A Synthetic Sex Candidate for the Technocracy

Image of Renee McLaughlin

Cigna did not need to look far when searching for a diversity hire around 2014 to fill the new position of National Medical Director of Transgender Health. The perfect candidate was in house. From 2005 through 2013 Robert McLaughlin, MD had been a Cigna employee living in Chattanooga, TN. After taking a medical leave in 2013, Robert returned to work with a synthetic identity. He was now Renee. He presented as a woman and everyone was to see him as such from that day forward. McLaughlin was the perfect candidate for the job.

According to accounts at the time Dr. McLaughlin was the first Cigna employee to “transition” to the opposite sex. Never mind the impossibility of this, Cigna had the protocols in place for supporting an employee “transition.” The time was young for the “transgender” movement and this little story of a confused doctor working in the insurance industry may have seemed bizarre and un-noteworthy at the time. The story though made international news appearing in a 2015 BBC article titled “Transgender, At the Office.” Alongside rich and famous male to female (MTF) transgender stars Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox who were suddenly thrust in the limelight, Dr. McLaughlin was also cast. Could it be that parading a health insurance employee, and a physician to boot, into the limelight was part of a global corporate strategy to push the “transgender” agenda? The article claims McLaughlin feared losing “her” job at the time, but the medical decision would instead bring many accolades.

Cigna’s “transition team” handled the details of Dr. McLaughlin’s case with employees and clients, the BBC article informs. “In meetings, they addressed the company’s non-discrimination policy for transgender employees and discussed what people should expect after the medical leave.” Topics included things like “her switch from men’s suits to heels.” Of course, nothing says “woman” like heels.

In 2002 the tech giant Microsoft, based in Palo Alto, CA was one of the first companies to provide health benefits to “transgender” employees. In 2004 Kaiser, Blue Shield of CA, and Health Net were among first health insurance companies in the country to provide Synthetic Sex Insurance after state authorization. In 2012 CA passed the state’s Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act. Health insurance plans could no longer deny “gender transition” if coverage was available. It might seem strange as “transition” can only render harm to the human body, but what has happened in the years since is that health insurance companies have made “transgender coverage” widely available.

Coverage for “transgender medical care” might be bad policy for the individuals due to the harm that comes from it, but it must not be that bad for industry. Maybe there is even a pot a gold at the end of the insurance rainbow? This post will continue to unravel some inconvenient industry facts to help understand why sons and daughters across the western world are falling prey to harmful “transgender” coverage. Like Integrated Delivery Systems (IDS) of healthcare, insurance providers have grown into massive operations with a few now dominating the market. They often provide healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and coverage under one roof. Once a policy is in place, good or bad, it can travel far and wide.

The BBC article packs in all the trappings of the transgender scandal. It informs readers that 2 out of 3 fortune 500 companies had transgender nondiscrimination policies in 2015 up from 3 percent in 2002. In 2002 the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) began to gather businesses in support of the LGBTQ cause. The Corporate Equality Index was born as a national benchmarking tool on LGBTQ corporate policies.  According to McLaughlin’s LinkedIn profile, he has been a member of the HRC Business Advisory Council since 2017 and has served as an HRC Board Member.

The BBC article goes on to mention surgeries, the need for education and coverage on the matter at hand, the bathroom issue, the woeful state of being “trans” in the US and the global challenges ahead. It hails the passage of UK’s Equality Act in 2010 that usurped sex for the gender paradigm while lamenting that its sister act in the US (also named the Equality Act) was not having success. These issues have dominated culture and politics in the days since.

Based on the timelines offered in media, McLaughlin “transitioned” around age 49. It is unclear if he is or ever was married but he has fathered a son. This would fit the historical model of a “transsexual” as such patients were once called. Masters of language manipulation in the 21st century saw that “transsexual” morphed into “transgender” capturing a wider net of patients into harm’s way. It is known that sexual paraphilias can inhabit the psyche of heterosexual middle-age males who then obsess about being women. Such men have increasingly found themselves on the receiving end of ambitious physicians since the latter part of the 20th Century.

Psychologist Dr. John Money was influential in removing the word “perversion” from the DSM and replacing it with the word “paraphilia.” But perhaps Money’s most influential contribution to building the synthetic sex industry was his observation that those desiring to become another gender become fixated on their desired gender role.  “Idée fixe,” he called it. Money observed that by destigmatizing stereotypes the desire to transition would lessen. Doing the opposite is key to building the industry. Those wishing to build the business of transgender medicine knew the importance of gender stereotyping. This is what the world witnesses today.

McLaughlin also served as a major in the US Army. Perhaps McLaughlin sought care at the VA which has a great number of facilities participating in lying to patients. What is happening in the US military that the numbers of men desiring sex change operations has increased so dramatically in recent decades? Why are their delusions being met with drugs and surgeries? The BBC article mentions McLaughlin’s medical leave consisted of breast augmentation and facial feminization surgeries. This leaves readers assuming he remains a fully intact male, a feature not uncommon to historical “transsexuals.”

McLaughlin’s presence did not end with the BBC article. In 2016 McLaughlin was invited to be the keynote speaker at Middle Tennessee University’s LGBT+ College Conference. This 3-day statewide conference has been held at the public research university every year since. Today this event is sponsored in part by Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN and TN HRC. Healthcare insurance options for state employees are Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN and Cigna.

Activists at a TN news conference 2016. McLaughlin is on the far left.

McLaughlin received another invitation in 2016. The doctor was invited to The White House to celebrate Pride month. In an article, McLaughlin claimed surprise at the invitation. The doctor even got a shot at the microphone during a news conference in front of the TN state capitol steps along with other prominent LGBTQ activists. Looking back one must wonder was “she” being deliberately placed in the public eye.

Dr. Renee McLaughlin is a National Medical Director, Value-Based Relationships with Cigna while also the National Medical Director of Transgender Health. McLaughlin is also a member of the World Association of Transgender Health (WPATH), a member of CMS’s Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Guiding Committee and chair of the Association for Health Insurance Providers (AHIP). AHIP is the unifying voice for the health insurance industry working in regulatory and legislative arenas. Today AHIP supports industry meddling in social determinants of health (SDOH) and gender-affirming care. In an article AHIP highlights what some providers are doing for transgender healthcare. Cigna gets a mention for having a new medical director of transgender health.

A Move to Michigan

Today Dr. McLaughlin resides in MI. Although MTSU has not deterred from holding annual LGBT+ conferences one must wonder if the TN laws passed against LGBTQ+ initiatives since 2015 became too much for the doctor.  Maybe his services were needed elsewhere.  Whatever the case, McLaughlin seems to have found MI a friendlier place.

In 2023 Governor Gretchen Whitmer named McLaughlin to the first MI state LGBTQ+ Commission. The commission was enacted under MI Executive Order 2023-5 with the first term of service extending through 2027. This is a group that claims to be “dedicated to serving as a vital advisory force, collaborating with the governor, LEO [law enforcement officers] and various stakeholders to shape policies, eliminate discrimination and enhance the overall quality of life for the LGBTQ+ community.” McLaughlin is no foreigner to stakeholder experience having founded the TN LGBT Chamber of Commerce and working with HRC’s Business Advisory Council.

Members of the MI LGBTQ+ Commission hail from the fields, of law, social work, medicine, and the private sector. Bishop Bonnie A Perry, a member of the Episcopal clergy represents “religious organizations that welcome the LGBTQ+ community.” MTF transgender Audra Wilson a health center worker and Pride volunteer represents the transgender community. Angela Gabridge works with an LGBTQ elders network and represents parents and guardians of LGBTQ+ children. Another member Kevin Nguyen represents 18–25-year-olds in the LGBTQ+ community. Laurie Bechhofer, a consultant to the MI Department of Education has a bio claiming, “she excels in relationship building, data driven policy, and amplifying marginalized voices to create equitable school environments.” She founded an organization promoting sexual health and rights and is a fellow of the American School Heath Association. These are just a few of the 15 members. Anyone think gender critical voices will be welcome in MI?

Does it appear MI is gearing to lead LGBTQ+ into the future? Are they gearing up to counter dissenting voices? As mentioned in a previous post, in 2019 the Blue Shield of CA Foundation launched Culture Change Fund to push gender justice through culture. MI is one of two states (GA is the other) where the fund is to be expanded. For those lured by synthetic sex lies and the money it offers, no doubt for the time being MI is a welcoming place. For now McLaughlin’s new home and its governor seem a match made for these times.

Michigan Gender Harmony

In Technocratic Gender Harmony readers were introduced to HL7, the company involved in developing interoperability standards for electronic healthcare exchange. The federal government has recognized HL7’s Gravity Project and their Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) as a key stakeholder encouraging wide adoption across agencies (see the November 2023 U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health).

Readers might remember that UCSF’s Social Interventions and Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) initiated the Gravity Project. This project encompasses the Gender Harmony project where the dimorphic meaning of “sex” is usurped for a “gendered” view of humanity. This gendered world view will be placed across digital platforms. The state of MI is well on the way to this adoption across the breadth of the states healthcare system. Maybe this should not be surprising as HL7 is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

In 2010 Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIM) got underway after receiving a federal grant from the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. According to the website, MiHIN is a “public and private nonprofit collaboration dedicated to improving the healthcare experience, improving quality, and decreasing cost for Michigan’s people by supporting the statewide exchange of health information and making valuable data available at the point of care.” MiHIN is a member of The Gravity Project along with other information technology platforms, Detroit Regional Chamber and MI Association of Health Plans (MAHP).

Today MiHIN is evolving into an integrated tech platform (ITP) using HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR). In MI today there are “148 hospitals, 665 outpatient facilities, 298 skilled nursing facilities, and 44 physician organizations connected to MiHIN.”  Suffice it to say HL7 has captured just about all of the of the MI healthcare system.

MiHIN has been formalized as the Health Information Exchange (HIE) that began with many smaller HIEs and now is a “consolidated Statewide  public-private partnership.” MiHIN is among over 70 gold members of HL7.  MiHIN has been a part of the HL7 Da Vinci project. These are members who are working to accelerate HL7 FHIR as the standard of data exchange. This makes “Gender Harmony” well on its way across the state.

MiHIN does not stop at traditional healthcare. By focusing on SDOH and SOGI data they extend tentacles into every facet of life. The diagram below shows the evolution of this technological prison.

MiHIN’s strategic plan is to connect to things like food pantries, education, foster care, transportation, and more. No stone will be left behind.

 In 2022 the Michigan Health IT Roadmap was published in collaboration with the MI Health Endowment Fund, the US Department of HHS, MI Department of HHS, and the MI Health IT Commission. The pandemic is used as an excuse for fast tracking the IT initiatives. “The Coronavirus pandemic has illuminated the destructive effects of continuing racial health inequities,” the MI Director of HHS informs. The executive summary informs that the Health IT Commission “acknowledged that an updated health IT strategy must also address how to coordinate care beyond clinical spaces and integrate health-related social care.” Leveraging “health IT to address both clinical outcomes and social determinants of health, allowed the Health IT Commission to elevate the principles of the Conduit to Care report into a new era.” But is this a new era citizens should welcome where IT executives and politicians guide healthcare and social decisions? Do they understand the implications of a world view where “gender” reigns over sexed reality?

As a collaborator to the IT roadmap, consider that the Michigan Health Endowment has funded projects like “Addressing the Needs pf LGBTQ+ Students” by the MI Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH) for 100K. On MOASH’s team can be found Laurie Bechofer, McLaughlin’s companion on Whitmer’s new MI LGTQ+ Commission.

Is the focus on SDOH in order to build out the technological prison of MI citizens? MI Strategic Plan extends from now until 2028 when everyone with be connected to everything in MI. There will be “Gender Harmony” the technocratic way where the sexed body is relegated to parts in business markets. Going global is the ultimate goal.

The 2015 BBC article that featured the surgically altered McLaughlin closes discussing Accenture’s transgender policies which supports those disillusioned with their sex in favor of drugs and surgeries for synthetic identities. What the article does not mention is that Accenture, a special services company focusing on technology, is one of 27 benefactors of HL7.

Cigna

McLaughlin’s employer is The Cigna Group. This is a multinational managed healthcare system and insurance company headquartered in CT. The corporation is comprised of two distinct organizations, Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services. Cigna Healthcare offers health insurance and Evernorth Healthcare is a full service HMO.

In the previous post readers learned that in 2021 Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) launched the “National Health Equity Strategy.” and then formed the Data Equity Coalition in 2023. Cigna too has been obsessed with SDOH and SOGI data collection. They have taken great strides toward LGBTQ+initiatives. Cigna has even partnered with the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) and the Tegan and Sara Foundation to produce the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory. A future post will continue to unravel this.

Maybe now it is clearer why MTF McLaughlin has ended up in MI as Cigna National Medical Director of Transgender Health and a member of a state strategic government commission on LGBTQ+. When McLaughlin took medical leave in 2013 as a man and returned in the synthetic sex of a “woman” was he really afraid he might lose his job? Was he really surprised by the invitation to celebrate pride at the White House? Or is Dr. McLaughlin part of a strategic global plan?