I have a confession to make – talking about sex on social media makes me feel physically sick. I see… Read more Let’s talk about sex – accurately
Author: la scapigliata
writer, doctor, feminist, wearer of many hats
I published a book!
Dear all, I am very pleased to say that my book of essays Born in the Right Body: Gender identity… Read more I published a book!
Sex matters in mental health care
NOTE: This harrowing testimony about the way female patients are endangered by gender self-identification policies on NHS wards was written… Read more Sex matters in mental health care
Sex & Care: A Personal Insight
written by Dr EM
I was in Primark on Friday when a young woman started screaming ‘No’ at the top of her lungs. I turned around to see what was happening and a female carer was trying to touch a woman in a wheelchair who had complex and multiple disabilities.
The myth of human asexuality
Recently in the news we were presented with sexualised images of a beautiful young model dressed in BDSM-like lingerie. Her… Read more The myth of human asexuality
Nurses request that health and nursing organisations withdraw from Stonewall’s Diversity Championship Scheme
Authors: concerned nurses, names withheld on request. Download pdf of this document UPDATE: Woman’s Place UK are now hosting the… Read more Nurses request that health and nursing organisations withdraw from Stonewall’s Diversity Championship Scheme
My interview by FiLiA – A Feminist Doctor on Gender Identity Policies, Institutional Capture and Medicine
In March this year I have spoken with FiLiA about my work. Here’s a short excerpt, you can read the whole interview on the FiLiA website.
Investigation into the influence of gender ideology on medical institutions
For over a decade, UK institutions were given erroneous advice on the the interpretation of the Equality Act 2010, specifically relating to the protected characteristics of “sex” and “gender reassignment”.
The errors typically include:
Open letter to the BBC regarding inaccurate and unethical reporting on Bell vs. Tavistock
This letter, signed by 15 doctors and psychologists, was emailed to the BBC director general Tim Davie on the 23rd December 2020 and made public in this thread on twitter. Since then, many others including scientists, parents and journalists, joined to support it.
If you would like to add your name to this open letter, please contact me either through the contact form or DMs on twitter. Thank you all for your support!
Sexism in medicine and policy capture
Two days ago, at the annual meeting of representatives which had “diversity” as its theme, the British Medical Association (BMA) passed a motion to endorse gender self-ID for both healthcare staff and patients, and to campaign for them to have access to gendered spaces in line with the gender they identify as.
On intersex, transgender and women’s sport
Conflation of biological sex and gender identity is at the root of the conflation of intersex and transgender. This conflation is based on the assumption that being transgender must be an “intersex condition of the brain”…
Our society can’t function if it can’t tell the difference between fantasy and reality
PART I Whenever transactivists are questioned about their pattern of violent behaviour toward gender-critical women, such as masked protests, physical attacks, bomb,… Read more Our society can’t function if it can’t tell the difference between fantasy and reality
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