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UK supreme court ruling

Aoife Martin: We are living through a moral panic about trans people

Aoife Martin

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Stormont

Parties in Northern Ireland executive agree to extend Britain's ban on puberty blockers

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Sinn Féin and Unionists criticised for extending UK ban on puberty blockers to Northern Ireland

26 Aug 2024

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Opinion

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Michael Ryan

19 Jun 2024

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Podcast

The Explainer: What does a major review tell us about trans healthcare?

20 Apr 2024

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Opinion: Trans young people have nowhere to turn, and the Cass Report has made it worse

Dr Chris Noone & Karen Sugrue

19 Apr 2024

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cass report

Opinion: The Cass Report is welcome - here's what it means for Ireland

Dr Paul Moran

19 Apr 2024

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FactCheck

Debunked: No evidence of Graham Linehan’s claims about crowdfunding and ‘top surgery’

20 Dec 2023

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The Morning Lead

Inside Ireland's culture war on gender: Why there's more debate on trans issues than ever before

19 Aug 2023

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storytime

Analysis: 'Terrifying' LGBTQ+ event in Tralee aims to drag us back to the past

Aoife Gallagher

20 Jul 2023

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questions of gender

Eoghan Cleary: My teenage students understand the difference between gender and sex

Eoghan Cleary

28 Apr 2023

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Analysis: Don't fall for the 'groomer' slur - it's an old trick used to stir hatred of LGBTQ+ people

Aoife Gallagher & Tim Squirrell

Updated 6 Apr 2023

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lgbtqia+

Opinion: Reflecting on 2022, the LGBT+ community is hopeful of progress in the year ahead

Adam Long

Updated 30 Dec 2022

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New Rules

Varadkar urges IRFU to 'listen to the voices of those affected' by new trans ban

11 Aug 2022

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transgender

Explainer: How will the changes to UK Gender Identity Services impact on Ireland?

11 Aug 2022

14.3k

Opinion

Aoife Martin: When you question trans people's rights, it shows you see us as second-class citizens

Aoife Martin

24 Jun 2022

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Liveline

RTÉ invited to appear before Oireachtas committee over Liveline coverage

15 Jun 2022

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transgender

Dublin Pride terminates media partnership with RTÉ over Liveline coverage

14 Jun 2022

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jamie wallis

Transgender MP advises young people not to 'wait as long as I’ve waited'

24 Apr 2022

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Trans

Taoiseach admits Government needs to 'work harder' to increase supports for transgender teens

27 Dec 2021

26.4k

gender recognition

People will be able to self-identify as male or female in Scotland's census next year

1 Sep 2021

10.7k

Waiting Lists

'We can't keep relying on other countries': HSE begins hiring experts to oversee service for trans youth

20 Apr 2021

11.8k

Healthcare

'We can't keep sending trans people abroad for major surgery with no aftercare when they get home'

5 Mar 2021

25.8k

Crumlin

Trans children being referred to healthcare service that 'doesn't exist yet'

11 Feb 2021

36.7k

steering committee

Transgender healthcare report recommends all patients receive psychological support in Ireland, not UK

31 Dec 2020

16.4k

oregon

US Supreme Court rejects appeal seeking to limit transgender students

7 Dec 2020

20.6k

Health

Taoiseach says it's 'not satisfactory' that trans healthcare report hasn't been published

2 Dec 2020

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Transitioning

'The most important thing is to talk about it': Trans couple open up in intimate new documentary

26 Feb 2020

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Literature

John Boyne quits Twitter after criticism from trans activists following newspaper article

17 Apr 2019

34.9k

Health Committee

Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for legal reasons

6 Nov 2018

19.0k

gender recognition

Children would be able to get full gender recognition under new proposals

18 Jul 2018

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Scarlett Johansson pulls out of trans drama after backlash

14 Jul 2018

28.5k

Science

Transgender woman able to breastfeed in first recorded case

16 Feb 2018

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Judge rules transgender people are free to enlist in the US military from January

11 Dec 2017

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welcome to the world

This Irish trans woman came out to her sister and her reaction may make you cry

31 May 2016

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gender recognition

'Young trans people don't turn trans when they're 18, they deserve so much better'

28 Apr 2016

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gender recognition

113 trans people are now legally recognised in Ireland

11 Mar 2016

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Declan Buckley on drag, equality and why sign language should be officially recognised

30 Dec 2015

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Dublin flooring company says Caitlyn Jenner ad is a 'celebration' of trans people

14 Oct 2015

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This trans guy documented his transition with an amazing selfie time-lapse video

8 Oct 2015

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