Tag: BeLonG To
Stars Line Out For BeLonG To Advert in Support of Marriage Equality
A host of Irish TV, movie and music talent has joined forces with BeLonG To, the national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people, to produce an online video advertisement calling for a ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum on marriage equality.
BeLonG To Launches New National Quality Standard for LGBT Youth Work in Ireland
BeLonG To, the national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) young people today launches a new National Quality Standard for LGBT Youth Work which will be applied to the over 20 LGBT youth groups across the country. The ‘Start Up and Accreditation Pack’ is a step-by-step guide to starting an LGBT youth group.
BeLonG To welcomes ICANN decision to new Community Evaluation of ‘dotgay’
Yesterday the board of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, accepted the reconsideration request for .GAY put forward by BeLonG To and over 50 other LGBT Organisations. This will result in a reconsideration of the application by dotgay LLC to administer the domain on the basis of “community priority evaluation” (CPE).
Young People’s Rights to Freedom of Expression Not Protected by Gender Recognition Bill 2014
The proposed Gender Recognition Bill is a step forward but it falls seriously short of providing adequate protection to Trans young people, especially within the education system and makes no attempt to protect and vindicate their right to freedom of expression. On a practical level this impacts on uniform choice, access to appropriate toilets, the name which appears on the school roll and the right to join sports teams targeted for those of a certain gender.
Ireland : Gender Recognition Bill published, falls short of meeting the needs of Trans young people
Friday 19th December, BeLonG To, the national LGBT organisation, acknowledges the publication of the Gender Recognition bill but says that the bill falls far short of meeting the needs of Trans people, especially Trans young people.
BeLonG To welcomes the publication of EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency Report ‘Being Trans in the EU’
BeLonG To the national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people in Ireland welcomes the publication of ‘Being Trans in the EU’ by the FRA. This report represents the most comprehensive research into the lived experiences of Trans people across the European Union and will form the bedrock of important policy development across member states into the future.