"In a statement shared by the festival on Friday, translated into English via music publication Stereogum, the organisers said that they were no longer "comfortable" having Murphy perform. The organisers wrote that they wanted the festival environment to be one where "everyone can feel safe and belong" and had added Murphy - despite her previous, contentious remarks about trans youth and puberty blockers - as they felt she had "the energy" to match their intentions."
"Experts have since responded to the dataset behind the graph, which was pulled from Tufts University's Cooperative Election Study, to suggest that the decline in young people identifying as trans could be the result of a decline in the acceptance of trans people. However, Murphy suggested in her post that the rise of people identifying as trans and non-binary "was never real"."
"It was never real. Terribly sad though. Absolute havoc wreaked on children, families and society. pic.twitter.com/ULx4QT20ww- Róisín Murphy (@roisinmurphy) October 21, 2025"
Róisín Murphy posted a graph on X claiming a steep decline in 18- to 22-year-olds in the US identifying as trans or non-binary between 2022 and 2024. The dataset originated from Tufts University's Cooperative Election Study, and experts suggested the change could reflect decreased acceptance of trans people. Murphy wrote that the rise in trans and non-binary identification "was never real" and described it as "terribly sad" and "absolute havoc" on children, families and society. Other musicians criticized her remarks, and the Back In Town Festival in Istanbul removed her as headliner, citing safety and belonging concerns.
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