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  • When Ideology Meets Reality
  • Written by: Helen Joyce
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  • Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (76 ratings)

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The instant Sunday Times best seller

"An intelligent, thorough rejoinder to an idea that has swept across much of the liberal world seemingly overnight. Even those outraged by Joyce’s positions would benefit from understanding them.... Open conversation about such fraught issues is the only realistic path forward." (Jesse Singal, The New York Times)

"This rigorous and brave book nails the absurd idea that sex is just a 'social construct'." (David Aaronovitch, The Times)

Gender identity ideology is about more than Twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just 10 years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex.

People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining "man" and "woman". While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies.

If we recommit to our liberal values of freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and robust debate, we scan de-escalate this most vicious of culture wars.

©2021 Helen Joyce (P)2021 Oneworld Publications
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What the critics say

"An intelligent, thorough rejoinder to an idea that has swept across much of the liberal world seemingly overnight. Even those outraged by Joyce’s positions would benefit from understanding them.... Open conversation about such fraught issues is the only realistic path forward." (Jesse Singal, The New York Times)

"This rigorous and brave book nails the absurd idea that sex is just a 'social construct'." (David Aaronovitch, The Times)

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excellent assessment

Joyce has amazing working breaking down gender ideology, and it's flaws and how we need to understand the ideology, it's impacts on women, homosexuals and children and ideas on some kind of coexistence.

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important

very well researched and delivered, important information for people trying to understand the "gender" landscape

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This should not be silenced

This book has a combination of 3 really rare characteristics for a political book

1- The tone is utterly logical, based on a ruthless acknowledgment of reality, even when it run against one desired world
2- incredibly well researched, packed with a ton of facts, even when they run contrary to convenient belief
3- thoroughly empathic, and respectful of the interest of ALL involved, even when such respect is not reciprocated

I don’t know yet if I agree or disagree with all, part of, or none of the author position. But the method used for the making of the book I have to wholeheartedly approve of. I come out of that listen much more enlightened on the subject, as it provided enough food for thought to nourish an army.

this absolutely is a book worth listening, no matter what your opinion is on the subject.

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Exceptionally well researched and objective

Joyce covers the trans ideology movement with extensive research, compassion, caution, and reason. Highly recommend this book.

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Amazingly researched, brilliantly put

Excellent performance by author. I'm currently on my second listen. The world needs this book.

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a must read.

Helen's voice is so lovely- I would live to have her read all my books. this book is so well done, it is thoughtful and thought provoking.

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Compelling narrative

Excellent and well-researched. I highly recommend to anyone interested in women's rights and free speech.

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One of the most important books of the 21 century.

As a lifelong left-leaning liberal, I’ve always had a a lot of questions regarding this issue. All of which are never covered on the mainstream media. This book gives a well researched look into this topic.

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The Truth needs to be heard

Helen Joyce writes beautifully and is a wonderful narrator. This book is factual but also respectful. My only qualm is the use of preferred pronouns, which made the historical stories difficult to follow when male/female pronouns were used for the same individual.

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must read

The author highlights the problems with trains ideology. A must-read if you ever need to know why you or anyone cares that a woman is an adult human female and not someone who simply says they are a woman.

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