Mermaids is going down, but what has been lost in the meantime?
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One thousand women have signed on to a letter in support of Graham Linehan, who has been subject to a vicious smear campaign led by trans activists.
The neoliberal concept of freedom has opened up a space where a patriarchal authoritarianism, exemplified by gender identity politics, has been able to take root and thrive.