There’s no easy way to manage single-sex spaces
Previous generations of human beings never needed paperwork to distinguish men from women. Nor did they need any knowledge of gender identity or chromosomes. They used their common sense
Why has Martine Croxall been censured by the BBC?
Even after the Cass Review and the Supreme Court judgment, the language police have not yet gone away
Where’s the money for Labour’s triple science plan?
Schools are so hard up that they cannot afford to pay for supply teachers to stand in so that their teachers can be trained to teach physics properly.
LGB International: The schism in the rainbow
If the ‘diversity’ in ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ is worthy of the word, it must include diversity of opinion and diversity of organisation. LGB International has a place among campaigning groups. Let’s welcome them.
LGB International : le schisme dans la galaxie arc-en-ciel quivient de loin
Si la « diversité » dans « Égalité, diversité et inclusion » doit être prise au sérieux, alors elle doit aussi englober autant la diversité des opinions individuelles que celle des organisations. LGB International a toute sa place parmi les groupes militants. Souhaitons-lui la bienvenue.
Should teachers be allowed to work from home?
If Daniel Kebede had his way, every teacher would also become part-time from a timetabling perspective
Graham Linehan arrested for tweets
Freedom of expression must include the freedom to offend, or it is nothing of the sort.
Polémique à Londres après l’arrestation d’un humoristeirlandais pour des tweets antitransgenres
Sans liberté d’offenser, il n’y a tout simplement pas de liberté d’expression.
Nine years in the transgender debate
We could all take a step back and try to understand why this debate became so intractable and vicious. A rigid adherence to the dictionary definitions of words is simply not, I’ve come to realise, how our minds work when it comes to making sense of the messy and ambiguous real world.
Is the UK heading for Brexit from the European Court of Human Rights?
Antagonism is growing in the UK towards the ECtHR and the decisions it makes. Brexit removed the UK from the European Union, but for some, that was not enough.
Après Bruxelles, Londres veut-elle aussi divorcer de Strasbourg ?
Au Royaume-Uni, l’hostilité envers la CEDH et ses arrêts ne cesse de grandir. Le Brexit a déjà coupé les ponts avec l’Union européenne, mais pour certains, ce n’était qu’un début.
Why is the YHA allowing males to stay in women’s dorms?
They should review their arrangements for transgender guests as a matter of urgency
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Debbie Hayton
Physics teacher and trade unionist, originally from the north of England.
As a trans person I have written extensively about what it means to be trans, and how trans people can be accommodated in society without compromising the rights of other vulnerable groups.
Bylines in The Spectator, Unherd, The Times, Daily Mail, Morning Star, Economist, Quillette and elsewhere.
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