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[[File:Julie-Bindel.jpg|thumb|Julie Bindel]]'''Julie Bindel''' (born 1962) is a feminist campaigner and journalist.

Her regular newspaper articles in ''The Guardian'' have often highlighted feminist issues and opposition to the sex industry. In 1991 she co-founded Justice For Women, which opposes violence against women from a feminist viewpoint.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/oct/30/gender.uk1 Rachel Cooke "Snap decisions", ''The Guardian'' 30 January 2001.</ref>

Julie Bindel is lesbian; her partner is [[Harriet Wistrich]], a human rights lawyer<ref>http://www.thecnj.com/camden/2008/081408/gulliver081408.html Article in ''Camden New Journal''</ref> 

She has attracted considerable opposition from trans groups for her views on transsexualism, for instance her 2004 ''Guardian'' article "Gender benders beware".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jan/31/gender.weekend7</ref>

She was ranked 13 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], 83 in the [[World Pride Power List 2012]] and 83 in the [[World Pride Power List 2013]].

In 2021 she sued  [[Pink News]] for defamation. <ref> The Sunday Times May 23 2021 ;Gay website 'claimed anti-trans feminists groom and abuse' </ref> <ref>  The parties reached a settlement, with PinkNews issuing a statement acknowledging the risk of defamation and apologizing for the distress caused. The article was taken down, and PinkNews revised its editorial processes. Julie Bindel accepted that PinkNews published the article without intending to make any reference to her and expressed relief that the matter had been resolved </ref>. Her book Feminism for Women was published in 2021 <ref> https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/julie-bindel/feminism-for-women/9781472132611/?v2=true </ref>.

She has published in Al Jazeera on parents concerns about trans influences on children <ref> https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/18/jeffrey-marsh-is-wrong-and-feminists-wont-be-bullied Published 18 March 2023 </ref> and on 'Identity Politics' <ref> https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/6/23/feminism-should-focus-on-reality-not-narcissistic-fantasy Published 23 June 2023 </ref>.

==External links==
*https://www.thejuliebindel.com/

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