Girl. Our word for International Women’s Day 2021
On International Women’s Day 2021 we celebrate the word ‘girl’. We are watching as the word ‘woman’ is being erased and replaced with the more ‘inclusive’ spelling ‘womxn’, the gender…
Keira Bell interview: is Keira ‘reconsidering her journey’?
Keira Bell was interviewed on Monday 4th January on a daily lunchtime Channel 4 Entertainment and Lifestyle show ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’. You can see the full transcript of the interview…
The astonishing admission in the Health Research Authority report: The purpose of puberty blockers is to commit children to permanent physical transition
by Michael Biggs The Health Research Authority (HRA) has just published its investigation into the 2010 experiment with puberty blockers, or more precisely its role in giving ethical approval and…
Gendered Intelligence Training Session for Teachers at ‘Kiss My Genders’
Gendered Intelligence co-hosted a teacher training session at the Hayward Gallery last night for teachers of primary, secondary and higher education. The aim of the training was to "explore ways…
Breast Binding, Sexual Objectification & Grooming
'Chest binding' is the gender-neutral term for what should really be called breast binding as it refers only to teenage girls who want to flatten their breasts to appear male.…
Back To School With Stonewall
Women's Minister Victoria Atkins recently expressed concerns about the number of teenagers seeking life-changing medical interventions. Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Women & Equalities, has now ordered an investigation into the exponential…
The Vale Of Glamorgan Transgender Inclusion Schools Toolkit
The Vale of Glamorgan Transgender Inclusion Schools Toolkit is due to be adopted by the local council on Monday. It is already in use in Merthyr Tydfil and is set…
An Alternative Science Museum Exhibit: Boy Or Girl?
This image is from a display entitled 'Boy or Girl?' at the Science Museum, London, as part of the 'Who Am I?' exhibit in the Wellcome Trust wing. We have…
UK Doctor Prescribes Cross-Sex Hormones to Twelve-Year-Old
The news this week that a doctor running a private gender clinic in Wales is prescribing cross-sex hormones to children as young as twelve unfortunately comes as no surprise; if…
Girls’ Schools Association: Stop Saying “Girls”
This week newspapers published a report that "leading headmistresses" have suggested that teachers at girls' schools should consider using gender neutral language such as "pupils" or "students" in place of…