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# Gay Pride

Uniformed PSNI officers will march in Dublin's gay Pride parade this weekend

This is the first time uniformed PSNI officers will march in the parade.

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Jun 27th 2019, 1:48 PM

# carnival atmosphere

Pictures: The sun was shining as tens of thousands flocked to Dublin Pride today

There were few clouds in the sky as a festival of colour came to the streets of the capital this afternoon.

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Jun 24th 2017, 7:16 PM

Voices

Coming out on the Late Late: 'Gay mirrored the prejudice that existed at the time'

But I didn’t lose my job and after a few weeks things settled down, writes Joni Crone.

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Jun 18th 2017, 3:30 PM

# Gay Pride

Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Ireland's oldest gay sports club encourages people to get Out and About

A community group that was a safe space for gay people in 1980s Ireland is the third winner of our Irish Rail free trips partnership.

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Oct 14th 2016, 6:46 PM

# Gay Pride

'Gay conversion' in China: Kidnapped, taken to hospital and fed with medication

One man, who is suing people for taking him to an institution, spoke about his experience.

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Sep 24th 2016, 7:30 PM

# Israel

Man who went on stabbing spree at Jerusalem Gay Pride sentenced to life

The ultra-Orthodox Yishai Schlissel killed a 16-year-old girl during the attack.

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Jun 26th 2016, 1:20 PM

# sponsored by smirnoff

6 epic Pride events to check out this weekend in Dublin

Get your rainbow colours on and get out there.

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Jun 23rd 2016, 10:47 AM

# love is love

As Dublin Pride kicks off, we look back at some LGBT landmark moments in Ireland

Tonie Walsh, curator of the Irish Queer Archive, reflects on some of the defining moments of the LGBT movement.

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Jun 22nd 2016, 6:06 AM

# weapons cache

Heavily-armed man arrested on way to Gay Pride in Los Angeles

The discovery came hours after the deadliest mass shooting in US history, in Orlando.

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Jun 13th 2016, 7:59 AM

# Gay Pride

Gays say Israel 'pinkwashing' to distract from Palestinian occupation

Tel-Aviv’s Gay Pride Parade was taking place today.

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Jun 3rd 2016, 7:30 PM

# you shall not pass

This Lord of the Rings fan caught Ian McKellen's attention with this amazing sign

All the feels.

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Aug 31st 2015, 11:39 AM

# Jerusalem

Israeli man charged with Gay Pride murder uses court appearance to attack homosexuality

Yishai Shlissel was released from prison just three weeks before the 30 July murder

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Aug 24th 2015, 12:35 PM

# Israel

'Deciding when or on which street I can hold my girlfriend's hand - it's a struggle'

The recent stabbing of six people at a Gay Pride march in Jerusalem shows the dangerous risks faced by the city’s LBGT community.

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Aug 9th 2015, 11:15 AM

# oh my

CNN mistakes Pride flag covered in dildos for ISIS flag

It was a very unnerving sight, they said.

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Jun 28th 2015, 2:35 PM

# morto

CNN thought a Pride flag covered in dildos was an ISIS flag, and freaked out

Scarlet for you, CNN.

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Jun 28th 2015, 9:08 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

‘Grave concern’ for Irish citizens in Tunisia, Gay Pride and the heatwave we won’t be having.

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Jun 27th 2015, 8:25 PM

# pride in the name of love

American woman is asked to tone down her "relentlessly gay" garden, gets spectacular revenge

“I need more rainbows. Many, many more rainbows.”

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Jun 18th 2015, 11:53 PM

# irish pride

23 incredible moments you probably missed (in all the excitement) last Saturday

Well. That escalated quickly.

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May 30th 2015, 9:30 AM

# rainbow colours

An openly gay TD and chairman says he understands the GAA wristband decision

Deputy Jerry Buttimer has said the decision relates to the GAA being a non-political organisation.

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Mar 9th 2015, 10:28 AM

# Pride

'It's just two people in love' - Thousands march in Hong Kong gay pride parade

Participants said awareness of gay rights was growing in Hong Kong.

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Nov 8th 2014, 2:45 PM

# Not good enough

Irish gay groups unite against 'unacceptable' New York Paddy's Day parade

“This moment belongs to the Irish community, not a corporate sponsor.”

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Sep 9th 2014, 9:35 AM

# shiny happy people

Limerick Gardaí to make history with rainbow flag at gay pride parade

Limerick Gardaí to LGBT community: “We’ve got your back.”

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:00 PM

# proud whopper

Burger King made a new burger for Gay Pride... and it has a perfect message

Wonderful.

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Jul 3rd 2014, 10:30 AM

# Gay Pride

The sun shines on Dublin's Pride Parade as thousands attend

Today’s parade is believed to have had the biggest attendance to date.

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Jun 28th 2014, 5:37 PM

Voices

Opinion: The journey to Pride – Ireland's dark past and brightening future

We are at a crossroads in Irish history. For the sake of the generations, we must demand equality with bravery, dignity – and pride.

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Jun 28th 2014, 12:00 PM

Voices

Column: 'Coming out' as gay meant that, at 54, I could finally be myself

On National Coming Out Day, 68-year-old Eddie Parsons remembers growing up in an Ireland where “being gay was not an option” – and how he finally came out at the age of 54.

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Oct 11th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Emergency

A broken nose, a house party and too much booze - after dark on a Dublin ambulance

In the second of our two-part Dublin ambulance series, TheJournal.ie followed a crew as they dealt with a host of alcohol-related incidents around the city.

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Aug 4th 2013, 8:30 PM

# Disruption

Video: Protesters stop Labour float during Dublin Pride parade

The protesters held up the Labour bus for about 10 – 15 minutes, a party spokesperson said.

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Jun 29th 2013, 8:17 PM

# hate crime

Horrific murder fuels fears of rising homophobia in Russia

The Russian authorities have been accused of stoking violent attitudes towards gay people following the torture and murder of a young gay man.

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May 14th 2013, 10:47 AM

Voices

Column: Two years on – how civil partnership helped change Irish attitudes

I’m proud I was involved in bringing about civil partnership, because it’s made a real difference to people’s lives – including my own, writes Roderic O’Gorman.

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Jan 10th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Russia

Moscow bans gay pride parades for 100 years

No gay pride parades will be allowed in the Russian capital for the next century to avoid “public disorder”.

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Aug 17th 2012, 3:36 PM

# Pride

Canucks hockey star to take part in Vancouver Pride Parade

Manny Malhotra will be joined at the event by Cutting Edges – the ‘only gay hockey club in Western Canada’.

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Aug 3rd 2012, 4:33 PM

# Gay Pride

Moscow police detain 40 during push for gay pride parade

Activists tried to hold two demonstrations in Moscow to demand the right to hold a gay pride parade, but they were blocked first by Orthodox Christian opponents and then by police.

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May 27th 2012, 4:32 PM

# Race for the Áras

Gay Mitchell: "I will sign any bill that's constitutional"

Fine Gael’s Presidential candidate says he will sign any bill put before him – and insists he has no prejudice against gay people.

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Oct 4th 2011, 12:14 PM

# Belgrade

Gay pride parade banned in Belgrade, 6 extremists detained

Violence at last year’s gay pride event in Belgrade led authorities to block this year’s parade. There were arrests at a gathering of a far-right group.

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Oct 2nd 2011, 5:12 PM