that clarified anything.

Matt blinked. “Pregnant. Like... with a baby?”

“Yes,” the doctor confirmed, a little confused by the question.

Matt’s face contorted, looking as if someone had tried to explain quantum mechanics using riverdance. “I’m sorry, but are you out of your damn mind? Michael is a man. I’m married to him. I see him naked. Every. Day.”

Joe, wide-eyed, muttered under his breath, “Plot twist of the year.”

Ben, meanwhile, looked like he was calculating escape routes but stayed silent.

The doctor adjusted his glasses, unflappable. “I understand your surprise, but I assure you, the tests are conclusive. Michael is three months pregnant.”

Matt threw up his hands, looking at Joe and Ben like they might help him make sense of this. “Three months pregnant? THREE MONTHS?! I—Doctor, listen to yourself! How—how does this even happen? He’s a man! Did I miss something in Biology 101?”

“Mr. Walsh,” the doctor said calmly, “I assure you I’m well aware that Michael is a man. However, rare conditions can cause unexpected biological phenomena—”

“Oh, for God’s sake,” Matt interrupted, pacing furiously. “I don’t want a TED Talk. Give me Earth language! Normal people language! I'm a high school dropout, not Richard fucking Dawkins!”

The doctor held up a placating hand. “Michael has a unique intersex condition we were unaware of until now. It’s extremely rare but not unheard of. Combined with certain hormonal factors and double set of certain internal organs, it has resulted in a viable pregnancy. Judging by cuts, he got a GRS when he was a baby to take care of outside, but they didn't tackle anything on the inside.”

Matt stared at him, unblinking. His mouth opened and closed like a fish gasping for air. “Viable... viable pregnancy?”

Joe stepped in, trying to lighten the mood. “You didn’t notice, Matt? He’s been glowing. He’s been crying during commercials. Dude’s been asking for snacks every five minutes!”

“And cuddly,” Ben chimed in, surprising everyone. “He’s insanely cuddly lately. It’s like he’s turned into a human teddy bear.”

The doctor nodded. “Exactly. The symptoms are typical: a growing belly, changes in appetite, mood swings—”

Matt clutched his hair. “A belly?! What belly?!”

“Have you not noticed it?” the doctor asked, genuinely puzzled.

Joe leaned over. “Now that he mentions it, Michael has been wearing a lot of baggy sweaters lately... and he does snack a lot. One might think he just got chubby.”

Matt stared at the two of them in disbelief. “You’re kidding me. You’re all in on this prank. Where’s the hidden camera? Is it Dave Rubin? Did he set this up for clicks?”

The doctor sighed. “Mr. Walsh, I assure you, this is very real. You’ll see for yourself when you visit him. In the meantime, we need to talk about his health. He has a history of low bone density from previous alcohol use and medications, which means he’ll need to rest more, take supplements, and maintain a healthy diet.”

Matt’s brain, however, was stuck on one track. “Michael. Pregnant.” He turned to Joe. “Joe, help me out here. Say something sane.”

Joe smirked. “Congrats, Matt. You’re gonna be a daddy... again.”

“So, folks, you’ve probably heard the whispers by now. The one and only Michael Walsh—formerly known as Michael Knowles, our very own puritan prince—is pregnant. Yup, pregnant. And don’t adjust your speakers; you heard me right. Matt Walsh’s husband is expecting! Isn’t that just adorable?”

Dave paused for effect, his grin widening as he leaned closer to the camera.

“But let’s talk about those legs, shall we? I mean, come on, Michael has always had a great pair of legs. You can’t deny it, people. And now, I bet those pregnancy hormones are making them even more fabulous. Matt must be having the time of his life. Lucky guy.”

Matt grimaced, his hands tightening into fists on the counter. Michael sat stiffly beside him, his face pale but otherwise expressionless.

“And let’s not ignore the elephant in the room,” Dave continued, his tone sharpening. “Michael Walsh is intersex. Yup. Born that way, folks. And I think that’s just fantastic. You know why? Because it explains so much. Like, remember when he was out here calling for the ‘eradication of transgenderism’? Or when he was bashing LGBTQ+ activists left and right? Oh, the irony is so rich I could bottle it and sell it.”

Joe muttered something under his breath, shaking his head as he poured himself a drink. “This guy’s got no filter.”

On-screen, Dave was warming to his topic, the malicious gleam in his eyes growing brighter.

“But here’s the thing, people,” Dave said, his tone shifting to mock sincerity. “We all know Michael’s stance on ‘biology.’ Male and female, XX and XY, right? So, where does that leave him? Is he a man? A woman? Something in between? Personally, I don’t care. I mean, I do care about his hypocrisy, but that’s a separate issue.”

Dave smirked, leaning back in his chair. “What’s funny is how the internet is losing its collective mind over this. Have you seen the memes? Oh, they’re brutal. People are calling him ‘Michelle’ now. Others are saying he’s the ultimate proof that conservative values are just performative nonsense. And, honestly, I’m here for it.”

The podcast cut to a compilation of tweets and clips from Michael’s past speeches. His own voice echoed through the laptop speakers, declaring, “There is no such thing as a pregnant man. It’s a biological impossibility. End of story.”

Michael flinched at the sound of his own words.

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

“If freedom were merely choice, then God would not be free, because God cannot choose to sin, because God’s very being precludes evil.

God, obviously being free, is free because He wills perfectly and understands perfectly. We will be free only inasmuch as we align our wills and our intellects with God.

Intellectual darkness, lies pervading society, compromise all of our liberty, because they stop us from willing good and true things. And the society crumbles.”

- Michael Knowles, The Michael Knowles Show Ep. 1339

[atarahderek]

Decided to rent a month of Apple TV+ to watch Franklin. I'm enjoying it so far. Love the friendship between Temple and Lafayette. And Michael Knowles is so far doing a great job portraying the great Dr. Benjamin Franklin. But you know, it would be really nice if someone at some point could cast a left handed actor to play a left handed founding father.

[blackmensuited]

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[tang0w0tek]

Thanks Spotify for showing me how fucking strange my dad is

(HIS SPOTIFY NOT MINE)

[rainintheevening]

"Some random tumblr blog.."

[lynntheninja]

POV: You Are That Conservative Uncle at Thanksgiving

@a-republican-mind This aged like a fine wine

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Ari Drennen at MMFA:

Daily Wire personality Michael Knowles cheered as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill targeted at preventing Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) from using the women’s bathroom on Capitol Hill.  Knowles and others in the online right have consistently pushed elected Republicans to adopt more confrontational positions on the inclusion of trans people. This time, however, their antics drew significant condemnation from both the right and the mainstream media, in a potential hint at the limits of a broader appetite for MAGA media’s politics of humiliation of individual trans people.  

Before McBride had even taken her oath of office, anti-LGBTQ influencers took aim at the Delaware congresswoman-elect, who won her seat this November with 57.9% of the vote.  Libs of TikTok asserted that “using the women’s bathroom is a fetish for” her.  Former college swimmer Riley Gaines echoed that charge.  Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro ranted that “I don’t want him in my bathroom. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t want to wash my hands near him. I don’t want him in there. … Good for Nancy Mace.”  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly threatened to attack McBride if she used a shared bathroom.   House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who has not shied away from such positions in the past, initially declined to answer a question about whether McBride is a man or a woman, saying, “We treat all persons with dignity and respect, and we will.”  But just hours later, Johnson felt the need to clarify in the face of right-wing backlash, stating that “a man cannot become a woman.” 

[...] None of this satisfied the online right.  Matt Walsh blasted Johnson for initially being “too shy to say, you know, whether the trans congressman … is actually a man.”  YouTuber Charlie Kirk  attacked McBride, demanding that she use the bathroom that matches her chromosomes and adding, “I totally support MTG and Nancy Mace drawing the line.” Mace announced the sale of T-shirts featuring a picture of a bathroom sign and the words “come and take it” and expanded her bill. 

[...] The year before, Zephyr had been expelled from the chamber after a speech in which she suggested that her colleagues had blood on their hands for the passage of a bill that would prohibit minors from accessing medically necessary transition care. She was reelected with 80% of the vote.  This time around, four Republicans ultimately voted against banning Zephyr from using the women’s restroom. Explaining his vote, Rep. David Bedey cited the media: “We have a reasonable accommodation that we put in place. This particular action will have the effect of making people famous in the national news and will not contribute to the effective conduct of our business.” Zephyr’s public statement mirrored the language used by McBride.  “I'm happy to see that this proposed ban failed and am grateful for my colleagues—particularly my republican colleagues—who recognized this as a distraction from the work we were elected to do,” she wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter). “I'm ready to represent my constituents & look forward to working on behalf of Montana.”

MAGA media pundits take credit for igniting the fake Capitol Hill bathroom controversy that began with Queen TERF Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)’s transphobic crusade against Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) using the women’s restroom at the Capitol.

[talkingpointsusa]

Michael Knowles floats an insane theory that Trump intentionally tries to get people to make fun of him on TikTok so that they associate him with “humor and delight”

If there's one thing you should take away from this blog, it's that the Daily Wire is a horrendous news source. Even for them though, Michael Knowles manages to constantly outdo himself in the realm of being an absolute idiot.

So, right-wing media has all decided that the racist myth about Haitians eating pets is 100% true. Myths like these are dangerous and will absolutely get somebody killed in a hate crime. As a matter of fact, Springfield Ohio has already been the target of bomb threats that have led to hospitals being put on lockdown and schools being evacuated. This rhetoric being pushed by the right-wing media right now is legitimately dangerous and it might end up killing somebody.

Nobody has shown a proven case of pet eating actually happening but that hasn't stopped the right-wing media from trying to prove that this rumor is totally factual. This brings us back to Michael Knowles being an absolute dipstick.

02:22, Michael Knowles: "Do Haitians eat cats? That is the question that has implausibly come to dominate our political discourse in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Liberal politicians and journalists, such as David Muir, say they don't. But Haitians say that they do. Like this second generation Haitian American in a video reposted by Elon Musk."

So, the TikTok video that Michael and Elon Musk are holding up as proof that Haitian immigrants are eating pets is an absolute nothing-burger. In the video, this person who claims to be a second generation Haitian immigrant explains that her dad told her that Haitian's eat dogs and cats during voodoo rituals.

If you're wondering how this proves anything, it doesn't. This is some "my friends cousins great uncles dog told me" type bullshit and it still isn't an actual example of a Haitian eating a pet. Michael loves this video though because it confirms him and the rights little racist narrative.

04:06, Michael Knowles: "The political nerd class hated that President Trump brought up Haitians eating cats at the presidential debate. I disagree -- I disagree with their revulsion. This is one of Trump's greatest political skills, he can translate complex frequently dry policy issues into vivid images."

So, Trump can spread racist lies and demonize minority groups effectively, got it. I don't think Michael realizes this, but creating moral panics out of nothing is an extremely bad thing. Those "vivid images" are going to lead to a hate crime!

Also, "the political nerd class". I guess I'm also one of those guys but come on Michael, you run a politics podcast. You're one of us! Embrace the nerd Mikey!

Michael does an extremely long ad for razors and comes back with more xenophobic BS.

06:55, Michael Knowles: "Do the Haitians eat cats and dogs? I -- not all Haitians. That lady, a second generation Haitian American, she obviously doesn't eat cats and dogs and she doesn't practice voodoo and she's Christian. But do some of these people, unvetted, from a failed state where there's rampant cannibalism and ubiquitous voodoo, do these people eat cats and dogs? TikTok has weighed in. One of the top trends on TikTok right now, I am reliably informed by my Zoomer associates, is this remix of President Trumps debate comments."

I guess when you have no evidence to back up what you're saying you might as well throw some remix on TikTok in there as evidence.

The reason why Haiti is a "failed state" is because they've been continuously punished for their freedom by western nations like France and the United States. They literally were forced to pay "reparations" to France for their freedom from slavery, a process which took centuries for Haiti to pay off. There's years of history there and none of these guys ever get into it. It's just pure ignorant ahistorical bigotry and it ticks me off.

According to the World Religions Database, 94.26% of Haitians practice a form of Christianity with the majority being Catholic. It's almost as if those scary minorities aren't so different from you or I and it's racism that's leading to these ridiculous rumors spreading around the internet.

07:47, Michael Knowles: "I was discussing this yesterday with my friend Jack Posobiec on his show and he raised the question, he said 'This trend going around on TikTok, all these Zoomers dancing around to eat the dogs eat the cats. Is this good for Trump? Is this pro-Trump or is this anti-Trump?' And that's the wrong question. This is the kind of question that you'll hear in elementary poetry classes. You know, 'what does the poem mean'. People don't really read a lot of poetry anymore, I like poetry but they'll look at the poem and they'll say 'Ok, what's the hidden meaning'. But that's not what poetry does. The reason that good poets write poetry is to convey meaning in a way that it cannot be conveyed in an essay or a book or a tweet. It's just a different way of communicating."

And the award for dumbest metaphor goes to Michael Knowles.

First of all, Michael clearly doesn't know anything about poetry. If he did he would understand that subtext and metaphor are huge elements of poetry. From the sounds of this, the way that Michael interacts with poetry is the most shallow and surface level way imaginable. Michael's mind is going to be blown when he learns about poetic irony.

Trump isn't a poet, he's somebody trying to be a world leader. The standard for honesty is obviously way higher for the guy trying to be a world leader. Trump can't just spread an untrue rumor about a group of people to "paint an image in peoples heads". Millions of people are listening to him and spreading rumors when you're in a position like that is extremely dangerous.

09:20, Michael Knowles: "The memes just kind of delight you and I think that's the experience people are having. The zoomers who are dancing to this and the many many many more people who are -- who are watching these reels and these little TikTok's. You watch it and you kind of laugh and it's just kind of funny, it's delightful. You have a sensory experience of surprise, of humor, of delight, and then you associate those things with Trump. Trump is the medium of those experiences."

Well, I guess I'm going to keep making fun of Michael Knowles on this blog and if he protests we should remind him that he's the medium of those experiences which means that it's actually a good thing that we're making fun of him. After a while we'll start to associate him with humor and delight after all.

That's one way to deal with everyone making fun of your candidate I guess.

"Oh ya?! Well, when you're laughing at him for being a moron he's still the reason that you're laughing in the first place! Ha! You're gonna be Trump supporters before you know it!"

And that conveyance is happening through TikTok's. Things that people famously spend a lot of time watching individually as opposed to scrolling through them at rapid speeds while only giving them half of their attention. Michael Knowles is truly a brilliant political strategist.

10:05, Michael Knowles: "Frankly, I strongly suspect this is what inclined Trump to bring it up during the debate at all."

Yes, it couldn't possibly be because Trump is a racist lunatic. He's playing 4-D chess by....tricking people into making fun of him I guess.

10:42, Michael Knowles: "And what's the consequence of that? If there is a downstream political effect it's going to be people realizing that Trump is not, you know, Hitler 2.0, he's just kind of -- he's like a funny guy, you know? Hitler wasn't that funny, I don't know, I'm not totally familiar with Hitler but he was always screaming and banging the lectern."

Ah yes, spreading a racist myth about a marginalized group of people is a great way to distance yourself from fascist leaders like Hitler. It's not like that's been one of the main elements of every fascist regime ever.

Also, really really stupid analysis of the Nazi's from Michael. I guess that fascists are physically incapable of being funny. There's a genetic trait in fascists that make them physically incapable of cracking a good joke....actually, I've watched Republican comedy so maybe this sarcastic diatribe has some truth to it. Still, really dumb stuff here.

Michael then plays a video of some MAGA lunatic at a city council meeting spewing a racist rant about Haitians. Michael then does an advert for his own YouTube channel and goes back into being a bigot.

18:47, Michael Knowles: "Now, the minute I say that I know that the Democrat activists who watch my show every single day and who subscribe to the Daily Wire to do it, they're gonna start writing their headlines. Michael Knowles spreads misinformation, false news, fake news, about illegal aliens voting in elections. It does not happen, this is not real, it's a calumny. Well, what do you make of this news report aired on a CBS affiliate?"

Yeah, hi Michael. I guess I'm one of those guys that he's talking about. I don't subscribe to the Daily Wire though, I'm not giving these grifters a red cent (I also couldn't afford it even if I wanted to but that's an entirely separate issue, #collegestudentlyfe and all that).

So, the CBS News report that Michael played is about an undocumented immigrant by the name of Angelica Maria Francisco who was caught forging a passport and voting in two elections illegally. Here's the thing about this story, Michael should've buried it.

If there's indeed a controlled plan on the Democrats end to smuggle migrants into the country to vote in elections, how come the big scary Biden DOJ proceeded to catch and arrest this woman?

Just because there was one migrant who committed voter fraud once doesn’t mean that there’s a major scale democrat plot to bus migrants in to vote illegally. We don’t even know who she voted for in those elections, for all we know she voted for Trump or even Jill Stein. There's a lot of assumptions being made here on Michael's end.

19:54, Michael Knowles: "That's one woman in Alabama, not exactly a swing-state. One person who's been prosecuted. Now, there are many more examples of this that are reported, this is just the latest one. But you know what the libs are gonna say, they're gonna say 'Oh, you know. This is just a one off'. Well, we don't really investigate this sort of thing. By definition this is a very difficult crime to pin down. It's an act of deception that half of our country and most of our political class is intentionally obscuring. The reason that the libs are importing these foreigners into our country is to rig elections in the long run, many have said that openly, so it's hard to figure it out."

"We don't really investigate this sort of thing" he said while talking about someone being prosecuted and charged for doing the thing that he says we don't investigate. I'd love to see those videos of top politicos admitting that they're intentionally bringing in migrants to rig elections by the way. Michael never plays them so either they're not real or the Daily Wire is sitting on the biggest story in decades.

I'm not denying that people have attempted voter fraud in the past. What I am denying is that there's a widespread conspiracy on the part of the Democrats to bring in migrants to rig elections. That's great replacement theory nonsense that's contradicted by the story that Michael's reporting on.

20:56, Michael Knowles: "If you are illegally in this country and you need to get a false document to get a job, which is not true, many times you can just get the job without a false document but lets say that's why, why would you imperil your freedom, your ability to skirt the law even, by going to vote? And then if you're voting why would you specifically vote in these presidential election years, 2016 and 2020? Do you think someone maybe suggested that she do that?"

There a million different reasons. Maybe she just wanted to be a part of the political process. Maybe she just did it because that's what people do around that time and it helps you blend in. That explains why she'd vote in the presidential elections as opposed to the congressional ones. Think about it, if she was a Democrat operative wouldn't it make more sense to vote in the Alabama congressional elections as opposed to the Presidential elections? You're way more likely to get a Democrat into the senate in Alabama than turn Alabama blue. That's another issue, why would the Democrats import all of the illegal voters into Alabama as opposed to a swing-state. You're not going to flip Alabama but you might flip Michigan. Michael's story might as well be called swiss cheese with all the holes its got.

Anyway, this voter fraud story is just dumb and doesn't really have anything backing it up. Most of the remainder of the episode is devoted to Michael complaining about an article in the Washington Post. It's a filler segment that is not worth our time.

Conclusion:

The cope was hard in this episode. I will say that "He's intentionally trying to get people to make fun of him, really guys we promise" is a new one and I don't think that Michael's going to get very far with it. Since Candace Owens left, Michael Knowles is the new reigning champ for dumbest Daily Wire guy with Matt Walsh as most disgusting and Ben Shapiro as most irritating. Glad to see that he's holding on to his title in this episode.

Cheers and I'll see you in the next one.

Sources Cited:

Helmore, Edward. “More Bomb Threats Hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump Elevates False Claims about Haitians.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 14 Sept. 2024.

Bhatia, Pooja. “US-Backed Foreign Intervention Has Led to the Disaster in Haiti.” The Guardian, 19 Oct. 2022.

Rosalsky, Greg. ““The Greatest Heist in History”: How Haiti Was Forced to Pay Reparations for Freedom.” NPR, 5 Oct. 2021.

“National Profiles | World Religion.” Www.thearda.com.

“Undocumented Individual Charged in Connection with Voting Fraud and Passport Fraud.” Justice.gov, 5 Sept. 2024.

[queerdailywire-rpfwriter]

Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Political RPF, Political RPF - US 21st c., Youtube RPF Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Matt Walsh/Michael Knowles, Matt Walsh/Dave Rubin, Matt Walsh/Vaush, Vaush/Matt Walsh, Ian Kochinski/Matt Walsh, Matt Walsh/Ian Kochinski, Ben Shapiro/Matt Walsh, Matt Walsh/Ben Shapiro, UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter/Ben Shapiro, Ben Shapiro/UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter, Luigi Mangione/Ben Shapiro, Ben Shapiro/Luigi Mangione, Ben Shapiro/Joe The Bartender Characters: Matt Walsh (Political Pundit), Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, Dave Rubin, Ian Kochinski, Vaush, Ian Anthony Kochinski - Character, UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter | Brian's Thompson (Businessperson)'s Assassin, luigi mangione Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Heartbreak, Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Coming Out, Daily Wire - Freeform, Pedro Pascal - Freeform, Semi-Public Sex, Top Matt Walsh, Bottom Michael Knowles, Bottom Dave Rubin, Vaush - Freeform, youtuber vaush, Ian Kochinski - Freeform, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, BDD, dysmorphia, Keto - Freeform, Transformation, Body Image, Oral Sex, Oral, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal, Foreplay, First Time Bottoming, bottom ben shapiro, Virgin Ben Shapiro, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Alcoholic Michael Knowles, Transphobia, Blaire White - Freeform, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempt, Suicide, Break Up, Post-Break Up, Mpreg, Pregnant Michael Knowles, Pregnant Michael Walsh, Unprotected Sex, Intersex, Intersex Michael Knowles, Intersex Michael Walsh, Hate Speech, Gender Identity, Gender Confusion Summary:

Matt Walsh is struggling, and Michael Knowles isn't making it any easier.

// “However,” the doctor continued, glancing at the clipboard, “we need to discuss his condition first.”Matt froze, his relief immediately replaced by anxiety. “Condition? What condition?”The doctor cleared his throat, his voice steady but professional. “Mr. Walsh, your husband is pregnant.”For a full five seconds, the world stood still. “...What?” Matt’s voice was flat, his face slowly morphing into a mix of confusion and disbelief.“Pregnant,” the doctor repeated, as if that clarified anything.Matt blinked. “Pregnant. Like... with a baby?”“Yes,” the doctor confirmed, a little confused by the question.Matt’s face contorted, looking as if someone had tried to explain quantum mechanics using riverdance. “I’m sorry, but are you out of your damn mind? Michael is a man. I’m married to him. I see him naked. Every. Day.”Joe, wide-eyed, muttered under his breath, “Plot twist of the year.”Ben, meanwhile, looked like he was calculating escape routes but stayed silent.The doctor adjusted his glasses, unflappable. “I understand your surprise, but I assure you, the tests are conclusive. Michael is three months pregnant.”Matt threw up his hands, looking at Joe and Ben like they might help him make sense of this. “Three months pregnant? THREE MONTHS?! I—Doctor, listen to yourself! How—how does this even happen? He’s a man! Did I miss something in Biology 101?”“Mr. Walsh,” the doctor said calmly, “I assure you I’m well aware that Michael is a man. However, rare conditions can cause unexpected biological phenomena—”“Oh, for God’s sake,” Matt interrupted, pacing furiously. “I don’t want a TED Talk. Give me Earth language! Normal people language! I'm a high school dropout, not Richard fucking Dawkins!”The doctor held up a placating hand. “Michael has a unique intersex condition we were unaware of until now. It’s extremely rare but not unheard of. Combined with certain hormonal factors and double set of certain internal organs, it has resulted in a viable pregnancy. Judging by cuts, he got a GRS when he was a baby to take care of outside, but they didn't tackle anything on the inside.”Matt stared at him, unblinking. His mouth opened and closed like a fish gasping for air. “Viable... viable pregnancy?” //

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

For the good of society, and especially for the good of the poor people who have fallen prey to this confusion, transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely — the whole preposterous ideology — at every level.

Michael Knowles

[renee-writer]

What It's Like on the Ground in Israel | With Nicole Zedeck

[queercowpoke]

I haven't seen this on tumblr but its worth sharing. My city came out en mass to protest Michael Knowles speaking at the University of Pittsburgh. The protest was student led and organized and most of the protestors were students. This is the 3rd and so far largest protest against transphobic speakers at Pitt. There were approx. 400 people there at one point, although after a firework was set off the crowd shrank to about 250. These are trans kids and young adults fighting for their lives against a man who has said he wants to "eradicate transdenderism" In the very debate they were protesting he advocated for institutionalization of all trans people. They could use the support and encouragement of the wider trans community.

Images taken from Pittsburgh Tribune Review