I used to listen to The Niall Boylan Show out of sheer disbelief at some of the opinions expressed by callers. Boylan himself fascinated me. He struck me as a deeply flawed but compelling broadcaster, someone whose show would regularly disappear for unexplained periods before returning as though nothing had happened.

I've been researching this article for a long time. It has sat in my notes for months, repeatedly postponed because every time I thought I had enough material, Boylan would return to the same subject yet again. Over the years, I watched what seemed to be a gradual transformation: from a conventional shock jock chasing controversy wherever he could find it, into a broadcaster whose output became increasingly dominated by one subject - transgender women.

This article is not a reaction to one interview, one podcast or one tweet. It is the product of years of observation. Even now, I suspect it is unfinished. I have no doubt I will revisit it in the future because I believe there is considerably more to examine about Boylan's role in Ireland's growing anti-trans movement.

Read the full article now on Simply Sorcha.

Ireland likes to present itself as a progressive country. But for many trans people, the reality is years-long waiting lists, psychiatric gatekeeping, and a healthcare system that has failed an entire community. I examine why DIY healthcare has become a reality for many people, the additional barriers facing trans men, the links with intersex healthcare, and why I believe informed consent must replace gatekeeping.

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Philip Dwyer presents himself as a citizen journalist. His record tells a different story.

In this investigation I examine years of anti-trans campaigning, Pride protests, political alliances, conspiracy narratives and the way transgender people have become the recurring target of his public activism.

Rather than addressing Ireland's real challenges, his politics repeatedly returns to the same manufactured culture war.

Read the full article on Simply Sorcha.

Last Friday I spoke at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as part of LGBT Ireland's annual Pride Healthcare Conference.

The conference theme was "Silent Letters: Addressing Invisibility in LGBTQIA+ Health and Social Care."

My contribution focused on intersex healthcare and human rights.

I spoke about secrecy, medical intervention, informed consent, trust in healthcare, lifelong impacts of childhood decisions, and the reality that many intersex people still struggle to find informed and coordinated care.

One of the points I kept returning to was this:

Intersex people have never been silent.

We have spoken to doctors, researchers, governments, human rights bodies and international institutions for decades.

The question is not why intersex people are silent.

The question is why so few people have been listening.

I've written a reflection on the day, the speech, and the conversations that followed.

A 2019 survey found that 50% of elite athletes used hormonal contraception.

Yet contraception remains one of the least discussed topics in sport.

Hormonal contraception can affect training, recovery, menstrual health, bone density, and performance. Athletes deserve evidence-based information, not myths, stigma, or silence.