Michele Moore is a British educator and anti-transgender extremist.
Background
Michele Patricia Moore was born in July 1962. Moore earned a doctorate from University of Greenwich in 1993. Moore served as Professor of Inclusive Education at Northumbria University.
Anti-transgender activism
In a petition to have Moore removed as editor of Disability & Society, Melanie Yergeau and 1,000 signatories summarized Moore’s anti-trans views:
Moore has amplifiedĀ postings that claim trans suicide rates are a myth; she has made numerous posts that claimĀ trans narratives are a ātrendā; she has circulatedĀ links to her own eventsĀ that actively argue against transitioning, wherein she has claimed that āself-identification of gender is harmful for children and young peopleā; and she has on several occasions sharedĀ a crowdfunding pageĀ that purports to raise money for the fight against āgender ideology.ā Many of Dr. MooreāsĀ writingsĀ reproduce dangerous transphobic tropes.
Yergeau (2019)
Moore is founder of Inclusion Childhood & Education Ltd.
- Sarah Beazley
- Nawal El AmraniĀ
- Judith Szenasi
- Afif
- Ken El AmraniĀ
References
Zahneis, Megan (September 5, 2019). Journal Editor’s Anti-Transgender Statements Spur a Revolt by Disability-Studies Scholars. Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com/article/journal-editors-anti-transgender-statements-spur-a-revolt-by-disability-studies-scholars/
Pain, Rachel (March 15, 2018). Transgender Children and Young People: Born In Your Own Body, edited by Heather Brunskell-Evans and Michele Moore. Times Higher Education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/review-transgender-children-and-young-people-heather-brunskell-evans-and-michele-moore-cambridge-scholars
Melanie YergeauĀ and 1,000 signatories (2019). Letter to Disability & Society editorial board https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ds
Yeomans, Emma (June 26 2019). Journal editors quit in protest over ātransphobicā academic. The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/journal-editors-quit-in-protest-over-transphobic-academic-6tvq3cwfv
Gordon, Amie (December 4, 2019) Edinburgh University axes conference on helping transgender school pupils amid fears speakers and guests could be at risk from activists who branded the event ‘transphobic.’ Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7754397/Edinburgh-University-axes-conference-transgender-school-pupils-amid-transphobic-fears.html
Media
Heather Brunskell-Evans & Michele Moore (eds) – Transgender Children and Young People: Born in Your Own Body
Heather Brunskell-Evans & Michele Moore (eds) – Inventing the Transgender Child
Michele Moore (Oct 4, 2018). A Woman’s Place takes nerves of steel (Sheffield, 20th September 2018) Michele Moore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATNRbJW_JI8
Resources
Inclusion Childhood Education (inclusionchildhoodeducation.com) [not secure]
Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com)
- Disability & Society Editorial Board
- https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=cdso20
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Twitter (twitter.com)