5 years and counting

Somehow the anniversary of when I and colleagues set up The Open University Gender Critical Network passed me by this week. It was 16th June 2021. Hard to believe that was 5 years ago. The launch podcast is still available to listen to here.

I would like to celebrate the anniversary by making available a couple of documents. These documents formed part of the cross-examination either of myself or the many Open University witnesses. First up is the Open Letter that appeared more or less five years ago today. If you want to see exactly who signed that no infamous letter, have a look!

It is worth remembering what the Employment Tribunal said about this letter:

Next up is the first time I made a complaint to the university about the open letter - and especially about the conduct of the then Faculty EDI lead who, at that point, went by the name Julia Downes but is now Leigh Downes. If you want to remember just how bad things on X were around that time, please have a look. If you want to read the bilge that academics from the LSE wrote about the OUGCRN, please have a look as well. But, before you do, I want to remind you of what the Employment Tribunal had to say about several of the academics they encountered in my hearing:

Just to finish this short anniversary post, I might remind you about what the Employment Tribunal said of Leigh Downes:

The summer of 2021 was an awful summer. The actions of my colleagues - academics most of them - changed the entire course of my personal and professional life. Now, though, all these years later I am still amazed that I had enough support from everyone to make a stand that resulted in a judgement that still gives me a deep sense of pride and joy.