The EPATH conference opened with a remarkable statement: “We respect everyone’s freedom of speech, but we choose not to listen to it.”
“THAT EXPLAINS THE BARNEY!” EXCLAIMED the taxi driver taking me from Kerry airport to a conference in late April in Killarney, a popular Irish tourist destination. The previous day had been unusually busy because my conference coincided with another, and taxis had doubled and tripled up on passengers. One group he ferried had included delegates to both events, he said, and the conversation had got pretty heated.
That may not have been precisely what the organisers of the event I attended were hoping for — but sparking debate was certainly their aim. They are Genspect, a group of health professionals dedicated to challenging the excesses of gender medicine. When
