Irish singer CMAT becomes latest artist to slam Róisín Murphy’s trans comments
CMAT (L) has become the latest artist to slam Roisin Murphy’s trans comments. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Iwi Onodera/Getty Images)
CMAT (L) has become the latest artist to slam Roisin Murphy's trans comments. (Joseph Okpako/WireImage/Iwi Onodera/Getty Images)
Bisexual singer CMAT, whose full name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, has spoken out after Róisín Murphy claimed that trans and non-binary people were “never real”.
Posting on X, formerly Twitter on Tuesday (21 October), disco singer and former Moloko member Róisín Murphy shared a graph indicating that the number of 18 to 22-year-olds identifying as transgender or non-binary dropped steeply between 2022 and 2024.
“It was never real,” she wrote alongside the chart. “Terribly sad though. Absolute havoc wreaked on children, families and society.”
‘She is very publicly acting like a bully’
Taking to Instagram, CMAT hit out at Murphy on her story: “I sincerely hope that A Certain Other Irish Pop Star gets the help that she needs, but right now she is very publicly acting like a bully and is absolutely not a voice to be listened to or trusted when it comes to trans lives.
“Can I ask for all the lovely people in the irish/musicy/gay/alloftheabove circle who are *rightfully* outraged by her latest series of tweets to not share them? I can tell that everyone’s intentions are good but it can be quite traumatising to spread around this bogus ‘data’.”
CMAT went on to share that she belies in “the power of cutting off hate at the source” and noted the day as a “fabulous” day to donate to TENI, Trans Equality Network Ireland.
The 29-year-old Irish singer added: “I love you all so much! Let’s work harder to protect our trans family during these crazy crazy times.”
In a blistering video published to Instagram, American musician The Blessed Madonna, whose real name is Marea Renee Stamper, also blasted Murphy for lacking the “educational skills” to understand why fewer young people might be identifying as trans. She also tagged Murphy’s official account in the post.
Other performers including Drag Race stars Crystal and Sister Sister and musician Sega Bodega have condemned Murphy for her most recent remarks.
In September, Murphy said she’ll “never be the same again”, two years after she faced a backlash over comments about puberty blockers.
The singer-songwriter and producer landed in hot water in 2023 after sharing a post on Facebook which claimed “big pharma” was giving “mixed-up little kids” puberty blockers, and described the hormones as “f**ked”.
Puberty blockers are an array of medications which halt certain effects of puberty for transgender people under the age of 18. They are described as physically reversible by the NHS.
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