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High court rules against recognition of same-sex marriage

December 14th, 2006 · Comments Off on High court rules against recognition of same-sex marriage · KAL Case, Lesbian, LGBT, Queer, Same Sex Partnerships

Hardly surprising really but Katherine Zappone and Anne Louise Gilligan have lost their High Court Challenge to have their Canadian Marriage recognised in Ireland. They’ll be off to appeal this to the Supreme Court no doubt. Later today there will be further developments outside the legal arena towards recognising same sex partnerships. More on Maman […]

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The Annunciation of the Not so Blessed Mary Cheney

December 10th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Lesbian, LGBT, Queer, Same Sex Partnerships, Uncategorized

Lesbian to have baby.  Not just any lesbian but the daughter of Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States. This annunciation has the left and right of US politics all over the place. Is Mary really putting it up to her Dad on his refusal to suport same sex marriage? The Evangelicals are of […]

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Ah it’s Tuesday

November 28th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Blogging, KAL Case, Lesbian, LGBT, Uncategorized

So that means the Cabinet are due today to talk about cohabitee’s rights and same sex marriage. Cue lots of crap about equality but no commitments and FF and PD’s speaking out of both sides of their mouths. They won’t be alone in party political terms either. More on Maman Poulet as it happens. Update […]

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Mitherings and congratulations

November 21st, 2006 · 7 Comments · Blogging, Irish Politics, LGBT, linkiness, Queer

Fair Play to Twenty A man in modern Ireland striving to make a difference, struggling against the machinations of a divided society. Divided into those who have the vision and those, like Stevie Wonder and Bertie Ahern, who don’t. From the acceptance speech that Tom Raftery sadly never got to make on behalf of Twenty Major […]

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Good Morning, Links on Monday

November 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Politics, irishblogcon, irishelection2007, Lesbian, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships, Social Media

Save Britney’s Marriage Why do Black people never win Reality TV Shows? A Woman Politician Blogs – Welcome to the Blogosphere, Councillor Phil Prendergast. And I think a new Irish political term has been launched – Doing a ‘Dominic’!!!! Air guitarists may no longer be playing just air. Damm technology…

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