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Kajsa Ekis Ekman vs. transgender people

Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish author and anti-transgender acitivst.

Background

Kajsa Ekis Ekman was born on July 25, 1980 in Stockholm and grew up grew up in Stockholm, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. After high school, Ekman lived in the United States and South America. Ekman earned a master’s degree from Södertörn University.

Ekman has written for Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm City, Metro, Aftonbladet, Klassekampen, Dala-Demokraten, and Le Monde diplomatique. Ekman has written in English for anti-trans publications Feminist Current and Truthdig.

In 2023, Ekman founded the monthly publication Parabol.

Anti-trans coverage

Linnea, Aurora (March 30, 2023). Existential Threats: A Review of Kajsa Ekis Ekman’s On the Meaning of Sex, Women’s Liberation Front https://womensliberationfront.org/writings-from-wolf-rad-fems/book-review-on-the-meaning-of-sex-thoughts-about-the-new-definition-of-woman original url https://wlrnmedia.com/2023/02/19/review-on-the-meaning-of-sex/

Murphy, Meghan (September 12, 2023). Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Marxist feminist speaking out against gender identity in Sweden. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2023/09/12/kajsa-ekis-ekman-is-a-marxist-who-was-cancelled-for-speaking-out-against-gender-identity/

Murphy, Meghan (September 12, 2023). Being and Being Bought: An interview with Kajsa Ekis Ekman. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2014/01/20/being-and-being-bought-an-interview-with-kajsa-ekis-ekman/

Selected writing by Ekman

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (March 20, 2025). The Two Front War Against Women. Savage Minds https://savageminds.substack.com/p/the-two-front-war-against-women

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (August 24, 2016). The modern john got himself a queer nanny. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2016/08/24/modern-john-got-queer-nanny/

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (April 11, 2019). Sweden’s proposed gender identity legislation leaves important questions about sex unanswered. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2019/04/11/as-sweden-gears-up-to-adopt-new-gender-identity-legislation-important-questions-about-sex-need-answering/

Books

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (2021, English 2023). Om könets existens – tankar om den nya synen pĂ„ kön [On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman]. Spinifex Press, ISBN 978-1925950663

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (2015). Texter 1998-2015. Bokförlaget ETC, ISBN 978-9188029133

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (2013). Skulden, Eurokrisen sedd frÄn Aten [The Debt/The euro crisis as seen from Athens].

Ekman, Kajsa Ekis (2010, English 2025). Varat och varan: prostitution, surrogatmödraskap och den delade mÀnniskan [Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self]. Spinifex Press, ISBN 978-1922964205

Media

Savage Minds with Julian Vigo and Kajsa Ekis Ekman (February 28, 2026). S5E46: Kajsa Ekis Ekman. https://savageminds.substack.com/p/kajsa-ekis-ekman-731

Subject to Power with Ella and Kajsa Ekis Ekman (November 10, 2022). Sex, Lies & Lies About Sex. https://www.subjecttopower.com/sex-lies-lies-about-sex/

Mind the Shift with Anders Bolling and Kajsa Ekis Ekman (May 26, 2021). Kajsa Ekis Ekman: The (unintended) backlash of a gender revolution || May 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubszxNz3H1M

Feminist Current with Meghan Murphy and Kajsa Ekis Ekman (September 12, 2023). Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Marxist feminist speaking out against gender identity in Sweden. https://www.feministcurrent.com/2023/09/12/kajsa-ekis-ekman-is-a-marxist-who-was-cancelled-for-speaking-out-against-gender-identity/

Murphy, Meghan (October 6, 2014). PODCAST: ‘Surrogacy is child trafficking’ — An interview with Kajsa Ekis Ekman. https://www.feministcurrent.com/2014/10/06/surrogacy-is-child-trafficking-an-interview-with-kajsa-ekis-ekman/

Resources

Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

RationalWiki (rationalwiki.org)

Feminist Current (feministcurrent.com)

Spinifex Press (spinifexpress.com.au)

Truthdig (truthdig.com)

Substack (substack.com)

Instagram (instagram.com)