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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Marriage Equality'
Two women raise a baby
December 2nd, 2011 · 9 Comments · LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
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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 · No Comments · 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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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
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 [...]
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Civil Partnership – All aboard in early December?
November 20th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
Catching up on Civil Partnership related news… Confirmed in a question to An Taoiseach on Tuesday by Eamon Gilmore, leader of the Labour Party. Note the dig by Dermot Ahern. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach have an update on when the civil partnership Bill will be before the House? The Taoiseach: Hopefully, the first [...]
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Marriage not so much a Burning Issue?
November 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Equality, Equality Authority, Gay, Homophobia, Irish Politics, Lesbian, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
The Burning Issues research launched today by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation comes shortly before the debating of the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday evening a number of LGBT organisations were invited to the Equality Authority for a briefing on the Bill. As Tipster says it’s a bit odd that GLEN could not/did not want [...]
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Brenda ‘Turnip’ Power
July 5th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Homophobia, Irish Media, Irish Politics, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
She writes to antagonise. Many of you are going to be extremely angry at reading her latest bit of rubbish. I could suggest that you not to bother with her. Or you could make her some Irish Stew. Or tell her something about children’s rights because she claims to be something of an expert. She’ [...]
The Green Party express delivery service
June 27th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party, Irish Politics, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
‘Green Party Leader John Gormley, Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) Chairperson Kieran Rose, Deputy Chair of the Green Party’s National Council Roderic O’Gorman, and Green Party Justice and equality spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe discuss the Government’s new Civil Partnership Bill.’
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Cuffe promises Civil Unions Bill by July
June 4th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships
A Tweet sent by Green TD Ciaran Cuffe last night in reaction to another US state legalising same sex marriage. So we have a whiff of a date for the publication of legislation on civil unions in Ireland. And we hear about it a day before the local and European Elections. Of course all the [...]
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