Suzanne Harrington: Can we not talk and learn, rather than shout and cancel?

It can’t be fun for Róisín Murphy being piled upon, just as it can’t be fun for trans kids struggling with who they are versus what we expect them to be.
Suzanne Harrington: Can we not talk and learn, rather than shout and cancel?

Suzanne Harrington. Picture: Andrew Hasson

Two things occur as I read about the cancellation of Róisín Murphy after her comment made on her private Facebook about puberty blockers (“They’re F***ED”), which was screenshotted and shared online.

Firstly, there is no such thing as online privacy, and secondly, why are the trans community so cancelly?

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