Older Feminist Network is a British website that sometimes engages in anti-trans activism. The site describes itself as “a small collective of mainly retired older women volunteers without full-time paid workers or researchers.”
Background
Older Feminist Network (OFN) was formed in 1982 as an initiative from Spare Rib magazine’s collective. OFN meets about twice a month, and members attend events and co-sign letters. Their mailing address is via the Women’s Resource Centre in London.
Their current website went live in 2013.
People
- Wendy Knight
- Molly McConville (earlier key contact)
- Laila Namdarkhan
Anti-trans activism
OFN had never posted anything anti-trans until around 2024, when Laila Namdarkhan and Wendy Knight began posting on their blog and lending OFN’s names to anti-trans open letters.
OFN was a signatory on a 2024 letter objecting to trans activist Munroe Bergdorf being named a representative of UN Women UK. They also gave input on a visit by anti-trans activist Reem Alsalem of the UN. Also in 2024, OFN criticized a factsheet about transgender topics created by Age UK and praised the Cass Review.
OFN held a stall at FiLiA’s 2025 conference. OFN was named in Amnesty International UK’s 2026 reports on anti-rights groups as a “gender critical” organization.
Selected writing by OFN
Older Feminist Network (May 21, 2024). Feedback to the Cass Review Submitted by the OFN. https://olderfeminist.org.uk/2024/05/21/feedback-to-the-cass-review-submitted-by-the-ofn/
Older Feminist Network (March 7, 2024). OFN Response to Age UK Factsheet 16 Trans Issues and Later Life (July 23). https://olderfeminist.org.uk/2024/03/07/ofn-response-to-age-uk-factsheet-16-trans-issues-and-later-life-july-23/
Older Feminist Network (February 13, 2024). Input for SR VAWG’s country visit to the U.K. and Northern Ireland. https://olderfeminist.org.uk/2024/02/13/input-for-sr-vawgs-country-visit-to-the-u-k-and-northern-ireland/
Laila and Wendy (January 12, 2024). Letter to UN Women UK. https://olderfeminist.org.uk/2024/01/12/letter-to-un-women-uk/
Resources
Older Feminist Network (olderfeminist.org.uk)
Google Sites (sites.google.com)
- The Older Feminist Network
- sites.google.com/site/olderfeminist
Facebook (facebook.com)