Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing

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

Dive into the intriguing world of true crime fandom and its psychological allure. Hear captivating survivor stories about escaping cult manipulation and the challenges faced in seeking justice. Explore the rise of amateur sleuthing and how everyday individuals navigate investigations when the law falls short. Personal narratives enrich the discussion, revealing the impact of unsolved crimes on families and the emotional quest for answers. This is a deep and thought-provoking journey into the mysteries that both haunt and fascinate.

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

Suzanne Moore, a notable journalist and writer known for her insights on feminism, joins the discussion to navigate the complexities of personal narratives within feminist discourse. She highlights how individual stories can sometimes overshadow collective activism. The conversation also touches on the evolution of feminist organizations in light of contemporary debates, particularly around trans rights. Moore advocates for a stronger, grassroots approach to feminism, urging a united front against institutional challenges faced by women today.

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 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

Co-president of lehet más a politika (LMP), translated: ‘politics can be different’. 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