TRANSGENDER PEOPLE are typically associated with left-wing politics, but a vocal few have become breakout celebrities among the political right. Buck Angel, one of these new faces of right-wing gender discourse, has acquired increasing attention for his incendiary advocacy against other trans people. Angel gained fame as a pornography star and left-wing activist. He is perhaps the last person one would expect to align himself with white supremacists and Trump-supporting Republicans. His vocal calls to ban transgender youth healthcare, criminalize trans women for using women’s rooms, deport undocumented migrants, jail student protesters, and end diversity initiatives may be shocking in the context of his trans identity. Nevertheless, Angel’s narrative charts an increasingly common path into far-right circles.

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