Lee Hurley
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Hey @news.rte.ie what the fuck is up with this sentence?
"Judge Clarke said she did not find the complainant "was as alarmed or distressed" as THEY had portrayed themself to be after Linehan made a string of tweets about THEM." And then proceed to quote a glinner sentence which misgenders her?
"Judge Clarke said she did not find the complainant "was as alarmed or distressed" as THEY had portrayed themself to be after Linehan made a string of tweets about THEM." And then proceed to quote a glinner sentence which misgenders her?
Graham Linehan cleared of harassing transgender activist
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared at Westminster Magistrates' Court of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks, but was found guilty of criminal damage to their mobile phone.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Hey @news.rte.ie what the fuck is up with this sentence?
"Judge Clarke said she did not find the complainant "was as alarmed or distressed" as THEY had portrayed themself to be after Linehan made a string of tweets about THEM." And then proceed to quote a glinner sentence which misgenders her?
"Judge Clarke said she did not find the complainant "was as alarmed or distressed" as THEY had portrayed themself to be after Linehan made a string of tweets about THEM." And then proceed to quote a glinner sentence which misgenders her?
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Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a standard that has been adopted by large sections of the press as more and more derogatory language is used on a regular basis.
Even those who 'play nice' tend to just not use any pronouns at all for trans people.
Even those who 'play nice' tend to just not use any pronouns at all for trans people.
Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's a standard that has been adopted by large sections of the press as more and more derogatory language is used on a regular basis.
Even those who 'play nice' tend to just not use any pronouns at all for trans people.
Even those who 'play nice' tend to just not use any pronouns at all for trans people.
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The politicians and “journalists” coming to Glinner’s defence against transphobia paved the way for Farage’s defence claim that his racism is “never hurtful”
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The politicians and “journalists” coming to Glinner’s defence against transphobia paved the way for Farage’s defence claim that his racism is “never hurtful”
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It feels worth mentioning that Graham Linehan’s harassment literally continued in the courtroom, as he repeatedly misgendered Sophia, and referred to her as “Tarquin”, a fictional deadname he made up for her as part of his harassment campaign. The judge was complicit in this harassment happening.
I wonder if I spent all day, every day, for years, calling Graham Linehan - or the judge - a nonce and then, when I saw him in the street screamed it in his face and smashed his phone, would a judge find I had done no harassing?
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It feels worth mentioning that Graham Linehan’s harassment literally continued in the courtroom, as he repeatedly misgendered Sophia, and referred to her as “Tarquin”, a fictional deadname he made up for her as part of his harassment campaign. The judge was complicit in this harassment happening.
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He turned up to court wearing this. I'm imagining he was also wearing this on the plane. Just a total embarrassment.
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
He turned up to court wearing this. I'm imagining he was also wearing this on the plane. Just a total embarrassment.
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
I do actually consider myself a trans activist, but I didn't choose to become one.
It was forced upon me and I still fight against it every day because I don't want to be a trans activist.
I just want to live my life unbothered.
It was forced upon me and I still fight against it every day because I don't want to be a trans activist.
I just want to live my life unbothered.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I do actually consider myself a trans activist, but I didn't choose to become one.
It was forced upon me and I still fight against it every day because I don't want to be a trans activist.
I just want to live my life unbothered.
It was forced upon me and I still fight against it every day because I don't want to be a trans activist.
I just want to live my life unbothered.
"Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan guilty of criminal damage" - This is how this story should be framed by any neutral outlet.
Father Ted co-creator and anti-trans campaigner Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage after clash outside a conference last year
Anti-trans writer Graham Linehan guilty of criminal damage but cleared of harassment
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan guilty of criminal damage" - This is how this story should be framed by any neutral outlet.
How much of these cases is it the judge being awful and how much is the trans person's lawyer being useless at explaining what is happening in ways the judge can understand?
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How much of these cases is it the judge being awful and how much is the trans person's lawyer being useless at explaining what is happening in ways the judge can understand?
More of my life and work is built around being an Arsenal fan than it is being trans, by some distance, and yet...
I do not appreciate that the goodness of Arsenal's football seems directly tied to the shitness of the rest of the world.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
More of my life and work is built around being an Arsenal fan than it is being trans, by some distance, and yet...
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Yet… in other news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Joey Barton X posts 'completely devastated' Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine tells a court he found Joey Barton's posts on X about Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yet… in other news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
Does the UK produce a budget car?
Reeves says Motability scheme will no longer pay for luxury cars, and says half its vehicles should be British-built by 2035 - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Does the UK produce a budget car?
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
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From the BBC... What journalists have made life hell? All of them appear to be on his side. He is as powerful as JKR or Farage to get a free press ride.
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
From the BBC... What journalists have made life hell? All of them appear to be on his side. He is as powerful as JKR or Farage to get a free press ride.
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Seen some people misunderstanding the point of TSN pointing out our previous communications with the government about this. It's not because we expect them to have empathy for trans people or to listen out of the goodness of their hearts. It's to prove that they know exactly what they're doing.
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
transsafety.network
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Seen some people misunderstanding the point of TSN pointing out our previous communications with the government about this. It's not because we expect them to have empathy for trans people or to listen out of the goodness of their hearts. It's to prove that they know exactly what they're doing.
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Everytime a trans girl plays sports along her cis girl mates they go like: "Gigantic, huge manly man crashing through little, daint, girly-babies", even when she's about the same size as them. But when a 6.4, heavy-set adult man attacks a noticeably smaller teen, she suddenly is just an 'activist'…
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Everytime a trans girl plays sports along her cis girl mates they go like: "Gigantic, huge manly man crashing through little, daint, girly-babies", even when she's about the same size as them. But when a 6.4, heavy-set adult man attacks a noticeably smaller teen, she suddenly is just an 'activist'…
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The BBC's article has now simply removed her age. Anything rather than tell the truth.
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The BBC's article has now simply removed her age. Anything rather than tell the truth.
Nigel Farage didn't racially abuse anyone in a hurtful way and Graham Linehan doesn't harass trans people.
The UK today.
The UK today.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Nigel Farage didn't racially abuse anyone in a hurtful way and Graham Linehan doesn't harass trans people.
The UK today.
The UK today.
I'm in such a bad mood
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I'm in such a bad mood
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The reality is that what is being conveyed to the public is that you can say the sort of stuff Graham Linehan says, with the same malice and frequency, even to minors, and it's perfectly okay - because the "reason" is essentially an acceptable prejudice.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The reality is that what is being conveyed to the public is that you can say the sort of stuff Graham Linehan says, with the same malice and frequency, even to minors, and it's perfectly okay - because the "reason" is essentially an acceptable prejudice.
I wonder if I spent all day, every day, for years, calling Graham Linehan - or the judge - a nonce and then, when I saw him in the street screamed it in his face and smashed his phone, would a judge find I had done no harassing?
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I wonder if I spent all day, every day, for years, calling Graham Linehan - or the judge - a nonce and then, when I saw him in the street screamed it in his face and smashed his phone, would a judge find I had done no harassing?
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim
And that's not even factoring in the age of his victim