Selected Publications
The Guardian opinion
For recent articles in The Guardian Opinion, please visit .Finn Mackay | The Guardian
4B is not a ‘sex ban’ and a sex ban is not Political Lesbianism! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/31/sex-strikes-feminism-radical-4b-movement-women-men
Review of judith butler’s new book
let toys be toys
In partnership with Let Toys Be Toys, my blog on raising children free from gender stereotyping was transformed into a lively colour poster of top tips! You can now download, display and consult your very own guide to raising children without gender stereotypes, all in an A3 poster! The 20 tips introduced on the poster are a summary of a much longer article and they will hopefully be useful, practical, informative and probably provocative, for parents and educators alike. The tips are only a beginning, and they are intended to start reflection and discussion: everyone could probably add their own to the list. https://www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/resources/raising-children-without-gender-stereotypes/
othermotherhood
othermotherhood - we are family magazine
Finn Mackay is a feminist activist who doesn’t fit into society’s assumed gender codes. Her partner carried and gave birth to their son, now almost 2 years old. In her guest blog Finn explores her experience of motherhood as a lesbian parent with their first child; they now have two children, a boy and a girl. https://wearefamilymagazine.co.uk/othermotherhood/
un-stereotyping for boys
There’s no biological reason boys should like cars, but there is a biological reason for boys to cry, it’s called human expression and development, says Dr Finn Mackay...https://www.teachwire.net/news/combatting-toxic-masculinity-in-our-schools-un-teaching-gender-stereotypes/#un-teaching-gender-stereotypes-for-boys
the ‘feminism’ of naomi wolf
Women are not their vaginas! Unlike Wolf, I cannot put my faith in an Enlightenment neuro-sexism that sets out to 'prove' that women's brains are pink and men's brains are blue. This is a pseudo-science that creates what it claims to report and diverts attention away from the real truth we should be putting under the microscope. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-finn-mackay/women-are-not-their-vagin_b_7343396.html
cats are feminists best friend
It’s been a full-on year here at T&S: we’ve covered obesity, domestic violence, feminism in universities, female serial killers, science, language and more. But there’s one debate we’ve hesitated to tackle: are dogs the new feminist cats?
Media commentary on this issue has been dominated by the liberal argument that companion-animal preferences are a matter of individual choice. For radical feminists, though, the personal is always political. So, as we head towards a new year, we have invited two radical feminists with sharply differing views to explain where they stand on one of the most important–and most divisive–questions facing our movement today. Planet Cath explains why she believes a dog is woman’s best friend, while Finn Mackay makes the case for staying true to our foremothers’ feline traditions. Their feminism will be about pets, or it will be bullshit. https://www.troubleandstrife.org/2014/12/the-truth-about-dogs-and-cats/
don’t lean in, get in
It’s time for feminists to get in, not lean in! Written for the 2015 General Election. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/its-time-for-feminists-to-get-in-not-lean-in/
Tories Flush gender recognition act reform
Engender: F.Words. mackay on ‘gender ideology’
The guardian today in focus podcast. understanding the fight for trans rights.
Understanding the fight over trans rights – part 2 | Society | The Guardian
Joining Anushka Asthana to discuss the issue are the feminist author Finn Mackay, who believes that while feminist divisions over trans rights are not new, they need not be inevitable.
ETC Magazine, Sweden