…The way in which the words ‘gay’ or ‘sexual orientation’ are mentioned by every keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Al Gore… Nothing from Joe Biden, the Catholic who scores well with gay rights activists. So Barak over to you. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, […]
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Update: I’ve heard from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (I have readers there don’t you know!) that they will still accept submissions on the Scheme of legislation for the next few weeks – so if you have opinions get writing/submitting!! The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform‘s deadline for submissions to […]
From Thursday’s Irish Times Letters page… FF and Civil Partnership Bill Madam, – David Carroll’s vitriolic attack on Senator Jim Walsh (July 1st, 2008) was a good demonstration of liberal intolerance. Senator Walsh is absolutely right to be concerned about the proposed Civil Partnerships Bill and his concern mirror that of a majority of the […]
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Senator Jim Walsh has been busy this week putting forward a motion to his parliamentary party concerning the proposed Civil Partnership legislation going too far. He has been busy saying he wasn’t being homophobic and saying his party colleagues who supported the motion (25 of them) weren’t homophobic. It’s clear from the silence that not […]
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Mark Tighe covered the Dermot Ahern speech in yesterday’s Sunday Times and followed up with queries to people involved in lesbian and gay activism and media and something from the Ministers Office. I’m sure the phrase ‘prominent campaigner for Civil Partnerships’ had a few people choking over their bacon croissants 😉 However the Ministers Spokesman […]
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