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Tag: Trans Rights

Irish anti-trans group confirms it reached out to far-right journalist Andy Ngo
News

Irish anti-trans group confirms it reached out to far-right journalist Andy Ngo

23/06/202223/06/20225 min read

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

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LiveLyin: How RTÉ’s Liveline promoted a campaign of anti-trans lies
Opinion

LiveLyin: How RTÉ’s Liveline promoted a campaign of anti-trans lies

21/06/202222/06/202217 min read

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

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Pride is a time to be proud of who we are in spite of bigotry
Opinion

Pride is a time to be proud of who we are in spite of bigotry

18/06/202217/06/20226 min read

“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

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Punching down has made comedians and journalists a laughing stock
Opinion

Punching down has made comedians and journalists a laughing stock

27/05/202227/05/20225 min read

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

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Embedded in an online network of extremists with a thriving ideology the Buffalo terrorist was no lone wolf
Analysis

Embedded in an online network of extremists with a thriving ideology the Buffalo terrorist was no lone wolf

21/05/202223/05/20229 min read

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

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The waiting list for trans healthcare reached a new high in 2021
Analysis

The waiting list for trans healthcare reached a new high in 2021

22/01/202223/01/20224 min read

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.

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Something doesn’t add up for trans healthcare in Ireland
Analysis

Something doesn’t add up for trans healthcare in Ireland

20/11/202121/01/20226 min read

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

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Sophia Siddiqui of the Institute of Race Relations on the importance of ‘politics of solidarity’
Analysis

Sophia Siddiqui of the Institute of Race Relations on the importance of ‘politics of solidarity’

19/11/202106/12/202110 min read

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

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The ever-growing wait for trans healthcare
Analysis

The ever-growing wait for trans healthcare

02/10/202121/01/20226 min read

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”,

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Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.
Opinion

Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.

29/08/202129/08/20215 min read

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

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Feminist researcher: Self-proclaimed gender critical feminists align with far-right views
News

Feminist researcher: Self-proclaimed gender critical feminists align with far-right views

13/08/202113/08/20214 min read

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.

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