Canadian Parents (Finally) Push Back Against Gender Cultism Many of us are simply tired of living in a society that gaslights citizens with officially sanctioned lies like ‘trans women are women‘ Jonathan Kay 23 Sep 2023 · 6 min read
Podcast #222: Journalist John Colapinto on the Tragic Tale of David Reimer, The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl A cautionary tale of what can happen when you mess with a child's gender identity. Quillette 12 Sep 2023 · 1 min read
When Trans Activism Becomes Government Policy Even as other nations finally move to protect dysphoric youth from disfiguring treatments, Canadian politicians and educators continue to promote state-funded ‘gender journeys.’ Margaret Wente / Jonathan Kay 21 Aug 2023 · 23 min read
Four Corners' Failure In its treatment of gender clinics, the flagship investigative program of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation failed to present crucial evidence. Bernard Lane 21 Jul 2023 · 11 min read
Gender’s Truth-Distortion Field Across the English-speaking world, the discussion of trans rights is governed by taboos, sacred myths, and, in some cases, outright lies. Sean Masters / Raimund Hume 10 Jun 2023 · 10 min read
Campus Speech and Compromised Safety As universities try desperately to serve two masters (knowledge production; diversity and inclusion), they will increasingly end up sanctioning speech that should be protected. Holly Lawford-Smith 31 May 2023 · 9 min read
The Auckland Mobbing of Kellie-Jay Keen Was Fuelled by Media-Peddled Misinformation Why are journalists at Stuff, The Spinoff, and other New Zealand outlets promoting propaganda on behalf of trans-rights activists? Laura López 4 May 2023 · 12 min read
What Is a Woman? Many Philosophers Know, But Aren’t Allowed to Say An April 17 Quillette article about sex and gender by MIT scholar Alex Byrne prompted yet another round of debate and denunciation among his contemporaries. Thomas Palmer 2 May 2023 · 17 min read
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling Continue Dissecting a lengthy YouTube attack on gender-critical feminists Holly Lawford-Smith 26 Apr 2023 · 14 min read
A Public Servant Stood Up for Sex-Based Rights at a Gender Workshop—And Paid the Price In a recorded DEI session on ‘Trans Inclusion,‘ activist Adrienne Smith told the dissenting staff member, ‘I’m past the point of seeking a respectful debate.’ Jonathan Kay 13 Apr 2023 · 12 min read
An Auckland Mob Shut Down a Women’s Rights Activist—And Proved Her Point The violent treatment of Kellie-Jay Keen betrays the fanaticism and misogyny that has infected progressive gender politics. The Quillette Editorial Board 28 Mar 2023 · 8 min read
The Ethos of Female Prisons A philosopher breaks down the debate over how to treat male criminals who self-identity as women. Holly Lawford-Smith 16 Feb 2023 · 12 min read
Podcast #207: The Fight to Provide Gender Dysphoric Children with Holistic Therapy Instead of Instant ‘Affirmation’ Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with James Esses, an aspiring British therapist who was expelled from his training institute for voicing concerns about ideologically programmed restrictions on the care of trans-identified youth. Quillette 9 Feb 2023 · 1 min read
Scotland’s Gender Meltdown Nicola Sturgeon championed a policy of letting biological men into protected female spaces. Now she’s paying the price for her dangerous folly. Joan Smith 6 Feb 2023 · 12 min read
Gender, Sex, and Powerlifting With a biologically male athlete poised to break a Canadian women’s record, it’s time for the sport’s leaders to acknowledge the reality of sexual dimorphism. Jonathan Kay 2 Feb 2023 · 10 min read