Trans Ideology
No questions about the woman question, please
Activists are even being excluded from conversations about activism
The hidden cost of pronoun politeness
Using untruthful pronouns is not the same as complimenting a bad haircut
Down the primrose WPATH
Responsible medical authorities must reject the dangerous nonsense of gender-affirming care
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
Scarlet Blake is a man
Indulging the fantasies of violent criminals is endangering women
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Unpacking neurodivergence and gender identity
Neurodivergent teenagers are in danger of having their struggles miscategorised
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
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