Kellie-Jay Keen, a women’s rights campaigner also known as Posey Parker, discusses her activism surrounding women’s sex-based rights, the defence of biological definitions, and the shifting dynamics of political and media landscapes. Keen explores the genesis of her billboard campaigns—featuring the dictionary definition of “woman” and messages supporting J.K. Rowling—noting how they faced severe accusations and censorship from trans activists who characterised them as dog whistles. The conversation examines the puzzling embrace of identity politics and linguistic shifts by the political left, contrasting this with her view that the left has abandoned materialist analyses and traditional advocacy for the marginalised in favour of superficial, trend-driven narratives. Furthermore, Keen analyses the intense online and offline vitriol she has faced—frequently from self-described feminists rather than men—her arrest during a “Reclaiming the Public Square” event in Leeds under COVID-19 regulations, and the pervasive double standards applied to different political protests. Finally, she critiques the erosion of free speech by big tech monopolies, the hypocrisy surrounding modern political alliances, and the urgent necessity for women to unite globally to safeguard biological sex-based protections and fundamental human rights.
