Zoomchat with Helen Joyce on her new book

[JuliaMumsnet]

Hello

We’re delighted to announce a Mumsnet Zoomchat with senior staff journalist at The Economist Helen Joyce about her new book 'Trans'.

To quote the book jacket: "Gender identity ideology is about more than Twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just ten years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex."

"People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining ‘man’ and ‘woman’. While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies, particularly with regard to women’s rights, fairness in sport, same sex attraction and children’s development."

Helen will be chatting with Mumsnet HQ and answering your questions on Tuesday 27 July at 8pm, and you can book your place now by registering here.

Please note We can only take questions from Zoomchat attendees on the night - please don’t ask questions in advance as we can’t promise we’ll be able to put them forwards.


Thanks
MNHQ

[Cailin66]

When I clicked on the link it had a date of 22nd July, not 27th July.

[EmbarrassingAdmissions]

@Cailin66

When I clicked on the link it had a date of 22nd July, not 27th July.

It's showing 27th now (for me).

Jul 27, 2021 08:00 PM in London

[JuliaMumsnet]

@Cailin66

When I clicked on the link it had a date of 22nd July, not 27th July.

Corrected now - thanks for pointing out.

[NotTheFunKindOfFeminist]

Brilliant stuff!

[EmpressWitchDoesntBurn]

This is really exciting. Thanks @MNHQ!

[WhatWudYouDo]

Oooh! Interesting!

[Soontobe60]

Can’t wait!

[Ereshkigalangcleg]

Brilliant! Thanks to Helen and to you, @MNHQ for doing this. Can't wait!

[GrandmaMazur]

Great!

[Hotcuppatea]

Great. I'm very happy you're hosting this.

[SlipperyLizard]

Thanks! Just registered

[FlibbertyGiblets]

Super, thank you.

[ADialgaAteMyDog]

Thank you mnhq

[Theeyeballsinthesky]

Fantastic 😃

[ludothedog]

Will it be recorded so we can watch later?

[SingToTheSky]

Wow this is amazing! I am in no way eloquent enough to participate but I really hope I can watch the chat after. Looking forward to reading the book. 💐

[highame]

Looking forward to this

[GCrebel]

Booked - looking forward to this.

[vinoandbrie]

Brilliant thank you very much for arranging this!

[PamDenick]

Thank you for arranging. Funnily enough just come back from Waterstones where I’d just placed my order.

I clicked on the link. Is that all I need to do?

[EmbarrassingAdmissions]

@PamDenick

Thank you for arranging. Funnily enough just come back from Waterstones where I’d just placed my order.

I clicked on the link. Is that all I need to do?

Did you click to confirm your Zoom details?

[AnneLovesGilbert]

Thank you Helen and thanks for hosting MNHQ. Looking forward to it.

[EishetChayil]

Excellent!

[Igmum]

Booked and very much looking forward to this

[MouseontheLouse]

This is great but please can we watch a recording of it later?