Irish society has become more accepting of gender expression, but when it comes to the provision of intimate spaces and services, biological sex matters. The… Read More »Irish Public Have their Say in First Irish Gender Poll
By Debbie Hayton
Politicians waved legislation through and the public isn’t happy
Letters to The Irish Times
By Ciara O’Loughlin for The Sunday World
Duffy was hosting a conversation around gender neutral toilets as they are now an option for schools under new design guidance released by the Department of Education
Ciara O’Loughlin for The Irish Independent.
Tensions were high on Liveline today as presenter Joe Duffy was forced to apologise to a contributor after an outburst by another caller on his show.
Our national campaign to uphold the privacy, dignity and safety of Irish schoolchildren has made the front page of the Irish Times. Parents across the… Read More »Join our campaign to save single-sex toilets in Irish schools
The Countess, along with forty-two other groups and forty-one individuals representing ten countries has joined the Women’s Liberation Front in calling for an end to… Read More »Signatory to WoLF Submission to UN Gender Consultation
By Erica White and Radicailín for The Radical Notion.
Legislative progress for women and LGB people in Ireland has lagged behind the rest of the developed world. Contraception was illegal here until 1993, the same year that gay sex was decriminalized. Divorce was only legalized in 1995, requiring a constitutional amendment.
David Quinn (“Turning a blind eye has secured us UN success”, Comment, last week) rounds up the usual suspects — Russia, China and Saudi Arabia — in relation to Ireland’s failure to criticise human rights abuses.
You may recall the controversy earlier this year relating to the HSE using the meaningless term ‘anyone with a cervix’ instead of ‘woman’ in its cervical… Read More »Submission to the HSE on Cervical Check
What is the background to this case? Keira Bell is a 23 year old English woman who experienced gender dysphoria (GD) as a teenager. GD… Read More »COUNTESS EXPLAINER: Keira Bell Case
By Stella O’Malley for The Sunday Independent
As the UK rules on puberty blockers, we must have an open discussion to protect vulnerable children, writes Stella O’Malley.
Now that the High Court in London has judged that it is no longer appropriate to use experimental treatment paths on gender- dysphoric children, the ethics of prescribing puberty blockers are being reassessed in other countries around the world.