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Entries Tagged as 'Marriage Equality'

Dear Nervous Nellies

January 21st, 2015 · 7 Comments · Homophobia, Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Queer, Same Sex Partnerships, Uncategorized

Yes you … stop looking over your shoulder… you who watched Claire Byrne Live and began to panic about the Marriage Referendum and started worrying about what was going on, who was doing what and the sky was going to fall in and and and… 1) Chill the feck out. 2) There are 4 months […]

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Two women raise a baby

December 2nd, 2011 · 9 Comments · LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

Two women raise a young man who can speak well in public in Iowa last February, it goes viral again for some reason this week and lesbians and gay men and their friends go nuts about it.  It’s been all over my facebook and twitter with pre requisite gushing.  It’s not the video itself that […]

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Some things are best left alone

February 23rd, 2011 · 18 Comments · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

So Lucinda Creighton does not believe in same-sex marriage. Neither do I.  But I wouldn’t stop anyone from doing it and would passionately support people’s right to marry if they wished to. However I won’t engage in trying to change the mind of someone who is against it or engage in vilifying her.  It’s not […]

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Manifesto Watch – LGBT issues

February 16th, 2011 · 15 Comments · Elections, Equality, General Election 2011, Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

A quick review of policy proposals by examining the manifestos of the  five main parties with regard to LGBT issues. Fianna Fáil –  Nil Fine Gael – No policy section on LGBT issues, Party does not support civil marriage for same sex couples (checked via email) Civil Partnership: We will amend tax law in a […]

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Third Time Lucky

November 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Third Time Lucky · Disability, Equality, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

If you have been following the comments here you’ll know there has been difficulties in arranagements surrounding an event organised by Marriage Equality where the CEO of Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson Today Marriage Equality announced another change of venue – the Gresham told them that they were accessible. This is a common thought  – […]

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