Press-Cuttings

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.

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 know you are in the Upside Down when a famous human-rights organisation petitions your government to disenfranchise you and members of your group, to stop you from engaging in peaceful actions and voicing your concerns and opinions.

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.

Justine McCarthy for The Sunday Times.

National Women’s Council and Amnesty condemned for backing call to deplatform ‘pseudo feminists’ on transgender issues.

By Josephine Bartosch for The Critic

Human rights organisations in Ireland are calling for the disenfranchisement of those who do not share their political views

Below is a joint statement between the members of The Countess Didn’t Fight For This and members of our group Radicailín on the proposed Hate Crime Bill that the government is trying to pass in Ireland.

By Laoise Aodha de Brún via The Phoenix

As the Founder of The Countess Didn’t Fight for This, I would like to draw your readers’ attention to a few facts regarding the article The Countess Returns (see The Phoenix 9/10/20). Our members live in Ireland with some 10% living abroad.