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Entries Tagged as 'Same-sex marriage'

Marriage/Family Campaigns and Research News

June 10th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Equality, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

Marriage Equality last week launched a National Poster campaign calling for Civil Marriage for same sex couples and recognition of lesbian and gay families. Funded by the Community Foundation of Ireland the posters will be displayed on Dublin Bus and in libraries, family resources and community centres around the country. Find out more about the […]

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Marriage and child-rearing by single, childless Christian Democrat Leo

May 11th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Irish Politics, Same Sex Partnerships

Leo Varadkar T.D.  has been talking to the press again – this time it’s to Hot Press.   You think he’s getting ready for higher office or a heave or something with all the media he’s doing these days? The bit about the gays below for your information. What’s your opinion on same–sex marriage? I have […]

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Yvonne and Connie – getting fake married?

April 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Irish Media, LGBT

or not… I refer of course to Fair City. Yvonne Doyle who when I last watched Fair City years ago was one of my most despised characters, is going out with Connie – whom the RTE website describes as ‘Self-taught, independent and strong-willed’ (secret telly code for lesbian).  Yvonne met Connie in Australia it seems […]

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‘Immoral, perverse and deviant behaviour’

November 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Politics, Same Sex Partnerships

The emails and letters to Oireachtas members in advance of the debate on the Civil Partnership Bill continue (#cpbill) to be sent my way. Renew as you may remember is the new ‘national’ organisation campaigning for lots of ‘down with that sort of thing’ vigour. It would seem however that many of their emails landed […]

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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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