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Ireland: Protest Held for Marriage Equality

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Ireland Marriage Equality RallyCampaign group LGBT Noise today gathered in Dublin to call on the Government to grant civil marriages to all in Ireland regardless of sexual orientation.

“Unlike in many other jurisdictions, civil partnership does not afford equal rights to same-sex couples. It has been audited by a team of legal experts and they have identified 169 rights which are available in marriage which are absolutely prohibited in civil partnership,” said Max Krzyzanowski, Noise organiser.

Decked out with hearts and rainbow colours, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights group drew a crowd outside Leinster House today promoting their annual March for Marriage, set to take place on August 12th. The group, along with students from Trinity and UCD LGBT societies, gave out Valentine’s Day-themed sweets and asked the Oireachtas to “have a heart” and grant marriage equality.

Full Story from Irish Times

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Couples Embark on Civil Unions in Ireland

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

Ireland Civil UnionsFor Ireland’s gay and lesbian community, civil unions are a step towards sharing the marriage rights enjoyed by their peers. AINE KERR talks to three same-sex couples who are embarking on life-long commitments.

AFTER A YEAR that ushered in unprecedented change for Ireland’s gay community, 2012 will offer a licence to celebrate for a number of newly engaged couples. Some will exchange rings and vows in ceremonies that carry all the trappings of a traditional wedding, even though current legislation won’t recognise it as a marriage but a civil union. Some will marry in countries where gay marriage is recognised. Others will exchange rings, but wait to exchange vows, in anticipation of the possibility of a more comprehensive version of the Civil Partnership Act 2011, a version that gives full recognition to marriage and adoption rights.

Regardless of their choice of ceremony in 2012, these three couples have enjoyed a momentous 2011 and are looking toward a life of happiness and togetherness.

Full Story from the Irish Times

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Malaysian Student Marries Partner in Ireland

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The reported “gay marriage” between a Malaysian and his lover in Ireland has triggered outrage online, with one Facebook group urging he be brought home to be “saved”.

The controversy erupted after pictures taken at Ariff Alfian Rosli’s same-sex civil union surfaced on the internet last week, three years after the University College Dublin medical student was reported missing by his family.

In the photos, the 28-year-old could be seen wearing a black baju Melayu with kain samping while his partner — known only as Jonathan — wore a black tuxedo and green tie.

Local criticism of the same-sex union has been swift and harsh, with mainly Muslim users attacking Ariff Alfian on Twitter for straying from Islam and dishonouring his family.

Full Story from The Malaysian Insider

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Ireland Will Recognize New York Same Sex Marriages as Civil Partnerships

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

ireland to Recognize Gay WeddingsSame-sex marriages from New York are to be recognised as Irish civil partnerships, following an order today from Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

“This is excellent news for those Irish people in New York who have married since the law was enacted there this July,” said chairperson of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) Kieran Rose.

Any Ireland-based couples who have availed of the new laws in New York will have the benefits, including recognition in the tax laws brought in by the Irish Government in July, applied to them.

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Ireland: Supreme Court Deals Setback to Marriage Equality Advocates

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

The fight for marriage equality in Ireland suffered a minor setback yesterday when the Supreme Court ruled against Senator Katherine Zappone and Dr Ann Louise Gilligan on a technical point.

Sen Zappone and Dr Gilligan are currently appealing to the Supreme Court to have their Canadian marriage recognised in Ireland, having lost their case in the High Court in 2006.

At issue yesterday was a request by the couple’s legal team to challenge an Irish law prohibiting same-sex marriage.

Full Story from Gaelick.com

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Ireland: Marriage Equality Launches New Campaign

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Ireland Gay Marriage CampaignToday Marriage Equality launches its Just Love? campaign with a ground-breaking report, Missing Pieces, which reveals 169 legal differences between civil marriage and civil partnership.

Described as “an abdication of legislative responsibility”, the report rebuts claims that civil partnership provides same-sex couples with equality in all but name. The Foreword to the Report states neatly that “through civil partnership the Irish State has created a separate and unequal institution on many levels. Most profoundly the relationship between children and their gay and lesbian parents is not part of the civil partnership package”.

Separately, RTE reported last night that the Department of Foreign Affairs have no plans to alter passport application forms to reflect the growing number of same-sex couples parenting children. Such steps have recently been taken in the UK.

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Ireland: Great New PSA for Marriage Equality

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

It seems the best LGBT PSAs these days are coming out of Ireland (remember this excellent clip against bullying?). Here’s a new, very powerful spot about how civil partnerships lack the rights given to those who are married.

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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Ireland: Thousands March for Marriage Equality

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Ireland Gay Marriage MarchSUPPORTERS OF civil partnership equality have accused the Government of contributing to bullying in schools by not giving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community equal rights to everyone else.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin yesterday to demand civil marriage equality. Holding banners with slogans such as “marriage is magic”, “I want for my sister what I have for myself – equality”, and “73% support gay marriage”, an estimated 4,000 people marched to the Department of Justice on St Stephen’s Green where a rally was held.

Organiser Max Krzyzanowski urged the Government to listen to the repeated calls highlighting the inequalities of civil partnership legislation and demonstrate its commitment to equality for all by lifting the ban on same-sex marriage.

Full Story from the Irish Times

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Ireland: Thousands to March for Marriage Equality

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Ireland Civil PartnershipsTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE are expected to take to the streets of Dublin today for the third annual March for Marriage, organised by LGBT Noise.

The aim of the march is to urge the government to listen to calls highlighting the inequalities of civil partnership legislation, and to lift the ban on same-sex marriage.

Organiser Max Krzyzanowski told TheJournal.ie that while the majority of people in Ireland appear to be in favour of gay marriage (a Sunday Times/Red C poll in March found that almost three quarters of Irish people are in favour), it’s “only the politicians that are holding us back”.

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Ireland: Thousands to March for Marriage Equality Saturday

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Thousands will take to the streets of Dublin this Sunday, August 14, to march for marriage equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland.

The protestors, led by the LGBT Noise organization, claim that even though civil partnerships between same-sex couples were legally recognized from January 1 of this year, the legislation is still missing vital components that differentiate it from marriage.

Max Krzyzanowski, spokesman for the group, said the “denial” of civil marriage equality in Ireland was a human rights issue. “The Civil Partnership Act 2011 has only served to cement inequality in Irish society by explicitly excluding LGBT people from the institution of marriage,” he said.

Full Story from the Irish Echo

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