UnHerd is a British group blog that publishes consistently anti-transgender content.
Background
UnHerd was founded in 2017 by conservative British political activist Tim Montgomerie with funding from Paul Marshall. Montgomerie had previously founded ConservativeHome. In 2018 anti-trans activist Sally Chatterton took over editing from Montgomerie, leading to significantly increased anti-trans coverage.
They are known for publishing “the kind of people who are generally ‘unheard’ because people edge away from them at parties.”
The only exception is balanced writing on religion and trans issues, including work by Christopher Rhodes and Alexander Faludy.
Originally available without a paywall, they have since added one. In 2023, they set up UnHerd Club, a gathering place for contributors and their orbiters.
Key people
Contributors
- J. Michael Bailey
- Josephine Bartosch
- Sallie Baxendale
- Jonny Best
- Julie Bindel
- “Jo Brown” [unaccepting parent]
- Julie Burchill
2024 Dissident Dialogues event
UnHerd partnered with Ground News, FIRE, and ThirdRail to hold an event in New York City called “Dissident Dialogues.” It was produced by talent agency This Is 42, which handled logistics.
Panels included anti-trans activists speaking on “What is the future of feminism?” and “The end of ‘gender medicine.'”
Speakers included:
- Sohrab Ahmari
- Ayishat Akanbi
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Masih Alinejad
- Desh Amila
- Alex Berenson
- Uri Berliner
- Stephen Blackwood
- Africa Brooke
- Lee Fang
- Francis Foster
- Diana Fleischman
- Nick Gillespie
- Andrew Gold
- Dan Granger
- Briahna Joy Gray
- Alex Gutentag
- Jewher Ilham
- Anna Kachiyan
- Harleen Kaur
- Jonathan Kay
- Konstantin Kisin
- Joseph (Jake) Klein
- Eli Lake
- Greg Lukianoff
- Maud Maron
- Winston Marshall
- John McWhorter
- Michael Moynihan
- Tom Nash
- Alex O’Connor
- Stella O’Malley
- Freddie Sayers
- Michael Shellenberger
- Jacob Siegel
- Joshua Luke Smith
- Kathleen Stock
- John Vervaeke
- Thomas Chatterton Williams
Chris Williamson and Nathan Robinson were scheduled but apparently removed.
A number of anti-trans activists were in attendance, including Christina Buttons, Cathy Young, Carrie Mendoza, Colin Wright, Benjamin Ryan, and Meghan Daum.
Other visited websites
Readers of UnHerd also like other anti-trans outlets:
- Quillette (quillette.com)
- The Spectator (spectator.co.uk)
- Spiked (spiked-online.com)
- City Journal (city-journal.org)
- The Critic (thecritic.co.uk)
References
Jeffries, Stuart (November 11, 2023). Far from the Madding Hive Mind: Inside the UnHerd Club, London’s liveliest—and most controversial—new literary salon. Air Mail https://airmail.news/issues/2023-11-11/far-from-the-madding-hive-mind
Mayhew, Freddy (September, 25 2018). Former Times columnist Tim Montgomerie leaves Unherd news website he founded last year. Press Gazette https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/former-times-columnist-tim-montgomerie-leaves-unherd-news-website-he-founded-last-year
Childs, Simon (July 25, 2017). The UnHerd and the Whining of the Perfectly-Well-Represented. Vice https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/a3d95p/the-unherd-and-the-whining-of-the-perfectly-well-represented
Resources
Allsides (allsides.com)
- UnHerd
- allsides.com/news-source/unherd-media-bias
UnHerd (unherd.com)
Dissident Dialogues (dissidentdialogues.org)
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Twitter (twitter.com)
YouTube (youtube.com)
Instagram (instagram.com)