Tag Archives: Ireland

Ireland Approves Gender Identity Bill

Buzzfeed reports: Ireland’s parliament adopted one of the world’s most progressive gender identity laws on Wednesday, following the country’s historic popular vote for marriage equality in May. In June, Ireland’s cabinet announced that it had agreed to change a draft gender identity law first unveiled in December last year to remove a provision that would require a doctor to sign …

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Colin Farrell Celebrates Ireland Marriage

Colin Farrell appeared on the Tonight Show on Thursday where he celebrated Ireland’s marriage referendum and mocked the response of the Catholic Church. At the end of the clip below, he mentions the photo of Gerry Adams and Panti Bliss that was brought up in the JMG interview published today.

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JMG Interview: Ireland’s Panti Bliss

A few day after Ireland’s historic marriage referendum, I interviewed activist / drag legend Panti Bliss for Pride Magazine. An edited version of the interview is now in print and the full interview is below. JMG: First of all, huge congratulations on the marriage referendum! What’s it like to find yourself on the front pages of newspapers and websites around …

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Matt Barber Has The Ireland Super Sadz: Cancerous Redefinition Brings Shame

Via Right Wing Watch: “What we saw happen in Ireland was clearly a mass rebellion against God’s design, clear design, millennia-old design for the institution of marriage. As history has shown over and over again, any society that abandons monogamous man-woman marriage as a central aspect of that culture and embraces sexual relativism as they have now done in Ireland, …

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Pat Buchanan Has The Ireland Sadz:
St. Patrick Missed Some Of The Snakes

“Ireland appears to be going the way of Europe and America. Christianity is everywhere in retreat before the onslaught of secularism, materialism, and hedonism, especially among the young. And I think it holds.When the faith dies, the culture it produced begins to die, then the civilization goes, and, then, the population. As for the Catholic schools, I am sure that …

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Cardinal Raymond Burke: Marriage Vote Means Ireland Is Worse Than The Pagans

“I mean, this is a defiance of God. It’s just incredible. Pagans may have tolerated homosexual behaviours, they never dared to say this was marriage.” – Cardinal Raymond Burke, speaking Wednesday at Oxford University’s Newman Society. More from The Tablet: Though the talk consisted primarily in an overview of Pope Benedict XVI’s chiefest intellectual contributions, Cardinal Burke adopted a more …

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NEW YORK CITY: Panti Bliss To Perform Five Shows At Irish Arts Center

Via press release: On the heels of the recent Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, Irish Arts Center is proud to present Ireland’s High Queen, National Treasure, Performance Giant and Accidental Activist Panti in her smash-hit comedy show, High Heels in Low Places. Brought to New York City by Irish production company THISISPOPBABY, High Heels in Low Places runs at Irish …

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Quote Of The Day – Daniel O’Donnell

“As for many, there is a deeply personal element to this historic victory for me. I am very recognizably Irish-American, from my face to my name, but until these last few weeks, I have often felt that I don’t belong. Last month I was invited to Ireland by the Lawyers for Yes Campaign to help kick off the final weeks …

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GERMANY: Chancellor Angela Merkel Spokesman Says Same-Sex Marriage Is “Not A Goal Of This Government”

Via Reuters: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition agreed on Wednesday to make small changes to same-sex civil partnership rules but staunch opposition from conservatives in her party means Germany will not follow Ireland in allowing gay marriages any time soon. Although there are growing divisions within the party, Merkel’s Christian Democrats are still overwhelmingly opposed to same-sex marriages partly due to …

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AUSTRALIA: Opposition Leader Says “Grab The Opportunity” Given By Ireland’s Vote

“Bill Shorten believes it’s time for marriage equality and that’s why he’ll introduce a bill into Parliament next Monday.”

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Joe Biden Celebrates Ireland, Calls On More Nations To Improve LGBT Rights

Vice President Joe Biden today published an op-ed in the Advocate, the Washington Blade, and the Irish Times in which he celebrates Ireland’s historic vote for same-sex marriage and calls on more nations to improve their own laws on LGBT rights. The White House provides us with the text: Last weekend, more than 1.2 million Irish voters took a courageous …

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IRELAND: Another Celebration Video

We’re not tired of these yet, are we? This one is from Dublin’s International LGBT Film Festival.  JMG reader Vivian gets the final line in the clip.

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An American Follows The Yes Campaign

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Tweet Of The Day – Panti Bliss

RELATED: Just in via press release: “For 2015, Pride Toronto will co-host with The 519 the highly-anticipated outdoor soirée Starry Night, with guest of honor Panti Bliss, the famous Irish equal marriage advocate and drag queen extraordinaire (Thursday, June 25).”

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The Vatican Has The Ireland Sadz

Via Ireland’s RTE News: The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano has said that Ireland’s passing of the same-sex marriage referendum constitutes as a “defeat” that highlights a gap between the church and modern society. While neither the Pope nor the Vatican have reacted officially to the referendum result, the newspaper reported of “a challenge for the whole Church,” and of “the …

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IRELAND: Dublin Gay Bar Crowd Reacts

Clip recap: The results of the public vote for the Marriage Equality Referendum in Ireland, the first country in the world to approve gay marriage by popular national vote, and it was done with a massive 62% voting yes. The broadcaster, Vincent Brown couldn’t even close his broadcast because of the noise of the place singing “Ole Ole”. Sorry ’bout …

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IRELAND: Employment Anti-Discrimination Bill To Follow In Wake Of Marriage

Via the Irish Times: Legislation to prevent schools and hospitals discriminating against current or future employees because of their sexuality will be in place by summer. Minister of State for Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he is working hard to ensure the Employment Equality Act will be amended by September, when the new school term starts. The Act allows religious-run …

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

“Alabama has sent a minister to jail for 30 days for defying a local judge and marrying a lesbian couple. Irish voters support marriage equality in a landslide, but marriage could still start in America before they start in Ireland. And one more study shows support for equality on the rise.”

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Catholic Vote: 40 Days Of Marriage Prayer

Posted several days ago by Catholic Vote: The Supreme Court is deliberating right now whether or not there is a constitutional right to same-sex ‘marriage.’ This ruling could impact children, the family, and the future of America for generations to come. The court is expected to announce its ruling by the last day of June, which is precisely 40 days …

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IRELAND: Marriages By September

Via the Irish Times: Work will begin this week to give effect to the referendum decision to amend the Constitution with the first same-sex marriages likely to take place as early as September. Tánaiste Joan Burton said legislation would be brought before the Seanad and Dáil as early as possible, with the aim of getting it passed before the summer …

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