Update The Minister’s office confirmed that she will be viewing the Parade today and will meet a group of Irish American LGBT’s on Monday in the Consulate. The people she is meeting are from the St. Pat’s for All parade which takes place in Queens. Those who protest the Manhattan Parade exclusion from Irish Queers have not […]
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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 […]
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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