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Ireland - "Transgender childcare worker sacked for offering child 'a free kiss' as a prize"

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ItsCoolForCats · 10/06/2026 13:35

A nursery hired a man called Aleena Starshine (🙄) and 4 days into his employment he offered a child a kiss from him as a reward for winning a game. He was suspended for this and other safeguarding concerns, and then tried to claim gender discrimination. Thankfully, he lost.

https://businessplus.ie/news/transgender-childcare-worker-sacked/

Transgender childcare

Transgender childcare worker sacked for offering child 'a free kiss' as a prize

A transgender childcare worker who was sacked from her role after offering an 11-year-old child “a free kiss” as a prize during a game has had her gender

https://businessplus.ie/news/transgender-childcare-worker-sacked/

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SpottyPyjama · 10/06/2026 13:51

Eww. That vile and disgusting human deserves a lot more than a suspension.

Tabarnak · 10/06/2026 13:49

"The first complaint concerned an activity described as a “safari game” during which Ms Starshine reportedly offered an 11-year-old child “a free kiss from me” or a “big kiss” as a prize.
The second parental complaint related to a child handover issue at a school across from the crèche.
It was alleged that Ms Starshine released a child to an adult without checking the identity of the person collecting them."

Anyone with the competence to be a childcare worker would know that these actions per se are dangerous and unacceptable. Aleena Starshine (did they play one of those 'find your stripper name' games to get that name?) brought gender identity into it by spuriously claiming discrimination on those grounds.

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ItsCoolForCats · 10/06/2026 13:40

CornishDaughteroftheDawn · 10/06/2026 13:37

The only surprise here was that he was actually suspended.

Good for the employer and the tribunal.

Yes, it is really good to see that safeguarding concerns were taken seriously, rather than being dismissed as bigotry.

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CornishDaughteroftheDawn · 10/06/2026 13:37

The only surprise here was that he was actually suspended.

Good for the employer and the tribunal.

GreyskySexRealistsky · 10/06/2026 13:37

Eeeeuww

But "the children had laughed and enjoyed it". So that's okay then...