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Those taking part in the debate were: Me. Zing Tsjeng, UK editor of Broadly (the only one to mention ‘transgender', but just once). Very ‘queer' identified.Eleanor Margolis, a lesbian writer, who said, ‘I honestly remember fancying girls when I was about three.'Joe Stone, writer, calls himself a ‘plain old-fashioned gay' rather than queerAnd Matt Cook, academic, who recalls the terrible loss due to the AIDS crisis during the 1980 and beyond. Jane Garvey hosted. She did a grand job. Have a listen, and consider how the takeover of lesbian and gay culture by gender woo woo impacted. Remember, 2015, the year this episode was broadcast, was the year Stonewall added the T to the LGB, and when Tory Minister for Women, Maria Miller decided to recommend self-ID as a key reform to the 2004 Gender Recognition Act. Everything was about to change, and not for the better. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Dig Up Your Mam, my latest podcast series. Listen to the podcast on this Substack, or the usual platforms This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/nandita-bajaj2 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Linda Riley (centre) with a couple of tranocities, Diva AwardsLinda Riley, 2018 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Jamie Reed, Free PressWashington University's youth gender clinic in St. Louis, became overwhelmed by new patients and failed to provide them with mental health care. Jamie exposed the dangers of what the clinic referred to as ‘gender affirming care'. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you The Word Factory, Kristin Zebrowski, MPA, Larry Shell, Barb, Barbara Ratcliffe, and many others for tuning into my live video with Suzanne Moore! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Listen to the live event, which included speakers from the Lesbian Collective, Vancouver Rape Relief, and me. The audio runs for approximately one hour 40 minutes. I have written about my trip to Vancouver, published today in Unherd. You can read it here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

I was informed, by a young man, that I am “an old white woman”, to which I responded that we all get old if we are lucky, and he would also one day be old and (still) white, unless he died of excessive wanking in his mother's basement.The event went ahead and it was amazing. Women from Vancouver Rape Relief spoke alongside the Lesbian Collective, and I recounted my decades long friendship and feminist camaraderie with the late Lee Lakeman. I also recounted the poor KC acting for Scottish Ministers in the ‘What is a woman' Supreme Court Case having to explain to the judges about how some men are lesbians.In the meantime, the trans lunatics were getting very wet and cold, although they were comforted by a flautist and several men wearing animal masks.And finally: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Melissa FarleyExtreme violence and psychological abuse have been extensively documented and are pervasive in prostitution. Survivors of prostitution report high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociation, depression, and self-loathing. These are the same sequelae reported by torture survivors.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20008066.2024.2404307#summary-abstract Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Co-president of lehet más a politika (LMP), translated: ‘politics can be different'. Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Faika El-Nagashi, Budapest, October 2024 Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Joan Smith, in Rome (where else?)Listen to Joan explain why and how she took on the incredible project of uncovering the true stories of twenty-three women closely associated with the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome. These were the wives, mothers and daughters of the emperors from Augustus to Nero, via their cruel and deranged relative Caligula. These highly privileged women lived under the shadow of these men, abused, controlled, dominated, and, in several instances, murdered. Only five of the women appear to have died of natural causes.Joan links the femicide then to modern day slaying of women by men known to them, and asks what lessons can these women and girls of the Roman Empire tell us? Ancient misogyny, even from 2000 years ago, looks similar to the plight of women today. Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Outside the WPATH conference. Five minutes after this photograph was taken, the organisers called the police on JuanaJuana and EricEricShow notes:WPATH Fileshttps://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-filesGenspecthttps://genspect.org/Juana's crowd funder for legal feeshttps://www.gofundme.com/f/Help-me-get-justice-for-Eric Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit juliebindel.substack.comhttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/john-boyne-why-i-support-trans-rights-but-reject-the-word-cis-1.3843005

Details of the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ) here where you can also find details of future book events.What some of the reviewers have said:Inventive, compassionate and tenacious, Wistrich…[is] a magnificent, radical, uncompromising warrior of a woman.Melanie Reid, The TimesWistrich's skill lies in her innovative use of legislation…she thrives on perseverance.Yvonne Roberts, The ObserverThrough these enraging and astonishing stories, Wistrich… shows us the best of humanity. [She is] empathetic, dogged, canny, always up for the fight.Fiona Sturges, The GuardianA history of her three-decade career, peppered by some of Britain's most significant cases of violence against women.Suzanne Moore, The TelegraphHighly accessible and beautifully written…Wistrich's strong sense of fairness and justice runs through every word.Chris McCurley, Legal ActionA devastating indictment of a justice system that routinely fails female victims of male violence.Richard Scorer, New Law JournalShownotes:https://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk/Both me and Harriet in this photograph, in 1988, at a protest against Section 28. Guess which is which correctly and I will gift you a free sub! Get full access to Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Pam Spurr is presently a BPS chartered academic, teaching and research psychologist. She started working in the media during her time at Guy's/in the NHS, largely as an agony aunt, starting on GMTV, the BBC, and then got her first radio show at Heart FM London in 1997.Pam presented at Heart for five years before moving to LBC for 4 ½ years where she had the evening slot, for which she won a Sony Radio Award. She has written 15 self-help books on topics from happiness to dating, relationships and sex, dream interpretation to emotional eating and other topics. Over the years Pam has been a commentator on many TV programmes.After trying for two years, she finally found a publisher for her first children's book, published in April, 2024.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eva-Bear-Magic-Snowflake-Spurr/dp/1035821036/ref=sr_1_1 Get full access to Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

MaiaAt the age of 12, Maia discovered the idea of gender transition. As a young adult, she moved to the Middle East and embarked upon building a new life for herself as a man. She seamlessly integrated herself within deeply religious communities of Palestinian Muslims and Orthodox Jews. Very few people in her life knew that she was actually female. Among her exciting adventures, she prayed on the men's side of the Western Wall and entered mosques without needing to cover her hair. However, living undercover as a man began to take its toll as she questioned the trajectory of her future. After deep soul searching, Maia realised that she had never allowed herself to live as a lesbian. Get full access to Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Linzi, with her granddad, at the beautiful game Linzi, a lesbian and a supporter of rights for same-sex attracted people, was the subject of a four-month investigation by a special unit set up to expose so-called hate speech in the game after she posted on trans issues on X. Newcastle began investigating Linzi following a complaint. In November 2023 she received a letter from the club saying she was banned until 2026 for breaching its equality policy, which forbids 'discriminatory' comments.Linzi is taking legal action to overturn the ban, stating that it is her right by law to express ‘gender-critical' views and that the Premier League's actions were a breach of data protection laws. Get full access to Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

I talk to the man who wanted to be a woman, had his penis removed, became a transactivist, rejected some some gender ideology, and once wore a T-shirt with the slogan “trans, women are men, including me”.We talk about how autogynephilic men stop fancying themselves after a while; perhaps wearing marigolds for the Times photoshoot wasn't a good idea; and how I do not believe in the concept of transsexuality in any way, shape, or form. Get full access to Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing at juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

This week I'm speaking with Ray Blanchard, a psychologist, sexologist, who coined the term autogynephilia to describe those men that identify as women, often transitioning to live as women, who get a sexual excitement from imagining themselves as women.And of course, this has got him into trouble from trans extremists.When he praised a book The Man Who Would Be Queen by Michael Bailey he got into even more trouble.Ray is fascinating because he also has a lot to say about whether or not being same-sex attracted is immutable, and also about various paraphilias or kinks as they are often referred to.I visited Ray Blanchard at his home in Toronto, not that far away from Kenneth Zucker's home, who I had interviewed the week before. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Kenneth Zucker during his time at the GICDr Ken Zucker has an impressive CV. The editor of the prestigious journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, he took a leading role helping devise diagnostic and treatment guidelines for gender dysphoric individuals, and headed the group which developed the DSM-5's criteria for its “gender dysphoria” entry.Zucker also helped write the “standards of care” guidelines for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which is a textbook relied upon by clinicians who treat gender-dysphoric patients and those presenting as transgender.Why, then, was he sacked from GIC (part of The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in 2015, and eventually awarded a massive payout following a case he took against his former employer? I visited Zucker at his home in Toronto to find out, and to talk about whether his views on gender had changed since he has been hit with a whole heap of slurs and accusations of ‘transphobia' and bigotry. Have a listen and find out the whole story, straight from Zucker. “CAMH apologizes without reservation to Dr. Zucker for the flaws in the process that led to errors in the report not being discovered and has entered into a settlement with Dr. Zucker that includes a financial payment to him.”The apology, abridged This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Britney Spears in 2007Paris Hilton with activist Caroline Cole at a press conference outside the US Capitol Building on April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. Cole a survivor of abuse while a teenager in a congregate care facility, joined lawmakers to introduce the bill "Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act" Chyna, September 28, 2000 at the World Wrestling Federation in New York CityJanet Jackson during MTV VMA 2000 Stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

In early 2022 Sibyl was working for Cornerstones Literary Consultancy as one of their ‘Core Editors'. She had been working with them without issue for about a year. Then, in May, odd things started to happen. Management told her without warning that the client she was working for no longer required her services. About a week later she noticed she had been removed from the Editors' page on the Cornerstones website. When Sibyl enquired about this, she was told that it was ‘unlikely' that more projects would be fed her way. Confused and distressed, Sibyl filed a Subject Access Request which revealed that a member of staff at Cornerstones took objection to the gender critical views she had expressed in her Twitter account (i.e. her belief that sex is immutable and determined from conception). Cornerstones proceeded to immediately halt any work she was doing for them by lying to both her and their client, and then effectively terminated Sibyl.Have a listen to find out what happened next. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Mo LeaThe Long Shadow, written by George Kay, and based on Michael Bilton's book Wicked Beyond Belief, is a seven-part ITV drama based on the police hunt for a sadistic necrophiliac who terrorised women in the north of England throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. With the consultation and blessing of the families of his victims, the drama lays bare the violent misogyny and prejudicial policing that came to characterise the hunt for the so-called Yorkshire Ripper. I talk to Mo about how she survived a near-fatal attack by Sutcliffe in 1980. Mo Lea was an art student in the city when she became a target for the serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe.Mo, who had moved to Leeds from Liverpool, was out with friends in a pub in the Chapeltown area of the city, planning her 21st birthday.It was October 25, 1980, and the friends went their separate ways just after 10pm, as Mo decided to walk through the university campus to catch the bus. A man approached behind her, hit the back of her head with a hammer and attacked with a screwdriver. Her life was saved by a passing couple who heard her screams.She was assaulted so violently that her parents failed to recognise her in the hospital, her jaw broken, her face bloodied and bruised.At the time, Sutcliffe had murdered 12 women and left another seven for dead. Several months later, while recuperating at home in Liverpool, she recognised Sutcliffe on the TV as the man that attacked her. 'When you have had trauma like that, it gives you an edge,' she told me. 'If you've been close to death, you feel you've been granted this freedom to live. It has compelled me to be successful in my career.'Mo's book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facing-Yorkshire-Ripper-Art-Survival/dp/1526777576Her website: https://www.molea.art/Peter Sutcliffe, drawn by Mo Lea This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Jalna Hanmer at the International Tribunal on Crimes against Women, March 4–8, 1976 in Brussels. The event was created with the intention to "make public the full range of crimes, both violently brutal and subtly discriminatory, committed against women of all cultures." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

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Sophie OttowayIN 1986, Sophie Ottaway was born with a very rare condition which required immediate surgery.Cloacal exstrophy happens when the organs in the abdomen do not form correctly in the womb, resulting in babies born with organs such as the bladder or intestines outside the body.Doctors had to operate to save her life.Sophie was actually a boy, with a tiny, damaged penis but healthy testes.But doctors advised Sophie's parents that their baby's male ­genitalia should be removed to avoid further complications.The baby had to be registered by the following day, which meant they had to decide whether to tick male or female on the form.Sophie's parents Karen and John followed the surgeons' advice.In this episode we talk about her life, how she discovered the truth. We also discuss puberty blockers, gender ideology, and how to keep kids safe from unnecessary medical interventions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Rosie DuffieldWe talk the mess of the Labour Party; feminism and male violence; men being plonkers generally; and the dudebros on the Left (as opposed to the sexist trad men on the Right). Oh, and we mentioned the Russell Brand scandal:An unnamed misogynist somewhere or other This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Maya Forstater (middle) and colleagues at the launch of the #RespectMySex campaign, 2022Since 2004, when trans activists first came after me, I and many others had fantasised about what it would be like to engage with them under the normal rules of public debate. The whole LGBTQQIA2Spirit+ Rainbow Community has been drip fed no debate by Stonewall for years, and I used to dream of a scenario where a group of us, five on each side, had been locked in a building and, becoming bored with the lack of Netflix or booze we ended up having the argument. It would be filmed of course, and subsequently leaked to the world. This kept me going during the bleak years where few spoke out about the danger of trans identified men invading single sex spaces. But suddenly, despite the odds, this wish came true, thanks to Maya challenging this crazy ideology in court.The debate, much to the chagrin of the blue fringe brigade, was aired during a three-week employment tribunal during which the Emperor appeared buck naked, his lady dick waving for all to see. Even the cute pink and blue trans flag could not cover his humiliation. In October 2018 Maya Forstater was employed as a consultant by the US-based non-profit Centre for Global Development (CGD). Some staff in the Washington DC office raised internal concerns about a number of her tweets, which they claimed were “transphobic.” An internal investigation followed, and weeks later, her contract as a consultant at CGD was ended, and subsequently, an offer to continue as a visiting fellow was withdrawn. Maya decided to sue CGD on the grounds of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, but in November 2019, the Employment Tribunal ruled against her. They held that her “absolutist” beliefs, that trans women are NOT actual, literal women, and that sex and gender identity are not the same, are “not worthy of respect in a democratic society.”She appealed the judgement, and in June 2021 the decision was published. Maya had won and would be able to continue with a discrimination claim. A fresh tribunal was convened which was tasked with the job of deciding whether Maya's behaviour in the office amount to harassment of, or discrimination against, trans people, and whether she herself was discriminated against on the grounds of her beliefs. The rest is history. And earlier this year, Maya was awarded over £100.000 in compensation. Too bloody right. Here she is. Enjoy the chat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Jenny and Cooper (he refuses to identify as a lesbian, but Jenny does)Jenny Watson runs weekly lesbian speed dating evenings in a London pub. Or at least she did, until trans activists complained to the management about – you guessed it – men being excluded, lipstick not withstanding. Following a number of incidents involving trans-identified males claiming to be lesbians attending her events, Jenny was compelled to remind would-be participants that ‘lesbians don't have penises'. She even stated, ‘If you are male, please refrain from coming' on the basis that the evening was for the ‘protection of sex-segregated spaces for lesbian women'. According to Jenny, one trans identified man pushed himself against a lesbian in the toilets, and another, clad in purple lycra, was sporting a visible erection. The pub in Bloomsbury received a number of complaints about her comments, and as per usual, the venue chose to launch an ‘inquiry', rather than support one of the city's few lesbian social events. Jenny's forthcoming event (if the venue doesn't cancel - I will keep you posted) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Having worked for 15 years working for the Arts Council England, Denise felt she had no choice but to resign, following what a targeted campaign of bullying and harassment because she made it clear that she did not approve of the LGB Alliance being referred to as the ‘Ku Klux Clan' of the LGBT movement in a meeting. When a petition was circulated to all staff on the company's intranet objecting to ACE employing people like Denise, who many of her colleagues declared to be 'transphobic', it was clear she had to get out, and, subsequently, take action. Denise Fahmy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

I talk to Vaishnavi about her film (currently in production) Behind the Looking GlassTeaser link:Crowdfunder: http://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EMKWNQ5HBJFCU This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Have a listen to their story, and also hear some of their gorgeous music This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Julie Szego was a star masthead writer at The Age newspaper in Australia, until, earlier this month, she was told that her services were no longer required, after 25 years of writing for them. It happens, right? Things move on, new writers are hired. But covering a range of issues –including feminism, state education, parenting and immigration, as well as other topics lapped up by a broad swathe of The Age's soft left, middle ground readers.Previously a lawyer, she started writing for The Age in her thirties, working as a staffer for 12 years before taking voluntary redundancy. “Two years later, I was delighted to be invited back to be a columnist, fortnightly and for the last two years, weekly.”“In the last few years, I was probably a bit more of a dissenting feminist voice,” Szego tells me when we speak. “I tended to take an unorthodox position on things like the cult of female fragility, puritanism in the workplace, and some aspects of excessive moments in the #MeToo movement.”Feminist journalists, household names, being sacrificed at the altar of extreme transgender ideology. Journalism is supposed to be about truth telling on the mainstream media a platform for a myriad of ideas, opinions and debates. But it would appear that Szego joins a long and growing list of women pushed out of newspapers for daring to state facts and stand up for the rights of women. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

If you want to read more about Milli, here are some links:Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milli-Hill/e/B00RITKBBEHer story of being bullied: https://www.millihill.co.uk/2021/07/10/i-will-not-be-silenced/About consent: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/11574412/British-women-Consent-during-childbirth-is-a-joke.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Roxanne Tickle Today I'm speaking with Sall Grover, an Australian businesswoman who is the co-founder of the female only networking app Giggle, and I can tell that you are already guessing where this story is going. Roxanne Tickle, a man who identifies not just as a transwoman but as female is taking Sall to court and saying that his gender identity is protected under the Sex Discrimination Act, because unfortunately, Australia passed this bonkers law a few years ago. Julia Gillard, Australia's first female Prime Minister who made the big ‘misogyny speech' in parliament, subsequently sold women's sex-based rights down the river. Under her leadership, gender identity trumped sex in an amendment to current sex discrimination laws. Men like Tickle can now legally challenge female only spaces, businesses, laws - you name it.Tickle (Instagram)Well, Sall's not having it, as you will hear. She is going to challenge Roxanne Tickle all the way through the courts because Sall is arguing that the Sex discrimination Act as it currently is with its gender, woo woo is unconstitutional. She needs our support against this creepy dude. And you know what, Roxanne, if you like, come for me too, and I'll see you in court. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Martina has been a bit quiet lately as she has been focusing on health issues, but in recent days she has been back in the press, thanks to her comments to trans-identified male swimmer, Lia Thomas on Twitter. 'They're using the guise of feminism to sort of push transphobic beliefs,' said Thomas.'I think a lot of people in that camp sort of carry an implicit bias against trans people, but don't want to, I guess, fully manifest or speak that out. And so they try to just play it off as this sort of half-support.'Thomas' statements prompted Martina to tweet in response, 'stop explaining feminism to feminists.' 'Lia- it's not fair. We shouldn't have to explain it to you over and over,' she told him. I got to know Martina back in 2010 when I interviewed her for the Guardian. We became friends, and I am delighted that she agreed to be the Patron of the Lesbian Project, set up this year by myself and Kathleen Stock:I caught up with Martina following her final radiation treatment this week. We talk about the unfairness of male athletes demanding to compete alongside females; lesbians across the generations; and how to combat male violence. I hope you enjoy our chat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

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Umut Özkırıml This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

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Louise Perry This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Victoria Smith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Faika El-Nagashi addressing Austrian Parliament http://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Jalna Hanmer at FiLiA, 2021Jalna is a former professor of Women's Studies, who was responsible for bringing women's studies as a discipline in academia to the UK before, of course, it all went horribly Judith Butleresque wrong and we saw it replaced with ‘gender studies' or ‘queer studies'.She was a founder of the National Women's Aid Federation in 1974, and a key organiser of the hugely influential conference on all forms of male violence towards women and girls held in Brighton in 1996, which was a driver of the globalisation of the global women's movement against male violence.Jalna is now 91 years old but has not quite retired. She once told me she would stop doing feminist activism when they carry her out in a box. Jalna lives with her family just outside Barcelona in Spain, and in February I visited her at home. Jalna is a very dear old friend who helped change the course of my life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

London-based vegan chef Kalvinder (Kally) Chaggar has an enthusiasm for exotic ingredients and fascination with foods that boost the body's immune system. She has recently launched the *umami seasoning blend Umazing.Kalvinder with Bobbie (and Max) in Bobbie's kitchen*Umami is the fifth taste (sweet, sour, bitter, and salty being the others). Its intensity comes from many foods including mushrooms, miso, seaweed, tomatoes, and cheese.If you want to try Umazing use this voucher - 25% off for my listeners. The code is UMAZINGJULIEhttps://umazing.co.uk/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Hannah Barnes This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Speaking on a TV debate, Moutot said of trans-identified males in prison: “They will become women in prison, administratively speaking, and they will be transferred to women's prisons. You end up with some men, I'm sorry to say, who rape their fellow inmates. I'm not saying that all trans people do this, far from it. But we have to be wary of people with penises as women.”This would appear to be a problem, the truth I mean. I spoke to Dora to discover what the living hell was happening: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

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Tonje Gjevjo and the group Hungry Hearts competing for Norway at the Eurovision Song contest, 2016 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe

Well, here is an update to her case, involving a women-only party, the dark art of lesbian shenanigans, a CANCELLED hooley, some complaints from a very angry trans activist…..and AN ABJECT APOLOGY! Listen in, dear tervenYou can support Cathy by donating to or simply just sharing this Crowdjustice appeal:https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/support-lecturers-in-education/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit juliebindel.substack.com/subscribe