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Sociologist and feminist campaigner
Finn Mackay (born 1976 or 1977)
[1] is a British
sociologist and
radical
[2]
trans feminist
[3] campaigner.
[4]
[5]
[6]
A
senior lecturer in
sociology at
University of the West of England, Bristol, Mackay completed a PhD in the Centre for Gender & Violence Research at the
University of Bristol.
[7]
[1] They
[a] returned to academia to study the changes in the British
women's liberation movement.
[8]
Early life and identity
Mackay grew up in rural
Scotland and visited family in
England every summer, where they played with the local boys.
[1]
Mackay identifies as "a
queer
butch, or
transmasc, identifying with much in the
trans-with-an-asterisk label".
[9] During their teenage years, Mackay was part of an all-women's
peace camp, where they became involved in
lesbian feminism.
[10] Mackay has also subscribed to
radical feminism (an
anti-patriarchal strand of
feminism that believes an individual's biological role in reproduction should not matter outside of reproductive matters) since being a teen.
[2]
Activism
In 2004,
[7] Mackay founded the
London Feminist Network, a group helping victims of
domestic violence and has argued against the
pornographication of
mainstream popular culture.
[10] They have also led a revival of the "
Reclaim the Night" movement
[1] and have written about its history.
[11]
Books
See also
Notes
References
- ^
a
b
c
d
e Mackay, Finn (5 October 2021).
"Finn Mackay: the writer hoping to help end the gender wars". The Guardian (Interview). Interviewed by
Gaby Hinsliff. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^
a
b Mackay, Finn (23 September 2021).
Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars: The Politics of Sex. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 2–3.
ISBN
978-0-7556-0665-8.
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^ Jolly, Margaretta (2019).
Sisterhood and After: An Oral History of the UK Women's Liberation Movement, 1968-present. Oxford University Press. p. 187.
ISBN
978-0-19-065884-7.
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^ Young, Annette (1 July 2022).
"The 51% - Feminism and transgender rights: The reasons behind a divisive debate". France 24. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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^ Smith, Victoria (4 April 2022).
"Should puberty be optional?". The Critic Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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^ Le Marechal, Caroline (17 October 2019).
"Demand for transgender awareness courses 'up 50%'". BBC News. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^
a
b
"Finn Mackay: Bloomsbury Publishing". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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^ Aghtaie, Nadia; Gangoli, Geetanjali (21 August 2014).
Understanding Gender Based Violence: National and international contexts. Routledge. p. xiii.
ISBN
978-1-135-10787-1.
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^ Mackay, Finn (25 January 2022).
"Still Too Hot To Handle? Firebrand Radical Feminism". Hypatia. 37: 216–220.
doi:
10.1017/hyp.2021.74.
ISSN
0887-5367.
S2CID
246355473.
- ^
a
b Long, Julia (13 September 2012).
Anti-Porn: The Resurgence of Anti-Pornography Feminism. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 137, 150.
ISBN
978-1-78032-027-4.
-
^ Mackay, Finn (1 May 2014).
"Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches" (PDF). Women's Studies International Forum. 44: 46–54.
doi:
10.1016/j.wsif.2014.03.006.
ISSN
0277-5395.
-
^
"Don't write off radical feminism – it's always been ahead of its time". The Guardian. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
-
^
"Courrier des idées. Ce qui fait débat dans le genre". Courrier international (in French). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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