Tag: Ireland
Garda station to fly flag in support of Limerick Pride parade
A move by one of the State’s biggest Garda divisions to fly a rainbow flag outside its divisional headquarters has been described as a significant symbol of support for the gay community in Ireland.
Fury as RTE’s Mooney show featuring same-sex marriage chat has complaint upheld
Same-sex marriage discussion featured on January 20 show but BAI rules that no opposing opinions were featured
Positive Visibility Matters at GAZE Film Festival
My Transgender Journey to air during special screening at this year’s GAZE film festival. A new short film produced by Anna Rodgers & Zlata Filipovic for TENI will also be launched at the event.
Ireland : Same-sex marriage referendum in spring 2015
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Dáil that the Marriage Equality referendum will take place in spring 2015.
UN Human Rights Council adopts non-inclusive ‘Protection of the Family’ resolution
Last Thursday the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the “Protection of the Family”. FamilyThe resolution calls on the High Commissioner for Human Rights to draft a report on the status of the family and asks for a panel discussion on “the issue of the protection of the family” at the September session.
Major exhibition marks Irish LGBT young people’s history becoming part of the National Library of Ireland & the National Photographic Archive
Today June 23rd BeLonG To – Ireland’s national organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth – and the National Library of Ireland launched a major exhibition at the National Photography Archive charting a decade of LGBT youth rights in Ireland.