Julie Bindel's statement
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=34046747524&topic=5074 (http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=34046747524&topic=5074)
11/1/2008
In January 2004 I wrote a column for the Guardian Weekend Magazine entitled 'Gender Benders Beware'. It was primarily about the case of Canadian male-to-female transsexual Kimberly Nixon, who had taken a rape crisis centre to court over its decision not to invite her to be a counsellor for rape victims. As a result of the legal action the centre almost folded. I was, and remain angry that Nixon decided to risk the future of such an important service for rape victims. I stand by my position on this case, but regret using sarcasm, jokes and innuendo which may well have resulted in inciting others to treat transsexual people with disdain or even hatred.