Adult Human Female (film)
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| Directed by | Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Adult Human Female is an anti-trans documentary film directed by Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne. It was published on YouTube in December 2022.[1][2][3]
Title
The phrase adult human female, after which the film is named, is a slogan adopted by anti-gender and gender-critical (also known as TERF) movements, with the aim of excluding trans women from the definition of a woman.
History
The film had its screenings cancelled in October 2022 at an Australian university and in December of the same year and April of 2023 at Edinburgh University due to protests by transgender advocates. It successfully screened at Edinburgh in an event organized by the University of Edinburgh Academics for Academic Freedom in November 2023 despite protests. A discrimination and harassment lawsuit was filed by the filmmakers against the University and College Union in 2025 due to the union's campaigns to prevent the documentary from being screened.[4][5][3][6]
References
- ^ Carrell, Severin (2023-04-26). "Edinburgh University cancels film screening after trans rights protest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Smith, Mark (2023-04-26). "'Anti-democratic' trans groups prevent gender film screening". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ a b Weale, Sally (2025-03-31). "UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Adult Human Female film is shown in Edinburgh". 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Edinburgh film screening no-platformed over 'transphobia'". Times Higher Education (THE). 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Free speech group hopeful for Adult Human Female film screening". 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-10-31.