Open Letters - 2021
Open Letters on sex and gender debate - 2021
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Kathleen Stock and ‘Transphobia’ in Philosophy
January 2021
To: British Government
From: Professional academic philosophers
Subject: A denouncement of Kathleen Stock, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, as ‘transphobic’ and her appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Dangerous, inaccurate, and ideological guidelines for children
13 Jan 2021
To: Endocrine & Pediatric Endocrine Societies
From: Gender HQ
Subject: "Your Dangerous, Inaccurate, and ldeological Guidelines for Trans-ldentified Youth"
Man led, Liberal Democrat Women, support men's rights
9 Feb 2021
To: The public
From: ‘April’ Preston on behalf of Liberal Democrat Women
Subject: ‘A statement of our own support for trans rights’
Solidarity with men during Women's History month
31 March 2021
From: Over 465 feminist leaders sign open letter standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls, including Gloria Steinem, Regina King, Halle Berry, Selena Gomez, Chelsea Clinton
Subject: 'Standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls in honor of Women’s History Month and Transgender Day of Visibility, which takes place today.'
‘Transphobic’ books
3 May 2021
To: The Bookseller
From: Signed anonymously from a number of trade figures, including publishers, writers, illustrators and booksellers.
Subject: The three-page letter is entitled ‘The Paradox of Tolerance’ and warns that “transphobia is still perfectly acceptable in the British book industry”.
Sex Matters asks EHRC Come out of Stonewall
7th May 2021
To: Equality and Human Rights Commission
From: Sex Matters
Subject: The letter calls on the EHRC to urgently review and end the relationship between the EHRC and Stonewall, by ceasing EHRC’s membership of the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme.
EHRC listened to ‘gender critical beliefs’!
19 May 2021
To: the Equality and Human Rights Commission
From: LGBT Consortium
Subject: The letter asserts that ‘LGBTQ+ hate crime’ has been on the rise, that EHRC should be implementing its ‘wide range of powers’ and that its a ‘kick in the teeth’ to see EHRC consider ‘gender critical’ beliefs.
Celebrate Pride month with Solidarity for George Floyd
1 June 2021
From: 'LGBTQ+ advocacy group' GLAAD & over 100 'LGBTQ+' organisations
Subject: 'As Pride Month gets underway, the LGBQT+ community mobilizes against racism' and announces 'solidarity with George Floyd protests'.
Demand that Open University withdraw support & affiliation with the Gender Critical Research Network
17th June 2021
To: Open University
From: Over 350 OU staff and Postgraduate research students (a separate form was attached out for undergraduates to sign & according to Gender GP ‘10s of thousands’ added their support online’)
Subject: Writing to express 'profound disappointment and concern' of the GCRN and demand withdrawal of any OU support and affiliation.
Remove the ‘transphobic’ Gender Critical Research Network at OU
18 June 2021
To: Open University
From: LSE department of gender studies
Subject: The letter ‘supports and endorses’ the open letter from Open University Staff and Postgraduate Research Students sent to OU management objecting to a Gender Critical Research Network, and asks OU to rescind the network.
Open University Sexualities Research Group support the withdrawal of Gender Critical Research Network
24 June 2021
To: Open University
From: An ‘overwhelming majority of the Reproduction Sexualities and Sexual Health Research Group and the Sexuality and Reproduction SIG’
Subject: To ‘express our dismay at the establishment of the gender critical research network (GCRN); to request that all university support for the network is withdrawn; and that GCRN are removed from the Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area (HWSRA) and all other Open University websites’
‘Response to Hungary anti-gay law’
24 June 2021
To: Hungarian government
From: 17 EU leaders
Subject: ‘Response to Hungary anti-gay law’
End 'systemic transphobia' culture at University of Leeds
9 Aug 2021
To: Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk
From: University of Leeds’ LGBTQ+ Staff Network and University College Union (UCU)
Subject: The letter calls for an end to what they call the “hostile environment” on campus for transgender staff and students.
Press: The Courier Leeds Tab
We demand more ‘queer women’ in advertising’!
31 Aug 2021
To: 'Adland'
From: Outvertising, a not-for-profit LGBT+ advertising advocacy group, signed by 222 individuals
Subject: ‘Calls for greater inclusion of LGBT+ women in advertising’. The letter says ‘queer women’ are one of the ‘least represented groups in the ad industry, with negative stereotypes portrayed in both media and society, making them twice as likely as men to remain in the closet at work.’
Value ‘LGBTQI+’ people in Brazilian workplaces
21 Sept 2021
To: candidates for the 2022 presidential election in Brazil
From: Out and Equal, a coalition of companies
Subject: The letter calls on candidates to value ‘diversity, respect and inclusion of LGBTQI+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities) in Brazilian workplaces.’
Concern about Jack Turban
22 Sept 2021
To: Regarding Jack Turban
From: Signed Watson, on behalf of group of women who are detransitioners
Subject: Deeply concerned about Dr Turban's singular endorsement of affirmative therapies for people with gender dysphoria, and how Ms Watson at the women she speaks for were led to believe medical intervention was the best treatment.
USPATH and WPATH defend 'puberty blockers'
12 Oct 2021
From: USPATH and WPATH
Subject: Both organisations 'Stand behind' the use of 'puberty blockers'.
BBC article of a 'frankly harmful nature'
29th Oct 2021
To: Time Davie
From: Trans Activism UK & nearly 20,000 signatories
Subject: Reacting to the 'frankly harmful nature' of the BBC article ‘We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women’ by Caroline Lowbridge. The writers are 'concerned' the BBC has ‘openly violated its own impartial journalism guidelines, mission statement and values’.