Transvestigation

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Transvestigation (portmanteau of transgender and investigation ) is an indirect inquiry to determine the assigned sex of an individual, primarily through photographic and video evidence. It is a key aspect of a conspiracy theory which gained popularity in the late 2010s and early 2020s that asserts that many or all celebrities and other prominent individuals, whether male of female, including athletes, politicians and historical figures, are or were transgender.

Consequently, the methodology used by "transvestigators" adhering to this theory is subject to pareidolia and often suffers from confirmation bias. [1] [2] Baptist News Global has compared some of the methods used to those commonly associated with eugenics, such as craniometry. [3]

The basis for transvestigation ranges from the belief that some celebrities' gender identity simply differs from their birth-assigned sex, to the belief that their transgender identity is part of an initiation ritual known as "elite gender inversion", conducted by Hollywood and music industry elites or secret organizations such as the New World Order and Illuminati. [3] [4] GLAAD considers the movement to be an expression of transphobia. [5]

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References

  1. Lenton, Patrick (2024-02-08). "A Wild Investigation of Transvestigators, the People Who Think Celebs Are All Trans". Vice. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. Klee, Miles (18 July 2022). "Unhinged 'Transvestigators' Think They're the Only Cis People Left". MEL Magazine.
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