Citing him against “gender identity” is a smear tactic, not a logical argument. TL;DR — Yes, Dr John Money did unethical and abusive things in the 1960s. No, that does not invalidate the idea of “gender identity” — a term he popularised but not a thing he “invented”. …

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CW: transphobia, blood The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are now belatedly under way in 2021, and this is the first ever Olympics in which any openly transgender athletes have qualified to compete, despite this being permitted since 2004. This topic attracts a lot of heated argument, to put it mildly. The…

CW: transphobia I originally intended to write this article long ago, but Rebecca Gellman beat me to it with her excellent fact-check article “There is no such thing as ‘sex-based rights’ (in the UK)” However, I’ve since realised that there is more going on, so I think it’s worth revisiting…