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Graham Linehan: who is the controversial Father Ted co-creator?

The formerly beloved Irish writer has seemingly dedicated his life to opposing trans rights in the last decade

Evening Standard

Who Is Graham Linehan? Quick Facts About The Comedian Arrested Over Tweets About Transgender Issues—Age, Career, Family

'Father Ted' creator Graham Linehan, 57, was arrested at Heathrow over tweets on transgender issues. Here's his age, career, and family background.

International Business Times UK

OPINION - Graham Linehan: Why do so many 'geniuses' seem obsessed with being anti-trans?

Graham Linehan, the creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, has lost everything fighting a battle that has no demonstrable impact on his life at all. Why?

Evening Standard

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Sandie Peggie raises fresh legal action against NHS Fife and senior staff

A nurse involved in an employment tribunal over sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has raised fresh legal proceedings against NHS…

The National (Scotland)

Arrest Of Comedy Writer Sparks UK Free Speech Row

The arrest of an Emmy award-winning comedy writer for social media posts about transgender people has reignited a UK row over freedom of speech, with one government minister saying Wednesday "we need to look at" the law.

International Business Times

Streeting says officers should ‘police streets not tweets’ after Graham Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator claimed he was arrested ‘like a terrorist’ at Heathrow Airport on Monday

The Independent UK

What Did Irish Comedy Writer Graham Linehan Say on Twitter? Heathrow Detention Over Controversial Tweets Explained

Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow over controversial tweets. Here's what is known about the posts, the detention, and the free speech debate.

International Business Times UK

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‘The IT Crowd’ creator Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech row in UK

The Irish comedy writer and creator of celebrated shows like The IT Crowd and Father Ted was arrested this week at Heathrow Airport over a series of anti-trans posts. The arrest has sparked fury and free speech outcry in the UK, with Elon Musk describing Britain as a "police state".

Euronews

Sandie Peggie showed ‘surprising level’ of disgust in trans medic row, tribunal told

A NURSE who complained about having to share a changing room with a transgender medic showed a “surprising level” of dislike, mockery, and…

The National (Scotland)

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues

Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona

The Guardian - UK

Omar accuses Gorka of ‘deflecting from reality’ by focusing on trans identity of Minnesota school shooter

Republicans have zeroed in on the fact shooter Robin Westman had changed their name and identified as a woman after being born male

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard calls Jen Psaki ‘agent of darkness and hatred’ for suggesting prayer alone won’t solve gun crime epidemic

Trump’s director of national intelligence linked the former White House press secretary’s comments to cultural debates, calling transgender rights ‘insanity and darkness’ and citing MLK Jr.’s quote on light overcoming darkness

The Independent UK

US Education Department says Denver school district's all-gender bathrooms violated Title IX

The U.S. Education Department says Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity

The Independent UK

Gender-affirming surgeries may be added to Medicare – but the evidence is still being reviewed

For the first time in Australia, an independent committee is considering whether Medicare should fund gender-affirming surgery for trans adults (those aged 18 and over).

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We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them

Researchers have traditionally had a difficult time tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender.

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prize

The Guardian - US

White House threatens sex education funds unless states nix references to transgender people in curriculums

The Trump administration sent a letter demanding states, territories and DC ‘remove all references to gender ideology’

The Independent UK

Number of Americans seeking refugee status in Canada surges

Surge in claims appears to reflect Americans’ growing concerns that the Trump administration’s policies threaten their safety and rights

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The Independent UK

Trump’s megabill aimed at abortion providers gets court win in Maine – but gender-affirming care is also at stake

Roughly 185,000 transgender adults use Medicaid as their primary health insurance

The Independent UK

Original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus addresses JK Rowling controversy: ‘It’s very sad’

The director also revealed whether he will be working on the new Harry Potter series

The Independent UK

Trump vs gender care: President and his team ratchet up attacks as more young people identify as transgender

“If it’s a day ending in y, President Trump is attacking kids’ safety, health, and access to education as part of his culture war,” said a spokesperson from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office

The National (Scotland)

UK felt safer in the '90s for transgender people, says UK's first trans judge

THE UK felt like a safer place to be transgender in the 1990s than it does now, the country’s first trans judge has said.

The Independent UK

South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.-funded health clinics dispensing HIV medication shut down

International Business Times UK

Who Is Ciara Watkin? 10 Photos of the Convicted Trans Woman—Will This Case Change UK Trans Rights?

Ciara Watkin, a transgender woman convicted of sexual assault, has reignited debate on consent, deception and the future of UK trans rights.

The Independent UK

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education

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