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Debbie Hayton

Bristol
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Covers:  Transgender issues. I am trans and I cover the debate from a first person perspective.
Teacher & journalist; transsexual / Enseignant et journaliste; transsexuel. My book / Mon livre 'Transsexual Apostate' is published by / est publié par Forum

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Physics teacher and trade union officer.

I also write about transgender issues from a first-person perspective. I am trans and I transitioned in 2012. My journalism currently focusses on three key areas of the debate:
1. The impact on women and, in particular, their right to organise as a biological sex and their ability to protect their boundaries and spaces.
2. The inclusion of transgender women in women's sports.
3. The impact on children who are facing pressures to determine their gender, …

Debbie Hayton’s Journalist Portfolio

I May Have Gender Dysphoria. But I Still Prefer to Base My Life on Biology, Not Fantasy - Quillet...

I May Have Gender Dysphoria. But I Still Prefer to Base My Life on Biology, Not Fantasy - Quillet...

Feelings and opinions have displaced facts and evidence in many areas of the liberal arts. This is nothing ne…

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The inconvenient truth about transwomen - UnHerd

The inconvenient truth about transwomen - UnHerd

The butterfly effect describes how the flapping of tiny wings in China may cause a hurricane in the Caribbean…

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As Transgender People, We Need to Be Honest with Ourselves and Our Therapists | Psychreg

As Transgender People, We Need to Be Honest with Ourselves and Our Therapists | Psychreg

Only when we as trans people accept that truth can we hope to find reconciliation with ourselves and with soc…

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Trans activists are making life harder for trans people | The Spectator

Trans activists are making life harder for trans people | The Spectator

This was the year that the word 'non-binary' went mainstream. It has now officially entered the dictionary - …

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Aggressive protests like that in Brighton mean the real causes of transphobia go unaddressed

Aggressive protests like that in Brighton mean the real causes of transphobia go unaddressed

"WE had women arriving through the crush in tears. One woman had liquid thrown at her as she tried to enter. …

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Labour’s conversion therapy bill is extremely dangerous

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By Debbie Hayton
| The Spectator Australia Verified
The Labour government has just announced plans to push forward with a ban on conversion therapy, apparently to protect LGBT+ people from harm. Its proposed bill is unnecessary, unwanted and unhelpful. Labour’s proposed bill is unnecessary, unwanted and unhelpful Maybe that is a fitting epitaph to Keir Starmer in the last days of his administration.
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Why this trans person is troubled by a conversion therapy ban

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By Debbie Hayton
| The Spectator Australia Verified
Conversion practices are in the news again, at least if you listen to the BBC. We woke up to the Today programme on Friday recounting appalling stories of Electric Shock Aversion Therapy (ESAT) from years past. Further instalments were delivered on the corporation’s Six O’Clock News. Gay and lesbian people were subjected to those horrors in a futile attempt to change their sexual orientation. Outrageously, this happened within the beloved NHS.
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A four-day week won’t save teachers from burnout

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By Debbie Hayton
| The Spectator Australia Verified
Campaigners have urged Bridget Phillipson to give teachers in England and Wales a day out of school every week with no loss of pay. The 4 Day Week Foundation believes that shorter working weeks can reduce burnout, improve productivity and support better work-life balance. What’s not to like about that? Quite a lot, actually. The aim is not to introduce three-day weekends but allow teachers to work from home one day in every five.
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