Finn Mackay

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Finn Mackay (born 1977/1978) is a British sociologist and radical trans feminist[1] campaigner.

Mackay is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Bristol[2] and identifies as "a queer butch, or transmasc, identifying with much in the trans-with-an-asterisk label".[3] During their[a] teenage years, Mackay was part of an all-women's peace camp, where they became involved in lesbian feminism.[4]

Mackay founded the , a group helping victims of domestic violence, and has argued against pornographication.[4] They have also led a revival of the "Reclaim the Night" movement,[2] and has written about its history.[5] Mackay returned to academia to study the changes in the British women's liberation movement.[6]

In 2021, Mackay wrote Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars: The Politics of Sex.[2][7]

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  1. ^ Mackay prefers to use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them).

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ Mackay, Finn (1 May 2014). "Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches". Women's Studies International Forum. 44: 46–54. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2014.03.006. ISSN 0277-5395.
  6. ^ Aghtaie, Nadia; Gangoli, Geetanjali (21 August 2014). Understanding Gender Based Violence: National and international contexts. Routledge. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1-135-10787-1.
  7. ^ "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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