Anti-trans group The Countess has admitted to contacting the far-right journalist Andy Ngo last week. It came in the aftermath of attacks on the rights
Tag: Trans Rights
LiveLyin: How RTÉ’s Liveline promoted a campaign of anti-trans lies
I am angry writing this. I think you will be angry when you read it. It seems that RTÉ’s flagship phone-in show Liveline has distorted
Pride is a time to be proud of who we are in spite of bigotry
“But when’s it gonna be straight pride?”, whinged the cishet manbaby. “I’m after LITERALLY (he means metaphorically) choking on another bloody rainbow flag!!” “And why
Punching down has made comedians and journalists a laughing stock
There’s always been a curious intersection between comedians and journalists. Comedians will tell you that their routines challenge social norms, unpack the hypocrisies of our
Embedded in an online network of extremists with a thriving ideology the Buffalo terrorist was no lone wolf
On Saturday 14 May an 18-year-old teenager drove three hours from his rural town in New York State to a Tops supermarket in Buffalo. Once
The waiting list for trans healthcare reached a new high in 2021
A new year means we can look back at how transgender healthcare has fared in the previous 12 months, using Freedom of Information (FoI) requests.
Something doesn’t add up for trans healthcare in Ireland
This week is Transgender Awareness Week with today being Transgender Day of Remembrance, and as chance would have it I received a response in relation
Sophia Siddiqui of the Institute of Race Relations on the importance of ‘politics of solidarity’
Liberal feminism is failing both women and minorities. And this failure is coming at what’s perhaps one of the most crucial points in time in
The ever-growing wait for trans healthcare
When I first discussed going on hormones with my psychotherapist he asked if I was thinking of going public or private. “I’ve heard about Loughlinstown”,
Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.
There are some elements in Irish society who need to think deeply about how they use their platforms. For anyone concerned about social justice it
Feminist researcher: Self-proclaimed gender critical feminists align with far-right views
The deputy editor of the Race & Class journal has warned of anti-trans feminists copying far-right tactics in an effort to walk back trans rights.