Joe Rogan

Joseph James Rogan , known professionally as Joe Rogan, is an American comedian, podcaster, martial artist, right-wing pundit, and actor best known for hosting Fear Factor, being a commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE),About Joe Rogan (Official Website) one of the most-listened-to podcasts in the world. The show features conversations with a wide variety of well-known people, with no set theme for topics discussed, nor an archetype for guests. People who have appeared on Rogan's show include weed-smoking CEOs, left-wing politicians, famous atheists, and the occasional madman.How comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan became the world's highest-paid podcaster by Katie Warren (Sep 21, 2020, 1:19 PM) Business Insider. Although he has been described as 'libertarian-leaning' by CNN,Bernie Sanders draws criticism for touting Joe Rogan endorsement by Gregory Krieg (Updated 1:57 PM ET, Sat January 25, 2020) CNN. with the exception of Bernie Sanders, Rogan has only supported right-wing libertarian candidates for president (Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, and Jo Jorgensen).
Rogan is known for his fringe views, which include New Age ideas. Raised Catholic, his spiritual views are now derived from experiences he has had using psychedelic drugs.Joe Rogan | The Link Between Religion and Psychedelics by JRE Clips (Jan 7, 2020) YouTube.Podcast Host Joe Rogan Is Steadily Documenting A Psychedelic Record Of The 21st Century (Feb 26, 2020,05:50pm EST) Forbes. He has promoted numerous conspiracy theories and is notable, in part, because of it.Ten Most Wanted: Celebrities Who Promote Harmful Pseudoscience by Brian Dunning (October 28, 2008) Skeptoid Podcast #125. One of his more prominent traits is his willingness to repeat anything he heard anyone say in the last five minutes and then adopt those beliefs for a time, often without any consideration of their validity,Joe Rogan Is Too Big to Cancel: He’s now one of the most consumed media products on the planet. His Spotify deal, estimated at $100 million, speaks to the allure of making audiences feel they’re in on something subversive. by Matt Flegenheimer (Published July 1, 2021; Updated July 2, 2021) The New York Times. indicating that he is exceedingly credulous.
This doesn't mean that Rogan hasn't disagreed with (even to the point of getting pissed off at) some of his guests on rare occasions (five times out of hundreds), however, and some conspiracies such as flat earth are too out there for even him to believe.5 times Joe Rogan lost it at his guests during a podcast by Rishabh B. (Modified 06 Mar 2021) SKPop. Nonetheless, Rogan frequently has regurgitated many hoaxes, fake news, false viral Internet bullshit, and similar on his show and on his social media feeds. Examples from 2022 alone include repeating a "rainbow colored being confused for Halloween candy" urban legend in a podcast with "Joe Rogan And Dr. Phil Got Fact-Checked In Real-Time About The Bogus ‘Fentanyl In Halloween Candy’ Story" by Mike Redmond, Uproxx, 2022 October 31 repeating a bogus story on his podcast (that was circulating among extremist Republicans such as Lauren Boebert at the time) that schools were installing "Joe Rogan Walks Back Fake Story About School Using a Litter Box for 'Furry' Student" by Kevin Hurler, Gizmodo, 2022 November 4 repeating on his podcast a ridiculous online rumor that an Australian agricultural bill would't let you grow your own food,"Joe Rogan’s rant about growing food in Australia: what did he say and is any of it true?" by Caitlin Cassidy, Guardian, 2022 May 18 and spreading a false tweet on his social media (doctored to look like it came from CNN) that claimed that actor Steven Seagal had joined Russia special forces to fight Ukraine."Joe Rogan Skewered for Spreading Fake Report That Steven Seagal Joined Russian Special Forces" by Dessi Gomez, Wrap, 2022 February 28 In addition, Rogan's incredibly wide range of guests includes some conspiracy theorists, political oriented guests of questionable integrity, and even a few genuine oddballs and kooks. 
To be fair, Rogan, unlike more obstinate conspiracy theorists, will actually sometimes apologize for spreading when corrected."Joe Rogan Apologizes For Spreading Misinformation" by Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2020 September 18"Joe Rogan Edits Podcast, Apologizes After Promoting Hoax Tweet" by Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2023 January 6 Still, it is wise to double-check any information repeated on either Rogan's show or his social media accounts, given his susceptibility to misinformation.
Rogan is also a personal friend of Alex Jones,Alex Jones And Joe Rogan Are In The Midst Of A Hilarious Feud by Dani Di Placido (Feb 7, 2019,03:48pm EST) Forbes. and has been featured several times on InfoWars together with Jones, also providing "InfoWars-exclusive interviews".INFOWARS.COM - Joe Rogan - Truth Seeker: The Interview. by 1984Resposta1776 (Dec 7, 2012) YouTube.Joe Rogan on InfoWars - FULL INTERVIEW by The Northwestern Sway (Mar 30, 2019) YouTube. 
Some fundies think Rogan is a demonJoe Rogan Pushing The New Age Religion (December 12, 2015) Truthportal.org (archived from 4 Jan 2016 15:17:21 UTC). and/or an Illuminati member.
==Joe Rogan Questions Everything==
In 2013, Rogan hosted the show Joe Rogan Questions Everything,Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Joe Rogan Questions Everything' on Syfy by Ed Stockly (July 23, 2013) The Los Angeles Times (archived from October 29, 2013). which aired on SyFy for only 6 episodes. The show debunked conspiracy theories such as a "bigfoot human hybrid"Season 1 — Episode 1: Bigfoot Human Hybrid Joe Rogan Questions Everything, SyFy (archived from July 17, 2014). and HAARP-making chemtrails.Season 1 — Episode 2: Weaponized Weather Joe Rogan Questions Everything, SyFy (archived from July 16, 2014).
==Pseudoscience promotion==
====Mental health====
Rogan has, on many different occasions, expressed doubt over well-established medical knowledge. He has expressed doubt over the existence of some kinds of autism, as well as ADHD as a "disease of the brain" ("Didn't someone just say that they invented that? And that it's not real?").Joe Rogan on: ADHD, Autism and Stand Up Comics by Murray Milburn (Nov 19, 2014) YouTube. Time 0:30-0.35.
====COVID-19 pandemic and anti-vaccination====
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogan became infamous for hosting multiple guests who spouted misinformation about COVID-19, as well as for making a few questionable statements of his own about face masks, vaccines, and other public health measures.Joe Rogan's path from reality host to Covid controversy king by Allison Morrow (1:59 PM EST, Tue February 1, 2022) CNN.
On May 7, 2020, Elon Musk appeared on Rogan's show in a two-hour journey filled with lies and misinformation about the pandemic.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYjXbSJBN8 Sign in
0:00 / 2:00:08 Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk] by PowerfulJRE (May 7, 2020) YouTube.Elon Musk's interview on Joe Rogan's show was full of COVID-19 misinformation by Madeline Peltz (05/11/20 2:46 PM EDT) Media Matters for America. On May 22, he hosted David Pakman (from The David Pakman Show) for almost three hours in which he defended Trump's obvious lies comments about hydroxychloroquine and injecting disinfectant.Joe Rogan and David Pakman Debate Social Media Censorship by JRE Clips (May 22, 2020) YouTube.
On June 12, 2020, comedian ribbed Rogan's broscience tendencies by joking about Rogan's previous promotion of vitamin D as a way to prevent COVID-19. Then, Burr slammed Rogan's brainless hyper-masculinity when Rogan called face masks something only "for bitches"."Bill Burr Absolutely Blasted Joe Rogan For Saying That People Who Wear Masks During The Pandemic Are ‘Bitches’" by Kimberly Ricci, Uproxx, 2020 June 18"Bill Burr on Coronavirus Quarantine, Rants About Mask Wearing", JRE Clips, Youtube.com
On April 23, 2021, Rogan encouraged healthy young people to not get a COVID-19 vaccine, citing more broscience and claiming that "if you're a healthy person, and you're exercising all the time, and you're young, and you’re eating well, like, I don't think you need to worry about this.""Spotify’s Joe Rogan encourages “healthy” 21-year-olds not to get a coronavirus vaccine" by Alex Paterson, Media Matters, 2021 April 27 Never mind that COVID has actually severely affected even young elite athletes, with effects ranging from reduced peak performance after recovering to long-haul symptoms that have ended careers."How elite athletes have struggled with the long-term effects of Covid" by Sydney Umeri, SBNation, 2021 March 3 Rogan's statement prompted a sharp critical rebuttal from White House chief medical advisor a few days later, where he reminded people that — aside from the fact that young people are not completely immune from this virus — people "could do damage to somebody else" if they are infected, even if they have no symptoms at all, and that Rogan's position only made sense if one "[[Narcissistic personality disorder|worr[ied] about [themselves] and not society]].""Dr. Fauci on Joe Rogan’s ‘incorrect’ vaccine comments: Why young people should ‘absolutely’ get vaccinated" by Cory Stieg, CNBC, 2021 April 28 Rogan has repeatedly invited antivaxxer Alex Berenson onto his show.Tucker Carlson airs his most dishonest and dangerous pandemic segment yet by Philip Bump (January 26, 2022) The Washington Post.
On September 1, 2021, Rogan announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had embarked on treatment involving several drugs, including the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which is popular with conspiracy theorists and other idiots in fringe communities.Joe Rogan, controversial podcast host, says he tested positive for Covid-19 by Kerry Flynn (September 2, 2021) CNN. In a weird bit of events, in spite of ivermectin being the 433rd most prescribed drug in America (pre-pandemic),Ivermection: Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2019 ClinCalc (archived from October 8, 2021). the media went on a frenzy insisting that Rogan was taking "horse dewormer", and Rogan was widely mocked across numerous platforms and media.CNN shouldn't have called Ivermectin a "horse dewormer" by Dominick Mastrangelo (10/14/21 10:44 AM ET) The Hill. While technically true, this is incredibly misleading as medicines can have more than one use, e.g., nitroglycerin being both a chemical used in explosives and a heart medication. Rogan was far more bothered by people calling the drug that he took a "horse dewormer" than by the prospect of actual human beings dying because they took his anti-vaccine advice.
By the end of 2021, Joe Rogan's Twitter feedJoe Rogan Twitter (archived from January 1, 2022).Joe Rogan Twitter' (archived from (December 9, 2021).Joe Rogan Twitter (archived from December 21, 2021). had very little of the "stand up comic" and "mixed martial arts fanatic" content that his feed description promised. Instead, most of his retweets concerned doomsday conspiratorial content (largely centered around COVID-19) from such fearmongers as Glenn Greenwald and Max Blumenthal and support for spreaders of COVID misinformation, such as and 
On January 3, 2022, Rogan invited Malone onto his show for a podcast episode that was widely criticized when Malone evoked Godwin's law by claiming that people were only flocking to COVID vaccines because of "mass formation psychosis", which, according to Malone, was a form of hypnosis similar to what led to the rise of Hitler in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.Joe Rogan, ‘mass formation psychosis’ and why people really believe unscientific things by Noah Berlatsky (10 January 2022 20:41) Indepdendent. This led to an open letter from over 270 doctors calling for then the host of Rogan's podcast, to develop a comprehensive policy prohibiting misinformation.‘A Menace to Public Health’: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to Covid Lies on ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ by EJ Dickson (January 12, 2022) Rolling Stone. 
Shortly after the Malone episode achieved widespread notoriety in the news, a few musicians (most notably which eventually led to a rare moment of unity when the rest of the members of the acrimonious 1970s supergroup followed suit) removed their music catalogue from Spotify in protest of Rogan spreading anti-vaccination bullshit.Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Reunite … Against Spotify by Devon Ivie (Feb. 2, 2022) Vulture.Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’ by Andy Greene (January 24, 2022) Rolling Stone.
In June 2023, Rogan hosted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast. True to form, Kennedy spewed out a vast amount of bullshit conspiracy theories. As too typical with Rogan and conspiracy theories, there was little push-back from Rogan regarding this misinformation — in fact, Rogan agreed with much of it."Spotify Has Stopped Even Sort of Trying to Stem Joe Rogan’s Vaccine Misinformation" by Anna Merlan, Vice, 2023 June 16 This resulted in a feud on Twitter with vaccine scientist The feud started when Hotez shared a critical Vice article about the Kennedy Jr. episode. In response, Rogan challenged Hotez to a debate with Kennedy Jr. Hotez was willing to appear on the podcast (and had done so in April 2020),"Joe Rogan is trying and failing to get an actual scientist on his show after RFK Jr. anti-vax debacle" by David Covucci, Daily Dot, 2023 June 19 but he refused to appear with Kennedy Jr., feeling that such would not be productive and would only result in a type atmosphere due to Kennedy Jr.'s frequent use of debate fallacies (such as moving the goalposts). This resulted in not only the usual Twitter drama (including death threats against Hotez, as well as Nazi images being sent to him due to Hotez being Jewish), but anti-vaccination protesters actually accosting him outside his home. Elon Musk even weighed in on the matter with an tweet that implied that he supported Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccination bullshit."Vaccine scientist says anti-vaxxers ‘stalked’ him after Joe Rogan’s challenge" by Timothy Bella, 2023 June 19"A vaccine scientist says being tag-teamed and dogpiled on by Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and RFK Jr. all at once has been 'overwhelming'" by Cheryl Teh, Business Insider, 2023 June 19 
The dog-piling from Rogan and his sycophants resulted in a scathing tweet directed at Rogan from who acknowledged that while there was "a lot of fucked up things about pharma", it was "disrespectful to all the doctors, researchers and medical professionals that dedicate their lives to saving lives" to also not acknowledge the benefits of the pharmaceutical industry. He also strongly criticized Rogan for "trying to bully Dr Hotez" and slammed Rogan for, in effect, becoming "everything supposedly wrong with MSM", e.g. entirely driven by self-interest."Way to talk in generalities Joe. Not saying there aren't a lot of fucked up things about pharma. That's why we created http://Costplusdrugs.com. But to ignore that the same industry has saved who knows how many lives is bullshit and you know it." by Mark Cuban, @mcuban, Twitter, archived on 2023 June 19
====HIV/AIDS denialism====
In 2024, Rogan hosted frequent guest and ex-evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein. Weinstein claimed that HIV was not the cause of AIDS and Rogan credulously agreed with him. Both of them thought that "party drugs", such as (alkyl nitrites), caused AIDS instead.Joe Rogan Provides A Platform To HIV/AIDS Denialists by Joshua Cohen (Feb 15, 2024,10:40pm EST) Forbes. Poppers had long been discredited as causative of AIDS; rather, poppers had been associated with sexual behavior among gay men in the 1980s who had contracted HIV/AIDS,Poppers: epidemiology and clinical management of inhaled nitrite abuse by Frank Romanelli (2004) Pharmacotherapy 24(1):69-78. doi:10.1592/phco.24.1.69.34801.Poppers use and HIV infection—a literature review by Kalil B. Abdalla et al. (2023) Sexual Medicine Reviews 12(1);67–75. doi:0.1093/sxmrev/qead035. i.e. correlation does not imply causation.
====Supplements====
Unsurprisingly for a person tied to mixed martial arts – a sport prone to some of the same dietary supplement and alternative medicine bullshit found in other athletic endeavors like bodybuilding – Rogan has long been an avid consumer and endorser of various dietary supplements, ranging from mostly harmless but generally (expensively) ineffective nootropics, to potentially problematic supplements like human growth hormone and Joe Rogan’s Galaxy Brain: How the former Fear Factor host’s podcast became an essential platform for “freethinkers” who hate the left. by Justin Peters (March 21, 20195:45 AM) Slate.How Joe Rogan Went From UFC Announcer to 21st-Century Timothy Leary: "I've had trips where my sanity became slippery. But I don't see any negative in it," says Rogan by Erik Hedegaard (October 22, 2015) Rolling Stone. On occasion, Rogan has hosted those who market this sort of woo directly on his podcast, such as Andrew Weil.
Unsurprisingly, Rogan is a major business partner of the fitness/supplements company Onnit,Onnit Joins Unilever: An Interview With Aubrey Marcus (April 28, 2021) Onit. whose products he frequently endorses on his podcast and on Twitter.A single dose of @Onnit Alpha Brain significantly increases processing speeds http://onnit.com/academy/single-dose-of-alpha-brain-significantly-increases-processing-speed/ #science #getonnit" by Joe Rogan (8:24 PM · Feb 22, 2015) Twitter (archived from 12 Jan 2022 20:14:10 UTC).
====Meat-only diet====
After hearing from grifters like Jordan Peterson, Rogan embarked on a meat-only diet,Joe Rogan ate nothing but meat for 30 days and said his ‘energy levels were amazing’ by Cory Stieg (Published Sun, Feb 16 202010:01 AM EST; Updated Fri, Apr 17 20201:47 PM EDT) CNBC. something that experts caution about in regards to health risks (since it can deprive the consumer of essential nutrients) and the environmental impact (due to meat production requiring farmland and emission of greenhouse gases by livestock).Carnivore diet of meat and little else gains traction but health experts urge caution by Malcolm Sutton (4 Dec 2019) Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
====Bro-esoteric authoritarianism concerns====
Ordinary End Times doomsday bullshit doesn't suit the mind of someone like Rogan. Instead, tying him to esoteric Nazis of the past like Savitri Devi,Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right (29 October 2017) BBC. and echoing the modern nationalist fantasia of alt-right figureheads like Steve Bannon,Inside the Secret Strange Origins of Steve Bannon's Nationalist Fantasia by Joshua Green (July 17, 2017) Vanity Fair. Rogan prefers to completely misuse the -centric Hindu cosmology concept of to describe the gloom and doom of the modern world, using an American-style two-axis political compass chart, and masculine concepts of strength and weakness. In Rogan's view, the Kali Yuga stage of the world is filled with weak, left-wing men, and the next stage will be left-wing authoritarianism and "hard times".Joe Rogan's completely delusional r/TheRightCantMeme (November 27, 2021) Reddit (archived from November 27, 2021).‘The chaos we are seeing was predicted in Hinduism thousands of years ago’: Joe Rogan speaks of ‘Kali Yuga’ in Insta Post. Joe Rogan shared a popular meme that describes a cycle of strong men producing good times and good times producing weak mean, who in turn produce difficult times, which in turn produces strong men. The meme was in the political compass format. (27 November, 2021) OpIndia. "We are in Kali Yuga. The age of conflict. All of the chaos we’re seeing right now was predicted in Hinduism thousands of years ago. Civilizations move in predictable cycles, and we are in the lower left hand square of the chart. Do your best to elevate yourself and the world around you from the madness that is in the air, but understand that this insanity is all a part of an infinite process.".
While Rogan's Twitter feed is often very concerned about encroaching authoritarianism, Rogan's blend of esoteric politics, anti-corporate and anti-authority stances, and a habit of listening to everyone (no matter how crazy) and not doing a lot of fact-checking, leaves him vulnerable to repeating bullshit claims found in online rumor mills. For instance, in September 2020, he falsely repeated a fringe claim fostered online that antifa left-wing activists were responsible for the at that time.Joe Rogan Apologizes for Spreading Bogus Wildfire Conspiracy: 'I Fucked Up' by Caleb Ecarma (September 18, 2020) Vanity Fair. At the same time, Rogan has clear blind spots when it comes to recognizing actual authoritarian movements. For instance, when confronted with the news that the an actual fascist group, staged a bizarre rally in downtown Washington D.C. in early December 2021,White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded by Blake Montgomery & Zachary Petrizzo (Updated Dec. 05, 2021 11:30AM ET / Published Dec. 04, 2021 9:19PM ET) Daily Beast. Rogan refused to believe the story (calling the group "feds", implying he thought it was a false flag), simply because he said there were no fat people in the rally and "idiots are usually fat".Joe Rogan Calls "Bullshit" On "Patriot Front" Fascist Rally: These Are Feds… "Where Are The Fat People?" by Tim Hains (December 9, 2021) RealClearPolitics. In May 2023, Rogan repeated this bizarre conspiracy theory yet again after another Patriot Front rally in Washington DC, insisting that the Patriot Front were the feds because no one was fat and all the participants were wearing the same uniform."Joe Rogan Doubts White Supremacist March: 'Where's the Fat People?'" by Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 2023 May 15
Fortunately, Rogan has discovered the perfect tool for fighting fascism: magic mushrooms!Scientists find magic mushrooms could help fight fascism by Joe Rogan (2:52 PM · Jan 29, 2018) Twitter (archived from 1 Jan 2022 21:40:43 UTC). Never mind that Atomwaffen Division, actual neo-Nazis, trafficked in LSD and magic mushrooms.White supremacist who praised 'psychedelic Nazis' caught with stockpile of guns and LSD: Drug crime going hand in hand with guns in US far-right networks by Rachel Weiner (21 September 2019 12:14) The Independent.
====General conspiracy nuttiness====
Over the course of his career, Rogan has promoted several conspiracy theories. For years, he was a prominent supporter of the moon landing hoax conspiracy, which led to him debating astronomer and skeptic Phil Plait on Penn Jillette's show. He has, however, since changed his mind.Joe Revisits the Phil Plait Moon Landing Debate w/Penn Jillette by JRE Clips (Aug 29, 2019) YouTube. Today, he seems to be very sympathetic to the Roswell crash conspiracy and provided a platform for alien conspiracy theorist Bob Lazar to spout nonsense to millions of people.Joe Rogan Experience #1315 - Bob Lazar & Jeremy Corbell by PowerfulJRE (Jun 20, 2019) YouTube. Over the years, Rogan has also been a consistent supporter of JFK assassination conspiracies.Joe Rogan Discusses JFK Assassination with Former CIA Officer by JRE Clips (Aug 21, 2017) YouTube.Who Really Killed Kennedy? - Joe Rogan and Michael Shermer by JRE Clips (Jan 10, 2019) YouTube.
Rogan has also repeatedly insinuated that the 2021 U.S. coup attempt was a false flag operation. The basis of Rogan's conspiracy theory centered around former Marine and Oath Keeper who was present at the riot. Rogan, like other conspiracy theorists, has repeatedly claimed (without evidence) that Epps was a federal agent, and (without evidence) claimed that Epps clearly instigated the riot. This conspiracy theory originated with Tucker Carlson and was heavily promoted on Tucker Carlson Tonight between mid 2021 and his exit from Fox News in 2023. In July 2023, Epps sued Fox News for defamation for Carlson's false claims."Arizona Man Cited in Conspiracy Theories Sues Fox News for Defamation" by Alan Feuer and Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 2023 July 12"Fox News’s trouble with Tucker Carlson and Ray Epps" by Aaron ?Blake, Washington Post, 2023 July 13"Spotify’s Joe Rogan has repeatedly spread the baseless conspiracy theory that January 6 was a false flag orchestrated by the FBI" by Alex Paterson, Media Matters, 2022 October 12"Jim Gaffigan Spars With Joe Rogan Over Who Is More Satanic: Biden or Trump?" by Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2023 July 31
Rogan has also promoted religion, a suspected grift to appeal to this rightist religious viewers. This is despite him being an agnostic, giving further evidence of a grift.Joe Rogan says we need religion, we need Jesus by the David Pakman Show, YouTube
==Transgender talks==
===="Transgenderism" with Kyle Kulinski====
Rogan has many doubts about the transgender experience and has invited a couple of guests to speak about it, one of them being Kyle Kulinski.Joe Rogan Experience #1085 Kyle Kulinski YouTube. Note: This video was set to private because Rogan can't stop saying the n-word.Kyle Discovers REAL Reason His Rogan Podcast Was Pulled | The Kyle Kulinski Show by Secular Talk (Feb 9, 2022) YouTube. Specifically, he doesn't think that transitioning is effective, despite scientific evidence to the contrary,Hormone therapy for transgender patients by Cécile A. Unger (2016) Transl. Androl. Urol. 5(6):877–884. doi:10.21037/tau.2016.09.04.Surgical Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Adults and Adolescents: Recent Developments, Effectiveness, and Challenges by Luk Gijs & Anne Brewaeys (2007) Annual Review of Sex Research 18(1). and claims that it "doesn't have an impact on suicide rates" — except that it does.Suicidality among trans people in Ontario: Implications for social work and social justice by Greta R. Bauer et al. (2013) Érudit: Service Social 59(1):35–62. doi:10.7202/1017478ar.Suicide Thoughts and Attempts Among Transgender Adults: Findings from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by Jody L. Herman et al. (September 2019) University of California Los Angeles, The Williams Institute. It is true, however, that studies have found a similar suicide rate for post- and pre-transition gender dysphoric individuals, although these same studies typically explore what's behind the post-transition suicide rate, and the causes are never discussed. Increasing and improved studies further suggest that the rate decreases post-transition. All studies thus far agree that the causes of post-transition suicidality are familial nonacceptance, social rejection, harassment, discrimination (in employment and housing), lack of access to medical care, violence, etc.The effect of cross-sex hormonal treatment on gender dysphoria individuals’ mental health: a systematic review by Rosalia Costa1 & Marco Colizzi (2016) Neuropsychiatr. Dis. Treat. 12:1953–1966. doi:10.2147/NDT.S95310.
Rogan also claims that transition is "elective" care and suggested that there was no difference between having gender dysphoria and feeling a need to transition to address it and "wanting bigger tits". It's no question that gender dysphoria is debilitating (causing physiological and psychological stress that may cause mental trauma). While it's not urgent for some transgender people to acquire some aspects of transitioning, wanting medical care to address debilitating conditions is not "elective".
====Age of transitioning====
There's a concern by Rogan that many transgender people are transitioning before the age of 25 and that too many are transitioning too young. Claims suggesting that transitioning before the brain stops developing entirely before the age of 25 will mess up your brain is entirely untrue when you consider that being a child who has not entered puberty does not automatically mean that one is cognitively "messed up". Endocrinologists suggest that children who reach puberty should only be put on hormone blockers to prevent undergoing changes under the wrong primary hormone,Guidelines for Pubertal Suspension and Gender Reassignment for Transgender Adolescents by Wylie C. Hembree (2011) Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics 20(4):725-732. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2011.08.004. and the transition to the correct primary hormone should proceed safely at age 16. Tests of individuals starting the replacement therapy at age 12 reported normal progression,Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth by Johanna Olson-Kennedy et al. (2017) Journal of Adolescent Health 62(4):397-401. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.005. and the delay of hormone replacement therapy may lead to psychological and cognitive trauma. Puberty suppression causes no irreversible or harmful changes.
====Misinforming about trans children in conversation with Adam Conover====
Thinking that women are "hard-wired" to be attracted to athletic male bodies,Joe Rogan | Are Alpha Males and Beta Males Real? w/Adam Conover by JRE Clips (Apr 17, 2019) YouTube. Rogan decided to spring a conversation on Adam Conover, the host and program creator of TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything, about transgender athletes and children. Conover wasn't prepared but felt compelled to defend, and he later pinned a tweetOn today's episode of @joerogan's podcast, Joe engaged me in a discussion about trans youth. I felt it important to respond, but since I didn't expect the topic to come up, I didn't have sources close at hand. To remedy that, I've collected some here:… by Adam Conover (6:47 PM - 17 Apr 2019) Twitter (archived from April 6, 2021). linking to a websiteAdding Evidence to the Discussion of Trans Issues on Joe Rogan’s podcast (April 17, 2019) Adam Conover. that already confirms what was speculated above in hopes that JRE fans would read and learn that which Rogan did not learn, alongside the Olympic history of trans athletes.
====Transphobic rants to Fallon Fox====
If all that wasn't enough, Rogan outright went on a transphobic rant over MMA fighter despite her having been post-transition for 7 years before that point. Consequently, according to health experts, she would have had no physical advantages over her competitors, given that so much time had passed.UFC's Joe Rogan to Transgender MMA Fighter Fallon Fox: 'You're a F***ing Man' by McKinley Noble (March 18, 2013) Bleacher Report.
===="Transgenderism" with Blaire White====
After years of trans lies, misinformation, fearmongering and general transphobia and spreading hate, Rogan finally decided to bring an actual trans person on for an honest discussion. However, that person was Blaire White, a known misinformation spreader and enabler of transphobia.#1746 - Blair White. The Joe Rogan Experience, 10 December 2021.
==Stopped clock==
*After a guest on his show said that gay adoption is morally wrong and leaves the child "automatically fucked up", Rogan completely debunked his arguments before mocking him and laughing in his face.Joe Rogan Calmly Dismantles, Laughs At Anti-Gay Guest by Secular Talk (Mar 28, 2022) YouTube. He is also a supporter of gay marriage.Joe Rogan Talks About Abortion Rights, Gay Marriage: 'They Wanna Divide Us' by Sana Khan (July 26, 2022) International Business Times.
==External links==
* His website
* Joe Rogan Experience #1085 - Kyle Kulinski
* Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk
* Joe Rogan Experience #1479 - David Pakman
* Subreddit Discussion
* Adding Evidence to the Discussion of Trans Issues on Joe Rogan's Podcast by Adam Conover
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