2019 ‘Sunday Times’ open letter

On June 2, 2019, a group of prominent anti-trans activists and conservative trans people signed an open letter in the Sunday Times attacking trans-supportive youth advocates Mermaids and Girlguiding.

Signatories

Primary signers:

• Dr Debbie Hayton, teacher and transsexual campaigner
• Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans, philosopher and social theorist
• Professor Michele Moore, University of Essex
• Professor Richard Byng, University of Plymouth
• Julie Bindel, journalist and feminist campaigner
• Graham Linehan, writer and director

Additional signers

[reordered alphabetically by surname]

• “Dr EM” [“EM Pankhurst”] University of Cambridge
• “Lily Maynard,” parent and writer
• “Seven Hex,” transsexual blogger

• Lynne / Lyn Alderson, retired equal opportunities advisor, Cllr North Lanarkshire Council
• Dr Sophie Allen, Keele University
• Julie Armstrong, parent
• Beth Aze, parent

• Jonathan Best, former director Queer Up North, writer and activist
• Dr Michael Biggs, University of Oxford
• Alice Bondi, retired psychotherapist
• Laura Briggs, teacher
• Rosie Brocklehurst
• Cllr Amy Brookes, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
• Trinia Budge, ForWomenScotland

• Cllr Lynne Caffrey, Gateshead Council
• Marion Calder, ForWomenScotland
• Beatrix Campbell OBE, writer
• Dr Damian Clifford, consultant psychiatrist, Cornwall
• Samantha Coleman, grandparent
• Ruth Conlock, Social Worker

• Stephanie Davies-Arai, Transgender Trend
• Charlotte Delaney, writer and parent
• Cathy Devine, independent researcher and parent
• Fay Donnelly, artist and rad fem activist
• James Dreyfus, actor

• Dr Fiona English, writer, academic and parent
• Professor Debbie Epstein, University of Roehampton

• Simon Fanshawe, co-founder Stonewall and broadcaster
• Maya Forstater, Cub Scout Leader
• Professor Rosa Freedman, University of Reading

• Jennifer Garnett, parent
• Helen Gibson, ex-Labour Councillor and parent
• Esther Giles, Labour Party activist and parent
• Claire Graham, intersex advocate;
• Judith Green, co-founder Woman’s Place UK
• Jess Goldie, family & children’s worker and parent
• J Gourley, former teacher
• Kay Green, publisher
• Emma Grover, child safeguarding officer

• Kristina Harrison, political campaigner
• Lin Harwood, retired social work lecturer
• Dr Stephanie Hayton, teacher [Debbie Hayton spouse]
• Rebecca Heath, teacher and governor
• Dr Alicia Hendley, clinical psychologist (retired) and author
• Sian Henry, parent and school governor
• Louise Hersee
• Dr Emma Hilton, University of Manchester
• Sarah Honeychurch, University of Glasgow
• Dr Chloë Houston, University of Reading

• Karen Ingala Smith, service provider for women and children subjected to sexual and domestic violence

• Bev Jackson, founding member Gay Lib Front
• Sarah Jay, feminist campaigner
• Kate Jerrold, parent
• Diane Jones, retired social policy researcher
• Dr Jane Clare Jones, writer and philosopher
• Helen Joyce, journalist

• Rae Kelcou, intersex advocate and writer
• Cllr Leigh Kirton, Gateshead Council

• Olly Lambert, documentary filmmaker
• Dr Mary Leng, University of York
• Amanda Lesiatoi, parent

• Lisa Marchiano, Jungian analyst
• Lucy Masoud, pupil barrister and trade unionist
• Dr Susan Matthews, University of Roehampton
• Dr Julie Maxwell, parent, paediatrician and school governor
• Cllr Caroline McAllister, West Dunbartonshire Council
• Joan McAlpine MSP
• Dr Ruth McGinity, UCL Institute of Education
• Matesa McKeefery, parent
• Dr Louise Moody, University of York
• Lewis, Lord Moonie
• Catherine Muller, parent and grandparent
• Dr Kath Murray, University of Edinburgh

• Tish Naughton, parent

• Stella O’Malley, psychotherapist and writer
• Juliet Oosthuysen, parent
• Fionne Orlander, transsexual campaigner
• Deborah Orr, writer

• Anya Palmer, barrister
• Gill Parke, business support in children’s social services
• Rebecca Pennington, parent
• Professor Jo Phoenix, Chair in Criminology, The Open University
• Dr Eva Poen, University of Exeter
• Sonia Poulton, journalist and broadcaster

• Veronica Quilligan, teacher, actor and parent
• Mo Quinn, social worker, trade unionist and parent

• Gwenan Richards, SOAS, University of London
• Julia Diana Robertson, journalist and author
• Abigail Rowland, poet and former teacher

• Helen Saxby, writer and campaigner
• Professor Sophie Scott, UCL
• Ruth Serwotka, co-founder Woman’s Place UK;
• Susan Sinclair, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Scottish Women
• Jennifer Smith, former scout leader and parent
• Susan Smith, ForWomenScotland
• Tracey Smith, concerned lesbian
• Patricia Spencer BEM, retired nurse and NHS board non-executive director
• Professor Kathleen Stock, University of Sussex
• Professor Judith Suissa, UCL Institute of Education
• Professor Alice Sullivan, UCL
• Holly Sutherland, Labour Party activist

• Kim Thomas, journalist
• Professor Selina Todd, University of Oxford
• Isabelle Tracy, artist

• Dianne Vine, parent and grandparent

• Annie Gwillym Walker, community volunteer, parent and grandparent
• Helen Watts, former leader at Girlguiding UK
• Rod Webb, journalist
• Dr Victoria Whitworth, writer and parent
• Dr Nicola Williams, Fair Play For Women
• Robert Withers, Jungian psychoanalyst
• Alison Wren, retired biology teacher, parent and grandparent

• Miriam Yagud, retired teacher
• Miranda Yardley, accountant

• Tania Ziegler, teacher and trade unionist

References

Signatories (June 2, 2019). Trans ideology is damaging children. The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trans-ideology-is-damaging-children-k5nlhwmc8