Joyce Activated

In which I explain why we're living in the upside-down, and how we can get out.

In which I discuss a specific kind of "truthiness", namely "scienciness"

In this issue I share some reflections on the trauma experienced by parents of trans-identified children and detransitioners, inspired by the recent Genspect conference.

In this issue I share my speaking notes for the keynote address at the first-ever Genspect conference, in Killarney, Ireland. I spoke about when ideology meets healthcare.

In this issue I’m going to look at so-called “slippery-slope fallacies”, and argue that in many cases they aren’t actually scaremongering, and indeed aren’t really fallacies.

I doubt any readers of this newsletter have not seen at least some of the shocking footage from Posie Parker’s open-mic event that was cancelled in Auckland on March 25th after anti-women protests. We’ve been building up to this moment, and it could yet get worse.

In which I look at an unusually toxic topic, even for me: what is known about the motives of those who abuse children, and how to stop them.

In which I draw a (possibly strained) analogy between equality law and pre- and post-Copernican astronomy...

Adults are allowing emotions—self-satisfaction at their virtue-signalling; pleasure in giving people what they want in the short term while avoiding the discomfort of saying no—to shape decisions they make for children. And while they wallow, they fail to engage their brains.

In this week’s issue I share some reflections on Nicola Sturgeon’s downfall, and what it augurs for gender self-ID both in Scotland and elsewhere.