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Pope Francis backs civil unions for same-sex couples in documentary
Traditional church teaching considers homosexual acts ‘intrinsically disordered’ Pope Francis has said that homosexuals should be protected by civil union laws in some of the clearest language he has used on the rights of gay people since his election to the papacy...
Halloween is Not Cancelled
Halloween is not cancelled: everything queer happening this spooky season Ladies and gentlemen, demons and goblins, I declare Halloween is not cancelled. Yes, we will all have to celebrate this year a little differently, and a lot more safely with masks and social...
Children under 16 could legally change gender under new proposals from LGBT committee
Children under the age of 16 could be able to legally change their gender. Under current legislation, only people over 18 can legally change their gender. Fine Gael is discussing the proposal, following a report from its LGBT committee. Sara Philips, chair of TENI,...
Pride Inside: Kerry Pride launches online pride festival
Kerry Pride has announced Pride Inside, an online Pride festival to replace the traditional in-person event. A collaboration between Kerry Pride, Killarney Pride, Black Pride Ireland, Galway Pride, Limerick Pride, and Mayo Pride, the festival will take place from...
Gay Pride Beyond The Pale
Every year, Dublin Pride is celebrated in increasingly vibrant, rambunctious and joyous fashion. In this, the final year of the second decade of the 21st Century, the capital of Ireland ranks among the most LGBT+ friendly cities in the world. But what is the queer...
Flying the rainbow flag in the Kingdom
Five members of a new group tackling a lack of LGBT+ visibility in Kerry spoke to Tadhg Evans about their urgent campaign Over five months in 2018 and '19, 138 people took part in research documenting LGBT+ life in Kerry. 'Visible in Kerry' - which Listowel Family...