Estelle Birdy vs. transgender people

Estelle Birdy is an Irish writer and anti-transgender activist. Birdy is affiliated with anti-trans group Genspect.

Background

Estelle Rec Birdy is a native of Blackrock in County Louth, south of Dublin, and has lived in the Tenters district of Dublin’s Liberties.

Birdy earned a bachelor’s degree in 1991 from University College Dublin. Birdy also earned a master’s degree from Trinity College Dublin and a master’s degree from University College Dublin in 2019. Birdy has worked for JBP Networks Ireland and FRS Recruitment.

Birdy’s bio states:

Her reviews and nonfiction have appeared in the Sunday Independent, the Irish Times and others. She has won or been shortlisted in Dalkey Creates, Penfro Book Festival, Verve Poetry Festival and IWC Novel Fair competitions. She is a paid reader for the RTÉ Francis MacManus Short Story Competition.

Birdy has four children which include twins Lumi and Mara. Birdy is no longer married.

Birdy is author of the 2024 book Ravelling.

Anti-transgender activism

According to anti-trans publication Feminist Current:

Estelle Birdy and Jill Nesbitt organized “Women’s Space to Speak” on November 12th, on behalf of Women’s Space Ireland. The packed room and high spirits at the event indicates that the pushback against wholesale adoption of gender ideology in Ireland has begun in earnest.

According to anti-trans group Genspect:

Leftist feminist Estelle Birdy, will explore how past events in history can teach us how to fight the new authoritarianism that has crept in under the guise of ‘being kind’. Gender identity ideology is currently being taught in some Irish schools as fact, and a panel discussion will explore how this happened and the impact of this.

References

Staff report (April 17, 2020) Lilliput sign debut author Estelle Birdy after IWC Novel Fair. Books Ireland https://booksirelandmagazine.com/lilliput-sign-debut-estelle-birdy/

Holland, Jenny (December 1, 2022). The pushback against gender ideology in Ireland has begun. Feminist Current https://www.feministcurrent.com/2022/12/01/the-push-back-against-gender-ideology-in-ireland-has-begun/

Birdy, Estelle (April 2, 2022). Online dating for the over-50s: You hear horror stories – d**k pics, lies and scams – but my impression was that Irish men are basically decent and just looking for a human connection. Business Post https://www.businesspost.ie/life-arts/online-dating-for-the-over-50s-you-hear-horror-stories-dk-pics-lies-and-scams-but-my-impress/

Birdy, Estelle (2024). Ravelling. Liliput Press, ISBN 9781843518648