Simon Fanshawe is a British writer, LGB separatist, and anti-transgender activist. After helping to create LGBTQ pressure group Stonewall in 1989, In 2019, Fanshawe supported an initiative that led to the creation of anti-trans separatist group LGB Alliance.
Background
Simon Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe was born on December 26, 1956.
Fanshawe and Roy Hutchins operate Diversity by Design.
Anti-transgender activism
In 2019, Fanshawe left Stonewall, accusing the organization of “intolerance of disagreement and discussion.” Fanshawe co-founded LGB Alliance later that year.
- 2020 Sunday Times open letter signatory
- 2022 Sunday Times open letter signatory
- ‘Lesbian and Gay News’ contributor
- Open University Gender Critical Research Network participant
References
Lownie, Rob (February 12, 2024). Gender-critical Stonewall founder named Edinburgh University rector. UnHerd https://unherd.com/newsroom/gender-critical-stonewall-founder-named-edinburgh-university-rector/
Williams, Craig (February 12, 2024). Activist Simon Fanshawe named as University of Edinburgh rector. BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68272222
Curtis, Nick (October 20, 2023). The debate has turned into: if you don’t agree with me, you are a bigot Simon Fanshawe spent years fighting inequality. Then he was cancelled. The Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/freedom-speech-simon-fanshawe-stonewall-trans-b1114871.html
Cotterill, Tom (February 14, 2024). Trans campaigners slam announcement of Stonewall founder-turned-critic Simon Fanshawe as Edinburgh University Rector. Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13082651/edinburgh-university-transgender-simon-fanshawe-stonewall.html
Bartosch, Jo (February 15, 2024). Why are trans activists raging against a gay-rights hero? Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/02/15/why-are-trans-activists-raging-against-a-gay-rights-hero/
Attenborough, Freddie (February 16, 2024). What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe? The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial. The Critic https://thecritic.co.uk/whats-with-the-fuss-over-simon-fanshawe/
Clover, Jack (23 February 2024). “Edinburgh students angry over trans critic’s appointment as rector”. The Times.
Bots, Maryse (21 February 2024). “Trans and Non-Binary Liberation Officer Robyn Woof resigns in protest of transphobia at university”. The Student.
Hunter, Ross (14 February 2024). “Edinburgh University LGBT+ staff network demands removal of Simon Fanshawe”. The National.
Davies, Matilda (December 10, 2020). Stonewall founder Simon Fanshawe ‘doesn’t get’ how a married mixed-sex couple can identify as queer. PinkNews https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/12/10/stonewall-founder-simon-fanshawe-bi-erasure-queer-lgb-alliance-gay-spot/
Gluck, Genevieve (October 23, 2019). What’s Current: Dispute over gender identity splits Stonewall, creating LGB faction. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2019/10/23/whats-current-dispute-over-gender-identity-splits-stonewall-creating-lgb-faction/
Sale, Jonathan (11 May 2006). “Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Simon Fanshawe, writer and broadcaster”. The Independent.
Selected anti-trans writing by Fanshawe
Fanshawe, Simon (June 12, 2024). Simon Fanshawe: “I’m proud to be a politically correct comedian, but I’m not woke”. www.thetimes.com.
Fanshawe, Simon (June 4, 2021). “Stonewall now represents intolerance.” Spiked https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/06/04/stonewall-now-represents-intolerance/
Resources
Simon Fanshawe (simonfanshawe.com)
Blogspot (blogspot.com)
- The Done Thing
- thedonething.blogspot.com/ [removed – archive]
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
X/Twitter (x.com)
Diversity by Design (diversitybydesign.co.uk)