It’s beginning to look like the New Age was created by a committee of the political establishment. This might explain why they are so determined to protect their reign in Washington DC–they are true believers. The establishment’s ‘ownership’ of the New Age is especially glaring in the video series Changing of the Gods, a slick presentation of the last 60 years which showcases the counter-culture revolution of the 60s It showcases Gloria Steinem, and her magazine, Ms., among other events. It soon becomes clear that the New Age was going to include trans-rights, regardless of what anyone might say. This article will explore the phenomenon of combining the new age and gender rights.
An article in Ms. Magazine illustrates how the liberal establishment has used trans-rights, to equate women’s issues with unrelated issues. This article by Alexandra Wilson-Mcdonald combines concerns about attacks on reproductive freedom with LGBTQ-rights. It also criticizes far-right politicians in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland who from 2015-2022 opposed gender studies as an academic discipline. Wilson-Mcdonald laments that similar policies are sweeping across the U.S. today.
Apparently, attacks on gender equality are to share the limelight with attacks on democracy. In addition, gender equality and democracy are on equal footing with anti-racism. By citing Ron DeSantis’s Don’t Say Gay bill, the author lumps the issues of slavery and racism with gender ideology.
But some of us respect the new age enough to know that it can’t be harnessed for a particular ideology. Combining the new age and gender rights is one example of this attempt.
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