Róisín Murphy responds to critics of her views on puberty blockers

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Róisín Murphy has posted a statement online after she spoke out against the use of puberty blockers.The singer came under fire recently after she posted a comment on Facebook using her personal profile where she criticised the use of puberty blockers – used to delay the changes of puberty for transgender and gender-diverse youth.“Please don’t call me a terf,” she began. “But puberty blockers ARE FUCKED, absolutely desolate, big Pharma laughing all the way to the bank.

Little mixed up kids are vulnerable and need to be protected, that’s just true.”The comment soon went viral and came as a shock to some of her fanbase, particularly given the musician’s long-time support from the LGBTQ+ community and strong connection to her fans.The fact that people like @roisinmurphy are expressing ignorant views like this says nothing good about the state of education about trans lives in Ireland at the moment, at the same time as people are harassing librarians and schools to remove books meant to address the problem.

pic.twitter.com/sv267E9mSQ— Aidan Comerford (@AidanCTweets) August 23, 2023Now, Murphy has shared another statement online, responding to critics and claiming that she has been “thrown into a very public discourse”.“I have been thrown into a very public discourse in an arena I’m uncomfortable in and deeply unsuitable for.

I cannot apologise enough for being the reason for this eruption of damaging and potentially dangerous social-media fire and brimstone,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “To witness the ramifications of my actions and the divisions it has caused is heartbreaking.”“I should’ve known too that I was stepping out of line.