Open Letters: The sex and gender debate
Open Letters: The sex and gender debate
A collation of open letters from the sex and gender debate
Open letters have been penned through the ages to bring protests or criticism of a person or institution to the attention of the public, but in the age of the internet, self-publishing and social media, never before have humans been able to whip up such a global storm of controversy, cancellation and defamation at the touch of a button.
With gender-identity ideology and transgender activism being born in academia, it’s unsurprising universities have been at the helm of these witch hunts by wifi. As gender-identity ideology has flooded out into institutions across the globe, so too have they adopted this deadly weapon.
Open letters have appeared in several cases reported by Tribunal Tweets, often featuring frustrated attempts to ascertain witness participation in the open letter, and of course, we have also heard the devastating testimonies of those in the eye of the storm.
This is a collation of all of the open letters relating to gender identity ideology, including a few from resisters, see if you can spot them. They appear in chronological order with earliest first.
If you have links to a related open letter which isn't included, please send us details via DM on @TribunalTweets Twitter/X account.
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East London is not a gay-free zone
October 2011
To: Pride London
From: East London LGBT Pride
Subject: Peter Tatchell urges Pride London to ‘challenge homophobia’ and ‘show that East London is not a gay-free zone’.
Epidemic violence again transgender women of colour
1 March 2015
To: Public officials, community leaders, public at large, policymakers, Law enforcement and media
From: LGBTQ organizations in the United States
Subject: A number of demands regarding the ‘epidemic violence that LGBTQ people, particularly transgender women of color, have experienced in 2015.’
An Open Letter on transphobia
10 July 2015
To: 'Friend'
From: From Jenny Leong MP (NSW Greens Sexuality and Gender Spokesperson) and 'Anna"
Subject: The Greens stand with 'trans' in their "struggle for equal treatment under the law and the ability to live in the community free from violence."
A call to Trump for LGBT Equality
2017
To: Donald Trump, President of the United States
From: LoveIsARainbow.com, digital media platform promoting ‘EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, and DIVERSITY’
Subject: ‘The LGBT community is part of this demographic and we are deeply concerned about our future under your administration.’
No, WE are LGBT LABOUR!
27 Feb 2018
To: Katy Clark, chair of Labour’s democracy review
From: LGBT Labour chairs Ian Dylan Thomas and Sarah Kerton.
Subject: LGBT Labour assert they are the LGBT group affiliated with Labour and don't recognise the group 'Labour’s LGBT Advisory Panel of volunteers and donors' that Labour MP Dawn Butler has launched.
Trade Unions against ‘anti-trans agenda’
13 July 2018
To: Morning Star editor
From: Trade unions PCS, UCU, NEU, Unite and Unison
Subject: The letter outlines the 'vicious and hostile environment created online by the Tory press' and lists 'tactics employed to shut down the views those who do not agree with the anti-trans agenda'
Come sing, dance, laugh, cry and protest about microaggressions
13 June 2018
To: ‘Black LGBT people in Britain and beyond’
From: Black Pride 2018
Subject: Laments experiences of microaggressions and an invite to join Black Pride 2018 'sing, dance, laugh, cry and yes, protest'.
Appeal to Stonewall to reconsider their 'trans' approach
Oct 2018
To: Stonewall
From: LGB Alliance and several founding signatories
Subject: The letters outlines Stonewall's failings in the 'trans' debate and calls for acknowledgement of differing view points.
‘Transphobic’ tweets by Oxford professor
9 Nov 2018
To: Sociology department, Oxford University
From: Sociology students
Subject: Condemnation of series of allegedly ‘transphobic tweets’ by Professor Michael Biggs as well as subsequent responses from the department
“Well intentioned but lacks the serious theological analysis”
Jan 2019
To: House of Bishops
From: 3182 signatories, ‘unreservedly committed to welcoming everyone to our churches’
Subject: A response to the house of Bishops guidance on transgender welcome
Irish 'cigender feminists' warn off British women
23 Jan 2019
To: organisers of the 'We need to talk' tour
From: a group of 'cisgender feminists'
Subject: Objection to their tour which is in opposition to Gender Recognition Act and they "neither want or need your lecture. You're not welcome here."
LGBT teachers are valued
25 Feb 2019
To: LGBT teachers
From: Alan Grant, Huffington Post, writer and commentator
Subject: An Open Letter To LGBT Teachers This LGBT History Month
‘Extremist right wing discussion framed as feminism’!
28 Feb 2019
To: 'All those who oppose facism'
From: Anti-Reaction Research Group (ARRG)
Subject: Objection to Nina Power's manner, her hosting people on youtube from her home, arranging events for said people to attend and her 'adoption of contemporary fascism'.
Support of Graham Linehan’s challenges to gender identity ideology
28 Feb 2019
From: 1000 women 'from all walks of life'
Subject: The letter welcomes Linehan's involvement in the gender identity ideology debate and thank him for listening and being steadfast in his support.
“Trans Exclusionary” writers need to ‘change the conversation’ about women's rights
3 March 2019
To: ‘Trans exclusionary’ writers
From: Organised by Rhiannon Spear, an SNP councillor. Signed by more than 70 female celebrities and politicians including: Dame Emma Thompson, MPs Mhairi Black and Hannah Bardell, members of women's aid organisations, charities, lawyers and academics.
Subject: Amidst the Gender Recognition Reforms in Scotland, various commentators argued that self ID would impact women’s rights. The signatories of this letter argue Self ID does *not* impact women’s rights and the “conversation has to change”.
LGBT+ support
4 March 2019
To: Cllr. Rhiannon Spear
From: LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Subject: Support for the recent open letter and ‘as the largest service provider for LGBT+ adults in Scotland’, wish to add their signatures.
'Transphobic' twitter activity at Imperial College
10 May 2019
To: Dr Buitendijk, Vice-provost of Imperial College London
From: Josef Willsher 86 members of the university’s staff and published in the university’s student newspaper 'Felix'
Subject: The deputy editor of 'Felix' collected over 50 screenshots of Dr Buitendijk's Twitter activity, and alleged they were evidence of 'transphobia'. The activity 'included liking’ content described as 'TERF related' and Twitter accounts belonging to child safeguarding groups such as Transgender Trend.
Dr Buitendijk apologised in a statement a week later:
Coverage: Pink News, The Telegraph
Inappropriate ambassador for ChildLine
7 June 2019
To: NSPCC CEO Peter Wanless
From: Safe Schools alliance
Subject: Regarding the appointment of Munroe Bergdorf as Childline’s first LGBT+ Ambassador.
Dons speak up for Stonewall 'trans' programme
23 June 2019
From: People working in UK universities and research institutes
Subject: The letter challenges the claims made in The Sunday Times about the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme being a barrier to academic freedom.
The Census Sex Question: A tale of two letters
(This article refers to two letters about the census collecting data of the category of sex and whether sex should mean biological or legal)
20 Sept 2019
From: Dr Kevin Guyan, co-signed by 53 ‘individual researchers, academics, practitioners and data users’
Subject: Argues for a sex question with guidance that directs people to respond based on their self-identified gender
From: Professor Alice Sullivan, co-signed by 80 quantitative social scientists, including 10 Fellows of the British Academy
Subject: Argues against the conflation of sex and gender identity, and against the inclusion of guidance
Global increase in blasphemy
23rd Sept 2019
To: States
From: United Nations Human Rights, signed by 26 mandates
Subject: 'Concerns about the global increase in hate speech'
Platforming Kathleen Stock is ‘concerning’
18 November 2019
To: Academic director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy
From: ‘Abigail’ Thorn, a youtuber
Subject: Concerning the Institute’s decision to platform Dr Kathleen Stock at their annual debate
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