# homosexuality - Thursday 6 January, 2022
# Gay Rights
Ireland could follow the UK's lead and exonerate gay men later this year, Órla Ryan reports A working group is set to submit a progress report to the Justice Minister this month and its final report later this year Hundreds of gay men were convicted under laws later repealed when homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993
# homosexuality - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Jason Evert
# Jason Evert
A number of talks by Jason Evert had already been cancelled amid criticism of his stance on homosexuality and other issues.
# homosexuality - Friday 10 January, 2020
# Irish Events
# Irish Events
Jason Evert has described homosexuality as a disorder and is critical of contraception.
# homosexuality - Friday 9 August, 2019
# 1982
# 1982
The Garda Commissioner recently confirmed to the former garda that this was the reason for his dismissal in 1982.
# homosexuality - Saturday 18 May, 2019
# Front Line Defenders
# Front Line Defenders
Badr Baabou accepted an award for his work in Dublin this week.
# homosexuality - Monday 21 January, 2019
# Mohamed Al-Gheiti
# Mohamed Al-Gheiti
During the interview, the gay man, whose face was blurred, openly talked about his relationship with another man.
# homosexuality - Thursday 6 September, 2018
# homosexuality - Wednesday 1 August, 2018
# Workplace Relations
# Workplace Relations
The harassment occurred over a six-month period.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
# Gay Rights
# Gay Rights
Last month, the Government apologised to men historically convicted of engaging in consensual same-sex activity.
# homosexuality - Tuesday 19 June, 2018
# Decriminalisation
# Decriminalisation
A motion before the Dáil this evening will acknowledge the harm caused by historical criminal laws.
# homosexuality - Tuesday 12 June, 2018
# Anniversary
# Anniversary
Ireland officially passed legislation which finally decriminalised homosexuality on 24 June 1993.
# homosexuality - Friday 13 April, 2018
# Taking A Stand
From The42
# Taking A Stand
Tom Daley has urged a number of nations to relax their anti-gay stance.
# homosexuality - Thursday 14 September, 2017
# Job Application
# Job Application
Mark Savage claimed he was told to remove the line from his CV.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 19 April, 2017
# Christianity
# Christianity
Tim Farron’s comments have been criticised by some, but others have defended him.
# homosexuality - Monday 26 December, 2016
# Campaigner
# Campaigner
He was outed by the press in 1998, and went on to become a major supporter of HIV campaigns
# homosexuality - Sunday 11 December, 2016
# Marches
# Marches
The peaceful marches were organised by Catholic and evangelical churches.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
# Historical Injustice
# Historical Injustice
Senator Ged Nash called the move “an important gesture”.
# homosexuality - Thursday 20 October, 2016
# We Take It All Back
# We Take It All Back
Anyone alive who was convicted of same-sex acts before the law was abolished will now receive an automatic pardon.
# homosexuality - Thursday 29 October, 2015
# Bad Taste
# Bad Taste
The shocking allegation comes just five months after the country legalised marriage for homosexual couples.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 7 October, 2015
# Gino Flaim
# Gino Flaim
Fr Gino Flaim added that homosexuality was an “illness.”
# homosexuality - Wednesday 20 May, 2015
# Bruce Arnold
# Bruce Arnold
Bruce Arnold has spoken out against former President Mary McAleese taking a position in the same-sex marriage referendum.
# homosexuality - Friday 13 February, 2015
# Pat Carey
From The Daily Edge
# Pat Carey
The former Fianna Fáil minister spoke about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One this morning.
# homosexuality - Saturday 31 January, 2015
# Pardon
From The Daily Edge
# Pardon
Stephen Fry is also one of the signatories of an open letter calling on the British government to pardon the men.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# homosexuality - Monday 6 October, 2014
# Equality
# Equality
Ray Cole’s family has started a petition for his freedom.
# homosexuality - Friday 29 August, 2014
# LGBT
# LGBT
An ad for a speaking engagement has been rejected by Australian newspaper ‘The Catholic Weekly’ over the former President having ‘an agenda’.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
# Protest
# Protest
The Sultan of Brunei introduced sharia laws that mean stoning for people found guilty of adultery and homosexuality.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
# Galway
# Galway
The students who are protesting say they intend to remain there overnight.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 5 March, 2014
# Reality Check
# Reality Check
Do you view the issue of gay rights as being mundane? Are you annoyed by the ‘hype’ over homophobic bullying and marriage equality? Then these are the facts you need to know, writes Christine Allen.
# homosexuality - Tuesday 25 February, 2014
# Uganda
# Uganda
The Red Pepper tabloid published the list the day after a bill criminalising homosexuality was enacted.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
# Let It Go
From The Daily Edge
# Let It Go
She’s not concealing her feelings when it comes to the smash hit Disney movie.
# homosexuality - Tuesday 18 February, 2014
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Meanwhile, Uganda’s government has defended its decision to push through the controversial laws.
# homosexuality - Sunday 16 February, 2014
# LGBT Rights
# LGBT Rights
The Tánaiste says Ireland is “completely opposed to discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation”.
# homosexuality - Friday 7 February, 2014
# Homophobia
# Homophobia
The situation in Russia is one of the more extreme examples of LGBT rights abuses in the world, but let’s not run the risk of thinking that our community is wholly welcoming by comparison, writes Kevin Donohue.
# homosexuality - Monday 27 January, 2014
# Strong Words
# Strong Words
The comments were allegedly made by the Governor of the Delta State in Nigeria at a recent awards ceremony.
# homosexuality - Monday 20 January, 2014
# Catholic Church
# Catholic Church
The 84-year-old has been criticised by gay rights groups for his comments.
# homosexuality - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
# Church
# Church
Her comments were welcomed by liberal Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery.
# homosexuality - Saturday 28 December, 2013
# 1983
# 1983
There were “obvious objections to having two prisoners in one cell – the most common objection being that it facilitates homosexuality”.
# homosexuality - Friday 20 December, 2013
# Homosexuality
# Homosexuality
The anti-gay bill allows for life imprisonment for certain homosexual acts.
# homosexuality - Saturday 9 November, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
I’m 28 and in a committed, loving relationship but none of my friends or family know that – because I’ve never told them I’m gay. For all the talk of social acceptability, I still fear of losing the people I love.
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