I remember my first introduction to the fact that transgender people exist. It was when Israeli* contestant, Dana International, won the Eurovision. I was 12 at the time, and I have to admit, I didn't understand at all. My painfully misinformed understanding, was that a "man" had gotten surgery to turn themselves into a woman. … Continue reading Trans People Exist, Why Are You So Weird About It?
Tag: transphobia
Transphobia Is A Useless Distraction From Your Real Problems, Don’t Fall For It!
I remember, starting around 2020, it could have been before that but this is just when I became aware of it, trans people really started to become a target. It started as something I would witness from afar in Britain and the United States, but as the years went by, I would gradually meet Irish … Continue reading Transphobia Is A Useless Distraction From Your Real Problems, Don’t Fall For It!
Autism and Bigotry
What inspired me to write this particular post was encountering a person I knew to be autistic who had bigoted views against trans and non-binary people (and possibly also gay people it wasn’t clear.) So, I don’t know if this post will have a definite answer to anything, it probably won’t, and I think this … Continue reading Autism and Bigotry
No, Enoch Burke Was Not Jailed For Misgendering One Of His Students
In Ireland a teacher named Enoch Burke has been sent to Mountjoy Prison. A lot of misinformation has already been spread about this case, namely that the reason Enoch Burke was imprisoned was that he misgendered one of his students. This is not in any way true, and the idea that it is true is … Continue reading No, Enoch Burke Was Not Jailed For Misgendering One Of His Students
Ponderings Of An Autist 