Labour is wrong: it’s not ‘hate speech’ to question trans rights
MSPs were up until the early hours last night at Holyrood debating amendments to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland Bill).…
Why is this student official apologising for being bio-essentialist?
Why do we need a Women’s Officer anyway? Wind back the clock about 35 years, and that question might have provoked 20…
What trans activists can learn from Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning, who leaked hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic records about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to…
Teachers need help in the transgender debate
Which toilet should a trans pupil be allowed to use? Teachers like me have enough on our plates with the day…
The moment that showed the madness of gender ideology
Homosexuality was legalised in England and Wales 55 years ago. The Sexual Offences Act 1967 permitted homosexual acts between two…
Liz Truss will come to regret her 'bonfire' of workers' rights
Liz Truss is right about sex and gender. But if she is to get the country through the next winter…
M&S’s ‘gender inclusive’ changing room policy is a mess
Marks and Spencer needs to get a grip on its fitting rooms policy. The question of who can use the…
The gender debate is getting nastier
Elaine Miller is one of the grown-ups. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, with a specialism…
On the frontline at Drag Queen Story Hour
Henleaze, a suburb in the north of Bristol, is an unlikely place for a protest. This is a well-to-do area…
Dave Chappelle's latest cancellation should trouble us all
Comedian Dave Chappelle was due to perform a sell-out stand-up show last night. But just hours before he took to…
Penny Mordaunt and the Tory transgender divide
As war rages in Europe and inflation rockets, the Tory party is tearing itself apart in its hunt for a new…
Tom Daley should not wade into swimming's trans row
Swimming’s governing body, Fina, made a wise and sensible decision last week. It declared that transwomen were ineligible to take part in elite…
There is no transgender debate
Anyone still talking about ‘two sides in the transgender debate’ needs to look at the footage from Bristol yesterday. Actually,…
'What is a woman?': the trans film that makes for harrowing viewing
What is a woman? A question like this might seem like a strange premise for a 90-minute documentary. But we live in…
Emily Bridges is right about transgender cyclists
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges doesn’t ‘want special treatment from anyone’. In an ITV interview, Bridges said: ‘I just want the…
Ricky Gervais is no 'transphobe'
Ricky Gervais knew what he was doing and why he was doing it when he took on transgender activism in…
A private girls' school is the latest transgender battleground
The ugly nature of the transgender debate – and the viciousness of those who seek to silence others who disagree…
Mermaids' 'help sheet' risks confusing trans kids
Mermaids is one of Britain’s most controversial trans charities, yet its overarching aim is hard to fault. The organisation says it…
Why are midwives being told that biological men can give birth?
Edinburgh Napier University claims to be one of the largest providers of nursing and midwifery education in Scotland. It now…
Why we need an inquiry into gender treatment for children
Sajid Javid is right to worry about the way the NHS has treated children who identify as transgender. The Health…
Has the transgender bathroom question finally been answered?
As Keir Starmer still struggles to tell us what he thinks the word ‘woman’ means, some much-needed common sense has…
Jamie Wallis's trans statement leaves more questions than answers
Westminster has its first openly transgender Member of Parliament. In the early hours of this morning, Jamie Wallis, Conservative MP…
At least Boris Johnson knows the difference between men and women
As a paid-up member of the Labour party, it’s rare that I agree wholeheartedly with a Conservative politician. But Boris…
Keir Starmer’s gender identity muddle
If you needed any sign that the Labour party is still deeply confused about gender identity and sex, look no…
How schools are captured by ideological institutions
This week, Nadeem Zahawi told teachers that they have ‘an important role in preparing children and young people for life…
