controversial scholars from their posts, indicating that the problem of progressive authoritarianism is likely to get worse in the coming years’. The report specifically notes the hostility directed at ‘gender-critical feminist’ scholars, stating that only ‘28 per cent of American and Canadian academics would feel comfortable having lunch with someone who opposes the idea of trans women accessing women’s shelters’.
Lawford-Smith has been targeted for abuse before. Since she began publicly to question the impact of gender ideology on women’s sex-based rights, she has been subjected to an onslaught of vitriolic harassment and silencing attempts. She has been undeterred and has new political supporters at her back, including Senator Claire Chandler and Louise Staley MP.
But ultimately, whether Lawford-Smith and her allies are correct in their stance is not the primary issue. A bigger question remains: how did such a niche cause as transgender ideology so rapidly capture institutions and minds across the world, to such devastating affect?
Indeed.
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