Kelsey Bolar
- Founding Editor
Kelsey Bolar is the Director of IW Features and a Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum.
She is also a senior Blankley Fellow at The Steamboat Institute. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, The Daily Mail, Fox News, National Review, The Washington Examiner, and more.
Bolar appears frequently in radio and TV outlets across the country and is a regular guest on the Fox News and Fox Business channels.
Before joining IWF, Bolar worked for The Heritage Foundation as a senior writer and producer. There, she co-hosted the weekly podcast, “Problematic Women,” produced videos that received millions of views, and regularly appeared on radio and TV.
A Connecticut native, Bolar graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and lives in northern Virginia with her husband and three children.
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Stories by Kelsey
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Meet the Detransitioner Suing Planned Parenthood
20-year-old detransitioner Cristina Hineman is one of a growing number of young adults left…
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A Detransitioner’s Pregnancy Journey
After 26-year-old detransitioner Prisha Mosley unexpectedly became pregnant, she finds herself the subject of…
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Prison Guard Resigns After ‘Immoral, Dangerous’ Trans Policies
At the peak of his career as a correctional lieutenant inside the California Prison…
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Exposing ‘Trans Supremacy’ Inside Women’s Prisons
When former California inmate Amie Ichikawa returned to the free world, she began sounding…
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The 20-Year-Old Detransitioner Taking on the American Academy of Pediatrics
Meet Isabelle Ayala, the 20-year-old detransitioner suing the AAP and her healthcare providers for…
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How One Detransitioner Found Peace Outside of Medicalization
After undergoing a botched double mastectomy at age 19, Soren’s traumatic medical complications opened…
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Why Chloe Cole Deserves the Jazz Jennings Treatment—and More
Chloe's story of identifying as a boy at 12 years old and going under…
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Mentally Ill Teen Betrayed by Health Professionals Who Recommended Testosterone and “Top Surgery”
As she continues to heal and attempts to reverse the damage that hormones and…
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Doctor Sounds Alarm on ‘Transgender Assembly Line’
Miriam Grossman, MD, denounces her profession for prioritizing political correctness over public health.