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# gay-rights - Friday 9 August, 2019
'It was shocking': GRA to speak to Commissioner over sacking of garda for 'alleged homosexual activity'
The Garda Commissioner recently confirmed to the former garda that this was the reason for his dismissal in 1982.
# gay-rights - Saturday 18 May, 2019
Attacks, surveillance, moving home every six months - The life of an LGBT activist in Tunisia
Badr Baabou accepted an award for his work in Dublin this week.
# gay-rights - Monday 1 April, 2019
Paris prosecutors open proceedings against Patrice Evra for 'homophobic insults'
The inquiry follows a complaint lodged last week by two French gay rights groups.
# gay-rights - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Patrice Evra faces legal challenge over 'homophobic' abuse
The 37-year-old defended himself on social media after the incident, saying that “he loved everyone”.
# gay-rights - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
Diplomatic pressure results in Tanzania stating anti-gay crackdown is not government policy
Amnesty International reports that ten men have been arrested since last week’s announcement.
# gay-rights - Sunday 9 September, 2018
Homosexuality can still mean the death penalty in many countries
A look at LGBT rights across the world.
# gay-rights - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Up to 150 homosexuality convictions could be overturned under Government proposals
Last month, the Government apologised to men historically convicted of engaging in consensual same-sex activity.
# gay-rights - Sunday 24 June, 2018
Here's a short history of the battle for LGBT rights in Ireland
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland.
# gay-rights - Sunday 13 May, 2018
Brian Merriman: 'Identity theatre is always relevant'
I dramatise stories that were impossible to imagine could be told or staged, writes Brian Merriman.
# gay-rights - Saturday 17 March, 2018
Leo Varadkar visits site of the Stonewall riots in New York
The Stonewall protests are widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement.
# gay-rights - Saturday 5 August, 2017
'Outpourings of emotion' and 'a force of good': The Gaze Film Festival celebrates 25 years
Dublin’s LGBT film festival Gaze was set up in 1992 – a year before homosexuality was decriminalised.
# gay-rights - Sunday 16 July, 2017
'We don't have any gays': Chechnya's leader strongly denies his country tortured and killed gay men
Ramzan Kadyrov has faced wide international criticism since reports of serious human rights abuses.
# gay-rights - Saturday 24 June, 2017
One in five young LGBT people say they still face bullying and harassment
The survey of over 4,000 members of the young LGBT community was part of a national State strategy.
# gay-rights - Friday 26 May, 2017
'Men subjected to these gay purges have endured a gruesome ordeal in Chechnya'
The Kremlin is said to be taking its investigation into the anti-gay “purge” seriously.
# gay-rights - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
Taiwan to become first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage
“I’m leaping with joy like a bird,” one person said. Activists have fought for almost 30 years for gay marriage equality.
# gay-rights - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
Leader of Liberal Democrats won't say if he thinks being gay is a sin
Tim Farron’s comments have been criticised by some, but others have defended him.
# gay-rights - Saturday 1 April, 2017
'I can't stop crying': Tributes after rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker dies aged 65
The former soldier was heavily involved within the San Francisco LGBT rights movement.
# gay-rights - Saturday 28 January, 2017
Gay priest marries long-term partner in 'beautiful' ceremony in Clare
Fr Bernard Lynch – who grew up in Ennis in the 1950s – became the first Catholic priest in the world to have a civil partnership in 2006.
# gay-rights - Monday 26 December, 2016
'Being gay was portrayed as a scandal and shame': George Michael's journey to LGBT activist
He was outed by the press in 1998, and went on to become a major supporter of HIV campaigns
# gay-rights - Thursday 22 December, 2016
This is why people are talking about North Carolina's 'bathroom law'
Lawmakers in the state have failed to repeal the controversial law, despite Democrats and Republicans earlier reaching an agreement on it.
# gay-rights - Saturday 5 November, 2016
Uganda blames British colonialism for its anti-gay sex laws
It told the UN this week that it doesn’t tolerate such discrimination.
# gay-rights - Tuesday 25 October, 2016
Poll: Do you agree with the verdict in the gay cake row?
The owners of Ashers Bakery were found guilty of discrimination.
# gay-rights - Monday 15 August, 2016
Trump wants to quiz people on religion and gender equality before they enter US
The Republican presidential candidate previously called for a ban on Muslims entering America.
# gay-rights - Sunday 24 July, 2016
‘I’m still Ivan but I’m wearing high-heels.' - Meet Ivan Fahy, an androgynous model from Galway
The Irish model who’s breaking assumptions about gender.
# gay-rights - Monday 13 June, 2016
Thousands turn out for "rainbow vigil" in Dublin to honour those killed in Orlando shooting
A large crowd – some draped in rainbow flags and holding balloons and other items – gathered at about 7pm this evening for the vigil.
# gay-rights - Wednesday 4 May, 2016
Kenyan court bid to stop anal exams of men accused of being gay
Engaging in gay sex is a criminal offence in Kenya.
# gay-rights - Friday 20 November, 2015
Mormonism is taking a lot of heat for its attitude towards gay rights
The church declared that the children of gay couples cannot be blessed or baptised until they turn 18.
# gay-rights - Thursday 12 November, 2015
Church needs to ditch discredited Old Testament views - McAleese
The former president told The Irish Catholic the Church was a conduit for ‘toxic’ homophobia.
# gay-rights - Thursday 29 October, 2015
Gay couple asked to leave Dublin restaurant for holding hands
The shocking allegation comes just five months after the country legalised marriage for homosexual couples.
# gay-rights - Friday 23 October, 2015
Russian politicians plan to outlaw coming out - but not for "more reasonable" lesbians
“We think women are…more able to manage their emotions. So far, we’re not touching women.”
# gay-rights - Thursday 24 September, 2015
Vladimir Putin phoned Elton John, and this time it wasn't a joke
Suppose you could say they were Putin the world to rights…
# gay-rights - Thursday 17 September, 2015
Listen: Elton John agrees to go to Moscow Pride parade in hoax call
Audio of the hoax call has been published. The singer says it’s an honour to speak to “one of the most influential people” in the world.
# gay-rights - Sunday 9 August, 2015
'Deciding when or on which street I can hold my girlfriend's hand - it's a struggle'
The recent stabbing of six people at a Gay Pride march in Jerusalem shows the dangerous risks faced by the city’s LBGT community.
# gay-rights - Tuesday 4 August, 2015
READ: Letters sent to the Taoiseach about same-sex marriage
Bible verses, high praise, ‘gay fever’, and ‘Enda Kelly.’
# gay-rights - Friday 24 July, 2015
Couple in hiding after surrogate mother presses abduction charges
“Our family are missing very important months of both our children’s lives.”
# gay-rights - Saturday 18 July, 2015
A 'vigilante mob' beat a man to death in a Morocco market after accusing him of stealing
They also seriously hurt his younger friend or accomplice.
# gay-rights - Sunday 12 July, 2015
Russian 'anti-gay fever' flag shares its inspiration with Irish No campaign
A Mammy, Daddy and their kids have been causing an awful stir this week.
# gay-rights - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
Have you heard about Fine Gael's dubious colleagues in Brussels?
The party’s uncritical acceptance of 14 Hungarian MEPs that represent Viktor Orban’s far right Fidesz would make you question its priorities in the EU, writes Lynn Boylan.
# gay-rights - Saturday 27 June, 2015
Beaten, robbed and left to die: One march that paved the way for the Dublin Pride parade
The parade is expected to attract huge crowds today but where did it all begin?
# gay-rights - Thursday 18 June, 2015
American woman is asked to tone down her "relentlessly gay" garden, gets spectacular revenge
“I need more rainbows. Many, many more rainbows.”
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (5487)
No (3655)
I'm not sure (426)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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