Oct 21, 2020 | News
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 seven years ago.
He made his comments in a new documentary, Francesco, by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky, released on Wednesday.
“Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it,” he said.
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Article is from Irishtimes.com of October 2020 by By Irish Times
Oct 16, 2020 | News
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 distancing and plenty of good hand washing, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy this spooky season.
So dust off your witches hats, iron that Dracula cape, because here is a list of all the perfectly ghoulish delights happening in Ireland and abroad.
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Article is from GCN edition of October 2020 by By Catherine E.Hug
Jun 25, 2020 | News
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, said the group welcomes the fact that it is being considered, but it is still very early days.
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Article is from Irish Examiner of June 2020 by Digital Desk staff
Jun 24, 2020 | News
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 11th-19th of July 2020.
The events happening online throughout the week of the festival will include panel discussions, watch parties, quizzes, and live music. Morgan Queeney, chair of Kerry Pride said: “We are delighted to be working with Killarney Pride, Black Pride Ireland, Galway Pride, Limerick Pride, and Mayo Pride for Pride Inside. “
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Article is from EMPWR edition of June 2019 by By Clodagh Meaney
Jun 4, 2020 | News
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 experience like for people across the rest of Ireland? In a special four-part hotpress.com series, Pride Beyond the Pale intends to find that out. We begin in the legendary Kingdom of Kerry, where we meet some wonderful, pioneering locals, and hear what they have about the queer experience here.
at Carey was the last person to lead the Tralee Pride Parade. That was back in 2015. Originally from the small Co. Kerry town of Castlemaine, Pat is a former Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht affairs, holding office from 2010 to 2011, in the Fianna Fáil-led coalition government with the Green Party. Pat came out as gay late in life, but as a former Grand Marshal of Tralee Pride, a call to him seemed like a good place to begin research on Pride in the Kingdom. His response was hugely disheartening. “I left Kerry in 1965, I am afraid,” he said, “and I haven’t been back much since then.”
My worst fears – that Kerry is still small, parochial, closed-minded, no place for queer people – seemed to be confirmed before I even started. Any prejudice I had was enhanced with his closing remark: “The battle is far from won I’m afraid.” He had put me on notice.
My next call opened up a very different vista.
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Article is from HotPress edition of June 2019 by Niamh Browne
Jun 4, 2020 | News
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 Resource Centre commissioned in partnership with the HSE and KDYS. When it launched last month it handed the county some tough reading.
any of the survey’s young participants described feeling unsafe at school and said they had suffered threats of physical assault because of their sexuality, gender identity, or both. While respondents reported feeling happier when they could be open about their identity, it remains common to feel uncertain, anxious, and even fearful of others’ reactions. Most adults surveyed reported positive experiences of being LGBT+ in Kerry, though many noted that rural life sets more challenges than urban life.
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Article is from The Kerryman edition of November 2019
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