8 d. ago Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender peopleOn the day anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was shot, fear rippled through the left that the far right would seize the moment to consolidate power. Nowhere was that fear more acute than in the transgender community.Within hours, Republicans were already blaming trans people; one commentator even claimed the bullets carried “transgender symbols”, a claim investigators quickly debunked. But the deeper fear wasn’t misinformation – it was the crackdown that would follow. With fragile rights hanging by the thread of court rulings and blue-state protections, trans people braced for the worst. And they were right: The right has seized on the shooting as its own Reichstag fire, accelerating a campaign to target transgender existence – now with the full weight of the Trump administration behind it.Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington DC. She tracks LGBTQ+...

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2 w. ago 'Give me a f***ing break': Searing response of Elon Musk's trans daughter Vivian to my questions about Charlie Kirk's assassination... in an interview that takes a tearful turn

Thirty seconds into my interview with Vivian Wilson, trans activist and daughter of Elon Musk, she got emotional. We spoke backstage ahead of her fourth and final New York Fashion Week Show.

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2 w. ago Trans 'partner' of Charlie Kirk suspect 'praised Joe Biden' before conservative activist was shot... as link to bizarre 'furry' lifestyle revealed

Lance Twiggs, a 22-year-old wannabee pro gamer, and roommate of main suspect Tyler Robinson , 22, made the remark in a Reddit post seen by Daily Mail.

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2 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan flees Britain for US after court case

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has made the decision to permanently move to America in a desperate bid to not be a victim of the cancelled culture in Britain

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2 w. ago Is this Britain's biggest trans rights bully? The disgraced former police officer whose complaint led to the arrest of Graham Linehan at Heathrow and is hell

The events which unfolded when Father Ted creator Graham Linehan stepped off the plane at Heathrow last week could have been scripted by George Orwell.

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3 w. ago Graham Linehan says he doesn’t regret posts about trans people after Heathrow arrest

The Father Ted creator has said he will likely not return to the UK

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3 w. ago Retired senior police officer quizzed by her former force over social media posts calling transgender woman 'Fred'

An award-winning police officer (Cathy Larkman, left) told of her fury today after a force spent 10 months investigating her for calling a transgender activist 'Fred' instead of 'Freda' on social media.

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3 w. ago Cancelled by Britain, Graham Linehan's war with trans lobby ended his career and his marriage. Now he's quit the UK for America

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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3 w. ago Retired police officer claims her own force knocked on her door after she referred to a transgender activist by her birth name on social media

 A retired police officer says she was investigated by her former colleagues after she 'dead-named' a transgender woman on the internet. 

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3 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan seeks asylum in US as a 'free speech refugee' after being arrested by armed police at Heathrow last week over trans tweets

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

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3 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan says he may never return to Britain after arrest

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Monday over three posts he had made on X.

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4 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan 'was trying to stand up to bullies' when he made anti

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial accused of harassing Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of social media posts last year.

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4 w. ago Graham Linehan claims in court that police ‘are basically working for trans activists’

Father Ted co-creator denies he became ‘a bit obsessed’ with transgender teenager he is accused of harassingGraham Linehan, the co-creator of the TV sitcom Father Ted, has accused the police of “basically working for trans activists” as he defended himself in court against charges of criminal damage and harassing a teenager.He denied claims from the prosecution that he had “become a bit obsessed” with Sophia Brooks, a then 17-year-old transgender activist, with whom he had an altercation last October. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Father Ted creator Linehan wanted to ‘destroy’ anonymity of trans activist

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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4 w. ago Graham Linehan says grabbing trans activist’s phone was ‘reflex response’ after taunts about divorce

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks

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4 w. ago Graham Linehan 'grabbed trans activist's phone as a reflex response after being taunted about his divorce and family life'

The Irish comedy writer, 57, is on trial accused of harassing Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of social media posts last year.

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4 w. ago Grabbing trans activist’s phone was ‘reflex’ response to ‘taunting’ – Linehan

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

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4 w. ago Moment Father Ted creator Linehan allegedly ‘whacked’ phone out of trans activist’s hand

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan allegedly “deliberately whacked” a phone out of a transgender activist’s hand, a court has heard.

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4 w. ago My posts on transgender activists were in the public interest, Father Ted creator tells court

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, 57, denies harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of posts last year, which she said left her 'alarmed and distressed'.

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4 w. ago Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

Father Ted creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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