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Country-wide groups planned for young gays and lesbians
A youth project aimed at gay and lesbian young people is to establish groups around the country in response to a growing demand from teenagers for advice and support relating to their sexuality. Belong To, a Dublin-based gay and lesbian youth project, was founded four…
Author: The Irish Times
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It’s Time for Ireland to Follow Obama on Gay Marriage. Here’s Why.
By Kieran Rose, Chair of GLEN, the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” – these ten simple words spoken by US President Barack Obama last Wednesday have reverberated around the world and provided a watershed moment in…
Author: TheJournal.ie
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President Signs Civil Partnership Bill into Law: A great day for Ireland
Today the 19th of July, the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, signed the Civil Partnership Bill into law. “This is a great day for Ireland. Lesbian and gay people, their parents, families, friends neighbours, colleagues can now look forward to celebrating their civil partnerships in…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
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Campaign Launched to Improve Visibility For Lesbian and Gay Families Living in Ireland
Today Marriage Equality is launching We Are Family, a national poster campaign which gives visibility to LGBT families living in Ireland. The groundbreaking campaign shatters the silence and myths surrounding our families and calls on the Government to recognise and protect same-sex couples and our…
Author: Marriage Equality
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Special Invitation: View the Groundbreaking Documentary "Growing Up Gay in Ireland" with Speaker Christine C. Quinn
New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn invites you to spend an evening with Irish LGBT Organisation BeLonG To who are doing fantastic work to make Ireland a safer place for gay young people. The evening will include a screening of the groundbreaking documentary…
Author: Belong To
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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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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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Same-sex relationships to be legally recognised from today
In this interview on RTE.ie Morning Radio, Brian Sheehan, Director of GLEN (the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network), says same-sex couples can now avail of many civil rights and protections. GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. >Listen to the interview
Author: RTE.ie Morning Ireland
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Chuck Feeney: Giving It All Away
Atlantic Philanthropies has this year wound itself up as quietly as it arrived in Ireland more than 30 years ago, after dispensing €1bn on Irish projects. Our reporter profiles Chuck Feeney — the billionaire backer of an extraordinary foundation. By Liam Collins Everybody you meet…
Author: Independent.ie