Why I Blew Up My Life To Campaign Against Gender Ideology

A remarkable speech by a former editor of the Economist, and author of "Trans: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women’s Rights"

Sep 19, 2023

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Author Helen Joyce hugs women's rights activist 'Posie Parker' (real name Kellie-Jay Keen) speaking at a Let Women Speak rally at Merrion Square in Dublin. Picture date: Saturday September 16, 2023. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)

by Helen Joyce

Five years ago, I was working as The Economist’s International editor. One fateful day in 2017, the editor asked me: “Why do kids keep coming home and saying ‘such and such is trans’?” I replied that I didn’t know but would look into it. Though I had no idea about that at the time, that conversation changed my life.

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A guest post by

Helen Joyce

I’m a journalist, campaigner for women’s rights (with Sex Matters charity) and author of “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality”. “Utterly unintimidated by extremist orthodoxy” – Lionel Shriver; “A sane, humane book” – Daniel Dennett.