Results from Europe’s biggest ever survey on LGBT discrimination and hate crime are released today. Over 93,000 people responded to the EU LGBT survey conducted by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. The Agency (FRA) provides evidence-based advice to EU and national decision makers so as to inform debates, policies and laws on fundamental rights. The survey […]
The European Gay Police Association are in Dublin this week holding their 6th conference. It is hosted by G Force, the Garda Gay Lesbian and Bisexual employee resource group. There are over 130 delegates from throughout Europe attending. They’ve visited Áras and Uachtaráin and been given a reception by President Higgins. The Minister for Justice […]
Yesterday LGBT Noise held a protest outside the opening of the International Eucharistic Congress in the RDS. Like it was going to change anything? The real question that might be asked is if it was a correct and politically astute location and target for a protest? I know there has been a lot of polite […]
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Today is International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), the event is being marked internationally and has grown hugely over the past number of years. UN agencies and major human rights organisations are invovled in marking the day and launching initiatives, research and policies promoting good practice. Senior Irish Politicians involved in the education sphere […]
Voices from outside the Irish America LGBT community have joined in criticism of the exclusion of lgbts from the New York St. Patricks Day parade which took place yesterday. (Post from Joe My God with great pictures from the Irish Queers protest.) There is a new avenue of criticism this year targetting the local NBC affiliate who […]