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
· 12 min read
Transgender
A collection of 83 posts
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
· 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
· 13 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
· 10 min read
Every Gender Identity Is ‘Authentic’—Until It Isn’t
Faddish forms of self-identification often reflect subjective feelings that shift over time. Let’s stop treating them as sacred truths.
David A. Nelson, Edwin E. Gantt
· 13 min read
A Mob Stormed a Feminist Event at McGill Law School—in Defence of Gender Justice, of Course
Intended as an expression of trans rights, the fracas instead illustrated why many LGB feminists want to escape their ‘forced teaming’ with trans activists.
Jonathan Kay
· 8 min read
Ignoring Biological Reality Puts Female Hockey Players at Risk
A frightening injury at an NHL-sponsored transgender tournament in Wisconsin reminds us why women’s leagues should remain sex-protected spaces.
Jonathan Kay
· 12 min read
At Last, Mainstream Journalists Are Starting to Report the Truth About Youth Gender Clinics
The New York Times and Guardian are the latest progressive institutions to scrutinize the safety of so-called ‘gender-affirming’ medical interventions.
Bernard Lane
· 9 min read
Once a Man, Never a Woman
In an extraordinary new book, Shannon Thrace describes her disintegrating marriage to a man consumed by narcissism and gender dysphoria.
Jonathan Kay
· 11 min read
Disc Golf’s Lia Thomas Moment
As a biologically male player continues a meteoric rise on the female circuit, women are starting to speak out.
Jonathan Kay
· 18 min read
Spinning the Tavistock Story
Activists are twisting the closure of Tavistock as a win for gender ideology.
Bernard Lane
· 13 min read
Podcast # 195: Meet the 80-Year-Old Feminist Who Got Banned From the YMCA for Protesting Male Bodies in the Women’s Locker Room
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks to Port Townsend, WA-area swimmer Julie Jaman, the octogenarian whose efforts to keep biological men out of a changing area reserved for girls and women led to accusations of transphobia, a visit with the police, multiple town-council debates, and an ongoing Twitter campaign called
Quillette
· 1 min read
How Automatic Gender ‘Affirmation’ Hurts Girls and Women
We’ve lost sight of a basic feminist insight: To be gender ‘non-conforming‘ isn’t unusual. It’s perfectly normal.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 12 min read
Male Bodies Don’t Belong in Female Football
‘This nagging feeling that she had an unfair advantage arose every time we hit each other in practice. For me, it was like hitting a brick wall.’
Kate Miechkowski
· 10 min read
I Got Thrown Off Etsy and PayPal for Expressing My Belief in Biological Reality
Apparently, selling mugs and shirts that glorify violence against ‘TERFs’ is just fine. But ‘I 💜 J.K. Rowling‘? That‘s hate speech.
Colin Wright
· 8 min read