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Graham Linehan is an Irish comedy writer and anti-transgender activist. He created or co-created the sitcoms Father Ted , Black Books and The IT Crowd , and he has written for shows including Count Arthur Strong, Brass Eye and The Fast Show. Early in his career, he partnered with the writer Arthur Matthews. Linehan has won five BAFTA awards, including Best Writer, Comedy, for The IT Crowd in 2014.

After an episode of The IT Crowd was criticised as transphobic, Linehan became involved in anti-transgender activism. He argues that transgender activism endangers women and he has likened the use of puberty blockers to Nazi eugenics. Linehan says his views have lost him work and ended his marriage.



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✵ 22. May 1968
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