A response to a written question from Sean Kenny on Eamon Gilmore’s trip to New York and Washington elicted the following information on that meeting with lesbian and gay ‘representatives‘. I had a very a useful meeting with representatives from the Irish American Lesbian and Gay community about a range of issues of concern to […]
Further reports of the meeting between Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Irish lesbian and gay ‘representatives’ in New York last week have emerged. Of particular note is Gilmore’s question to those present about whether they had any reservations about him marching in the New York parade. Since nobody at the meeting was actually involved in the […]
I mentioned that the people who Eamon Gilmore met in New York last night were not really representative of those who have been protesting the ban on LGBT marching in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He met the good gays, some even refer to as ‘the apologists’ who despite the last 20 years have not […]
Update: Picture from Merrionstreet.ie of Tanaiste Gilmore meeting emigrant rights groups and Irish gay rights groups. Gilmore met with some LGBT and Emigrant groups in the Irish Consulate last night and has strongly criticised the parade ban. He’s still going to attend it though. (Were reps from Irish Queers present or was it the ‘good gays’ […]
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Do you think Fintan O’Toole was proposing to offer Eamon Gilmore a glass of TK red lemonade and thus fight off the coke and pepsi politics? Photo on Labour’s Flickr Stream and taken on Sunday 10th in Artane/Whitehall. If anyone ever manages to canvas me I’ll get a picture and give them a glass of […]