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Irish voters expected to approve of marriage equality in upcoming referendum
Long considered one of the most socially conservative countries in Western Europe, support for gay rights has surged in Ireland in recent decades.
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Ireland sets date for national vote on legalizing same-sex marriage
Voters in Ireland will head to the polls on May 22 to determine whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
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Ireland health minister comes out as gay, is country’s first out government figure
The announcement by Leo Varadkar received widespread praise for its straightforward honesty. Analysts said his decision was likely to be viewed with hindsight as a landmark of social change in a country that, until 1993, outlawed homosexual acts.
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New poll shows 76 percent support for same-sex marriage in Ireland
A new poll shows 76 percent support for same-sex marriage in Ireland, ahead of this summer’s referendum.
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Ireland Catholic priest comes out as gay during sermon, gets standing ovation
Father Martin Dolan, a priest at the Church of St Nicholas of Myra for 15 years, took the unusual step of coming out in support of same-sex marriage, adding, “I’m gay myself.”
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Ireland plans May vote on legalizing same-sex marriage
DUBLIN — Prime Minister Enda Kenny says Ireland’s voters will be asked to legalize same-sex marriage, a government-backed measure that reflects rapid social change in the predominantly Catholic nation. Kenny told lawmakers Tuesday that the government would subject its planned Marriage Equality Bill to a public referendum in May, though a precise date has not […]
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Ireland’s ‘gay’ bull Benjy saved from slaughterhouse
DUBLIN — He faced execution for failure to perform. But Benjy, the gay bull of Ireland, has been saved following a worldwide appeal backed by “The Simpsons” co-creator Sam Simon. Ireland’s Animal Rights Action Network said Tuesday that Simon is paying for Benjy’s transportation to an animal sanctuary in England.
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Colin Farrell pleads for marriage equality in Ireland: ‘This is personal to me’
Actor Colin Farrell writes in this week’s Sunday World a personal appeal to the people of Ireland to vote in favor of marriage equality. In the heartfelt plea, Farrell recalls how his older brother Eamon was bullied as a child for being gay, and that it is “insane” that his brother had to travel to another country to get married.
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St. Patrick’s Day parades proceed amid tension over exclusion of gays
NEW YORK — A weekend of St. Patrick’s Day revelry and tensions over the exclusion of gays in some of the celebrations was culminating Monday in New York, where Guinness beer and the city’s new mayor planned to sit out the world’s largest parade celebrating Irish heritage.
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Speech by Ireland’s top drag performer fuels Irish gay rights debate
DUBLIN -— Ireland’s top drag performer, Miss Panti Bliss, has driven a stiletto heel through this nation’s long-running debate on gay rights. Panti has riled up conservative Catholics and won global admirers in a social media tour de force that is dominating Irish water-cooler talk.