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Field Dispatches: Winning Civil Partnerships in Ireland
In early July of this year, both houses of the Irish Parliament passed a landmark Civil Partnerships law, guaranteeing new rights to same-sex couples. The bill – “one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in 90 years” – was signed into law…
Author: Q & A with the Gay & Lesbian Equality Network
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Civil Partnership a Cross-Country Success as Every County Celebrates
By the end of September, 862 Civil Partnerships had already taken place. That’s an average of two civil partnerships every day since they first became publicly available in April 2011. So, where are there most lesbian and gay civil partners across the country? Dublin 8…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN)
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New Finance Bill Delivers Critically Important Protections for Civil Partners
Today the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD., published Finance (No.3) Bill 2011 which will give effect to the taxation aspects of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010. The Finance Bill will allow for civil partners to be treated the same…
Author: GLEN
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Launch of Groundbreaking Guidance for School Principals on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. Minister Seán Haughey TD today launched a groundbreaking new publication Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students in Post Primary Schools – Guidance for Principals and School Leaders developed jointly by the Department of Education and GLEN. This the first comprehensive guidance…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN)
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Happy 2nd Birthday Civil Partnership: Next Stop Civil Marriage!
Marking the huge success of civil partnerships and the 2nd anniversary of the Dáil and Seanad passing the civil partnership legislation, GLEN today celebrate civil partnerships with the GLEN ‘wedding bus’ on Kildare Street! We warmly congratulate the hundreds of lesbian and gay couples who…
Author: GLEN
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Minister for Justice Commences Civil Partnership Act
The Minister for Justice and Law Reform Dermot Ahern TD today signed the Commencement Orders for the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010. Speaking at the signing of the Commencement Orders, Kieran Rose, chair of GLEN said that “with this signing, the…
Author: GLEN – Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
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2011 to be a good year for Same-Sex Couples
“This will be a good year for very many same-sex couples who will now be able to have formal recognition, protection and support for their relationships” said Kieran Rose, Chair of GLEN. Under the Civil Partnership Bill and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010, which…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
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Successful Grants: Civil Partnership for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O’Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent Until 1994, Irish law still criminalized homosexual conduct. When The Atlantic Philanthropies entered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) field in 2004, there were no other significant private funders in the area and only one…
Author: Alliance Magazine
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Ireland's Future Prosperity Linked to a Thriving Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Population
Summary: Ireland’s future economic prosperity depends on how the Government and Irish society plans for diversity and attracts and retains some of the world’s leading talent, it was stated at the launch by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
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Atlantic Grantees Working for Human Rights
International Human Rights Day on 10 December marks the 63rd year of global recognition of our basic human equality and the continuous struggle to gain basic human rights for all individuals. Reconciliation & Human Rights made up the largest portion of Atlantic’s 2010 grantmaking programmes — funding…
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