Debbie Hayton

Debbie Hayton is a high school teacher and trade union officer. She teaches science to 11-18-year-olds at a school in central England. As a transgender person, she has written extensively about what it means to be trans and how trans people can be included in society without compromising the rights of other vulnerable groups. Her work can be read in publications from across the political spectrum, where rational scientific debate is allowed and encouraged. Follow her on Twitter @DebbieHayton

Why is the BBC so obsessed with promoting transgender propaganda to young people? Opinion
The British state broadcaster regularly pushes content on complex gender issues, much of it targeted at a young audience, across its various platforms. Children need protecting from this dangerous, irresponsible approach.
Aug 21, 2021 08:09
I despair when I read stories of kids as young as two being labelled as ‘trans’ – such children need protecting from their parents Opinion
More than 80% of children who think they’re gender dysphoric revert by the time they hit puberty – so why are parents allowing toddlers to ‘become’ trans and later take hormone blockers? Watchful waiting is much better practice.
Jul 31, 2021 05:53
The Olympics’ shambolic gender rules are allowing biological men to displace women from the top of their sports – it has to stop Opinion
Canadian archer Stephanie Barrett is making her Olympic debut aged 42 having only taken up the sport four years ago, but all the fawning articles charting her meteoric rise fail to mention that Barrett was born male.
Jul 26, 2021 16:49
A new book explains why the first transgender athlete to compete against women at the Olympics has wired-in, unfair advantages Opinion
Laurel Hubbard, born male, is competing in women’s weightlifting. Hubbard may be classified female, but retains many of the the advantages of a male body. The key is testosterone, not just now, but in the past.
Jul 23, 2021 07:17
As a teacher, I believe calls to put cameras in classrooms are wrong. But it’s right to worry about the dangers of indoctrination Opinion
Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s push for recording lessons is misplaced - it would be better to tackle the lobby groups that are driving absurd, divisive and dangerous policies into our schools.
Jul 12, 2021 12:21
Save the Children has been captured by transgender ideology. It isn't protecting youngsters, it’s endangering them Opinion
The charity is supposed to help vulnerable children, which is why it rightly opposes FGM. So why is it promoting the idea that it’s OK for girls as young as seven to go down a path that leads to gender reassignment surgery?
Jul 2, 2021 14:03
A new book reveals how harmful the gospel of affirmation amongst mental health therapists is to children who think they’re trans Opinion
Many youngsters who present as gender dysphoric have mental health issues or have suffered abuse or trauma. Yet instead of probing these causes of distress, therapists are expected to accept their patient’s self-diagnosis.
Jun 6, 2021 09:16
Trans activists tried to censor a book on potential harm of hasty transitions for children Opinion
Abigail Shrier’s ‘Irreversible Damage’ is a superb piece of investigative journalism that exposes the damage done to teenage girls by transgender ideology, but it divides opinion. Should controversial books ever be censored?
Jun 4, 2021 17:35
The madness of radical trans activism: Shops sell knitted penises for girls of 3 to wear in their pants so they can look like boys Opinion
Transsexuals like me look on in horror as a whole industry springs up to provide paraphernalia for children ‘identifying’ as the opposite sex. In what sort of world does a parent buy a fake penis for their preschool-age daughter?
May 19, 2021 17:44
Kids of 2 becoming trans, young girls being taught to bind their breasts: Symptoms of an LGBTQ+ crusade that’s out of control Opinion
Parents, politicians and policymakers cannot simply hope that militant trans activism is a passing fad that will one day go away by itself. Children are being harmed, and we need to take action to stop it now.
May 17, 2021 11:19

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