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Claire Fox vs. transgender people

Claire Regina Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley is a British writer and anti-transgender activist. Fox is affiliated with anti-trans hate group Genspect and with writers from Living Marxism and its successor Spiked.

Background

Fox was born on June 5, 1960 to John Fox and Maura Cleary. Fox grew up in Buckley, Wales. After graduating from St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School in Flint, Fox earned an undergraduate degree from University of Warwick in 1981.

From 1981 to 1987, Fox was a mental health social worker. Fox taught at Thurrock Technical College from 1987 to 1990 and at West Herts College from 1992 to 1999.

Fox founded the Institute of Ideas in 2000, which later rebranded as the Academy of Ideas, an organization which frequently supports anti-trans activists and views.

References

Wallace, Freda (March 3, 2024). Fox and Young — Bad Actors 1. Medium https://medium.com/@missfredawallace/fox-and-young-bad-actors-1-4b22c1430ac1

Warner, Sam (March 27, 2023). University cancels talk after speaker tweets support for Ricky Gervais trans joke. NME https://www.nme.com/news/tv/university-cancels-talk-after-speaker-tweets-support-for-ricky-gervais-trans-joke-3420958

Talsania, Kushal; Suen, Evianne (January 29, 2018). Claire Fox on Warwick, free speech, and the “snowflake generation.” The Boar https://theboar.org/2019/01/claire-fox-on-warwick-free-speech-and-the-snowflake-generation/

Spanner, Huw (April 19, 2007). Hope for the Best: Claire Fox. High Profiles https://highprofiles.info/interview/claire-fox/

Coverage in anti-trans press

Beal, James (March 21, 2023). Claire Fox: students cancel peer’s talk over Ricky Gervais trans joke. The Times https://www.thetimes.com/uk/education/article/claire-fox-trans-joke-ricky-gervais-royal-holloway-university-2023-knj5xwzh6

Chapman, Ben (November 14, 2023). ‘Why are you doing this?!’ Claire Fox says women are being ‘trolled’ as womb charity appoints trans CEO. GBNews https://www.gbnews.com/news/claire-fox-trans-charity-ceo-troll-latest

Somerville, Ewan (March 20, 2023). Peer disinvited from university debating society over support for Ricky Gervais trans joke. The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/20/peer-disinvited-university-debating-society-support-ricky-gervais/

(January 27, 201). Claire Fox, director of the Institute of Ideas, defends the rights of Christian B&B couple. Christian Institute https://www.christian.org.uk/resource/claire-fox-director-of-the-institute-of-ideas-defends-the-rights-of-christian-bb-couple/

Selected writing by Fox

Fox, Claire (May 1, 2023). A ‘Trans’ Pedophile Stole My Name. Compact https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-trans-pedophile-stole-my-name/

Books

Fox, Claire (2021). The Sovereign Subjects of History: Letters on Liberty. ASIN B08WCG1DKJ

Fox, Claire (2019). ‘I Still Find That Offensive!’ Biteback Publishing, ISBN 978-1785904165

Fox, Claire (2017). ‘I Find That Offensive!’ Biteback Publishing, ISBN 978-1849549813

Media

Francis Foster with Claire Fox (July 30, 2025). Tea Civil War, Our Favourite Greggs Foods and Trans Joy | SYLO #54 – Claire Fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WHAPAruUmU

Sky News (January 22, 2025). Activist Ellie Gomersall and Baroness Claire Fox debate the US culture wars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVaZZlHYvpQ

Claire Fox: Inside The Lords (February 29, 2024). Claire Fox amendment on gender transitioning in prison and name changes – 26 February 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiTWWvA0–k

TalkTV with Mike Graham and Claire Fox (June 19, 2023). “Young People Are Sent To School To Be Educated NOT Indoctrinated” Claire Fox Slams Trans “Ideology.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HitHMm0aOGg

GBNews with Claire Fox, (March 25, 2022). Lia Thomas: Trans women ‘have an inbuilt biological advantage.’ | Claire Fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Ovh3Try7Y

Claire Fox: Inside The Lords (November 16, 2021). Claire Fox question on trans rights in prisons – 15 November 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcA3U-UIqc

The Christian Institue (January 27, 2011). Claire Fox, director of the Institute of Ideas, defends the rights of Christian B&B couple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtoZeLrYYiI

Resources

Claire Fox (clairefox.org.uk)

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

Powerbase (powerbase.info)

Grokipedia (grokipedia.com)

House of Lords (members.parliament.uk)

Academy of Ideas (academyofideas.com)

Institute of Ideas (instituteofideas.com) [archive]

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