2026-10-23T16:07:36Z https://nostr.now Janet Murray https://nostr.now/npub1q8mtum44vhryv545yxta37duman34ngmafyze6u5tnxqufudva6qtq0ajk https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1675871408570658816/TqxWRVvD.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1675871408570658816/TqxWRVvD.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswssk7aykj2a0x7y6glp4sk97vfgsnrklhvj2avrcgzj66ds5lrvczyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhgj2xm5d Brilliant news for free speech - and for women. 🎉<br/><br/>Scope has publicly apologised for cancelling my choir’s London Marathon performance over my gender-critical views, acknowledging its decision was wrong.<br/><br/>Our legal dispute is now resolved. No apology can undo the upset caused,<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HVPt59jWMAA9AjC.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-22T16:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqk4x49lkyyejhdzajswvnra5pjr8064zu870yvrnngf06ps7dlkczyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhghjxujw Apologising in 2026 - demonstrated beautifully by Amnesty International UK. <br/><br/>- Public apology for publishing a flawed report (left). <br/>- Private apology to activists for issuing the public apology (right). <br/><br/>Institutional capture in two screenshots.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HOjyN6iWoAAVa8O.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HOjyPThXEAIzsGv.png"> <br/> 2026-07-31T13:23:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgx6ucsxzh5x060hv352djt87eescqjfcgdz8uaz9g26u360ec8zczyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhg5duypk What are children being taught about sex and gender in primary schools?<br/><br/>Over the last few weeks I&#39;ve been investigating this for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y74tq8afckj8ftqwp3dcr53qzcjecxrlms7chjnall3wtv9fwnnssgr3t8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mail Online</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y74…r3t8</span>)</a></span> speaking to parents, governors and teachers - and looking at lesson plans, book lists and training materials.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s investigation looks at a new report from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ldq63jmppd8adwfrfgt4q2w6jjt5hr8kqgy8dxz2an6s5cgfgd6srsyzjt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>SEEN in Publishing</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ldq…yzjt</span>)</a></span> identifying more than 60 children&#39;s books promoting ideas such as being &#34;born in the wrong body&#34;. <br/><br/>It also examines the continuing influence of the No Outsiders programme, founded by Andrew Moffat.<br/><br/>The programme aims to teach children about the characteristics protected by the Equality Act, including race, religion and sexual orientation. <br/><br/>Some will remember the protests over No Outsiders in Birmingham in 2019 - specifically around LGBTQ+ materials aimed at young children. But the programme hasn&#39;t gone away. Between 2020 and 2023, No Outsiders reached almost 30,000 children and trained more than 9,000 teachers across hundreds of schools. <br/><br/>The parents I spoke to believe schools should encourage kindness and tolerance, but question why primary-aged children need lessons about gender identities or the idea of being &#34;born in the wrong body&#34;. These are conversations they feel should be led by parents - not schools or external training providers. <br/><br/>Andrew Moffat and the Excelsior Multi Academy Trust - an eight-school academy trust which appears to employ him to deliver No Outsiders training - were approached multiple times for comment but did not respond.<br/><br/>Read the full investigation here👇<br/><br/>Includes comment from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub186saxxzgsq32d6z0aunjpgv7ks6w4mjmjwk0hx2dlzgvxaujf39qss6sxy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>TransgenderTrend</span> (<span class="italic">npub186s…6sxy</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jt097sttc37j7vmzenkvtvw699rexayck9382eae853uaflc3jrs7zc9hk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1jt097sttc37j7vmzenkvtvw699rexayck9382eae853uaflc3jrs7zc9hk</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jt0…c9hk</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub177sf38mq37v83pdwanuzjz2eac3u8hh7vj7e4kgqv5ssxgkaq6mshqlu5e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sex Matters</span> (<span class="italic">npub177s…lu5e</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HNknfRkXwAEDtaK.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-19T07:02:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8grvj6sshw7hmqzk7e9g62ydf5tkfy0glp6hx47u7u2gntlltd5czyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhgny3h7h What are children being taught about sex and gender in primary schools?<br/><br/>Over the last few weeks I&#39;ve been investigating this for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y74tq8afckj8ftqwp3dcr53qzcjecxrlms7chjnall3wtv9fwnnssgr3t8" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mail Online</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y74…r3t8</span>)</a></span> speaking to parents, governors and teachers - and looking at lesson plans, book lists and training materials.<br/><br/>Today&#39;s investigation<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HNknfRkXwAEDtaK.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-19T07:02:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe3kypen2yg9ct3tw8zlrae4nns74gzclf6m7lf64ccnswuvaphqzyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhgrctumm This was shared in response to my post about NHS ambulance trusts and their gender identity policies.<br/><br/>I think it helps explain the institutional culture that made it possible for an NHS ambulance trust to produce policies that effectively ignore women as a sex class.<br/><br/>This isn’t about an individual. <br/><br/>It’s about an organisation that saw no contradiction in using International Women’s Day to celebrate a male staff member - under the banner of Women in Paramedicine.<br/><br/>And once institutions stop distinguishing between sex and gender identity, policies that undermine women’s sex-based rights inevitably follow. That’s the real story.<br/><br/>Via [@woman_ahf](<a href="https://bird.makeup/users/woman_ahf">https://bird.makeup/users/woman_ahf</a> )<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HNDDpVhXgAAHGuG.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-12T18:34:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5jrjxw60dn9ltvsdd6c7tl5zlngl7u7dx7pcx2xhqxmtj7835mgzyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhg7vdvp6 Insufferable, self-absorbed person explains “allyship”.<br/><br/>Apparently the ‘ally’ label is something for her - and her alone - to decide that you are. <br/><br/>(Tip: leave “intersex” off your Progress Pride flag at your peril.)<br/><br/>Apparently, though, buying trans and non-binary people a pint or contributing to a GoFundMe counts too.<br/><br/>Because nothing says “social justice” quite like ticking off a list of approved gestures.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2075540372973916160/vid/avc1/576x1024/e7lcQ-j4zJ1IHhaa.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-07-10T11:19:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg3hksgeuw9tu9kwskq33tc5hcyvxztgqcs3r4azcpf864jnsztkqzyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhg6uqex8 I&#39;ve been sitting on the evidence for this Girlguiding story since March. <br/><br/>Even then, it took months to persuade a mainstream publication to cover this aspect of the investigation. <br/><br/>For an independent journalist, pursuing a story like this without the backing of a national newspaper&#39;s legal team carries obvious risks. But I persisted because I believe there is a strong public interest in asking whether organisations entrusted with the care of girls are putting safeguarding first.<br/><br/>This investigation involved months of conversations, verification and painstaking work. Unsurprisingly, some people have suggested that concerns about these issues are exaggerated. That is why I&#39;m sharing some of the publicly available material I found online.<br/><br/>To be absolutely clear, there is no suggestion that this individual has done anything wrong.<br/><br/>Indeed one could argue he has also been failed by a system that affirmed and accepted him as a Girlguiding leader and later appointed him to a 16-person advisory committee - apparently without sufficient scrutiny of his suitability for the role.<br/><br/>The greater failure, however, was towards the girls and women who should never have been expected to accept males in a single-sex organisation.<br/><br/>I hope this story helps explain why many women believe this debate has never simply been about being &#34;kind&#34;. It is about safeguarding, boundaries and whose interests are prioritised.<br/><br/>I&#39;m grateful to everyone who helped bring this story to light, including women who spoke to me privately and helped with research. And <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1m4ugjjpg6ssgv72k96ewchs7gqf4m5utf4ud0wg4z5aa3scu344sva9gq2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Graham Linehan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1m4u…9gq2</span>)</a></span> who reminded me how important it was to tell this story. <br/><br/>And I do think we should ask why it was so difficult to secure national coverage of a story that many people would regard as being firmly in the public interest.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMdDDwZWUAAA_Un.jpg"> <br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2073699885258346496/vid/avc1/384x848/jgMTny77zKF0aq1P.mp4"></video><br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMdDGvLXIAApCox.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMdDIsRXIAEP8Us.jpg"> <br/> 2026-07-05T09:34:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrfs5pwxet507aarl40k0r9e0j4cnf3adzhj34guh05tp43nfxn5qzyqqld0nwk4juv3jjksse0k8ehn0kwxkdr04yst8tj3wvcr3834nhgcrml8v This is fantastic news.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s worth remembering that £187,000 split between seven nurses does not come close to compensating them for what they have been through.<br/><br/>These were women who simply wanted to get changed at work - without a man being present.<br/><br/>Yet they were treated as the problem. Not the man insisting on access to the women&#39;s changing room.<br/><br/>Perhaps it resonates with me more right now, because I am currently pursuing my own legal case. After my choir was dropped from the London Marathon - on account of my gender-critical views.<br/><br/>While it is a personal matter, I know it will, almost certainly, continue to affect me professionally - for years to come.<br/><br/>And there is no apology - and no amount of money - that can fully compensate for the damage caused by these cases. <br/><br/>Being shunned by colleagues, friends or even family members. Watching opportunities disappear. Sensing even people who agree are wary of you - simply because you spoke up and they didn&#39;t. <br/><br/>Because people who challenge the status quo are often both respected and feared.<br/><br/>What I find especially troubling is the amount of public money spent trying to prove these women were wrong.<br/><br/>More than £600,000 was reportedly spent defending a policy that a tribunal ultimately found to be discriminatory.<br/><br/>How much easier would it have been to tell ONE man that, regardless of how he identified, women&#39;s changing facilities are for women?<br/><br/>These nurses should never have had to fight this battle in the first place.<br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HLlC2DiW0AAR3k0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-06-24T12:36:53Z