Does a man have a right to pay for sex?
A case heard in the Court of Appeal today will decide whether or not carers should be expected to indulge…
Domestic violence affects us all
Since the first Covid-19 lockdown last year, cases of domestic abuse and subsequent deaths have risen. In England and Wales,…
Colin Pitchfork should die in jail
Colin Pitchfork, the child rapist and murderer who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988, will soon be a…
Laurel Hubbard is the beginning of the end of women’s sports
When women’s professional soccer was deemed good enough for our TV screens a couple of years ago, I was watching…
So long to Leeds's appalling prostitution zone
Goodbye and good riddance to the Leeds ‘Managed Zone’ in which punters were given amnesty to buy the most disenfranchised…
Stonewall and the silencing of feminist voices at universities
This week a game-changer of a report released by Essex university led to its Vice Chancellor abjectly apologising for the…
The gender identity issue: Kathleen Stock puts her head above the parapet
‘Something is afoot,’ wrote the academic philosopher Kathleen Stock in 2018: Beyond the academy, there’s a huge and impassioned discussion…
What's the problem, ladies and gentlemen?
Picture the scene. You’re on a train when the following message comes over the tannoy: ‘Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,…
Nostalgia for seedy nightclubs reeking of sex and poppers
Gay bar, how I miss you. Barely any lesbian joints have survived the online dating scene, and Grindr has replaced…
The case for a domestic abuse register
In the 12 months since the first lockdown, at least 112 women in the UK have been killed by men.…
Why are London police telling women to stay at home?
The disappearance of Sarah Everard in south London has once again led to women being advised by police to stay…
Why are trans activists and a Melbourne bookstore trying to cancel me?
Imagine my surprise to wake up this morning to be told that Readings book store in Melbourne had posted an…
A landmark victory against hormone blockers for children
Briton Keira Bell has won her legal case against the NHS’s only gender identity development service (GIDS) for under-18s, after…
It's time to ban puberty blockers for children
A ground-breaking case in the High Court will decide this week whether the UK’s only gender identity development service (GIDS)…
What young feminists can learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
So Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone. What do I hope is her legacy? That younger feminists take a leaf out…
Trans activists risk falling for misogyny
Watching the BBC drama Mrs America about the 1970s fight for the Equal Rights Amendment is a reminder that progress is rarely permanent…
The latest gender studies literature is indistinguishable from satire
Reading the back cover of the soon to be released Me Not You: The trouble with mainstream feminism, I assumed…
Meet the thug who was spared jail for being transgender
In today’s episode of ‘You Couldn’t Make It up’, I bring you Leila Le Fey, also known as Layla Le…
Why my booze-free Christmas just didn’t work
I decided to go booze free this Christmas. I had a lot of people staying, which means work, stress, and…
Women are the losers in Labour’s trans equality fight
I was pleasantly surprised when I read Labour’s manifesto. Not only did the party promise to end ‘mixed-sex wards’ in…
Why are boringly straight women claiming to be lesbians?
Lesbian tourism has long been a thing — women who once kissed a girl trying to appear more interesting while…
The ‘sex worker’ myth
In the midst of all the outrage about modern-day slavery, usually vulnerable men forced into manual labour, there is actually…
