Gender Critical & Radical Feminist Resource Guide
My mission is to raise awareness on the harms of gender ideology. Below are resources relevant to the topic of gender identity, surrogacy, porn & prostitution from a radical feminist analysis.
Books
General Analysis of Gender Identity Theory
Sex, Gender, and the New Essentialism | Claire Heuchen, Sister Outrider | 2017
Title IX, trans rights, women’s rights, and ‘bathroom bills’ | Interview with Kara Dansky on Feminist Current | 2016
Critically Examining the Doctrine of Gender Identity | Rebecca Reilly Cooper | 2016
Transgenderism, Neoliberalism and Rape Culture: Brisbane Talk | Renee Gerlich | 2019
Liberal V. Radical Presentation by Lierre Keith
'Are You For Women's Lib? Feminism vs. Transgenderism' Presentation by Lierre Keith | 2016
Who Are the Rich, White Men Institutionalizing Transgender Ideology? | Jennifer Bilek, The Federalist | 2018
Females Are Not Oppressed Because of Our Gender. Gender Itself Oppresses Females | Mary Lou Singleton | 2017
Biology Isn’t Bigotry: Why Sex Matters in the Age of Gender Identity As gender identity ordinances and bathroom battles sweep the nation, ordinary Americans have had to confront the question of whether their long-standing beliefs about the sexes are based on biology or bigotry. | Speakers: Ryan Anderson PhD, Miriam Ben Shalom, Kalley Triller Haver, Kami Mueller & Mary Lou Singleton | 2019
Has trans orthodoxy conquered the world? | Madeleine Kearns, Unherd | 2020
The Rainbow Reich: Transgender Ideology and Totalitarianism | Uncommon Ground | 2019
Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: ‘Transgendered Men Don’t Become Women,’ They Become ‘Feminized Men,’ ‘Impersonators’ | Michael W. Chapman, CNS NEWS | 2016
Activist-driven transgender research methods are reckless and will lead to harms | Hacsi Horvath, Stop Transing Kids | 2020
Women’s Declaration: Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights. The Declaration re-affirms women and girls' sex-based rights, and challenges the discrimination we experience from the replacement of the category of sex with that of ‘gender identity.’
The ‘DARVO’ Tactics of the Men’s Rights Activism Behind Transgenderism | Jennifer Bilek, Uncommon Ground | 2020
Effects of Affirmation: Gender Identity vs Sexual Orientation | Sasha Ayad
OPPRESSION AND SUBORDINATION: Oppression is not an attitude, it’s about systems of power. Lierre Keith | Deep Green Resistance | 2017
Follow the Money
Jennifer Bilek: Transhumanism & Autogynephila | 2020
Martine Rothblatt: A Founding Father of the Transgender Empire | Jennifer Bilek, Uncommon Ground | 2020
Who is Jennifer Pritzker aka James Pritzker? | Forbes
The Stryker Corporation and the Arcus Foundation: Billionaires Behind The New ‘LGBT’ Movement | Jennifer Bilek, Uncommon Ground | 2020
THE BILLIONAIRES BEHIND THE LGBT MOVEMENT | Jennifer Bilek, First Things | 2020
Planned Parenthood enters transgender-hormone market as abortions decline, clinics close | Valerie Richardson, The Washington Times | 2018
De-transition Perspectives
Detransition-Related Needs and Support: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey | 2021
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Access to care and frequency of detransition among a cohort discharged by a UK national adult gender identity clinic: retrospective case-note review 2021
NHS gender clinic 'should have challenged me more' over transition | Alison Holt, BBC News | 2020
Detransitioners are living proof that the practices surrounding “trans youth” need be questioned, yet their experiences are too often ignored. | Liv Bridge, Feminist Current | 2020
Pique Resilience Project and affiliated podcast Danger Ramen is a group of four young women looking to promote positive social change through candid examination of our experiences as detransitioners. Our mission is to provide young people with the tools for critical thinking and the courage for self-reflection and understanding.
Dagny’s Detransition
Jesse’s Detransition
Helena’s Detransition
Chiara’s Detransition
Social Media Trends Indicate Rise in Gender Detransition During COVID-19 Lockdown | Andreia Nobre, 4W | 2020
Sex Change Regret
Why a Generation of Girls Is Fleeing Womanhood | Jean C. Lloyd, The Public Discourse | 2020
You made it this far. Now what?
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Join men and women all over the world saying no to the transhumanist takeover.
Indigenous Two Spirit Argument & Radical Feminists of Color
Toward an End to Appropriation of Indigenous Two-Spirit People in Trans Politics | Culturally Bound Gender | 2013
Cherry Smiley
Linda Bellos
Sara Meyers
Take the Master Class: Unpacking Common Myths & Misconceptions About Indigenous Two-Spirit & Third Genders with Former Trans Rights Activist K. Yang (TheDeprogrammerXX)
Intersex
What is Intersex? An Introductory Video
Intersex Master Post: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know | @radfemflareon, Medium | 2013 *Written by an intersex woman on how trans ideology appropriates people with intersex conditions.
The Disappearing Male 2008 is a documentary about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system.
A Defense of the Binary in Human Sex | Why Evolution is True | 2020
De-platforming Women Who Question Trans
Women in the United States are being Fired for Talking About Feminism And there is no legal protection in place to prevent it | M.K. Fain, 4W | 2020
JK Rowling’s 2020 Statement | 2020
Lesbians are being excluded from the Vancouver Dyke March in the name of ‘inclusivity’ | Danielle Cormier, Feminist Current | 2018
Gender identity debate cancelled by Lewisham Council because of fears of protests by trans activists | Hardeep Channa, East London Lines | 2019
F-Droid Bans Feminist Social Media Site, Spinster, Then Bans Female Dev for Asking Questions | M.K. Fain, Medium | 2019
Fired For Feminism: How I became the most hated software engineer in Philly for writing about feminism | M.K. Fain, Medium | 2019
How “Cancel Culture” Repeatedly Emerged in My Attempt to Make a Film About Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova: The experiences of three pioneering LGBT women as part of the same film reveal much about the current moment. | Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept | 2020
Language & Pronouns
Title IX: Who Determines the Legal Meaning of “Sex”?
Using woman-centered language regarding childbirth is about more than semantics. Gender neutral language in childbirth and the maternity care system may feel “polite,” but harms women | Rivka Cymbalist, Feminist Current | 2020
The Problem with Calling Women “Females” | Kara Brown, JEZABEL | 2015
Objections to Cis | Not the News in Briefs | 2016
Pronouns are Rohypnol | Guest Author, Fair Play for Women | 2019 *This is a thought provoking article looking at the psychological impact of using preferred pronouns.
Erasure of Women & Mothers
The Problem that Has No Name Because “Woman” is too Essentialist | Claire Heuchen, Sister Outrider | 2017
The Amazing Disappearing ‘Women’ | Debuk | 2016
Taking the Woman out of Childbirth | The Perfect Birth | 2015
Open Letter to MANA – Sign-On | 2015
Inclusive Language in Women’s Health | Rhea M. Riley | 2020
How Gender Ideology Harms Women
Joe Rogan Experience #1509 - Abigail Shrier Abigail Shrier is an author, journalist, and writer for the Wall Street Journal. Her new book "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" is available now.
The Dangerous Denial of Sex: Transgender ideology harms women, gays—and especially feminine boys and masculine girls. | Colin M. Wright and Emma N. Hilton, Wall Street Journal | 2020
National Geographic’s ‘gender revolution’ cover fails women | Megan Murphy, Feminist Current | 2016
I supported trans ideology until I couldn’t anymore | Alicia Hendley, Feminist Current | 2019
You Can't Be a Feminist Without Acknowledging Biological Sex: Women can't just identify out of their oppression M.K. Fain, 4W | 2019
Is Transgender the New Anorexia? | Robert Tracinski, The Federalist | 2018
Testosterone: The Miracle Drug That Could Solve All Your Problems: You don’t have to be certain you’re transgender to go on hormones. In fact, Kaylee adds, going on hormones is ‘probably the best way to actually tell if you’re trans anyways.’ | Abigail Shrier, The Federalist | 2020
Gender Dysphoria & Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders in Gender Dysphoric Children and Adolescents 2010
Largest study to date confirms overlap between autism and gender diversity 2020
Gender identity disorder in a girl with autism - a case report (girl born in 1982)
CDC Admits Vaccines Contain ‘Aborted Human Fetus Cells’
Men in Women's Prisons, Bathrooms and Locker rooms
"Four out of 10 transgender criminals in prison are guilty of sex crimes, new data shows"
"Prevalence rate of sexual assault for transgender inmates is significantly higher than for their non-transgender counterparts in prison."
Heather Mason on the transferring of males to women’s prisons in Canada
One in 50 prisoners identifies as transgender amid concerns inmates are attempting to secure prison perks: One in 50 male offenders in prisons are self-identifying as transgender, according to a survey by the official jail watchdog. | Charles Hymas, The Telegraph UK | 2019
Transgender-Identifying Inmate Who Killed, Dismembered Ex-Girlfriend Wins Transfer to Women’s Prison | Diana Shaw, Women Are Human | 2019
Madison Elementary School Teacher Fights for Right to use Student Girls’ Bathroom | M.K. Fain, Medium | 2020
LAPD Officer Blamed a Mother for Exposing her Daughter to Male Genitals at Wi Spa | 2021
Men in Women’s Sports
Women’s Declaration: Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights. The Declaration re-affirms women and girls' sex-based rights, and challenges the discrimination we experience from the replacement of the category of sex with that of ‘gender identity.’
Why sex-segregated sport matters | Feminist Current Podcast | 2019
Save Women's Sports - World Rugby
‘Potential advantage’: USA Powerlifting bans transgender women from competing with female rivals
It’s women who will lose out if the male/female binary in sports disappears | Courtney Tanner, Feminist Current | 2019
3 Connecticut high schoolers sue to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports | Natacha Larnaud, CBS News | 2020
Save Women’s Sports Save Women's Sports is a coalition that seeks to preserve biology-based eligibility standards for participation in female sports.
Crimes by men reported as crimes by women
"Dana Rivers" kills lesbian couple and their son in 2016, now housed in women's prison
Sydney axe attacks: Woman jailed for wounding 7-Eleven customers | BBC Australia | 2019
Prominent Trans Twitter Engineer Charged With Raping Her Wife | Arker Marie Molloy, Adovcate | 2014
Transgender-Identifying Inmate Who Killed, Dismembered Ex-Girlfriend Wins Transfer to Women’s Prison | Diana Shaw, Women Are Human | 2019
Transgender Serial Child Rapist Arrested Again for Nude Images of Child | Diana Shaw, Women Are Human | 2018
‘Transgender’ Individual Confesses to Violently Killing a Toddler | Karen Finlay, Women Are Human | 2020
Are “transwomen” being murdered?
Deception and not bias is the basis for most murders of transwomen | Chad Felix Greene, The Post Millennial | 2020
Transgender homicide rate 'remarkably low' despite cries of 'national epidemic' | Valerie Richardson | The Washington Times | 2019
Report: “Transgenders” More Likely to Kill Than be Killed; Overrepresented Among Pedophiles | Selwyn Duke | The New American | 2020
Trans homicides in the UK: a closer look at the numbers | TransCrimeUK | 2018
Male trans individuals convicted of violence against women & children TransCrimeUK | 2018
Half of all transgender prisoners are sex offenders or dangerous category A inmates | Fair Play For Women | 2017
The Trans Murder Monitoring Project
Women abused & murdered for not participating in mens’ fetishes
Man Murdered Fiancée Who Was Unhappy With His Cross-Dressing Fetish | Diana Shaw, Women Are Human | 2019
Woman Brutalized for Refusing to Bow to Compelled Pronouns & Public Recognition of Transgender-Identifying Male Women Are Human | 2020
Protecting Our Children & Teens
Binders full of Children | Full Cream Web | 2019
Understanding Transgender Issues: Puberty Blockers
8 year olds are being given cross-gender hormones | Truth is the New Hate Speech | 2020
Activist-driven transgender research methods are reckless and will lead to harms | Stop Transing Kids | 2020
Texas jury rules against divorced dad trying to stop 7-year-old son’s gender transition | NY POST | 2019
Teen hormones being altered by gender-bending chemicals | NY POST | 2018
Madison Elementary School Teacher Fights for Right to use Student Girls’ Bathroom: The school district is now being sued by concerned parents | M.K. Fain, Medium | 2020
Detransitioners are living proof that the practices surrounding “trans youth” need be questioned, yet their experiences are too often ignored. | Liv Bridge, Feminist Current | 2020
Sexuality Erasure
Dispatches from the Margins: Lesbian Connection and the Lavender Menace | Claire Heuchen, Sister Outrider | 2018
Lezbehonest about Queer Politics Erasing Lesbian Women | Claire Heuchen, Sister Outrider | 2017
Video: What is the cotton ceiling?
Cases in The Media
Human rights case will determine whether the state can lawfully compel a woman to wax biological male genitals? Chelsea B. reports on the proceedings of a human rights case, wherein a biological male has claimed discrimination, after being denied a “Brazilian bikini wax” by a number of local female aestheticians. | Megan Murphy, Feminist Current | 2019
Yaniv’s human rights case is the inevitable result of gender identity ideology Women warned the media, politicians, activists, and the public about the repercussions of gender identity ideology and legislation, and now that those repercussions are being played out in real time, those warned remain silent. | Megan Murphy, Feminist Current | 2019
Texas jury rules against divorced dad trying to stop 7-year-old son’s gender transition | NY Post | 2019
Notable Organizations Fighting for Women & Children
Women's Declaration International WDI
Women Are Human News Source for Gender Identity News
Rethinkime gathers, educates and provides the public, professionals and policymakers with up to date information regarding the care and treatment of gender variant children and youth.
Women’s Liberation Front
Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine An international group of over 100 clinicians and researchers concerned about the lack of quality evidence for the use of hormonal and surgical interventions as first-line treatment for young people with gender dysphoria. We represent expertise from a range of clinical disciplines.
Fair Play for Women: Fair Play For Women is a campaigning and consultancy group which raises awareness, provides evidence and analysis, and works to protect the rights of women and girls in the UK.
4thWaveNow A community of people who question the medicalization of gender-atypical youth.
Feminists In Struggle Feminists in Struggle (“FIST”) is a national female-only radical feminist network
For Parents
Parents with Inconvenient Truth About Trans
Believe Moms: There’s Something Else Going on With Trans Teens: New Discourses 2021
Should Public Schools be Allowed to Deceive Parents? Abigail Shrier
Desist, Detrans & Detox: Getting Your Child Out of the Gender Cult
When Parents Disagree Gender: A Wider Lense Podcast
What are they really learning? Think of this site as "Woke-e-Leaks." It's a parent-powered, K-12 transparency community to blow the whistle on what's happening in schools. School districts know that using taxpayer money for political activism is wrong; they do it because they think no one's watching. But you send your loved ones to school for education, not indoctrination
Transgender Trend A community for Parents Questioning the Trans Narrative
Compassion Coalition A national group for those fighting to ban invasive, harmful, unproven medical interventions for gender confused children.
Compassion for Coalition Facebook Group
Parents of ROGD (rapid onset gender dysphoria kids)
Rethinkime gathers, educates and provides the public, professionals and policymakers with up to date information regarding the care and treatment of gender variant children and youth.
Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults: A study of parental reports - Dr. Lisa Littman
Partners for Ethical Care: No child is born in the wrong body
Children of Transitioners
Films
Trans Mission: What's the Rush to Reassign Gender?
Trans Train The increase of teenage girls with gender dysphoria worry parents and health care staff in several countries - because of the lack of research on the new group of patients. What if the irreversible decision to undergo a gender correction is a mistake? | 2019
Peak Gender Peak Gender invites audiences to establish and challenge their current perceptions of gender through an exploration of the arguments feminists make when questioning a gendered view of women and men being written into law, the broader implications of this argument, and the backlash they receive from doing so. | Film by Jade Skinner | 2019
Not My Cup of T - Interview with Director Vaishnavi Sundar is an independent filmmaker, writer, and radical feminist from Chennai, India, whose filmmaking is unapologetically female-centered, despite men’s utterly entitled demands upon her.
The Disappearing Male is a documentary about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system.
The “Data” that 'Trans' Affirming People Refer to
US Trans Survey 2015
Analysis of US Trans Survey 2015
Trends in suicide death risk in transgender people: results from the Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria study (1972–2017)
Pubertal Suppression for Transgender Youth and Risk of Suicidal Ideation
Surrogacy
Watch
A Mother's Dream: Making babies is big business in India. The Akanksha clinic is the largest outfit producing infants for clients, often foreigners, who can't conceive themselves. For the women who get pregnant on demand it's a deeply traumatic way of escaping poverty. A sensitive but powerful doc with intimate narratives that chart the aspirations and fears of client and surrogate.
Eggsploitation: The Fertility Industry Has a Dirty Little Secret
Breeders: A subclass of women?
Big Fertility: It’s All About The Money
Anonymous Father’s Day
The Other Side of Surrogacy: Jennifer Lahl interviews Jessica Kern
Google Baby
Books
The Primal Wound | Nancy Newton Verrier
Broken Bonds: Surrogate Mothers Speak Out | Jennifer Lahl, Melinda Tankard Reist & Renate Klein
Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self | Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Why Surrogacy Should Scare You | Dr. Regula Staempfli, Stop Surrogacy Now | 2016
Are we women or are we incubators? Interview with Mary Lou Singleton | Susan Cox, Feminist Current | 2015
Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Opposing the Exploitation of Women by the Commercial Surrogacy Industry | Mary Lou Singleton, Personhoodforwomenblog | 2017
Podcasts
"To buy a baby, you must first rent a woman." Part 1 of 3 Interview with Mary Lou Singleton | Free Birth Society | 2020
Pain For The Childless Mother: Briana's Story of Surrogacy Part 2 of 3 | Free Birth Society | 2020
"Consent Can Not Be Purchased" with Yolande Norris-Clark Part 3 of 3 | Free Birth Society | 2020
Notable Organizations Raising Awareness on the Harms of Surrogacy
The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBC)
Articles
Surrogacy in India: the Fallacy of 'Choice': Will laws to regulate surrogacy work in India?
8 Arrested in Russia's First Surrogacy Probe | The Moscow Times | 2020
A woman who was acting as a surrogate for a family died while giving birth | Alaa Elassar, CNN | 2020
Porn & Prostitution
John Stompers
Fight the New Drug
Exodus Cry
Your Brain on Porn
Disproportionate and Unique Health Risks for Women in Prostitution: Elly Arrow
Sex Trade Survivors Demanding Global Change
The Invisible Man Project: A look at men's attitudes towards women in prostitution
The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief - Documentary
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