Freedom of expression Stifling academic freedom It’s time to revisit the idea of the university and the still important ideas of John Henry Newman and to reposition Ireland on a path which prioritises cultivation of the intellect above an award system that stifles intellectual and institutional freedom and stultifies open inquiry and debate.
Census Accurate data collection critical to understanding crime incidence Linda Laura Sabbadini, a statistician renowned for pioneering the measurement of gender inequality, says once data existed on the extent of the issue public attention and changes to the law followed.
Dr Stephen Levine Risking children's health through facilitating "gender recognition" Allowing activist groups to formulate public policy based on gender identity ideology is inappropriate while risking harm to children is surely no part of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Irish Girl Guides Grooming girl guides What consideration was given to the rights and needs of girls in Irish Girl Guides before the policy on boys who identify as girls and want to join the organisation was adopted? This policy includes guidance on overnight sleeping arrangements and toilets and says nothing of the rights of girls.
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Statistics we can't rely on Statistics based on self-identified gender identity rather than sex are misleading and unreliable. By contrast a survey based on sex by the Red C polling company for the new grassroots women's group The Countess deserves far greater coverage by the media.
Conversion therapy What "conversion therapy"is taking place for which we need legislation? Why are politicians proposing a ban on conversion therapy which includes "gender identity?" Who stands to benefit if health professionals find themselves obliged to "affirm" a child's claimed gender identity and at what cost to children's lifelong health and happiness?
Programme for Government Amending legislation likely to make women and girls feel more unsafe Protecting men with a female "gender identity" from discrimination in our equality legislation risks the protection afforded to women and girls currently allowed on the "gender ground", which is defined as male or female
Gender Recognition Act review group Is "gender recognition" for under 16s in the interests of children? "Gender recognition" for children "of any age" was rejected by the Government just two years ago but reappeared in the Programme for Government last year. Who has been seeking this and why?
Sex based rights of women and girls More erasure of women Why did the Irish Cancer Society replace "women" with "people" in cervical cancer information and show so little respect for women's lives and health by failing to name us while not failing to name men?
Tusla Parental training Objectives "..included involving young people in the delivery of 'parental training', educating parents about the 'intersectionality of LGBTI+ and autism'..." Funded under LGBTI+ capacity building initiative by Tusla & Dept of Children and Youth Affairs
BeLonG To Youth Services Pledges to gender identity ideology Next week Dublin City Council's Comhairle na nÓg is to send out “pledge packs” to 22 schools which expressed an interest in having one as part of the chosen LGBTI+ topic this year. What's BeLonG To's role in this?
IPRT (Irish Penal Reform Trust) Women's rights not considered in Yogyakarta Principles described as "recognised best practice" Women's rights were not considered in the drafting of the Yogyakarta Principles, the non-legally binding guidelines repeatedly cited when dealing with transgender issues
IPRT (Irish Penal Reform Trust) The pressure on Irish prisons thanks to gender identity ideology Twitter thread 5th August 2021 "The report said both women were subject to Rule 63 of the Irish Prison Rules 2007, which relates to vulnerable prisoners who may be at risk from other prisoners or who might pose a risk to other inmates." Although described as women the
Freedom of expression Does Amnesty believe "legitimate representation" is a human right for women? "Colm O’Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, said that while newspapers were free to run adverts according to their own guidelines, they should respect human rights." Is "legitimate representation" a human right for women?
IHREC Should the Government give men the right to use women's spaces? If our equality legislation is amended to include "gender identity" it may effectively abolish women's and girl's right to single-sex provision of services or spaces. Why should the demands of some men override the rights of women and girls?
HSE Gender distress: a thread Thread following article "Gender distress treatment in young people: a highly charged debate" published in The Irish Times June 26th 2021
IHREC Gender identity to replace sex There are only two sexes, which hormones or surgery don't alter. Amending our equality legislation to include males who claim a female "gender identity" risks losing the protections women and girls have on account of our sex. Please let Oireachtas members know your views.
IHREC When some are more equal than others The exemption under gender in our equality legislation was clearly provided to protect women and girls. If men claiming to have a female "gender identity" are now to be included, what protection for single-sex facilities will there be in future for women and girls?
Funding International Trans Fund job offer TENI has been having difficulty filing its accounts on time yet its chairperson is treasurer of the Steering Committee of the New York based International Trans Fund which resources trans movements worldwide
IHREC The IHREC and TENI The UK's EHRC has withdrawn from Stonewall's Diversity Champions scheme. Is it time that the IHREC in this country cast its net wider as to who it consults with on gender identity issues?
Educate Together Gender identity ideology for children? Twitter thread 17th May 2021 Thank you @willieodeaLIVE for raising this important issue. [https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/school-texts-contain-images-of-paedophilia-bestiality-and-torture-ff-td-claims-1.4566811] Will you also please ask your colleagues if it's appropriate for Junior Infants to 2nd class to have gender identity ideology promoted to them? See reading list
ARC International ARC International: Canada’s Dark Rainbow Why did an American philanthropic foundation start funneling money to a company in a Canadian town in 2008? And what has this got to do with replacing sex with "gender identity" which is starting to affect us all?
Conversion therapy Policy capture behind our backs How does legislation get changed without the public knowing anything about it? Is it perhaps through EU legislation which well resourced lobbyists manage to get submissions in to in good time?
HSE HSE funds lobby giving information on breast binding and testicle tucking Why is the HSE funding a company which provides information to children about binding breasts and tucking testicles? If binding by girls is a precursor to having double mastectomies of healthy breasts is this something the HSE should be supporting?
Yogyakarta Principles Proposal to include hate speech in EU crimes The EU Commission aims to expand the list of EU crimes to include hate speech and hate crime. Our freedom of expression may be at risk through the inclusion of “gender identity”.
