Anti-LGBTQ groups and right-wing media have for years baselessly likened transgender people to sexual predators for wanting to use public bathrooms that match their gender identity. They have used this myth to push laws and policies at the local, state, and federal level that discriminate and lead to violence against transgender people.

Albow holds extreme views about transgender people. In February 2019, Ablow was sued by former patients who said he sexually exploited them.

David French writes for the conservative National Review and in 2016 he briefly considered running for president amid calls by anti-Trump conservatives for an independent alternative candidate. He also strongly opposed allowing transgender people to serve openly in the U.S. military and allowing women in combat roles.

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is one of the largest and most influential anti-LGBTQ groups pushing for discriminatory laws and policies around the world that target LGBTQ people, with dozens of allies and former staffers serving in influential government positions. It is leading the fight against transgender student equality in schools, defends the discredited and dangerous practice of conversion therapy, and works to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people in all aspects of life.

Tucker Carlson formerly hosted shows on MSNBC, PBS, and CNN but joined Fox News full-time in 2013 and hosted Tucker Carlson Tonight from November 2016 until April 2023. Carlson's anti-immigrant commentary echoes white supremacists, fearmongers against immigrants and people of color, parrots men’s rights activists, and often attacks transgender people on his show.