The text of the bill, including proposed amendments, makes acting to facilitate social and medical transition legally the same category as felony fraud, making the affirmation of transgender youth punishable by incarceration and loss of voting rights. It will be voted on tomorrow, Dec. 17.

Prior to the closure, the only other ways to get HRT in Ireland were DIY, or expensive private health clinics that issue EU-recognized prescriptions, but operate outside of Ireland itself.

With sex work currently under the “Nordic Model” in Ireland, why decriminalize? And why now?.

Framed as a step towards equal rights for sex workers, the announced legislation (to be introduced) is the result of a collaboration between sex workers themselves and a parliamentarian.