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# lgbti - Sunday 4 July, 2021

# Imported Blood

Campaigners call for changes to Ireland's restriction of blood donation by gay men

Jul 4th 2021, 7:30 AM 17,703 Views 35 Comments

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service imported a supply of blood from the UK earlier this week.

# lgbti - Saturday 19 June, 2021

# Academic Research

Opinion: It's Pride 2021, let's consider giving greater support to LGBTI+ youth in school

Jun 19th 2021, 7:00 AM 16,720 Views 91 Comments

Nerilee Ceatha of UCD says her research shows young people no longer assume rigid sexual orientation labels and binary gender identities.

# lgbti - Tuesday 15 June, 2021

# Mental Health

97% of LGBTI+ youth are struggling with anxiety, stress or depression

Updated Jun 15th 2021, 12:29 PM 22,096 Views 14 Comments

Six in 10 people are struggling with suicide ideation and half are struggling with self-harm, according to a new survey.

# lgbti - Thursday 20 May, 2021

Covid-19 and restrictions have had 'devastating impact' on mental health of LGBTI+ young people in Ireland

May 20th 2021, 6:30 AM 10,094 Views 0 Comments

A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.

# lgbti - Thursday 14 May, 2020

# Discrimination

'We had bottles thrown at us, a woman spit on us': Six in 10 LGBT people avoid holding hands in public

May 14th 2020, 6:00 AM 27,017 Views 31 Comments

Three in 10 people avoid certain locations for fear of being assaulted, according to a new survey.

# lgbti - Wednesday 6 November, 2019

# Healthcare

'Devastating': Trans people on wrong waiting list for years after referrals were 'misplaced'

Nov 6th 2019, 5:58 PM 15,234 Views 23 Comments

Over 100 people were affected by the HSE’s error.

# lgbti - Sunday 10 March, 2019

# Asylum Seekers

Hiding the fact they're gay and being harassed by other residents: People talk about life in Direct Provision

Mar 10th 2019, 6:59 AM 23,108 Views 0 Comments

“One of the guys was very annoying and used to harass me, he always tried to touch me.”

# lgbti - Friday 2 November, 2018

# World Meeting Of Families

Katherine Zappone warned Tánaiste that using State funds for Pope visit 'undermined' work for LGTBI+ rights

Nov 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM 30,050 Views 84 Comments

An email released under the Freedom of Information Act shows how Zappone had ‘very serious’ concerns ahead of the visit.

# lgbti - Saturday 20 October, 2018

# Mental Health

‘You’ve got everything now, you should be fine’: How youth workers are helping LGBTI+ people post-marriage referendum

Oct 20th 2018, 8:30 PM 17,927 Views 46 Comments

Marriage equality and the Gender Recognition Act were two significant milestones in recent years, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.

# lgbti - Monday 20 August, 2018

# LGBTI

'I find them terrifying': Mary McAleese wary of gay priests and nuns who preach anti-LGBTI message

Aug 20th 2018, 7:54 PM 62,047 Views 196 Comments

The former President expressed her concerns at ‘fake hetero homophobes’ within the Church.

# lgbti - Saturday 4 August, 2018

# LGBT

Calls for marriage equality as huge crowds gather in Belfast for this year's Pride event

Aug 4th 2018, 6:43 PM 9,111 Views 49 Comments

Campaigners used the parade as an opportunity to call for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

# lgbti - Tuesday 19 June, 2018

# Decriminalisation

Government to apologise for historical convictions of gay men

Jun 19th 2018, 9:02 AM 12,516 Views 50 Comments

A motion before the Dáil this evening will acknowledge the harm caused by historical criminal laws.

# lgbti - Tuesday 17 October, 2017

Transgender player blocked from lining out in women's Aussie Rules league

# Equality

From The42

# Equality

Transgender player blocked from lining out in women's Aussie Rules league

Oct 17th 2017, 5:05 PM 28,973 Views 91 Comments

Hannah Mouncey says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the AFL’s decision.

# lgbti - Wednesday 14 May, 2014

# Rainbow Map

Ireland drops to 22nd in Europe for legal equality for LGBTI people

May 14th 2014, 5:46 PM 14,440 Views 254 Comments

Today is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

# lgbti - Friday 2 May, 2014

# ADC Memorial

Opinion: We fought the law but the law won – labelled 'foreign agents' in our own country

May 2nd 2014, 1:00 PM 50 Views 31 Comments

Our group uncovered ethnic profiling by police and discrimination against minority groups in Russia. So Putin’s “foreign agent” law was applied to take us down.

# lgbti - Tuesday 18 March, 2014

# Gay Rights

White says gay laws will ‘stigmatise and criminalise’… but won’t say that to Russian counterpart

Mar 18th 2014, 1:00 PM 7,866 Views 50 Comments

Junior health minister Alex White told the Russian LGBT Sport Federation that Ireland disagrees with last year’s anti-gay propaganda law.

# lgbti - Saturday 15 March, 2014

# Gay Rights

Alex White to discuss LGBTI concerns with civil rights groups in Moscow

Mar 15th 2014, 7:30 AM 4,671 Views 40 Comments

The Junior Health Minister will be visiting the Russian capital as part of the government’s St Patrick’s Day “Promote Ireland” programme.

# lgbti - Monday 10 March, 2014

# Standing Up

Column: It's unrealistic to expect oppression to disappear overnight, but we now have hope

Mar 10th 2014, 8:00 AM 79 Views 42 Comments

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.

# lgbti - Saturday 18 January, 2014

# Opinion

Column: Living for love, dying because of hate – the rising tide of homophobia in Africa

Jan 18th 2014, 12:00 PM 82 Views 63 Comments

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.

# lgbti - Saturday 13 April, 2013

# LGBT

Ugandan LGBT activist in Dublin to speak out for those who can't

Apr 13th 2013, 7:00 AM 5,046 Views 48 Comments

Despite constant danger, activist Kasha Nabagesera said that she still loves her country and remains hopeful that the country will reverse its stance on homosexuality.

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