#81 Juno Dawson: The Gender Games

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🗓️ 1 June 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Juno Dawson is the multi award-winning author of ten books. In 2014 Juno became a School Role Model for the charity STONEWALL. In 2016, she authored the best-selling World Book Day title: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE. Her latest novel is the beautiful and emotive MARGOT & ME (which came out in January in 2017) and her memoir THE GENDER GAMES is out now. In 2015, Juno announced her intention to undergo gender transition and live as a woman. On the cover of The Gender Games it says "the problem with men and woman - from someone who has been both." This book isn't just about how the conversation around gender is screwing over trans people (which it certainly is), it's messing with everyone. Little girls who are told they can't be doctors, men who can't cry because they feel they shouldn't, exclusionist feminism and the alt-right. Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude Magazine, Glamour Magazine, The Guardian and has been on BBC Woman’s Hour, ITV News, This Morning and Newsnight concerning sexuality, identity and education.

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0:58.8	episode of Control-Lock Delete. Today's guest is Juno Dawson. She is a multi award winning author of 10 books.
1:06.0	We're here to talk about her 10th book which has just come out called The Gender Games.
1:11.0	In 2014 Juno became a school role model for the charity Stonewall, and in 2015,
1:17.0	Juno announced her intention to undergo gender transition and live as a woman.
1:21.0	Her memoir The Gender Games is out today, June the 1st. On the cover of the
1:25.0	Gender Games it says the problem with men and women from someone who has been both.
1:28.8	This book isn't just about how the conversation around gender is affecting trans people which of course it is but in fact it's
1:36.1	messing with everyone from little girls who are told they can't be doctors to men that
1:40.3	can't cry because they feel like they can't, feminism that excludes people and the alt-right.
1:45.0	Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude magazine, Glamour magazine where she has a column,
1:50.0	and The Guardian. She's been on BBC Women's Hour, I TV News this morning and news night and talks about
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