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In 2015, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage through a referendum, with yes winning by over 62% of the vote. In a total over two million adults voted, and it was found that many younger adults participated in this vote to bring Ireland into a new era.
In April 2013, EILE Magazine [15] was launched, serving as a new platform for Ireland's LGBT community. The national broadcaster RTÉ provides various LGBT related programming, such as the television documentary Growing Up Gay , or the drama series Raw , which contained gay characters and gay-related storylines.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights in the Republic of Ireland are regarded as some of the most progressive in Europe and the world. [1] [2] [3] Ireland is notable for its transformation from a country holding overwhelmingly conservative attitudes toward LGBTQ issues, in part due to the opposition by the Roman Catholic Church, to one holding overwhelmingly liberal views in ...
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LGBTQ individuals have been able to openly serve in the military since 2011. Attendees at the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington DC, Oct. 14, 1979. Mark ...
2284 BCE – 2246 BCE or 2184 BCE – Pepi II Neferkare, who ruled the Kingdom of Egypt as an absolute monarch under the title of Pharaoh of Egypt, is believed to have had a homosexual interpretation around nocturnal visits to his General Sasenet, though others argue that it was more likely that the story was intended to tarnish the reputation of the Pharaoh by associating him with homosexuality.
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In July 2013, Morgan Carpenter, president of Intersex Human Rights Australia, created what we now recognize as the intersex pride flag. The flag is composed of a yellow background with a purple ...