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Entries Tagged as 'Gay Lesbian and Bisexual'

New report launched on LGBT Mental Health issues

February 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Equality, HSE, Lesbian, LGBT, Social Policy

Minister for Health, Mary Harney this morning launched a report on a major study entitled Supporting LGBT Lives: A Study of the Mental Health and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People . You may remember the survey phase of the project and my post about it in late 2007. The reports authors, Paula […]

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Lesbian and gay politics and agendas – Milking it

January 31st, 2009 · 9 Comments · Equality, Equality Authority, Irish Politics, Lesbian, LGBT

I went to see Milk tonight and loved it. I’m not a good reviewer of books and movies – I find myself going off on tangents – just go see it! (Tangent alert coming up!) I couldn’t help myself from getting angry though at the lack of a Milk figure or politics in operation in […]

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Iceland’s new prime minister – a sister?

January 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Lesbian, LGBT, Queer

In what would be a world first (in terms of an openly lesbian or gay politician) Johanna Sigurdardóttir, Iceland’s Minister for Social Affairs, has said she’s prepared to take on the post of Prime Minister if she feels that she has sufficient support. You may have heard that Iceland is bankrupt, has had riots recently […]

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