Jo Bartosch

I’m often sneeringly accused by all sides of being ‘obsessed’ with the rise of trans. And it's true that for the past few years I’ve not been commissioned to write on much besides. Consequently, I’m now one of a handful of journalists to become expert in the issue. 1/3

No idea about the veracity of the story below, but this high profile dickhead's change of heart made me reflect on the devastation these egomaniacs wreak at all levels. The hospital in my home town allowed itself to be advised by a young man who worked as a porter. He was just a small town oddball, straight I think, and intellectually quite limited. He gave himself a pornstar name and identified as trans, which involved wearing skimpy clothes and a wig. He led the local Pride march, got sympathetic press coverage and enjoyed his five minutes of fame. For reasons that still baffle me, the hospital treated his cross-dressing as a qualification to advise it, and changed its policies accordingly. He later decided that “living as a woman” was too hard, stopped cross-dressing and changed his name back. The policies, however, remained in place for years. As I understand it, single-sex facilities have finally been restored. But the episode showed me just how much can be lost thanks to the whims of these men.

First evidence session I've sat through where there was a trigger warning at the outset. Can confirm, it was needed... bunch of mendacious, psychotic ideologues

I was proud to go to Battle of Ideas and share my thoughts on women's rights- I learned lots. I was also invited by a volunteer to speak on a panel at FiLiA last year, but unlike the pro-Hamas speaker, my invitation was rescinded after an intervention from management😁