New York Times Draws Father's Day Backlash Over 'Trans Dad' Essay as Trump Threatens Billion-Dollar Suit
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
New York Times Draws Father's Day Backlash Over 'Trans Dad' Essay as Trump Threatens Billion-Dollar Suit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Summary
A Father’s Day guest essay in comic-strip form about a transgender parent learning to be a “trans dad” triggered a fresh backlash against The New York Times on Sunday.
Zach Ellams’ piece centered on raising a daughter who asks direct questions about gender, with the essay portraying the child’s acceptance as helping the author more fully embrace that identity.
Conservative critics including Katie Miller, Sean Davis, Seth Dillon and Tim Young accused the paper of using Father’s Day to promote gender ideology and undermine traditional fatherhood.
Trump separately attacked the Times the same day over its Iran coverage, calling its reporting “treasonous” on Truth Social and saying he would add it to a multibillion-dollar lawsuit.
The dispute adds to a run of recent controversies for the Times, including earlier criticism over a Nicholas Kristof opinion column that drew condemnation from critics and Israel’s Foreign Ministry.