In January 18 pieces of legislation were promised for publication by Goverment Chief Whip and Minister for State, Pat Carey. They were to be published by April 9, the last day of the current Dáil session. Seven of these bills were to emerge from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform including the Civil [...]
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…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
It’s not the first time I have heard this. And it’s probably futile to think that this might be the last time. However it is a discussion worth having. THE GOVERNMENT’S Civil Partnership Bill was compared to past segregationist policies in South Africa at the annual Turas na mBan gathering held in Westport, Co Mayo [...]
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Mark Tighe covered the Dermot Ahern speech in yesterday’s Sunday Times and followed up with queries to people involved in lesbian and gay activism and media and something from the Ministers Office. I’m sure the phrase ‘prominent campaigner for Civil Partnerships’ had a few people choking over their bacon croissants However the Ministers Spokesman said [...]
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We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples. ‘Activist judges’ (all bar [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Last week’s reshuffle has no doubt caused a headache for those campaigning on the matter of recognising same sex relationships. From initial research and remembering the announcement of a new Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may well have given lesbians and gay men and their organisations a significant migraine. I [...]
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“The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and upon the changes which we hope to bring about through those lives.” (Audre Lorde – Poetry Is Not A Luxury) The time has (more than) come to reframe the narrow terms of the marriage debate [...]
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Image via WikipediaThe Green Party seem to spend a considerable amount of time analysing the campaign for same sex marriage/partnership rights. Paul Gogarty TD and chairperson of the party delves into comment’s on Damiens recent post to clarify the reported comments to constituents and others regarding how the campaign is being won and lost. Deputy [...]
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All eyes turn to Dundalk on the political front this weekend. They have a conference blog (looking forward to hearing from the Green Party Gay and Lesbian bloggers this weekend!) And they have a conference flickr stream as you can see from Minister Gormley’s smiling face. And they have guest speakers…including Ann Louise Gilligan and [...]
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