Would You Work with the ‘Alliance Defending Freedom’?
A 2022 Bindel–Joyce debate in which Joyce calls my gender ‘an attack on the whole institution of civilization’
On December 8, 2022, UnHerd hosted a debate between Julie Bindel and Helen Joyce. It was held in-person at UnHerd’s London headquarters and billed as “Should TERFs unite with the Right?” (If you object to the word “TERF,” please speak to UnHerd, not to me.)
I disagree completely with the views of the anti-trans movement. When I read or watch anti-trans discourse, I do so to analyze it. I’ve critiqued the views of Bindel and Joyce before.
I didn’t discover this 2022 recording until mid-2024, a couple months before the U.S. election. Only now, soon after the election, have I had a chance to assemble my thoughts.
The question of whether the anti-trans movement is left or right carries resonance now. Even though the discussion was more UK-centric, it has implications for the US. This video, though relatively “old,” feels important. It gave me new information, particularly about Joyce’s worldview.
