Taylor says the HHS report "kind of looks like a fishing expedition"
Jami TaylorProfessor, University of Toledo
Jami Taylor, of the University of Toledo, said of the HHS report: "It kind of looks like a fishing expedition to me."
“It kind of looks like a fishing expedition to me.”
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Does the HHS report support linking gender-affirming guidance to authoritarianism and violence justification?
An HHS report released on August 26, 2026 reported correlations in an online survey between agreement with five selected gender-affirmation statements, left-wing-authoritarianism scores, and stated justification for specified political-violence scenarios. HHS says the study did not measure violent behavior or intent and cannot establish causation. Critics dispute whether its measures and framing support broader conclusions about gender-affirming guidance.
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The 19th report quoting WPATH's statement and Jami Taylor's criticisms of the HHS report's methodology.
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Commenting on the HHS report's methodology to The 19th.
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No further public follow-up had been reported as of this writing.
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Taylor directly criticizes the report's methodology, saying it "kind of looks like a fishing expedition," a substantive challenge to its scientific credibility.
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Correction to: Statement by Jami Taylor
- Previous language
- This statement's summary said Jami Taylor "called the HHS report 'a fishing expedition.'" Its quotation was "a fishing expedition."
- Corrected language
- Taylor's exact words were "It kind of looks like a fishing expedition to me." The quotation and summary now carry her full sentence.
We cut Taylor's remark down to a short phrase and reported that she called the report a fishing expedition. She qualified it: she said it "kind of looks like" one "to me." We have restored the full sentence in the quotation and rewritten the summary to match.
This corrects our account of what happened.
The 19th report quoting WPATH's statement and Jami Taylor's criticisms of the HHS report's methodology.
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Read the full caseWright and coauthors defend study with stated limits
“Our measures assessed endorsed justification for violence, not actually engaging in violence.”Read statement
Konnoth says the report's logic would brand any medical guidance "authoritarian"
“By that standard, any medical recommendation becomes 'authoritarian'.”Read statement
Aaron says the HHS report likely violates federal law
“It likely also violates federal law because it's not peer-reviewed”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Taylor says the HHS report "kind of looks like a fishing expedition"". First published: 2026-09-17. Last updated: 2026-09-26. https://disputeindex.com/events/882-jami-taylor-of-the-university-of-toledo-said