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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 from a feminist viewpoint. A freelance journalist whose work regularly appears in ''The Guardian'',〔(Julie Bindel ) guardian.co.uk〕 Bindel's work strongly divides readers between admirers and detractors.〔(Julie Bindel Interview ) 9 August 2004 WriteWords〕 Her primary areas of interest are lesbian rights, opposition to the sex industry, modern anti-trafficking campaigns and defending female victims of domestic violence.〔 She has been involved in feminist law reform campaigns for victims of domestic violence and originally began writing as a way to get the message across to the wider public. As a lesbian, she has shared her views and been quoted regarding sexual identity and sexual orientation issues and refers to herself as a political lesbian feminist.〔(Sexualities in context: a social perspective ) Rebecca F. Plante; Basic Books, 2006; ISBN 0-8133-4293-7, ISBN 978-0-8133-4293-1〕〔(Lesbianism is a choice’ – Julie Bindel ) Lesbelicious, 30 January 2008〕 Bindel though does not support same-sex marriage〔(Sky News Press Preview on 21 February 2012 )〕 and believes 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. As of 2009 she lives in Crouch End and has written about the area.〔 In August 2010 she entered ''The Independents "Pink List" as ninety-eighth of the top 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.〔(The IoS Pink List 2010 ) ''The Independent'', 1 August 2010〕 Her first book ''Straight Expectations'' was published in 2014. == Early career, activism and research == Julie Bindel was a teenager in Leeds when she became involved in feminism in 1979, through meeting feminists who were then campaigning about sexual violence and the complacency of the police at the time of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe. "The Yorkshire Ripper case was my reason for becoming a campaigner against sexual violence".〔(Violence and Sex Work in Britain ) Hilary Kinnell, Willan Publishing, 2008, p.18; ISBN 1-84392-350-5, ISBN 978-1-84392-350-3〕 Sutcliffe was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981 for murdering thirteen women between 1975 and 1980.〔("1981: Yorkshire Ripper jailed for life" ), BBC On This Day, 22 May〕 She states, "I was angry, like many others, that the police only really seemed to step up the investigation when the first 'non-prostitute' was killed."〔 Bindel was angry about the police's advice for women to stay indoors although many had jobs which required them to be out after dark; she was also not happy about the police's assertions in 1979–1980 that sex workers were the killer's target even though, from May 1978 onwards, all the victims were not sex workers by trade.〔 Bindel took part in feminist protests against the killings including flyering mock-up police notices for men to stay off the streets for the safety of women.〔 She continued campaigning against sexual violence, and worked as an unpaid feminist activist working for women's rights. In 1990, Bindel was a co-founder of Justice for Women (JFW), a group which opposes violence against women from a feminist viewpoint.〔〔(You can't be an armchair feminist: Reclaim the Night is 30 tomorrow. Julie Bindel, who knows all about the joys of direct action, will be there )〕 "Justice For Women is a feminist organisation that campaigns and supports women who have fought back against or killed violent male partners".〔(About Justice for Women ) Justice for Women〕 They are concerned with issues of mariticide arising from domestic abuse.〔(From homebreakers to jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters ) Rahila Gupta; Zed Books, 2003; ISBN 1-84277-441-7, ISBN 978-1-84277-441-0〕 JFW offer welfare advice, campaign on domestic violence, abused women who kill violent partners, immigration rights, and the dangers women face with the rise of religious fundamentalism. JFW "campaign for changes in the defences to murder so that they encompass and reflect women's experiences of domestic violence."〔 Bindel's writing on cyberstalking, where a victim is humiliated or threatened with unwelcome email messages at work or to professional associates, has been cited by academics.〔Ian Marsh, Gaynor Melville (Crime, Justice and the Media ) Taylor & Francis, 2009, ISBN 0-415-44490-X, 9780415444903〕 In 2006 Bindel wrote of a personal pact regarding rape and how rape victims are re-victimized by being "identified, vilified and even criminalised."〔 She shared that if she were raped at the time she would likely not report it to the police because of these concerns.〔(Accounting for Rape Psychology, Feminism and Discourse Analysis in the Study of Sexual Violence. ) Irina Anderson, Kathy Doherty; Routledge, 2006; ISBN 0-203-08754-2, ISBN 978-0-203-08754-1〕 Bindel's activism is reflected in her contribution to research and writing on feminist issues, violence against women, and prostitution; she was a researcher at both Leeds Metropolitan and London Metropolitan Universities, being the assistant director of the research unit on violence and abuse at Leeds Metropolitan.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julie Bindel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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