Anti-trans professor Kathleen Stock condemned for suggesting parents should ‘declare’ trans kids

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Anti-trans former University of Sussex professor Kathleen Stock has been criticised for suggesting high profile figures should publicly declare if they have “trans-identified offspring”.

Chocolat author Joanne Harris, who is also chairperson of the trade union Society of Authors, was subjected to an onslaught by gender-critical feminists after posting a poll to find out how many authors had received death threats via social media.

Harris clarified that her “poll on death threats to authors had nothing to do with JK Rowling”, who had reported receiving a death threat after condemning the recent attack on Salman Rushdie, but Rowling’s supporters continued to accuse her of mocking the Harry Potter author and of being biased in her role as the Society of Authors’ chair.

Stock, who voluntarily resigned from Sussex university last year following student protests against her trans-exclusionary views and position as trustee of LGB Alliance, waded into the debate on Tuesday (16 August).

Sharing a screenshot of Harris’ Twitter bio, in which she described herself as a “proud parent of a trans son”, Stock tweeted: “I am glad this is now declared. It’s more honest.

“At least two other high profile people, both very fond of the word ‘transphobia’, have undeclared trans-identified offspring. They are not unbiased. It is relevant information for onlookers.”

I am glad this is now declared. It's more honest. At least two other high profile people, both very fond of the word "transphobia", have undeclared trans-identified offspring. They are not unbiased. It is relevant information for onlookers. https://t.co/30y4fcz6rV

— Kathleen Stock (@Docstockk) August 16, 2022

Kathleen Stock using words like 'declared' and 'undeclared' to describe trans people should worry us all.

This is the future they want for us all.

Further phrases like 'trans identified' just deeper prove the dislike she has for us.

This is a warning sign for us all. https://t.co/YiZFxxBOzH

— LGBWithTheT (@LGBwiththeT) August 17, 2022

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Contributors to the UK’s relentless and often vicious debate on trans existence appeared shocked by Stock’s comments.

There is an admission here that just *caring* about trans people puts you at odds with her, and that it is not a conflict with some set of *activists*, specifically. https://t.co/wRPHthvl0b

— no takes only gives (@js_thrill) August 17, 2022

I woke up thinking about this tweet, undoubtedly one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen on here. The logical extension of this is that Stock and people like her will start demanding that people in certain roles out their own children. This is seriously creepy stuff https://t.co/cnqN3W7Ucv

— Guy Lambert – guylambert.eth