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Saturday 31 October 2020
A spokesperson for Irish Times editor Kevin O’Sullivan said Waters had “decided to stop contributing columns”.
RTÉ’s top brass faced the Oireachtas Communications Committee today with defamation laws on the agenda.
The Junior Health Minister will be visiting the Russian capital as part of the government’s St Patrick’s Day “Promote Ireland” programme.
Important debates about gay rights have taken place in Ireland and the world in the past few months, leading young people to feel more valued, more included and more heard, writes David Carroll.
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Fr Brendan Hoban said Iona’s ‘rush to the legal eagles’ was unwise.
The news has been condemned by Amnesty International, which described it as a “step backwards”.
Homophobia can be expressed overtly – but it can also be casual, insidious and suffocating. Here, six teenagers tell their stories.
Sine a request for your stories last week, we have been inundated with correspondence. Here is just a selection of your experiences.
During his two minutes speaking time last night, David Norris claimed there is homophobia present in the upper house.
‘It’s terrible to think that an individual has to make a decision between who you are and being involved in the sport that you love’.
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Society has come on leaps and bounds but some words are yet to disappear. Queer, puff, faggot, unnatural and perverted…are all still hurled at men and women in today’s Ireland. Here are stories from seven members of the LBG community.
The hurler spoke about his experiences on The Late Late Show.
Niamh Keegan wanted to tell Panti and RTE just what she thought of homophobia.
“He looked at me, and he gave a dig into the chest, and said ‘you’re still the same guy, I’m still mad about you, let’s go do this’.”
Rory O’Neill – aka Panti – also revealed that more than one political party has approached him about running.
In an interview with Channel 4 this evening, the drag queen said it was painful to be told his relationships were worth less.
Solicitor Kevin Brophy claimed RTÉ’s version was “grossly misleading”, adding that Waters proposed the charitable donation.
The situation in Russia is one of the more extreme examples of LGBT rights abuses in the world, but let’s not run the risk of thinking that our community is wholly welcoming by comparison, writes Kevin Donohue.
TDs from across the house questioned RTÉ’s handling of the affair, but Pat Rabbitte says he won’t interfere.
Two of the Dáil’s openly gay TDs spoke passionately about their experiences of homophobic abuse as deputies debated the Panti Bliss controversy this evening.
The Fine Gael MEP and former presidential candidate was the only Irish MEP not to vote in favour of the final resolution but insisted he supports the resolution.
TDs and Senators are trying to raise the Panti Bliss controversy in the Dáil and Seanad.
Glen Killane said that the broadcaster has not “engaged in censorship, but has rather fallen foul of Ireland’s defamation laws”.
Panti’s Noble Call has now been viewed more than 200,000 times.
Senator David Norris calls for debate on the issue in the Seanad while MEP Paul Murphy brings up the Irish row in Strasbourg.
I’m happy with who I am and I love this country – but I am not happy with how I get treated for how I live my life, writes Christopher Chong.
The EU parliament has proposed a plan to fight discrimination but member states’ laws will be respected.
In the video, Panti talks about how the word ‘homophobia’ has been appropriated by other groups since The Saturday Night Show interview.
Rory O’Neill took to the Abbey stage last night to deliver oration on how homosexuality is still stigmatised in Ireland.
According to RTE, ‘The Saturday Night Show will host a debate on homophobia; what constitutes homophobia and who gets to define the word?’
The majority of the emailed complaints have been received in the past three days.
The term ‘homophobia’ refers to an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against gay people… So why it is not permissible to state that a group that actively campaigns against same-sex marriage is homophobic?
Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.
Chris Kluwe unveiled the revelations in an article on Deadspin.
So who wrote the note? Hmm.
International support is necessary, but ultimately the change to Russia’s attitudes to LGBT people can’t come from a foreign country – it has to come from a grass-roots movement within Russia itself, writes Igor Yassin.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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Gay people don't play sport because it is too manly - Neil Francis
The former Ireland lock and Sunday Independent columnist made his comments on Off The Ball.