Lambrini Women have criticised Graham Linehan for accusing them of “supporting sterilising children” by talking out for trans rights.

The Brighton punk duo have been vocal of their assist for trans inclusivity and their current EP ‘You’re Welcome’ includes a music, ‘Terf Wars’, condemning transphobia.

Linehan, in the meantime, has grow to be recognized lately for perpetrating anti-trans sentiments, claiming his views have value him his profession and picture. In 2018, he was issued with a verbal harassment warning by police after he was concerned in an internet row with a transgender activist.

Lambrini Women carried out at Iggy Pop‘s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ present at London’s Crystal Palace Park yesterday (July 1), throughout which they projected trans-inclusive messages onto the video wall behind them, together with ‘Trans lives fucking matter’ and ‘Stop dead-naming your kids’.

In response to their label, Huge Scary Monsters, sharing a photograph of the second, the Father Ted creator replied with a picture studying: “Start thinking of an excuse why you supported sterilising children,” tagging the band.

Hey @Lambrini_Girls pic.twitter.com/kiqk4JxYjF

— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) July 2, 2023

The band replied: “A disappointing example of a powerful industry head terrified of authentic self expression. He would rather attack individuals trying to affirm it then address their own prejudice. Oh boo boo Graham Linehan you’ve got to shit on others in order to stay relevant. Suck my balls.”

A disappointing instance of a robust trade head frightened of genuine self expression. He would fairly assault people making an attempt to affirm it then handle their very own prejudice. Oh boo boo Graham Linehan you’ve acquired to shit on others with a view to keep related. Suck my balls. https://t.co/gKAQd621jB

— Lambrini Women (@Lambrini_Girls) July 2, 2023

Additionally they replied personally to Linehan. “if we’re playing the ‘what about the children’ card, here’s a statistic: Su*c*de is the highest among transgender youth amongst any other youth group- because of hate from people like you and the fact they can’t access vital gender affirming surgery. Children are dying,” they wrote.

“What is it about the support [of] authentic self expression from minority groups scares you? How does that affect your life in any way? You people aren’t Martyrs- you are literally the problem. Queers aren’t the extremists here- you are.”

if we’re enjoying the ‘what about the children’ card, right here’s a statistic: Su*c*de is the best amongst transgender youth amongst some other youth group- due to hate from individuals such as you and the very fact they’ll’t entry very important gender affirming surgical procedure. Youngsters are dying

— Lambrini Women (@Lambrini_Girls) July 2, 2023

What’s it in regards to the assist genuine self expression from minority teams scares you? How does that have an effect on your life in any means? You individuals aren’t Martyrs- you might be actually the issue. Queers aren’t the extremists here- you might be.

— Lambrini Women (@Lambrini_Girls) July 2, 2023

The band added in a separate tweet that Linehan’s feedback weren’t the one backlash they’d had from the anti-trans motion. “The fact that so many TERFS are coming for us right now- if we weren’t pissing them off, then we wouldn’t be doing our job right would we eh,” they wrote.

The truth that so many TERFS are coming for us proper now- if we weren’t pissing them off, then we wouldn’t be doing our job proper would we eh

— Lambrini Women (@Lambrini_Girls) July 2, 2023

In an interview for NME Radar earlier this yr, vocalist Phoebe Lunny mentioned: “Punk in itself was about inciting positive change, but now, it is literally about fucking men stomping around on stage singing about capitalism, when they all come from fucking five-bedroom houses in Surrey. If you do not get yourselves into these spaces and actually call people out on this fucking bullshit or just try to teach someone a fucking lesson, then it’s not going to change.”