Editing Graham Linehan (section)

=== Post-Twitter reinstatement ===

Linehan's Twitter account was restored in December 2022, following the [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|takeover of Twitter]] by [[Elon Musk]], who relaxed many of Twitter's content policies and announced an amnesty to restore suspended accounts.<ref name="Burrows-2022">{{Cite web |last=Burrows |first=Marc |date=2022-12-30 |title=Opinion: Why do people like Graham Linehan keep choosing this hill to die on? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/graham-linehan-twitter-trans-rights-b2253532.html |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231023230/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/graham-linehan-twitter-trans-rights-b2253532.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2022-11-24 |title=Elon Musk offers general amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts |language=en |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/24/elon-musk-offers-general-amnesty-to-suspended-twitter-accounts |access-date=2023-08-22 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822160321/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/24/elon-musk-offers-general-amnesty-to-suspended-twitter-accounts |url-status=live }}</ref> He also attacked [[Ian "H" Watkins]] of [[Steps (pop group)|Steps]], tweeting: "What may connect him to a man serving 22 years for raping and torturing a 10-year-old girl?", on the basis that Watkins had used a tool to block transphobes.<ref name="Burrows-2022" />

In April 2023, Linehan was again banned from Twitter, following his appearance at an anti-trans event called Let Women Speak in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He had tweeted the words "Durr imm gonna kill em" in response to a Twitter user who referenced counter-protestors at the Belfast event.<ref name="cityam20230416">{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Graham Linehan, AKA Glinner, banned from Twitter...Again |url=https://www.cityam.com/graham-linehan-aka-glinner-banned-from-twitter-again/ |website=[[Cityam.com]] |publisher=City AM |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416143651/https://www.cityam.com/graham-linehan-aka-glinner-banned-from-twitter-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2023 |title=Anti-trans mouthpiece Graham Linehan suspended from Twitter...again |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/16/anti-trans-graham-linehan-suspended-twitter-again/ |website=[[Thepinknews.com]] |publisher=[[Pink News]] |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416195858/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/16/anti-trans-graham-linehan-suspended-twitter-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Linehan's account was reinstated days later.<ref name="cityam20230418">{{Cite web |date=18 April 2023 |title=Graham Linehan – AKA Glinner – back on Twitter after latest ban |url=https://www.cityam.com/graham-linehan-aka-glinner-back-on-twitter-after-latest-ban/ |website=[[Cityam.com]] |publisher=[[City AM]] |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424223317/https://www.cityam.com/graham-linehan-aka-glinner-back-on-twitter-after-latest-ban/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, Linehan tweeted that [[David Tennant]] was an "abusive groomer" after Tennant wore a T-shirt saying "Leave Trans Kids Alone You Absolute Freaks".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Sarah |date=2023-07-12 |title=Can David Tennant Please Sue Graham Linehan For All He's Worth? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/can-david-tennant-sue-graham-linehan/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822160323/https://www.themarysue.com/can-david-tennant-sue-graham-linehan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August, during the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], Linehan and other comedians performed a stand-up comedy show outside the [[Scottish Parliament Building|Scottish Parliament]] after his original venues cancelled his booking over his views. Some supporters of Linehan attended the show and criticised the Edinburgh Fringe as oversensitive. Linehan also threatened to sue the first venue that cancelled his gig.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hay |first=Katharine |date=17 August 2023 |title=Graham Linehan stages gig outside the Scottish Parliament after venues cancel |work=[[The Scotsman]] |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/graham-linehan-stages-gig-outside-the-scottish-parliament-after-venues-cancel-4259743 |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819065757/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/graham-linehan-stages-gig-outside-the-scottish-parliament-after-venues-cancel-4259743 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 October, he attended the [[Conservative Party Conference (UK)|Conservative Party Conference]] in Manchester, stating in a speech that he was "the most cancelled person in this room". On 3 October, he said he had been dropped by his television agent, [[Independent Talent Group|Independent Talent]], which also represented Tennant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Isobel |date=2023-10-03 |title=Graham Linehan 'dropped by his agent' after attacking David Tennant |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/graham-linehan-glinner-agent-dropped-david-tennant-b2422894.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004022242/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/graham-linehan-glinner-agent-dropped-david-tennant-b2422894.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 12 November 2023, he appeared on ''[[This Week (radio series)|This Week]]'' on Ireland's national radio station, [[RTÉ]], to talk about his claim of being cancelled, defend his anti-trans activism, and to promote his memoir ''Tough Crowd''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22320256-father-ted-co-creator-graham-linehan-on-being-can/|title=Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan on being 'cancelled' over transgender views (podcast)|publisher=[[This Week (radio series)]], [[RTÉ]]|date=12 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119112448/https://www.rte.ie/radio/podcasts/22320256-father-ted-co-creator-graham-linehan-on-being-can/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2025, Linehan was charged with harassment and criminal damage. He wrote on Twitter that the charges followed a complaint from a trans activist.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/26/graham-linehan-bafta-winner-father-ted-court-charges/|title=Graham Linehan charged with harassment and criminal damage|last=Pope|first=Felix|work=The Telegraph|date=26 April 2025|access-date=28 April 2025|archive-date=27 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427215205/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/26/graham-linehan-bafta-winner-father-ted-court-charges/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 May, he pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was granted bail, with a trial date set for 4 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0512/1512444-father-ted-co-creator-denies-harassment-charges/|title=Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan denies harassing transgender activist|publisher=RTÉ|date=12 May 2025|access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>