Debbie Hayton

Liz Truss will come to regret her 'bonfire' of workers' rights

5 September 2022 5:12 pm

Liz Truss is right about sex and gender. But if she is to get the country through the next winter…

M&S’s ‘gender inclusive’ changing room policy is a mess

26 August 2022 7:24 pm

Marks and Spencer needs to get a grip on its fitting rooms policy. The question of who can use the…

The gender debate is getting nastier

20 August 2022 2:43 am

Elaine Miller is one of the grown-ups. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, with a specialism…

On the frontline at Drag Queen Story Hour

29 July 2022 5:04 pm

Henleaze, a suburb in the north of Bristol, is an unlikely place for a protest. This is a well-to-do area…

Dave Chappelle's latest cancellation should trouble us all

21 July 2022 9:11 pm

Comedian Dave Chappelle was due to perform a sell-out stand-up show last night. But just hours before he took to…

Penny Mordaunt and the Tory transgender divide

12 July 2022 12:15 am

As war rages in Europe and inflation rockets, the Tory party is tearing itself apart in its hunt for a new…

Tom Daley should not wade into swimming's trans row

27 June 2022 7:07 pm

Swimming’s governing body, Fina, made a wise and sensible decision last week. It declared that transwomen were ineligible to take part in elite…

There is no transgender debate

21 June 2022 1:20 am

Anyone still talking about ‘two sides in the transgender debate’ needs to look at the footage from Bristol yesterday. Actually,…

'What is a woman?': the trans film that makes for harrowing viewing

17 June 2022 7:55 pm

What is a woman? A question like this might seem like a strange premise for a 90-minute documentary. But we live in…

Emily Bridges is right about transgender cyclists

9 June 2022 1:52 am

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges doesn’t ‘want special treatment from anyone’. In an ITV interview, Bridges said: ‘I just want the…

Ricky Gervais is no 'transphobe'

25 May 2022 10:00 pm

Ricky Gervais knew what he was doing and why he was doing it when he took on transgender activism in…

A private girls' school is the latest transgender battleground

18 May 2022 10:01 pm

The ugly nature of the transgender debate – and the viciousness of those who seek to silence others who disagree…

Mermaids' 'help sheet' risks confusing trans kids

4 May 2022 3:30 pm

Mermaids is one of Britain’s most controversial trans charities, yet its overarching aim is hard to fault. The organisation says it…

Why are midwives being told that biological men can give birth?

30 April 2022 10:24 pm

Edinburgh Napier University claims to be one of the largest providers of nursing and midwifery education in Scotland. It now…

Why we need an inquiry into gender treatment for children

24 April 2022 11:45 pm

Sajid Javid is right to worry about the way the NHS has treated children who identify as transgender. The Health…

Has the transgender bathroom question finally been answered?

5 April 2022 8:10 pm

As Keir Starmer still struggles to tell us what he thinks the word ‘woman’ means, some much-needed common sense has…

Jamie Wallis's trans statement leaves more questions than answers

31 March 2022 12:50 am

Westminster has its first openly transgender Member of Parliament. In the early hours of this morning, Jamie Wallis, Conservative MP…

At least Boris Johnson knows the difference between men and women

24 March 2022 10:09 pm

As a paid-up member of the Labour party, it’s rare that I agree wholeheartedly with a Conservative politician. But Boris…

Keir Starmer’s gender identity muddle

13 March 2022 10:36 pm

If you needed any sign that the Labour party is still deeply confused about gender identity and sex, look no…

How schools are captured by ideological institutions

19 February 2022 9:05 pm

This week, Nadeem Zahawi told teachers that they have ‘an important role in preparing children and young people for life…

Adele is right to take a pop at gender neutral awards

9 February 2022 10:06 pm

Adele’s triumph at the Brits last night is splashed all over the internet. She won best song, best album, and best…

The Cabinet Office's transgender toilet muddle

6 February 2022 6:00 pm

Transgender people need to be treated with dignity and respect at work. But our rights should not be allowed to…

We must never abandon children during lockdown again

23 January 2022 1:09 am

Schools are far more than mere exam factories. Across the UK, teachers in 32,000 schools and colleges care for children…

Harry Potter and the strange absence of J.K. Rowling

3 January 2022 8:19 pm

Harry Potter returned to Hogwarts this weekend for a 20th anniversary special. He was joined in the Gryffindor common room…

Stonewall's annus horribilis

28 December 2021 9:39 pm

The year 2021 has been an annus horribilis for Stonewall. For much of the last decade, the charity could do no…