https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-quote-wrong-says-woman-defamed-by-td-mick-barry-fdcmx099k
(If someone can tell me how to do a share token that would be great)
Stella O'Malley - a psychotherapist who has spoken out against the medicalisation of gender non conforming children - has been misrepresented by some arsehole TD Mick Barry who didn't understand what she was actually saying.
“Ms O’Malley is an extremely controversial figure among the transgender community in Ireland and internationally,” Barry alleged.
“...she recently messaged on a gay rights advocacy group, which excludes trans people, that ‘I don’t think you should have any empathy, and I haven’t asked anybody to have any empathy and I don’t think you should have empathy or sympathy’.”
He added: “There should be no role for views such as this in sex education in our education system. This highlights the need for legislation on objective and factual sex education in schools.”
When actually she was talking about AGP individuals in women's spaces.
The recording of the Twitter Spaces conversation, from which Barry quoted, shows that O’Malley was asked if women who are concerned about losing women-only spaces should have empathy for autogynephiles — a designation disputed by many in the trans community that describes men aroused by the thought of being female.
In her initial response, O’Malley said: “I don’t think you need to give any empathy at all, at all, none. Zero. I think I should, because I’m trying to understand them.”
I despair at how weak and susceptible our politicians are to this nonsense .
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TDs getting it wrong about trans issues again in Ireland
Roseglen84 · 16/05/2022 15:07
Abhannmor · 16/05/2022 15:33
Mo leithscéal...he is People Before Profit. They have driven out some GC members. Pity as I'd be quite sympathetic to their views on other things.
MrsOvertonsWindow · 16/05/2022 17:52
Share token :
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OP - Look for the little envelope towards the top of the article next to the word SHARE. Click on the envelope and it will take you to a blank email with a link you can copy and paste
Believerinbiology · 17/05/2022 09:52
It is just baffling that he can stand up and call for sex ed in schools to be factual and objective, while ignoring facts and objectivity in the name of a movement that ignores facts and objectivityand what he means by wanting sex ed to be factual and objective seems to be the opposite.
I would love if sex ed was factual and objective BTW! Would not have to be trying to figure out what my kids have been told and to then think critically about it.
yellowtwo · 18/05/2022 11:14
Abhannmor a lot of trans bill are coming from Fintan Warfield, who is a Sinn Féin politician. Sinn Féin want the GRA extended to children and non binary identities.
www.sinnfein.ie/contents/57257
Solidarityovercharity · 18/05/2022 00:13
Is there no one gc other than Sharon Keoghan? I've nothing against her but she's pro life and that doesn't help the cause
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