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Jackson urges people to vote but says power may lie outside political system
By ALISON HEALY. IF PEOPLE do not vote in the general election, then they lose the right to criticise, US civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson has told an audience in Dublin. He said people should vote for politicians they could trust, but when asked…
Author: Irish Times
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First gay couple to have civil partnership recognised
By CARL O’BRIEN. GLENN CUNNINGHAM and Adriano Vilar have become the first gay couple in the State to have their civil partnership formally recognised by the State. The couple, who work at Argos, formed a civil partnership at a ceremony in Northern Ireland last year.…
Author: Irish Times
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State plans merger of five bodies instead of just three
by DEáGLAN DE BRéADÚN THE GOVERNMENT is proposing to merge the Equality Tribunal and the National Disability Authority with three other equality and human rights agencies. Official documentation seen by The Irish Times confirms that there are plans to merge these two bodies, as well…
Author: The Irish Times
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A Day in May: Real Lives, True Stories
A Day in May: Real Lives, True Stories (Merrion Press) On May 23, 2015 the Republic of Ireland made history by becoming the first country in the world to introduce marriage equality by popular vote. Charlie Bird, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, traveled across the country to record the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Two Civil Partnership Ceremonies Conducted on Average Each Day
By Pamela Duncan An average of two civil partnership ceremonies have taken place per day since their introduction last year, with a total of 862 ceremonies registered between April 2011 and September 2012. In that time period, 1,724 lesbian and gay people from 61 countries…
Author: Irish Times
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Couple happy to play part in Ireland's 'big step'
By PAMELA DUNCAN WHEN BARRY Dignam and Hugh Walsh first met almost 20 years ago, homosexuality was still illegal; neither man envisaged then a time where their relationship would be legally recognised by the Irish State. Yet today, 17 years after they started going out,…
Author: The Irish Times
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Maine and N.H. Move to Expand Gay Rights
Original Source By Keith B. RichburgWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, May 7, 2009 NEW YORK, May 6 — Gay rights advocates celebrated swift and unexpected twin victories in New England on Wednesday when Maine became the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage and New Hampshire’s legislature…
Author: The Washington Post
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Human rights body must not face more cuts, says Minister
JAMIE SMYTH Social Affairs Correspondent The Irish Human Rights Commission should not face further cuts in funding in the forthcoming budget, Minister of State for Equality Mary White has said. Ms White said she would do her utmost to protect the commission, which faced cuts…
Author: The Irish Times
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D.C. Council approves bill legalizing gay marriage
Bill heads to Fenty’s desk, still must survive congressional review period By Tim Craig The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, setting off a wave of excitement in the gay community even as opponents vow to continue the…
Author: Washington Post
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Amalgamation plan opposed by agencies
by DEAGLáN de BRéADÚN GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS to amalgamate the Equality Authority, Equality Tribunal and Irish Human Rights Commission are being opposed by a broad-based campaign of community and voluntary organisations. An initial meeting organised in Dublin by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) on…
Author: The Irish Times