Tag: Ireland
Gay rights groups support Irish musician’s boycott
Musician Keith Pascoe has been praised by Irish gay rights groups for withdrawing from a music event in Russia to highlight laws allowing “homophobic bullying”.
Are your local gay bar saying “nyet” to Russian vodka ?
It all started with gay bars in Chicago saying “nyet” to Russian vodka and are about spreading around LGBT worldwide.
You can call the Irish president gay and get away with it
“The current president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, is a poet, acknowledged homosexual, and nearly as outspoken as his predecessors,” it was announced on the Forbes website.
Forbes issues official apology to President Higgins for ‘homosexual’ claim
A top international business magazine has apologised to President Michael D Higgins for publishing a story on its website in which it claimed he was an “acknowledged homosexual.”
Government finally publishes Draft Heads of Gender Recognition Bill
Nearly six years after Ireland was declared in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, the State has finally released a draft Heads of Bill to provide a pathway to legally recognise transgender people.
Crowe calls on Russian authorities to end persecution of LGBT citizens
Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised the Russian government for introducing a so-called gay ‘propaganda’ law, which introduces hefty fines for anyone who distributes information on alleged “non-traditional sexual relationships”.