Julie Bindel

Julie Bindel (born 20 July 1962) is an English writer, feminist and co-founder of the group Justice for Women, which opposes violence against women. In 2010 she entered The Independent's "Pink List" as 89th of the top 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain. Her first book, Straight Expectations, was published in 2014. She writes regularly for The Guardian.

Bindel's areas of interest are lesbian rights, opposition to the sex industry, anti-trafficking and defending female victims of domestic violence, which has included being involved in law reform. Bindel refers to herself as a political lesbian feminist. She does not support same-sex marriage and argues that it would be preferable to have governments and courts not concern themselves with any concept of "marriage", and only regulate civil partnerships for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.

Early career, activism and research