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
Category: sex
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
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”…
There is nothing more fundamental to dealing with a patient than knowing whether they are male or female
There’s been a lot of talk in the media recently about whether it is appropriate for doctors to ask patients… Read more There is nothing more fundamental to dealing with a patient than knowing whether they are male or female
Speculation about mass shooter’s sex isn’t sexism, it’s a result of systematic gaslighting about biological sex of trans-identified perpetrators
Another mass shooting happened in the United States on Tuesday. Shooter is a YouTube personality who has, allegedly due to… Read more Speculation about mass shooter’s sex isn’t sexism, it’s a result of systematic gaslighting about biological sex of trans-identified perpetrators
How conflation of sex and gender became a tool of transgender ideology
Conflation of the words “sex” and “gender” has arisen from Christian prudishness (1) in a language that doesn’t use gendered nouns… Read more How conflation of sex and gender became a tool of transgender ideology
What is sex?
Apart from persistently conflating sex and gender, transactivists often claim that biological sex isn’t binary, or even more, that it… Read more What is sex?