Overview
- Murphy shared a graph attributed to Tufts University’s Cooperative Election Study claiming a steep decline in 18- to 22-year-olds identifying as trans or nonbinary between 2021 and 2024.
- She captioned the post, “It was never real,” and later replied to a critic, “I think you mean when dissenting voices are heard.”
- The Blessed Madonna posted an expletive-laden video condemning Murphy’s comments and referenced previously dropping her from an event after similar remarks in 2023.
- San Diego State University psychologist Jean Twenge, who analyzed related data, said such shifts may track changes in social acceptance or willingness to self-identify on surveys.
- Murphy’s post echoes claims in a recent Eric Kaufman report that data scientists, including Jacob Eliason, have criticized as methodologically flawed and misleading.