TENI are delighted to welcome Daire Dempsey as TENI’s Education Officer. In this role they will be offering support and resources to trans students in higher level education, as well as working with staff to create more inclusive higher education experiences. Daire can be contacted at daire@teni.ie Daire holds a Master’s degree in Equality Studies, through […]
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On Sunday, 14th November 2021, the Sunday Independent published a column by Eilis O’Hanlon entitled “It’s time to say no to extremists who want to let children pick their gender”. Due to the transphobic nature of this column, TENI immediately requested a right of reply. The Sunday Independent granted this right. However, they limited the reply
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Recently, a lot of attention has been focused on healthcare for trans people. Often this commentary is unhelpful, and even damaging. The media is not the appropriate space for this discussion. Every trans person has the right to essential healthcare. This is not up for debate. Trans people deserve appropriate, accessible and timely healthcare; care
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Call It Out ‘Call It Out’ is a new civil society campaign to highlight and address the harm caused by homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in Ireland. The campaign is being led by the TENI and the team from the Hate and Hostility Research Group at the University of Limerick. Despite recent positive changes for LGBT+
