Niamh Mary Martin @niamhmary

Wrong people listened to on puberty blockers ban The National (Scotland)17 Dec 2024Steph Paton Trans people are spoken about but not to by the mainstream press IN indefinitely extending the ban on puberty blockers for trans young people, Labour have enacted the first piece of anti-LGBT legislation to come from Westminster in 36 years. And like the ban on teaching of LGBTQ+ identities enacted in 1988, it is grounded in little more than a moral panic that harms young people. Health Secretary Wes Streeting claims that the decision to extend the Conservative Party’s ban on something which is a reversible and safe means to give young people the time and space to decide what is right for them was taken after receiving expert advice. But the Government’s own consultation process tells another story. If, as the Government’s proponents are so quick to say, we must take the heat out of the so-called transgender debate, the route to doing so must surely be through expert opinion and by listening to the experiences of young trans people themselves.

"Wrong people listened to on puberty blockers ban".

The National in Scotland continuing to do some good work.

17.12.2024 09:44 — 👍 1049 🔁 265 💬 12 📌 9

If Paul Mescal doesn’t make a running away from his date joke on SNL this weekend none of it will have been worth it

06.12.2024 14:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

the attitude of re-electing FF/FG TDs to local areas because they do a lot of small things locally, but do nothing for the greater good is tired and outdated. we need to be electing to fix our futures, not to maintain what's already broken.

02.12.2024 13:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

cannot fathom donegal not voting Thomas Pringle back in. since the last GE he has done nothing but champion climate action, women, mica redress and rural communities. probably the biggest loss to this Dáil, and no doubt down to a lack of young people voting. #GE2024

02.12.2024 13:54 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

When you’re in the voting booth tomorrow, don’t forget Vicky Phelan and the 206 women who were misdiagnosed, 21 of whom died. Their blood is on Simon Harris’ hands.

#GE24 #votelefttransferleft #SpéirGhorm

29.11.2024 01:22 — 👍 24 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0

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#ConorMcGregor #NikitaHand #SpéirGorm

22.11.2024 17:29 — 👍 43 🔁 45 💬 1 📌 2

I’m so glad that the bravery she’s shown has resulted in justice being served. I wish he was in jail for it - but at least now he’s officially an adjudicated rapist and we can call him what he is

22.11.2024 17:58 — 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Illustration featuring all the women of the Mini Mná series. #art #blueskyart #speirgorm

A few years ago I made a series of mini drawings of interesting Irish women (available as a print here www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...) - this thread is a little information on the women featured, partly because it's useful, but mostly because I'm trying to be sustainable by recycling content.

20.11.2024 08:32 — 👍 971 🔁 366 💬 45 📌 63

US searches for Irish property jumped 342% after Trump election Nine of the top 10 US states driving the spike in searches on Savills Ireland voted Democrat in the US presidential election

Ah the “concerned locals” will be up in arms about this. Won’t they? Surely?

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18.11.2024 12:23 — 👍 44 🔁 8 💬 5 📌 3

I’m worried aontu actually will come out looking well here to people who don’t know their history. Wish somebody had really properly put them in their place in terms of what they want for Irish women.
a wildcard round where they all write something anonymously about another leader plz

18.11.2024 23:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A country which has the Direct Provision system we do, IS Racist. #RTEUpFront #GE24 #GE2024

18.11.2024 23:39 — 👍 20 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

I’m shocked nobody brought it up! For all the interruptions could somebody have not gone aye you know it well don’t you

18.11.2024 23:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Michael Martin went to Israel last year. He went into their homes he shook their hands. He met their government and took photos with them. Palestinians aren’t happy with you. You claim you “led the way”? Excuse me? He thinks we’ve forgotten? #RTEUpfront

18.11.2024 23:09 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

This is insane. 6k+ of us were spending Wednesdays outside the Dail for months in the freezing cold BEGGING them to support Palestine and for the Occupied Territories Bill. How Harris and Martin can say that Palestinians are happy with them? The Irish aren’t even happy! #RTEUpfront

18.11.2024 23:05 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Given there's so many of them this debate should have had an elimination every 10 minutes #ge24 #rteupfront

18.11.2024 22:29 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

A trans woman says "sometimes I feel like I'm giving up a lot by transitioning." She leans in "like.. will I ever truly feel like "The Boys are back in town again" Her friend grabs her shoulders in desperation and says "Of course, Margaret! The boys being back in town has nothing to do with gender." With sudden serious she elaborates, "It has more to do with the boys being back in town."

18.11.2024 14:16 — 👍 11749 🔁 1405 💬 134 📌 46

We’re all in this together at least

13.11.2024 18:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0