The Critic is a British anti-transgender group blog and a top global English-language platform for anti-transgender extremism.
Contributors
Contributors and guests spreading anti-trans content include:
- John Armstrong
- Sam Ashworth-Hayes
- “Mia Ashton”
- Alessandra Asteriti
- Josephine Bartosch
- Michael Biggs
- Julie Bindel
- Charlotte Blease
- Heather Brunskell-Evans
- Miriam Cates
- Malcolm Clark
- Colette Colfer
- Stephanie Davies-Arai
- Katherine Deves
- Tim Dieppe
- Laura Dodsworth
- Tony Dowson
- Tom Farr
- Caroline Ffiske
- Michael Foran
- Maya Forstater
- Charlotte Gill
- Marc Glendening
- Matilda Gosling
- Dominic Green
- Jean Hatchet
- Debbie Hayton
- Kittie Helmick
- Bev Jackson
- James Jeffrey
- Robert Jessel
- Nicole Jones
- Keith Jordan
- Helen Joyce
- Nicole Lampert
- Rhys Laverty
- Graham Linehan
- David Mackereth
- Fiona McAnena
- Anna McGovern
- Titania McGrath
- Sebastian Milbank
- Suzanne Moore
- Jill Nesbitt
- Melanie Newman
- Ellen Pasternack
- Louise Perry
- Sarah Phillimore
- Jacob Phillips
- Denis Russell
- Lola Salem
- David Scullion
- Octavia Sheepshanks
- Christopher Silvester
- Jesse Singal
- Ann Sinnott
- Ben Sixsmith
- Victoria Smith
- Alice Sullivan
- Sarah Summers
- Kim Thomas
- Cath Walton
- Emily Wheater
- Ella Whelan
- Ursula Wide
- Stephen Wigmore
- Andrea Williams
- Nathan Williams
- Oliver Wiseman
- Yasmin Zenith
Podcast
The Critic Podcast started in 2020. It has revolving hosts, including:
- Jo Bartosch
- Julie Bindel
- Olivia Hartley
- David Scullion
- Ben Sixsmith
- Graham Stewart
- Oliver Wiseman
It has featured a number of anti-trans guests, including:
- “Emma B” [Children of Transitioners]
- Sam Ashworth-Hayes
- James Caspian
- Paul Conrathe
- Stephanie Davies-Arai
- Sarah Ditum
- Laura Dodsworth
- Rod Dreher
- James Dreyfus
- Chris Elston / “Billboard Chris”
- Marcus Evans
- Susan Evans
- Harry Miller
- Lord Moonie
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Matthew Roberts
Selected anti-trans writing
Ramsey, Eliza (September 1, 2025). The fantasy of “trans” manhood. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/the-fantasy-of-trans-manhood/
Joyce, Helen (March 28, 2025). The men making the news. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/the-men-making-the-news/
Joyce, Helen (February 7, 2025). Being cruel to women. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2025/being-cruel-to-women/
Joyce, Helen (August 15, 2025). Children of the revolution. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/children-of-the-revolution/
Smith, Victoria (March 27, 2024). He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/april-2024/hes-not-the-messiah-hes-a-transwoman/
Murray, Kath; Hunter Blackburn, Lucy; Mackenzie, Lisa (January 11, 2024). The revised Scottish Prison Service transgender prisoner policy is not fit for purpose. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/the-revised-scottish-prison-service-transgender-prisoner-policy-is-not-fit-for-purpose/
McGovern, Anna (January 10, 2023). A pantomime of womanhood. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/a-pantomime-of-womanhood/
Lampert, Nicole (May 19, 2023). The transing of Marlow Moss. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/the-transing-of-marlow-moss/
Bindel, Julie (April 13, 2022). Beware of trans affirmation therapy. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/beware-of-trans-affirmation-therapy/
Green, Dominic (November, 2020). “Trans”. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2020/trans/
Bindel, Julie (January, 2020). Triumph of the trans lobbyists. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/january-2020/triumph-of-the-trans-lobbyists/
Resources
The Critic (thecritic.co.uk)