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My Transition Diary #3 | ‘They Buried Her In A Suit’
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My Transition Diary #3 | 'They Buried Her In A Suit.'
I had intended writing about something totally different for this column but then, as it will, something caught my…
The Art of Persuasion | Inside Repeal’s Artistic Influence
Beneath a few layers of blue paint on the wall of Dublin’s Project Arts Centre is a 14 foot red heart. The words “repeal the 8th” are strewn across it in white, and were visible to all who walked by the building until the day they were…
My Transition Diary #2 | Trans People Can’t Just Be
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My Transition Diary #2 | Trans People Can't Just Be
Why can’t trans people just be? This is a question I often ask myself. Cis people are just themselves. They aren’t aware that…
Face Value | Behind Ticket Touting and the Guys Who Do It
Tickets are funny things, as things go. They’re a luxury item, yet not really items in and of themselves; tickets are more the promise of a good memory. At least that is what we were taught during my training and induction into an online…
A Customer Complaint to The Man Factory™
Dear customer services dept,
I am writing to you to return a parcel that you sent out to me recently. I hope that by writing to you I can clarify my situation and you’ll understand where I am coming from this time. Despite my many…
My Transition Diary #1 | Stepping Outside as a Trans Woman
Just over a week ago, 47 years after I was born, I changed my name by deed poll.
It was a relatively straightforward process. I met a close friend who had kindly agreed to be my witness. We went to the office of a Commissioner for Oaths…
I Built a Mental Health Chatbot to Meet the Needs of Irish Students – And You Can Too
Mental health has undergone a transformation in Ireland over several decades - in strategies for change and awareness, in wider discussions about mental health in our own lives and, in particular, for the lives of students.
In colleges…
Don’t Be Asking Us | A Scarlet Look Back at Ireland’s Sex Education
How long was yours? Mine lasted about 30 seconds. I think someone just came into the classroom, threw some condoms at us and ran out screaming, "FORGIVE ME, FATHER, FOR I HAVE SINNED!" while the rest of us died from scarlet fever. Which…
Mind Your Manners | Tone Policing & Repealing the 8th
If it wasn’t for Twitter, Tara Flynn says she would probably be sitting in her flat wondering who else is pro choice. Now, social media has given her a pretty quick way of finding out.
“One of the biggest reasons to stay online, and to…
Starting the Conversation with Saharcasm
Some conversations are harder than others. We put them off all the time - awkward ones, difficult ones, uncomfortable ones, ones we just don’t know enough about to partake in. But sometimes, certain conversations are necessary. We need to…