This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes physics teacher and journalist Debbie Heyton (@DebbieHayton). Debbie transitioned in her 40s and talks about why she opposes the popular narrative on transgenderism and gender ideology.

You can watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AAlJdE377t8

0:09 Start of interview 0:17 About Debbie Hayton 2:00 Debbie’s transition 4:43 Affirmation versus treatment. Is transitioning always the solution? 7:19 Are transgender rights the new gay rights struggle? 12:51 Why has defining sex become taboo? How do we define it? 18:17 LGBT & Stonewall: Should gay and trans issues be contained under the same umbrella? 24:26 Are Stonewall damaging the conversation on trans rights? 29:04 The diversity of thought within the transgender population. 30:38 What are your political leanings? 34:22 Misgendering and the importance of pronouns 40:24 Statistics on trans suicide and murder 46:35 Are trans people being presented as dangerous by default? 54:48 Is support for Self-ID a big problem for Labour’s election chances?

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