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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 ...
Ireland's longest running LGBT publication is Gay Community News, which was first published in 1988 before homosexuality was legal in Ireland.In April 2013, EILE Magazine [15] was launched, serving as a new platform for Ireland's LGBT community.
Gay Community News (GCN) is Ireland's longest-running free LGBTQ+ publication and press; it is based in Dublin, and founded in 1988. [1] It has been referred to as the "paper of record" for the Irish LGBTQ+ community. [2]
Portrait Name Party Years in office Sexual orientation/ gender identity Notes Ref Pat Carey (b. 1947) Fianna Fáil: 1997–2011 Gay: Served as a cabinet Minister from 2010 to 2011, came out in 2015 after his retirement
[4] [5] [6] Same-sex marriages in Ireland began being recognised from 16 November 2015, [7] and the first marriage ceremonies of same-sex couples in Ireland occurred the following day. [8] Ireland was the eighteenth country in the world and the eleventh in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide.
The most notable legal event related to Irish natives was the trial and imprisonment of Oscar Wilde. Some leaders of the Irish Independence struggle of the early 20th century were assumed - at the time or later - to be gay, notably Padraig Pearse and Roger Casement whose sexuality was an element in his trial and execution.
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) events in Ireland Pages in category "LGBTQ events in Ireland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Ireland signed the Istanbul Convention in November 2015. These new provisions include allowing a person to apply for an emergency barring order where that person has lived in an intimate and committed relationship with the respondent without being their spouse or civil partner or where that person is the parent of an adult respondent, and the ...