Jennifer Horgan: Reiterated thesis that people must be either man or woman is false
The assertion that the biology of men and women is straightforward in every instance is fundamentally flawed
Writer JK Rowling argues that the categories of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ are indisputable; she wrote in her 2020 essay that ‘woman’ is not a costume. ‘Woman’ is not an idea in a man’s head ... or any of the other sexist ideas now somehow touted as progressive.
Jennifer Horgan is a teacher, poet and columnist living in Cork City. Her areas of interest include justice, arts and culture, gender equality and care.
I am getting tired of extremist religious people claiming discrimination when they are called out for disinformation.
Last week, Christian Voice Ireland organised an event in a boxing club in Dublin, where they shared damaging disinformation about the new SPHE curriculum in schools.
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