This is a question no one is asking after LGBT Noise’s March For Marriage on Sunday. In 2009 Over 3,000 people took part in that Year’s March For Marriage. This year the number is down to 2000 (Figure from Irish Times). That is compared to the 5,000 22,000 people took part in Dublin Pride Parade and the 100,000 who lined the streets of Dublin for Pride. Why is this? Is it people are willing to give the Civil Partnership...
There was some debate yesterday in the Seanad on the Civil Partnership Bill during the order of business. Fianna Fail Senators Labhrás Ó Murchú, Jim Walsh and John Gerard Hanafin raised objections to parts of the Bill and one called for a referendum. Also Fine Gael’s John Paul Phelan also spoke against part of the Bill. Senator Ó Murchú claimed that the Civil Partnership Bill 2009 would breach some people’s human rights, he even compared it to the Penal...
The above is a ruling from Justice Susan Denham of the Supreme Court on the right of access to a child of a lesbian couple. This was overruling Justice Hedigan, of the High Court, who held that ‘de facto’ families existed under the European Convention on Human Rights. This is an interesting ruling from the Supreme Court and takes a bit of an argument away from Gay Marriage Campaigners. The High Court judgement was being used an arguement in...
Last night I attended the GLEN briefing on the Civil Partnership Bill, hosted by the Cork Gay Project and L.inc. It was a very interesting meeting and I certainly learned a lot! We were given a 3 booklets on the Bill and I am currently working my way through them and they are fascinating. The speakers were Eoin Collins, Director of Policy Change at Glen and Dr Fergus Ryan, head of Law at DIT. A few things struck me...
Via GayCork.com GLEN (Gay & Lesbian Equality Network) is coming to Cork. WHAT IS IN THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIP BILL?? Information Event! “Informing The Debate On Legal Recognition” Cork Gay Project & L.inC are hosting an information session on the Civil Partnership Bill. Date: Thursday 15th October Venue: Cork Gay Project, 8 North Mall Time: 7pm Contact: Cork Gay Project on 021-4304884 or L.inC on 021-4808600 THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. www.glen.ie I’m thinking...
But what about the straights?
Image by gelinh via Flickr A lot of the talk surrounding the Civil Partnerships Bill is concentrating on the aspects concerned with the rights of gay partners. For a change it is the consequences for hetrosexual (and homosexual may I add) of the other part of the bill to do with cohabitation is being largely ignore. Carol Coulter had a very good analysis is yesterdays Irish Times about this. It is well worth reading. This bill will affect more...
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