The marginalised having so little power they could summon the public broadcaster before the state to explain their proverbial 5 minutes on a public interest issue as brought to them by the public. May the insanity never be forgotten.

Four years ago today was the last of three radio shows on @rte - thanks to @talktojoeduffy that permitted open discussion on gender identity. I was one of the speakers (c.42 minutes in). It was one of the most frazzled weeks of my life. Remember? RTÉ were called to appear before an Oireachtas committee, those of us who spoke voicing concerns about gender were compared to Putin on @IrishTimes by Una Mullally. We were demonised, trashed, and ultimately all discussion was silenced. RTE @rteliveline are now running scared and haven’t allowed open discussion since. dj.rte.ie/radio/radio1/livel…

You can talk all day about "innate gender identity" but it was a man's physical force that sent two women off their feet with one shove. Sex is immutable and gender is bullshit.

Alexanderplatz station, East Berlin, 1976.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a righteous nation. #WomenLifeFreedom

Yeah, I really thought we had made it as a species until this happened.

If you use a VPN the @irishtimes logs you out of their site. Ffs. This is new.

RT @Heret1cGay: Something I've been meaning to post. I'm 52. I grew up on the Isle of Man, which - like Ireland - was 25 years behind the…

Tesco are selling Padron peppers for €1.89 and they turn out v nicely done in the air fryer

I just find it amazing how bewildered people are (pretend to be?) about how to implement the exact same arrangements we took for granted for decades and even centuries

If you have a pictureless profile on the apps and you message someone (me) with information about their life, you look like (and possibly are) a stalker.

Guys, relax. It's like one (1) trillion.

i hope elon doesn't let the money change him

Drove past here today and had to stop for a photo.

Trans women are a cohort entirely comprised of men, for which being a man is a material requirement, and from which all women are excluded on the very basis of actually being women. It is frankly absurd to assert that they nevertheless are women.

Right it's normal in wrestling to have a guy shove his fingers inside your vag. For the record, when coaches sexually assault gymnasts while spotting, this is also their defense. And yes this happens. Fingers right inside the leotard. What is wrong with people defending this?

lol

Are you sure you want to enter this rabbit hole? Once you know, there is no turning back

Hello all. A quick update from me. My sex screen assay is progressing well. I promised rapid: I can detect SRY from a cheek swab in about 30 minutes. I am currently testing whether I can drop it to 10 minutes without compromising reliability. I promised cheap: The current cost per assay is about £2. I am currently testing whether I can drop this to below the pound line, and it’s very promising. I promised accessible: The assay could be run by any grassroots sports coach, school nurse, and my Mum. I promised on-site: This is where my lab efforts are currently focussed. I’ve always held “from the UK to Uganda” as a principle, and ensuring easy deployment is crucial. I’m currently learning a lot of materials science… The other main push is setting up various blinded, larger-scale tests. This will require lots of form filling. If anyone wants to help me hit my final budget target, my crowdfunder is here.

'I have come all this way': Woman, 77, born in Bessborough mother and baby home conferred with PhD irishexaminer.com/news/munst…