Transsexual Apostate: My Journey Back to Reality

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'Braveanddeeply considered... Her experience, andTranssexual Apostate,shouldn't be dismissed'The Telegraph

In 2016, Debbie Hayton underwent gender reassignment surgery. Fast forward to today, and Hayton's refusal to validate the standard gender identity orthodoxy has led to excommunication by the trans activist community. What happened

In a compelling first-hand account of what it means to be a transwoman - and where she feels the impulse comes from - Hayton explains why much of gender identity ideology is, in her view, false and damaging. Once a prominent member of the TUC LGBT+ committee, she charts how her views developed and put her at odds with the majority of trans activists. Instead, she issues a compassionate call to move beyond ideological conflicts, and acknowledge the legitimate concerns that many have with an agenda that asserts that transwomen are women.

Hayton's honest, humane and moving book shows that by accepting reality, transwomen can live their best lives based on the truth of who they are- rather than the fantasy of who they are not.

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'Debbie Hayton is a thoughtful and insightful writer, who explores her own experience with sexuality and sexual identity in a way that can help illustrate some of the complexities of identity and desire. I really recommend her writing: she has a generous and wise voice' - Sophie Scott, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL and author of The Brain: 10 Things You Should Know

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'Debbie Hayton provides a brave, unflinching, insightful account that challenges both the Left and Right, but no more than it challenges her own prior beliefs and decisions. This is required reading for anyone wanting to understand male gender dysphoria' - Michael Bailey, author of The Man Who Would be Queen

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'Debbie Hayton's book is a must for those wondering what is actually going on in the heads of middle aged men who suddenly announce that they are going to transition. Not only that, the description of institutional capture is an eyeopener. This book is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the madness that has gripped too many organisations, and many individuals. It offers a way through the confusion, placing compassion and our shared humanity front and centre' - Graham Linehan

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'Debbie has an important voice, having had a unique and important journey, a lived experience that is vital to listen to, to learn from and to acknowledge the facts, truths and genuine concerns and challenges gender ideology presents' - Sharron Davies, author of Unfair Play

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'Debbie Hayton's book offers a compelling warts and all description of what happens when a husband and father-of-three decides to transition. The power of an echo-chamber, the impact of the Internet, trans politics and the dislocation that can happen when a person builds a fantasy inside their head, are all powerfully depicted in this book' - Stella O'Malley, psychotherapist and author

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Author Bio

Debbie Hayton is a physics teacher, journalist and trade unionist. A transsexual, Hayton is now a leading commentator on trans and gender issues.