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An open letter to the UK Government and its Parliamentarians
Read More…: An open letter to the UK Government and its ParliamentariansNot from me, obvs. This is from Dr Joseph Chrysostom MBBS, MS (Gen Surg), FRCSEd (pictured right), who very kindly contributed two anonymous posts to this blog comparing real vaginas with the current best facsimiles available to men and another post which compared real penises with the current best facsimiles available to women. Both posts […]
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The NHS data scandal
Read More…: The NHS data scandalVictoria Keilthy is a senior manager in an NHS trust and the author of “Incoherent and Unsafe“, a report on the dangers posed by the NHS’s current approach to recording sex and gender identity in patient records. I met Victoria recently and heard her talk in succinct terms about the problems the NHS has created […]
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National Trust covers up artwork to “assess” it after stitching over JK Rowling’s name is removed
Read More…: National Trust covers up artwork to “assess” it after stitching over JK Rowling’s name is removedThe National Trust has covered over a piece of art, called A Virtuous Woman, previously on display at Hardwick Hall, an Elizabethan stately home in Derbyshire. Visitors are now confronted by a sign which says “Unfortunately, the artwork has been tampered with by a member of the public. Please bear with us while we assess […]
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National Trust “deeply disappointed” by removal of JK Rowling stitch-over
Read More…: National Trust “deeply disappointed” by removal of JK Rowling stitch-overUPDATE 3 June 2025: the artwork has now been completely covered over. Full story here. The National Trust has declared it is “deeply disappointed” by the unauthorised removal of some pink and blue stitching over JK Rowling’s name on a piece of art it commissioned. Here’s the full story: On Monday 24 May, the Derbyshire […]
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Almut Gadow v Open University
Read More…: Almut Gadow v Open UniversityDr Almut Gadow has a personality similar to those I’ve stumbled across a lot whilst talking to people about gender ideology. She’s fiercely intelligent, does not back down and knows this stuff matters. Gadow was sacked, partly for openly expressing her gender-critical views on an Open University staff messageboard between March 2022 and June 2022, […]
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A message to you, GPs
Read More…: A message to you, GPsI am in touch with a doctor who is concerned about gender-affirming care, and the expectation that GPs in the UK will prescribe hormones for young adults who have been seen by Gender Identity Clinics. She has written what follows mainly for other clinicians, but it is of interest to the lay reader, too. Introduction […]
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Dr Louise Irvine: the case against the NHS puberty blocker trial
Read More…: Dr Louise Irvine: the case against the NHS puberty blocker trialThis is a recording of a conversation I had on Times Radio on 3 March 2025 with Dr Louise Irvine, co-chair of the Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG). An AI transcript of the conversation can be found below. NW: Let’s turn our attention to the new puberty blockers trial which is being […]
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Cross-post: Glenna Goldis
Read More…: Cross-post: Glenna GoldisI’m new to Glenna Goldis’ work. Glenna is a lawyer in New York City with experience in consumer fraud, family law, government, and civil legal aid. Her substack newsletter, Bad Facts, covers the movement for transgender rights. I stumbled across a link to Glenna’s newsletter on substack and after reading her long and informative legal analysis […]
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Captured institutions and bad decisions
Read More…: Captured institutions and bad decisionsI first met Peter Daly in a hotel bar in Portugal in 2024. I found him great company and good fun. Peter is a lawyer (and partner at Doyle Clayton) who has spent the last 15 years working as a whistleblowing, employment and discrimination solicitor, specialising in representing claimants. He acted for Maya Forstater from […]
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What exactly is a neophallus, then?
Read More…: What exactly is a neophallus, then?This is the second blog post on a theme. The first is called “What exactly is a neovagina, then?“ This post is about the creation of an artificial penis for women who believe they are men. The operation (or series of surgeries) appears to be known generally as a phalloplasty – described by the NHS […]
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