All Posts – Holly Lawford-Smith

2018-present | Radical & gender-critical feminism

In early 2018 I became interested in radical and gender-critical feminism, and their perspective on questions about sex, gender, and gender identity, and the ethical and political questions arising from proposed legal changes to sex-based rights.Apart from the below, I’ve also written quite a bit for the media, and done some videos and podcasts…

Published:May 1, 2026Updated:May 18, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 2 minRead time

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Quillette | The Australian Way of Life

Published:March 23, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Papers & Chapters

2026

Lawford-Smith, Holly., & Tuckwell, Will. ‘Lifestyle Politics Is Not Politics’ in Mattias Gunnemyr, Rutger van Oeveren, & Jan Willem Wieland (Eds.) The Ethics of Inefficacy (Abingdon: Routledge, forthcoming).Lawford-Smith, Holly. ‘Is it morally wrong for transwomen to claim to be women?’ Journal of Controversial Ideas 6/1 (2026), pp. 1-23.Lawford-Smith, Holly. ‘What Does Trans Inclusion…

Published:January 21, 2026Updated:June 1, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Writing

What Does Trans Inclusion In A Liberal State Require? (Pre-print)

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Published:January 21, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Quoted-in

Times Higher Education | New Australian hate speech laws ‘threaten’ academic freedom

Published:January 20, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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Quillette | The Uninvited Sermon

Published:January 14, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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Quillette | Defaming The Dead

Published:December 15, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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Fairer Disputations | A Supposedly Fun Thing You Should Never Do Again: An Argument For Sex-Negative Feminism

Published:December 10, 2025Updated:March 23, 2026ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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Reality’s Last Stand | I Attended An Academic Freedom Symposium. It’s Worse Than You Think

Published:December 2, 2025Updated:December 10, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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Feminist philosophy journal Hypatia publishes paper associating Gender-Critical Feminism with neo-Nazism

This is not exactly censorship but I'm including it in the timeline because it is so ridiculous. The feminist philosophy journal Hypatia has just published a paper by Suzy Killmister that, in addition to discussing my book Gender-Critical Feminism (2022), also assesses my participation in feminist political rallies and makes an exceptionally weak attempt to…

Published:September 17, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 2 minRead time

Uncategorised Videos

The Philosophy of Feminism | Lecture 5 | Femininity

Published:September 15, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Videos

Quillette | Holly Lawford-Smith on Nonpartisan Feminism: Should Feminists Work With The Right?

Published:September 12, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Videos

The Philosophy of Feminism | Lecture 4 | Solutions to Patriarchy

Published:September 6, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

Videos

The Philosophy of Feminism | Lecture 3 | The Mechanisms of Patriarchy

The third lecture in a free online video lecture series, which started Sunday 17th August, and will run for 12 weeks. Videos premiere at 7pm Australia, 9pm New Zealand, & 10am United Kingdom – I’ll be available in the live chat to answer any questions. (Apologies to those in the US & elsewhere, for whom…

Published:August 29, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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The Philosophy of Feminism | Lecture 2 | The Origins of Patriarchy

The second lecture in a free online video lecture series, which started Sunday 17th August, and will run for 12 weeks. Videos premiere at 7pm Australia, 9pm New Zealand, & 10am United Kingdom - I'll be available in the live chat to answer any questions. (Apologies to those in the US & elsewhere, for whom…

Published:August 22, 2025Updated:November 8, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time

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The Philosophy of Feminism | Lecture 1 | Are Women Oppressed?

A free online video lecture series, starting Sunday 17th August, and running for 12 weeks. 7pm Australia, 9pm New Zealand, & 10am United Kingdom. (With apologies to those in the US & elsewhere, for whom the videos are premiering at improbable hours - but they'll be available to watch afterwards).

Published:August 16, 2025Updated:August 25, 2025ByHolly Lawford-Smith 0 minRead time