Helen Joyce
Journalist writing a book about gender-identity ideology, tweeting in personal capacity. Not your support human; not a supporting actress. And no, you be kind
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Let’s focus on real threats women face today
Hooray, just in case anyone thought there might be a moment’s peace in the war over trans rights, here comes Procter & Gamble with a tweet for its brand Tampax: “Fact: Not all women have periods. Also
World Rugby Bars Transgender Women, Baffling Players
World Rugby is the first international sports federation to block transgender women from global competitions, even though it has long preached a motto of inclusivity.
Helen Joyce
One thing I'm sure of it - nobody is actually "baffled".
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Call for evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Call for evidence
Reform of the Gender Recognition Act - Committees - UK Parliament
<p>The Government has published its proposals for changes to the gender recognition process and set out how it plans to move forward. The Women and Equalities Committee will examine these proposals, gathering evidence on whether the Government’s...
Why it pays to believe obviously untrue things - UnHerd
We can handle the truth — we just don't want to
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Helen Joyce
This article about "crony beliefs" - held for social and political kickbacks, rather than because they're true - is BRILLIANT. Explains soooo much. Among the signs that a belief is a crony one - constantly proclaiming it; getting angry when contradicted...
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Call for evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Call for evidence
A Tale of Two Evangelicalisms - Breaking Ground
How can those whose theology and spirituality are so similar hold such widely different political opinions? Swedish public theologian Joel Halldorf compares and contrasts the history of faith and politics in the United States and Sweden.
Helen Joyce
This is a fascinating article about the differences between Swedish and American evangelicals, and how their very different histories shaped both. Full of amazing insights
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From medical assessment to affirmation: legal gender self-declaration in Ireland
Cited by the Scottish Government as its main example of ‘international best practice’, in 2015 the Irish Government passed the Gender Recognition Act. Yet the vast majority of Irish people have lit…
The ways in which J.K. Rowling’s critics silence trans voices
Content warning: discussion of misogyny and transphobia; mentions of domestic abuse and sexual assault There are few current issues which inspire as much rancour as the debate over trans self-identification, and no individual, surely, who receives...
The Politicization of Mumsnet | Online webinar
Professor Sarah Pedersen discusses her new book about the online parenting forum Mumsnet
Most influential women and non-binary Cambridge students 2020: Part two
Because one article wasn't enough!
Helen Joyce
I deleted my tweet with a screen cap purporting to be by author of Varsity article on the Clare College porter whome students are trying to get sacked. Not sure it's her. But she's profiled here. Sharing for interest. Antonia Ford was the byline
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The trans debate could cost this Cambridge porter his job | The Spectator
This is a story about a man called Kevin Price, who was until last week a councillor and who is, for now at least, employed as a porter at a Cambridge college.
The story illustrates two points. First, political conflict over trans rights and...
Clare Porter and Labour councillor resigns from Cambridge City Council amid outcry over transphobia
Former Labour councillor Kevin Price resigned in protest of a motion to support transgender rights, saying he could not support the words “trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary individuals are
Menstruation and the Holocaust
Periods are a fact of life, but little talked about. How did women in the concentration camps cope with the private being made public in the most dire and extreme circumstances?
Helen Joyce
This article about how women coped with their periods coming, and stopping, while in concentration camps. Riveting and extremely moving
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New SSA UK guidance on Schools RSE and PSHE resources
We receive many emails from parents asking us to check the resources that their children’s schools are using to teach Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) and Personal, Social, Health and Economic …
Sport and Sex
Should men and women should compete separately in sport.
Happy World Statistics Day – Sex in the Census
Below is the text of a letter we have sent today to Ian Diamond, National Statistician, Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority. Dear Sir…
Kevin Price – Woman's Place UK
Violence against women and sex discrimination still exist. Women need reserved places, separate spaces and distinct services.
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