Finn Mackay
Sociologist and feminist campaigner
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Finn Mackay (born 1976 or 1977)[1] is a British sociologist and radical[2] trans feminist[3] campaigner.[4][5][6]
- Sociologist
- activist
Finn Mackay | |
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| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 48–49) |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Radical feminist and trans feminist activism |
| Website | drfinnmackay |
A senior lecturer in sociology at University of the West of England, Bristol, Mackay completed a PhD in the Centre for Gender & Violence Research at the University of Bristol.[7][1] They[a] returned to academia to study the changes in the British women's liberation movement.[8]
Early life and identity
Mackay grew up in rural Scotland and visited family in Nottingham every summer, where they played with the local boys.[1]
Mackay identifies as "a queer butch, or transmasc, identifying with much in the trans-with-an-asterisk label".[9] During their teenage years, Mackay was part of an all-women's peace camp, where they became involved in lesbian feminism.[10] Mackay has also subscribed to radical feminism (an anti-patriarchal strand of feminism that believes an individual's biological role in reproduction should not matter outside of reproductive matters) since being a teen.[2]
Activism
In 2004,[7] Mackay founded the London Feminist Network, a group helping victims of domestic violence and has argued against the pornographication of mainstream popular culture.[10] They have also led a revival of the "Reclaim the Night" movement[1] and have written about its history.[11]
Books
- Radical Feminism: Feminist Activism in Movement, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.[12]
- Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars: The Politics of Sex, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.[1][13]