{"id":1923194,"date":"2026-05-07T15:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1923194"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:38:32","slug":"the-blessed-madonna-calls-out-roisin-murphy-over-censorship-claims-on-trans-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1923194","title":{"rendered":"The Blessed Madonna calls out R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy over \u201ccensorship\u201d claims on trans views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-the-blessed-madonna.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Blessed Madonna calls out R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy over \u201ccensorship\u201d claims on trans views<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;What is wrong with you Roisin? Are you going through it?&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T16:38:32+01:00\">7th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-the-blessed-madonna-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The Blessed Madonna and Ro\u00eds\u00edn Murphy\" title=\"The Blessed Madonna and Ro\u00eds\u00edn Murphy\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Blessed Madonna and Ro\u00eds\u00edn Murphy. CREDIT: Jeff Spicer\/Getty Images, Iwi Onodera\/Getty Images<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Blessed Madonna has called out\u00a0R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy after she claimed that censorship had a \u201cchokehold\u201d on the arts in a controversial speech given to Parliament recently.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish singer first came under fire for her views towards the trans community in 2023 when she posted a comment on Facebook using her personal profile, criticising the use of puberty blockers \u2013 medicines used to delay the changes of puberty for transgender and gender-diverse youth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More recently, Murphy gave a speech at a launch event for the latest report by Freedom In The Arts, speaking in front of Parliament about \u201ccensorship\u201d in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creative soul of this country [\u2026] has always thrived on discomfort, on the freedom to be wrong, to offend, to pivot and to surprise ourselves,\u201d she said, per <em>The Telegraph<\/em>. \u201cWithout that freedom, we don\u2019t get better art, we simply put artists into a chokehold and suffocate the life out of our culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need free, equal and open debate. The arts must breathe freely again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on to claim that artists must \u201cself-censor\u201d to protect themselves from \u2018cancel culture\u2019 when sharing their views online, over fears that they might \u201coffend the wrong people\u201d or lead to them \u201closing funding\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the first time in history artists have faced oppression and it won\u2019t be the last. <br \/>We should support each other, come together and defend our shared space, our territory, the place where imagination can roam free. <br \/>Because if they come for one of us they will eventually\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/tB6WOXJIxf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy (@roisinmurphy) April 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>American musician The Blessed Madonna, who identifies as non-binary, has since hit out at Murphy in a lengthy Instagram post, writing: \u201cWhat is wrong with you Roisin? Are you going through it? Are you going through some kind of psychological change in your life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a time I would be surprised that you stood in Westminster Palace \u2013 a literal seat of power, with a literal microphone, being literally platformed \u2013 and framed yourself as someone being silenced by a conspiracy of the T in LGBT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post concluded: \u201cA boycott is not simply people who decline to purchase your album and express their rejection of you in your Instagram comments. What you are experiencing is considerably simpler: consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read The Blessed Madonna\u2019s post in its entirety below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXwJTiBDBuP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the initial controversy in 2023, Murphy backtracked on her comments, saying that she \u201ccannot apologise enough for being the reason for this eruption of damaging and potentially dangerous social-media fire and brimstone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the singer made another comment online about trans people late last year \u2013 posting a chart purporting to show that the number of young people identifying as trans or non-binary has dropped significantly in recent years. \u201cIt was never real,\u201d she wrote in the caption. \u201cTerribly sad though. Absolute havoc wreaked on children, families and society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Murphy\u2019s comments in that post, Istanbul\u2019s Back In Town Festival removed the singer from its line-up last October; a move she responded to with a lengthy X post claiming \u201cthe mob\u201d was out \u201cin force\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust for the record, I have zero hate toward trans people; I do not deny anyone\u2019s existence,\u201d she wrote \u201cThe post that has caused such frantic panic among the trans activist mob is a graph that shows a steep decline in trans and non-binary identity in young people over the past few years in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy declaration \u2018it was never real\u2019 refers to the contagion that was undoubtedly aided by the submission of the media, captured medical institutions, and social media derangement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as The Blessed Madonna, CMAT and Lambrini Girls have been among those who criticised Murphy\u2018s posts about transgender people.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy has continued to tour with big names and perform at big festivals since the controversy in 2023. 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tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Blessed Madonna has called out\u00a0R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy after she claimed that censorship had a \u201cchokehold\u201d on the arts in a controversial speech given to Parliament recently.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish singer first came under fire for her views towards the trans community in 2023 when she posted a comment on Facebook using her personal profile, criticising the use of puberty blockers \u2013 medicines used to delay the changes of puberty for transgender and gender-diverse youth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More recently, Murphy gave a speech at a launch event for the latest report by Freedom In The Arts, speaking in front of Parliament about \u201ccensorship\u201d in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creative soul of this country [\u2026] has always thrived on discomfort, on the freedom to be wrong, to offend, to pivot and to surprise ourselves,\u201d she said, per <em>The Telegraph<\/em>. \u201cWithout that freedom, we don\u2019t get better art, we simply put artists into a chokehold and suffocate the life out of our culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need free, equal and open debate. The arts must breathe freely again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She went on to claim that artists must \u201cself-censor\u201d to protect themselves from \u2018cancel culture\u2019 when sharing their views online, over fears that they might \u201coffend the wrong people\u201d or lead to them \u201closing funding\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s not the first time in history artists have faced oppression and it won\u2019t be the last. <br \/>We should support each other, come together and defend our shared space, our territory, the place where imagination can roam free. <br \/>Because if they come for one of us they will eventually\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/tB6WOXJIxf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy (@roisinmurphy) April 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>American musician The Blessed Madonna, who identifies as non-binary, has since hit out at Murphy in a lengthy Instagram post, writing: \u201cWhat is wrong with you Roisin? Are you going through it? Are you going through some kind of psychological change in your life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a time I would be surprised that you stood in Westminster Palace \u2013 a literal seat of power, with a literal microphone, being literally platformed \u2013 and framed yourself as someone being silenced by a conspiracy of the T in LGBT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post concluded: \u201cA boycott is not simply people who decline to purchase your album and express their rejection of you in your Instagram comments. What you are experiencing is considerably simpler: consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read The Blessed Madonna\u2019s post in its entirety below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXwJTiBDBuP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the initial controversy in 2023, Murphy backtracked on her comments, saying that she \u201ccannot apologise enough for being the reason for this eruption of damaging and potentially dangerous social-media fire and brimstone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the singer made another comment online about trans people late last year \u2013 posting a chart purporting to show that the number of young people identifying as trans or non-binary has dropped significantly in recent years. \u201cIt was never real,\u201d she wrote in the caption. \u201cTerribly sad though. Absolute havoc wreaked on children, families and society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Murphy\u2019s comments in that post, Istanbul\u2019s Back In Town Festival removed the singer from its line-up last October; a move she responded to with a lengthy X post claiming \u201cthe mob\u201d was out \u201cin force\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust for the record, I have zero hate toward trans people; I do not deny anyone\u2019s existence,\u201d she wrote \u201cThe post that has caused such frantic panic among the trans activist mob is a graph that shows a steep decline in trans and non-binary identity in young people over the past few years in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy declaration \u2018it was never real\u2019 refers to the contagion that was undoubtedly aided by the submission of the media, captured medical institutions, and social media derangement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as The Blessed Madonna, CMAT and Lambrini Girls have been among those who criticised Murphy\u2018s posts about transgender people.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy has continued to tour with big names and perform at big festivals since the controversy in 2023. In 2024, she joined Johnny Marr in supporting New Order at a huge outdoor show in Manchester, and that summer also saw her headline All Together Now Festival in Ireland alongside The National and Jorja Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Also in 2024 she joined Pulp, Justice, Troye Sivan, PJ Harvey, Bikini Kill, Charli XCX, and more in performing at Primavera Sound, and in 2025 she performed at festivals including LIDO, MEO Kalorama, and Electric Castle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-blessed-madonna-calls-out-roisin-murphy-over-censorship-claims-on-trans-views-3944445&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-the-blessed-madonna.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Blessed Madonna calls out R\u00f3is\u00edn Murphy over \u201ccensorship\u201d claims on trans views &#8220;What is wrong with you Roisin? Are you going through it?&#8221; By Poppy Burton 7th May 2026 The Blessed Madonna and Ro\u00eds\u00edn Murphy. 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