Debbie Hayton

The NHS puberty blocker ban for children is long overdue

13 March 2024 5:24 pm

Children in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS gender identity clinics. This is good news: it…

Justin Webb has been wronged by the BBC

2 March 2024 12:36 am

The BBC has upheld a ludicrous complaint against the Today programme’s Justin Webb. Back in August, Webb told listeners that…

The dilemma of being a transsexual Christian

25 February 2024 5:00 pm

As the Church of England once again tears itself apart over gay marriage, us transsexual Christians have slipped in under…

The sad truth behind why the UK’s first trans judge resigned

23 February 2024 6:05 pm

A transgender judge has resigned, apparently because of the risk of politicising the judiciary. But this was no ordinary judge.…

Starmer should listen to Sunak on gender

8 February 2024 5:51 pm

The transgender row isn’t going away. Prime Minister’s Questions this week was dominated by a jibe Rishi Sunak made about…

The trouble with Ofsted

2 January 2024 11:20 pm

Ruth Perry’s death last year was a tragedy. The headteacher had carried the burden of an Ofsted inspection pretty much…

A Labour government could spell trouble for trans people like me

28 December 2023 5:00 pm

This has been a year to forget for the transgender lobby. This time last year, Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP government had…

This transgender schools guidance leaves a lot to be desired

20 December 2023 12:09 am

The government has finally published its transgender guidance for schools. Teachers have been waiting a long time. We were promised…

The flaw in Scotland’s new transgender prison policy

5 December 2023 10:15 pm

Almost twelve months after rapist Isla Bryson was sent to women’s prison, the Scottish Prison Service has come up with…

Scotland doesn’t need a ‘non-binary action plan’

22 November 2023 1:30 am

Scotland’s government has plenty of things on its to-do list: tackling inflation, dealing with unemployment and cleaning up the mess…

What Labour’s Lisa Nandy needs to know about trans rights

17 November 2023 9:49 pm

Lisa Nandy could not have been more wrong when she waded into the transgender debate this week. The Labour MP,…

No laughing matter: accusations of transphobia wrecked Graham Linehan’s life

11 November 2023 9:00 am

The comedian found himself out of work and out of his marriage when he challenged the transgender ideology that to be a man or women is about choosing an identity

We need trans-only wards

4 October 2023 12:20 am

The Health Secretary Steve Barclay is expected to announce plans to ban transwomen like me from female hospital wards today. Let’s be clear, the…

Are the Tories still going to ban conversion therapy?

19 September 2023 5:06 pm

The clock is ticking on a bill to ban conversion therapy, at least for this year. Let’s hope that time…

When will the Tories clear up the transgender confusion?

7 September 2023 10:03 pm

Schools are back but teachers are still waiting for the government’s guidance on transgender pupils. Back in March, Rishi Sunak…

Danielle McGahey should not be allowed to play women’s cricket

1 September 2023 5:45 pm

Danielle McGahey is set to become the first transgender cricketer to play an official Twenty20 international. The 29-year old Australian-born…

What does Vogue have against women’s sport?

25 August 2023 8:15 pm

Vogue magazine’s recent ‘powerhouse’ of 25 ‘women [who are] defining – and redefining – Britain in 2023’ includes one person…

It’s the right time for GCSE grades to return to pre-Covid levels

24 August 2023 6:17 pm

For the first time in 27 years, I have no personal stake in the GCSE results that are released this…

Unfair A-levels are the best idea we’ve got

18 August 2023 2:22 am

A-level results day is the most terrifying moment in anyone’s education. Poor GCSEs can be overlooked by a school that…

Toilet politics needn’t be difficult

14 August 2023 5:52 pm

August is traditionally the silly season in politics but we seem to be stuck in silly decade of policy, and…

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Amanda Abbington is right: drag queens aren’t for children

8 August 2023 9:50 pm

The Transgender Thought Police are impossible to please. The sooner Amanda Abbington realises, the better. The star of Sherlock and…

Are the Greens more interested in trans rights than saving the planet?

5 August 2023 1:22 am

July 2023 could soon be declared as the hottest month on record. Few doubt that climate change is real and…

Trans guidance for schools can’t come soon enough

19 July 2023 6:20 pm

The Department for Education has delayed yet further its long-awaited transgender guidance for schools. Rishi Sunak had pledged that the document would…

Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya shouldn’t be able to compete in women’s events

12 July 2023 4:40 pm

Who can compete in women’s sports? This week’s decision by the European Court of Human Rights further complicates the debate. Judges in…

Mermaids’ loss is a victory for a free society

6 July 2023 9:32 pm

This morning’s news that the LGB Alliance has won its case to retain its charitable status is a victory and…