Late night host Jimmy Kimmel recently described Bruce Jenner, who now styles himself “Caitlyn,” as Donald Trump in a wig. “He obviously believes that trans women are simply men with wigs on,” Jenner fumed. “Where is the outrage from the left or LGBT community? Being WOKE must be optional if you are a Democrat.” It is, and Jenner should not hold his breath for leftist outrage over the comedian’s remark.
But like a stopped clock twice a day, Kimmel is correct: “trans women” are simply men with wigs on. There is no such thing as a “trans woman.” It is not possible to be “a woman trapped inside a man’s body” because our bodies constitute part of ourselves. The imaginary category of “trans woman” derives from the ancient heresy of Gnosticism, which asserts the evil of the physical world, the good of the spiritual world, and the necessity of secret knowledge for salvation. It has cropped up on several occasions over the millennia under the names of Manichaeism, Marcionism, and Albigensianism, among others, and it remains as false today as ever.
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