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# LGBTI

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February 2023
# LGBT
'The worst time of my life': Irish research shows lasting harm of LGBT+ 'conversion therapy'
Participants used words like ‘traumatising’, ‘destructive’ and ‘horrendous’ to describe their experiences.
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Feb 17th 2023, 12:26 PM
All time
# Imported blood
Campaigners call for changes to Ireland's restriction of blood donation by gay men
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service imported a supply of blood from the UK earlier this week.
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Jul 4th 2021, 7:30 AM
Voices
Opinion: It's Pride 2021, let's consider giving greater support to LGBTI+ youth in school
Nerilee Ceatha of UCD says her research shows young people no longer assume rigid sexual orientation labels and binary gender identities.
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Jun 19th 2021, 7:00 AM
# Mental Health
97% of LGBTI+ youth are struggling with anxiety, stress or depression
Six in 10 people are struggling with suicide ideation and half are struggling with self-harm, according to a new survey.
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Jun 15th 2021, 12:29 PM
Covid-19 and restrictions have had 'devastating impact' on mental health of LGBTI+ young people in Ireland
A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.
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May 20th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Discrimination
'We had bottles thrown at us, a woman spit on us': Six in 10 LGBT people avoid holding hands in public
Three in 10 people avoid certain locations for fear of being assaulted, according to a new survey.
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May 14th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Healthcare
'Devastating': Trans people on wrong waiting list for years after referrals were 'misplaced'
Over 100 people were affected by the HSE’s error.
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Nov 6th 2019, 5:58 PM
# Asylum Seekers
Hiding the fact they're gay and being harassed by other residents: People talk about life in Direct Provision
“One of the guys was very annoying and used to harass me, he always tried to touch me.”
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Mar 10th 2019, 6:59 AM
# World Meeting of Families
Katherine Zappone warned Tánaiste that using State funds for Pope visit 'undermined' work for LGTBI+ rights
An email released under the Freedom of Information Act shows how Zappone had ‘very serious’ concerns ahead of the visit.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM
# Mental Health
‘You’ve got everything now, you should be fine’: How youth workers are helping LGBTI+ people post-marriage referendum
Marriage equality and the Gender Recognition Act were two significant milestones in recent years, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
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Oct 20th 2018, 8:30 PM
# LGBTI
'I find them terrifying': Mary McAleese wary of gay priests and nuns who preach anti-LGBTI message
The former President expressed her concerns at ‘fake hetero homophobes’ within the Church.
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Aug 20th 2018, 7:54 PM
# LGBT
Calls for marriage equality as huge crowds gather in Belfast for this year's Pride event
Campaigners used the parade as an opportunity to call for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
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Aug 4th 2018, 6:43 PM
# decriminalisation
Government to apologise for historical convictions of gay men
A motion before the Dáil this evening will acknowledge the harm caused by historical criminal laws.
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Jun 19th 2018, 9:02 AM
# Equality
Transgender player blocked from lining out in women's Aussie Rules league
Hannah Mouncey says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the AFL’s decision.
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Oct 17th 2017, 5:05 PM
# Rainbow Map
Ireland drops to 22nd in Europe for legal equality for LGBTI people
Today is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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May 14th 2014, 5:46 PM
Voices
Opinion: We fought the law but the law won – labelled 'foreign agents' in our own country
Our group uncovered ethnic profiling by police and discrimination against minority groups in Russia. So Putin’s “foreign agent” law was applied to take us down.
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May 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM
# Gay Rights
White says gay laws will ‘stigmatise and criminalise’… but won’t say that to Russian counterpart
Junior health minister Alex White told the Russian LGBT Sport Federation that Ireland disagrees with last year’s anti-gay propaganda law.
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Mar 18th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Gay Rights
Alex White to discuss LGBTI concerns with civil rights groups in Moscow
The Junior Health Minister will be visiting the Russian capital as part of the government’s St Patrick’s Day “Promote Ireland” programme.
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Mar 15th 2014, 7:30 AM
Voices
Column: It's unrealistic to expect oppression to disappear overnight, but we now have hope
Important debates about gay rights have taken place in Ireland and the world in the past few months, leading young people to feel more valued, more included and more heard, writes David Carroll.
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Mar 10th 2014, 8:00 AM
Voices
Column: Living for love, dying because of hate – the rising tide of homophobia in Africa
Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.
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Jan 18th 2014, 12:00 PM
# LGBT
Ugandan LGBT activist in Dublin to speak out for those who can't
Despite constant danger, activist Kasha Nabagesera said that she still loves her country and remains hopeful that the country will reverse its stance on homosexuality.
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Apr 13th 2013, 7:00 AM