Jane Fae
The online porn debate: a call for respect
As the debate on internet porn and the controls that should be applied gets underway, feminists need to acknowledge that there is no party line on this issue, argues Jane
Rail companies shunt women’s safety into a siding
When it comes to safety, the privatised rail industry is still putting profit first - and women nowhere. In this guest post, Jane Fae finds that a small story speaks volumes about commercial attitudes
Do we need warning?
Les Misérables is a much-praised musical likely to be viewed by millions. It also contains material that some individuals might find triggering. In this guest post, Jane Fae asks: do we, as the British Board of Film Censors seems to think, now need specific information warning us of this? Or are triggers so individual as to make such an exercise a waste of time?
#TransDocFail: the trans community rises
Content note: This piece begins with a strong reference to self harm. Selective concern by the press and medical establishment - targeting one doctor while ignoring decades of everyday abuse and neglect from hundreds of NHS professionals - has led to great anger and unity. Jane Fae explains why in this guest post
Those who think VAW is a joke will never take it seriously – unless they are made to pay
A guest post from Jane Fae picking up on the Paddy Power story that Helen G blogged about on Sunday
An experience of crossing the gender divide: personal comfort before real difference
A guest blog post from Jane Fae on a topic she wanted to cover during her guest blogging stint (back in September) but found hard to tackle until now
Too much glee? Are the cuts only about the economy?
Does this government have it in for women and other minorities? Official line, of course, is not –...
Un(i)sex me here
Should documents be gendered? On the basis of a distinctly unscientific poll, taken amongst a group of feminist...
How prescribing practice puts us all in our places
Prescribing is political. Economic, too. But if you focus too hard on the obvious headline-grabbing issues – abortion,...
Who needs another minority?
Minority rights are under attack as never before – mostly under cover of George Osborne’s grand “let’s save...
Sex work and international events: whose side are the politicians on?
I had to smile at the news that the arrival of the Queen, plus assorted Heads of State,...
That’s not my name
Changing name is a hassle. But what is rarely acknowledged is just how much the current systems place a burden on cis women and trans people that is not shared by cis men. Jane Fae reports