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Have you seen Emma Watson’s stunning speech at the UN?
At the weekend, international superstar actor Emma Watson delivered a compelling speech on feminism and gender equality. In providing clarity through a distillation of core principles of feminist...
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TENI & GLEN host first employers seminar on trans* inclusion
Update: Scroll down for live tweets from the morning’s seminar. Leading Irish companies meet today for the first time to discuss how they can support trans* employees in their workplaces. The...
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At the Ploughing Championships: lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transfolk – oh my!
Are you a queer farmer? A rural gay? Or know someone who is? Well, take note! Due to the success last year GLEN & @LGBT_ie are going to back to the @NPAIE! Come visit us – Block 1, Row 27,...
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Australian ex-PM Gillard admits marriage equality is inevitable
Australian ex-Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who was once famously opposed to same-sex marriage, has made a sudden admission during an interview on her country’s Channel Nine. She has now accepted...
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Young people lead “No Hate Speech” campaign in Ireland
The No Hate Speech Movement Ireland was formally launched this morning in Dublin. The movement is the Irish iteration of the regional No Hate Speech Movement launched by the Council of Europe in 2012...
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Survey shows marriage equality support among farmers
Today’s Irish Examiner reports that the majority of farmers in Ireland support marriage equality for same-sex couples. Would you Adam & Steve it? @irishexaminer survey echoes @MacranaFeirme...
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Government publishes proposals on family diversity in Ireland
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today published the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill. The Bill is part of a number of proposed laws to...
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Ireland supports “crucial” LGBT human rights resolution at UN
Last night, the world’s top human rights body – the UN Human Rights Council – meeting in Geneva voted in favour of a “crucial” human rights resolution concerning sexual orientation and gender...
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Irish support for Lithuania NGO’s initiative against homophobia & transphobia
Pictured at the “Tackling Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying: Challenges and Effective Responses” yesterday (l-r): Vladimir Simonko of the Lithuanian Gay League, Irish Ambassador David Noonan,...
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Here’s what the US looks like after yesterday’s marriage ruling
Yesterday, the United States took one step closer to marriage equality across the nation. The United States Supreme Court – the highest court in the nation – declined to hear five cases concerning...
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“I question the need for a referendum on this issue if it is possible to...
Finally. Someone in parliament has said what I’ve been carping about for at least the past ten years: that an amendment to the Civil Registration Act 2004 (starting with the deletion of Section...
View ArticleNo change in Vatican teaching on homosexuality, despite kind words
Instantly making headlines around the world, the Vatican today published its latest comments on homosexuality, among other issues. FULL TEXT: "Relatio post disceptationem" of the General...
View ArticleLGBT teachers to meet President Higgins today
The INTO LGBT Teachers’ Group will meet with President Michael D. Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin this afternoon, Tuesday, 14th October. Press Release: INTO LGBT Teachers' Group to meet President...
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Ireland’s marriage referendum: Register to vote!
The marriage equality referendum is on its way, and the only way you can have a say is if you’re registered to vote. In Spring 2015, the voters of Ireland will be asked to vote in a referendum on...
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Equality expert criticises Gender Recognition Bill
A leading equality expert has criticised the proposed Gender Recognition Bill as “falling short of human rights standards.” Niall Crowley, a former head of the Equality Authority, made the comments...
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Dublin’s Outhouse gets a bells-and-whistles Library re-vamp
Outhouse Library, located on the first floor of Dublin’s LGBT community centre, Outhouse, is set to re-launch tomorrow, Thursday, 23rd of October. The Library, one of the only solely dedicated...
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Dr Lydia Foy ends law suit against Irish state
Dr Lydia Foy has decided not to pursue her case against the Irish state for its failure to issue a birth certificate recognising her as female. The news emerged during a hearing in the High Court...
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Hate crime laws mooted for early next year
This morning, following anti-Roma mobs assembling in Waterford at the weekend, junior minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD announced plans to introduce hate crime laws in Ireland for the first time. Last...
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Securing marriage equality depends on the young people of Ireland
Ahead of the anticipated Civil Marriage Equality Referendum in spring 2015, BeLonG To – Ireland’s national LGBT Youth Organisation – today launches an online campaign encouraging all young adults –...
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Irish experts to discuss LGBT rights in the developing world
Today in Dublin, leading Irish experts will participate in a a public talk on LGBT rights in the developing world. The talk, taking place in Trinity College Dublin as part of the “Trin Talks:...
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