Thread by @RabbiZvi

@HadleyFreeman on @BBCWomansHour to tell us why she resigned after 22 years at @guardian.
I wonder what she’ll be talking about?
🤔
Must listen.

7 years ago Hadley says the Guardian became a conspiracy theorist.
Gender identity was the theory.
Hadley wanted to write a long piece about Susy Green and #Metmaids and the reasons kept changing.
Post Telegraph’s expose they refused to report.

@Emmabarnett pointed out that the Charity Commission is investigating #Mermaids.
@HadleyFreeman said she wished to write about #AlisonBailey, @MForstater cases etc.
They ran lots of articles on Trans people, but nothing about Trans sceptical women.

@HJoyceGender and @Docstockk books not reviewed.
H says there is one-sided.
Observer allowed not the Guardian.
Kath Viner was editor invited on but didn’t take it up.

The Guardian says they edited did not censor cos it is polarising.

@HadleyFreeman said upper management told her - you are not allowed to write about gender, no women can cos it will make things flare up.

Hadley had written about men using gender issues to shut down women.

Two years ago shut things down even not to interview Navratilova

Told Navratilova and she had a mean viewpoint.

A group called all about trans had held Hadley’s articles up as transphobic, her editors refused to stand up to this or inform her - she found out post facto.

Guardian editorial published saying GRA should not make it easier to self ID, heated discussion on meeting. Nobody stepped in when she defended the editorial.
It’s not just the guardian. There is much fear, NYT, Washington Post, Jenni Murray on Womans hour, Stonewall threatened…

Not to come in if journalist Helen Lewis was present.

On the Left there is a real feeling of fear. Stonewall implies that any person questioning gender rights is a homophobe.

@Emmabarnett asks whether the editor of @guardian should be in her job.

@HadleyFreeman refuses critcz

She will not push the editor to be sacked.
Guardian has been better dealing w trans issues in sport/science.

Lobby groups have been invited in but just from one angle.

Hadley is not here to slam the Guardian.

This year will be interesting. #Tavistock. #Mermaids. What…

What does this mean for women and gay people.
This is a problem for feminism and gay rights.

@Emmabarnett asks about #LabourAntisemitism, post Corbyn getting in, was told not to write about politics in her column.

Suzanne Moore was criticized post article as transphobe.

Issue of #SelfCensorship and the death of curiosity, H was told people could not speak up. It’s very hard to go against one’s own political tribe.

It’s about women protecting our existing rights.

Listen to the interview here.

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