Stonewall’s new CEO implicated in trans ‘no-platforming’ row
from The Christian Institute:
Stonewall’s new Chief Executive has been implicated in the ‘no-platforming’ of a respected researcher, who said people should not be able to choose their own sex on the 2021 census.
Nancy Kelley is also currently Deputy Chief Executive of NatCen, a research body linked to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) which proposed the controversial census question. She became Stonewall’s new Chief Executive earlier this month.
The Times newspaper reports that NatCen cancelled an event featuring Dr Alice Sullivan, professor of sociology at University College London, after LGBT members complained she held “anti-trans views”.
‘Troubling’
Dr Sullivan had been due to speak at a seminar in April but the event was cancelled. The academic was told it was “too risky” for her to attend and another speaker threatened to pull out if she were present.
But emails circulated among NatCen’s leadership team at the time said the research body suggested that Dr Sullivan should “not take part or that the event be cancelled”.
The Times reports that the emails also stated that “including Sullivan as a panellist could be seen as NatCen endorsing anti-trans views, risking reputational damage and perhaps more importantly risking harm to staff and audience members”.
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