Father’s Day can mean many different things to many different people.
For many, it’s a time of celebration and a chance to honor all of the good fathers grinding out there. For some, it’s a time of mourning, as no dad lives forever.
And for at least one New York Times writer, Father’s Day is apparently a day to celebrate… gender ideology?
Alas, general confusion about a Father’s Day New York Times article titled “To My Daughter, My Gender Was Never Complicated” swiftly gave way to fury and opposition.
The article was written by a self-proclaimed transgender father — a biological woman — who tried to soften the seriousness of the topic with something of a cartoon essay.
The Daily Caller shared some panels from the article:
The New York Times marked Father’s Day with a cartoon essay about learning to be a ‘trans dad.’ pic.twitter.com/VkN4b2ReF2
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 21, 2026
“But when my wife and I had Elliot, I had to learn how to be a trans dad,” the author wrote.
In another panel, we see a child asking “dad” a rather invasive question: “How long did you have breasts for, dad?”
Other panels began circulating online, and while each panel was different, the outrage expressed at the article was nigh universal.
The child’s job was to help the parent feel comfortable with his gender.
— Caitlin Flanagan (@CaitlinPacific) June 21, 2026
“The child’s job was to help the parent feel comfortable with his gender,” one particularly biting response from an X user read.
One of the panels to which she was responding involved the following conversation:
“I want to grow a beard when I grow up,” the daughter says.
“You can’t grow a beard. You’re a girl,” another child replies.
“My dad did, and he was a girl,” the daughter answers.
According to Fox News, the condemnation of this article was vociferous.
The New York Times reminds us all that they hate actual fathers on Fathers Day. pic.twitter.com/8m9mt5gCUG
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) June 21, 2026
“The New York Times reminds us all that they hate actual fathers on Fathers Day,” Heritage Foundation media fellow Tim Young posted to X.
The New York Times celebrated Father’s Day by saluting the real heroes: left-wing gender goblins who think mentally ill women mutilating themselves, mainlining hormone injections, and playing daddy dress-up are the true embodiment of fatherhood. pic.twitter.com/thjKfyrGa4
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) June 21, 2026
“The New York Times celebrated Father’s Day by saluting the real heroes: left-wing gender goblins who think mentally ill women mutilating themselves, mainlining hormone injections, and playing daddy dress-up are the true embodiment of fatherhood,” Sean Davis, the CEO of The Federalist, posted.
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