The Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin member also noted"the far right has risen and mobilised" in the last year.
“All marginalised people and their allies must reject this entirely – [the far right] are not going to stop with refugees and trans people,” she said.Yesterday, hundreds of protesters marched on Cork’s City Hallwho said they were being continuously harassed for offering LGBTQ+ books, including one instance where a book was stolen and destroyed.
A group opposed to the books began a counter-protest, leading to one altercation between the groups, according to Gardaí.Socialist TD Mick Barry has encouraged people to attend the protest, noting the rise in transphobic sentiment in Ireland. “Trans friends in recent weeks and months tell they’re hearing stories of more attacks on trans people in the last couple of months than they would have heard in the previous couples of years,” he said.Main image: Supporters at the Trans Day remembrance day 2021. Image via Rolling ews.