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Feminism v. Gender Ideology: An Interview with Julie Bindel

During a visit to the county she calls ‘Tranada,’ the veteran activist and author tells Quillette that ‘intersectional’ feminism often resembles a rainbow-branded offshoot of the men’s-rights movement.

Julie Bindel / Jonathan Kay

7 Dec 2023 · 29 min read

Podcast #229: How ‘Intersectional Feminism’ Got Hijacked by Men

Veteran activist, author, and pundit Julie Bindel talks to Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay about the need to protect hard-won women’s rights from gender ideologues.

Quillette / Julie Bindel

4 Dec 2023 · 1 min read

A Gender-Ideology True Believer, Mugged by Reality

When my first son claimed he was trans, I eagerly ‘affirmed’ him. When his three-year-old brother decided he wanted to be trans, too, I realized I’d made a terrible mistake.

Anonymous

16 Oct 2023 · 8 min read

How Australia’s Press Council Has Been Used to Stifle the Gender Debate

In their reporting on the medicalisation of dysphoric children, Australian journalists are now expected to comply with media guidelines drafted at the behest of trans activists.

Bernard Lane

29 Sep 2023 · 17 min read

Male or Female: There's Nothing In Between

Since the dawn of our species, the evolution of two distinct sexes has been fundamental to human reproduction. There is no such thing as a ‘sex spectrum.’

Zachary A. Elliott

25 Sep 2023 · 17 min read

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 · 7 min read

Podcast #222: Journalist John Colapinto on the Tragic Tale of David Reimer, The Boy Who Was Raised a Girl

David Reimer's story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when you mess with a child's gender identity.

Quillette

12 Sep 2023 · 3 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 · 18 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 · 15 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 · 13 min read