I’ve taken a little blogging break here for the last ten days or so, but it’s not been completely quiet. You may have noted the post exploring the campaign for marriage and the change in how marriage is interpreted which I wrote earlier this week on The (Fabulous) AntiRoom. I think some of the point [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes'
And we’re back in the chicken shed
August 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, Live Blogging, Marriage Equality, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
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A very busy chairperson
March 1st, 2010 · 9 Comments · Iona Institute, Irish Politics, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes
I was sent this invitation to an event later this month which is being organised by the Iona Institute. ‘Reducing teenage pregnancy and sexual activity: What works and what doesn’t’ Venue: Davenport hotel, Dublin 2 Date and time: Thursday, March 25, 8pm Chair: Sean O Fearghail TD The Law Reform Commission has recently recommended that [...]
Religious Convictions and Civil Partnerships – UK Ruling
December 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Equality, LGBT, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
An important ruling earlier this month from the Court of Appeal in the UK to a ruling in the Employment Appeal Tribunal concerning a registrar Lillian Ladele. Ms. Ladele took a case against her employer, Islington Council, alleging that she was harassed and discriminated against by the council because she refused to perform registrations at [...]
Tags:Civil partnership in the United Kingdom·Employment Appeal Tribunal
Anyone seen Lucinda Creighton TD?
December 3rd, 2009 · 10 Comments · Irish Politics, LGBT, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
Lucinda Creighton was due to speak on the Civil Partnership Bill this evening but when the Ceann Comhairle called her name the Deputy for Dublin South East was nowhere to be found. Wondering if the discussions in Fine Gael about the florist cop out amendment are getting a bit too much for her? I’m sure [...]
Tags:Civil Partnership Bill·Dublin South East·Lucinda Creighton
Won’t somebody think of the florists?
October 25th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Cop Out, David Quinn, Equality, Homophobia, Iona Institute, Irish Politics, LGBT, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
Do the Iona Institute think the Irish public and their elected representatives are a few sultanas short of the full wedding cake? Well they must obviously with the latest line of lobbying that is underway with regard to the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday we heard that Iona Institute and their Director, my favourite passive aggressive, [...]
Tags:Catholic Church·Civil Partnership Bill·Fianna Fáil·Iona Institute·Society and Culture
Iona Institute asking leading questions again
January 12th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Iona Institute, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes
Image via Wikipedia It’s 2009 and time for another survey from the Iona Institute. A new phone survey is reported in today’s Irish Times but I can’t find any questions on same sex relationships in Patsy McGarry’s report but I’m sure they are there or David Quinn will be inferring them throughout the day when [...]
Tags:David Quinn·Iona Institute·Irish Times·Patsy McGarry·Same-sex relationship
Unasked for advice
November 11th, 2008 · 17 Comments · David Quinn, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
…to those campaigning for Civil Partnership legislation/Civil Marriage, be they individuals or groups … – Stop appearing in audiences of shows like Questions and Answers – especially when the panel is not balanced with representation of someone from the lesbian and gay/equality and human rights sector. RTE need to be taught a lesson and ‘rent [...]
Tags:civil partnership in Ireland·Homosexuality·Human rights·Lucinda Creighton·Pat Kenny·Same-sex marriage
Car Crashes, divorce and militant gay lobbies…
July 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
From Thursday’s Irish Times Letters page… FF and Civil Partnership Bill Madam, – David Carroll’s vitriolic attack on Senator Jim Walsh (July 1st, 2008) was a good demonstration of liberal intolerance. Senator Walsh is absolutely right to be concerned about the proposed Civil Partnerships Bill and his concern mirror that of a majority of the [...]
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Wexford FF politics and Civil Partnership
July 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments · David Quinn, Homophobia, Irish Politics, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes, Same Sex Partnerships
Senator Jim Walsh has been busy this week putting forward a motion to his parliamentary party concerning the proposed Civil Partnership legislation going too far. He has been busy saying he wasn’t being homophobic and saying his party colleagues who supported the motion (25 of them) weren’t homophobic. It’s clear from the silence that not [...]
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All Human life is there…
September 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Lesbian, LGBT, Queer, Religion, Religious Right Dressed up as research institutes
Thanks to Frank @ Cedar Lounge for letting me know that I’ll be missing Fr. John Harvey’s visit to the RDS Dublin tomorrow to speak at the Human Life International Conference. The talk I’ll be missing whilst doing some very queer shopping checking out all the dykes in Liffey Valley is entitled Homosexuality: Helping the [...]
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