Irvine Welsh says working with trans sensitivity reader was 'brilliant
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Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has described his experience of working with a trans sensitivity reader on his 2022 novel as “brilliant".
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Irvine Welsh 'doesn't fear' being cancelled despite hiring 'trans-sensitive' proofreader for latest work - Scottish Daily Express
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Irvine Welsh - News - IMDb
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Irvine Welsh On Why 'Crime' Season 2 Features A Transgender Character
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel The Long Knives
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The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh
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Irvine Welsh interview: 'We're having a nationwide nervous breakdown
Roald Dahl, rewrites and the truth about 'sensitivity readers
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Irvine Welsh: Bad boy takes novel approach to gender politics
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Times change': what authors think about rewriting older books, Books
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Irvine Welsh: Trans debate 'a strange hill for SNP to die on