Transgender group welcomes decision by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to speak publicly about her trans sibling Tags:ireland 8 comments While I’m not a fan of MLM personally, I think its great that we have moved to a point where she can talk about this openly. I can only presume that this was agreed with her sibling, that she could talk about it in the press. I hope that it wasn’t a case that some media outlet was going to run the story, and that’s why she has now spoken about it. [“Asked if she would follow the lead of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and legislate to allow children as young as 16 to “self-declare their gender”, Ms McDonald said: “We haven’t taken that step. And I’m conscious that I, like lots of people…we’re on a learning curve on these issues.”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/rishi-sunak-blocks-scotlands-gender-recognition-legislation) Westminster sadly putting up a fight to peoples self determination. I don’t know why but I’m surprised she has a sibling. Never hear much about the siblings Watch FG suddenly become anti-trans now, just to be on the opposite side to her on everything. Leo will call her populous now making her brother change gender just to get votes Good on them! I hope that her sibling’s safety was taken into consideration I have a relative who was misgendered. I couldn’t be more proud of them. But I feel like it would be better to hear direct or not at all. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
While I’m not a fan of MLM personally, I think its great that we have moved to a point where she can talk about this openly. I can only presume that this was agreed with her sibling, that she could talk about it in the press. I hope that it wasn’t a case that some media outlet was going to run the story, and that’s why she has now spoken about it.
[“Asked if she would follow the lead of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and legislate to allow children as young as 16 to “self-declare their gender”, Ms McDonald said: “We haven’t taken that step. And I’m conscious that I, like lots of people…we’re on a learning curve on these issues.”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/rishi-sunak-blocks-scotlands-gender-recognition-legislation) Westminster sadly putting up a fight to peoples self determination.
I have a relative who was misgendered. I couldn’t be more proud of them. But I feel like it would be better to hear direct or not at all.
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While I’m not a fan of MLM personally, I think its great that we have moved to a point where she can talk about this openly.
I can only presume that this was agreed with her sibling, that she could talk about it in the press.
I hope that it wasn’t a case that some media outlet was going to run the story, and that’s why she has now spoken about it.
[“Asked if she would follow the lead of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and legislate to allow children as young as 16 to “self-declare their gender”, Ms McDonald said: “We haven’t taken that step. And I’m conscious that I, like lots of people…we’re on a learning curve on these issues.”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/rishi-sunak-blocks-scotlands-gender-recognition-legislation)
Westminster sadly putting up a fight to peoples self determination.
I don’t know why but I’m surprised she has a sibling. Never hear much about the siblings
Watch FG suddenly become anti-trans now, just to be on the opposite side to her on everything.
Leo will call her populous now making her brother change gender just to get votes
Good on them!
I hope that her sibling’s safety was taken into consideration
I have a relative who was misgendered. I couldn’t be more proud of them. But I feel like it would be better to hear direct or not at all.