The worst thing about this interaction was that Gilruth didn’t have the balls to look me in the eye and say ‘he’s a woman.’

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The only noticeable difference in political opinion will be various shades of middle-class musing. Channel 4's anti-Brexit line-up is no accident.

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Now Humza Yousaf wants to ban misogyny… against men. A proposed misogyny law, modelled on the ridiculous Hate Crime Act, would also include transwomen. The SNP is an authoritarian joke, says Ella Whelan
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Fair comment Kenan Malik. I, for one, only found out about Berlin cancellation because of Brussels event. Atrocious & dangerous assaults on right to assemble & free speech in both instances. I would disagree vehemently with some speakers at both. But they shouldn't be shut down

Free speech means nothing unless you defend it for your friends and your foes. Unsurprising and depressing that The Labour Party thinks police breaking up political meetings is a laughing matter.

From the closure of the Tavistock to the publication of the #CassReview , it seems that the conversation about children and gender identity is shifting. Where concerned staff, parents and campaigners were previously labelled bigots for questioning the rights and wrongs of gender…

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✍️ 'The use and abuse of pro-life campaigning by Republicans rings hollow when you realise how cynical it is' | Writes Ella Whelan

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Here’s to every woman who silenced a dinner party, was bitched about in group chats, risked her job, fell out with friends and was hounded on social media for saying what we all now know to be true. #CassReview 👊

I'm going to just have a moment.... 2004 I immediately knew something was wrong at GIDS Tavi when I saw a child sent for hormones after only 4 assessment sessions. Wind forward 20 years - Thank you to Dr Cass and team for your thorough report. Hilary Cass
...More to do though!

Hadley Freeman As an art form and genre I completely defend drag. I was part of a terrific discussion with Vanity von Glow, organised by Academy of Ideas #battlefest2023 with Ella Whelan, Caroline ffiske, Don Milligan Cressida Wetton. See vid below 👇🏾

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It’s easy to point the finger at attacks on freedom of speech going on elsewhere, says Ella Whelan, but those of us in England and Wales shouldn’t get complacent.
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