New gender law needs to recognise trans people’s privacy and right to a family

[Blue Senpai]

New gender law needs to recognise trans people's privacy and right to a family life
By BRODEN GIAMBRONE
Posted: Aug 7th, 2014

In June Time published a cover story titled "The Transgender Tipping Point" and featured Laverne Cox, a star of the hit TV series Orange is the New Black, as the first openly transgender person to grace the cover of this seminal magazine. However, while transgender (or trans) issues are finally entering the mainstream media and gaining much- needed visibility, many members of the trans community still exist on the fringes of Irish society and experience high levels of stigmatisation and discrimination.

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[TessaMarie]

Thank you for posting this, Neo.

I found it heartening to read the comments and find more genuine commentators than trolls. 

The Ireland I grew up in was a very different place.