Matilda Gosling is a British consultant and anti-transgender activist. Gosling is associated with anti-trans group Sex Matters. Gosling frequently publishes and collaborates with other anti-trans extremists, including Helen Joyce and Stella O’Malley.
Background
Matilda Ann Gosling was born in 1979.
Gosling earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Cambridge and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Gosling taught English in Ecuador, Thailand, and India, and wrote for the New Statesman and East Anglian Daily Times. From 2001 to 2004 Gosling worked for MP Barry Sheerman before creating the National Skills Forum and doing freelance policy work. Gosling then managed policy research at City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development. In 2010 Gosling founded consultancy The Research Base (TRB Research LLP, later The Research Base Ltd). Thatb organization was dissolved due to Gosling’s views on gender and trans issues. In 2022 Gosling began freelancing.
Gosling and partner live in Brighton with their two children.
References
Gosling, Matilda (April. 17, 2023). Unbaking the genderbread person. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/unbaking-the-genderbread-person/
van der Waal, Tineke (April 13, 2023). Puberty blockers meet more and more resistance. Christian Network Europe News https://cne.news/article/2931-puberty-blockers-meet-more-and-more-resistance
Gosling, Matilda; O’Malley, Stella (October 2022). Teenagers and gender identity: the evidence base. Sex Matters
- Introduction and Part 1: Why might teenagers question their gender?
- https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Teenagers-and-gender-identity-ā-the-evidence-base-part-1.pdf
- Part 2: Treatment and outcomes
- https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Teenagers-and-gender-identity-part-2.pdf
- Part 3: How parents can support their children
- https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Teenagers-and-gender-identity-part-3.pdf
Gosling, Matilda (October 2022). Technical paper Gender-questioning teenagers: puberty blockers and hormone treatment vs placebo
-https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Teenagers-medication-vs-placebo.pdf
Media
Helen Joyce, Matilda Gosling, Stella O’Malley (May 16, 2023). Sex Matters teenagers and gender distress webinar 16th May 2023 Sex Matters
Resources
Matilda Gosling (matildagosling.com)
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)