Róisín Murphy is once again sparking controversy for her thoughts on the transgender community.

The 52-year-old Overpowered singer shared a graph of U.S. 18-to-22-year-old youths identifying as transgender or non-binary trending downward over the past few years, writing: “It was never real. Terribly sad though. Absolute havoc wreaked on children, families and society.”

After receiving backlash and criticism, as some users countered her claim and pointed out that people may be afraid to come out amid heightened tensions around the trans community, she issued a follow-up statement.

“The mob is out in force. The more I see of this cruel ‘activism,’ the more convinced I am that I do not want them anywhere near me or my music, however that may affect my career. I won’t be held to ransom—

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