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Mayoral candidate Christine Quinn regrets lack of LGBT presence in NY St. Patrick's Day parade (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:27:45 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

One of New York’s leading Irish American political figures has expressed her regret over the exclusion of LGBT groups from the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.

John McCain and Senate Democrats outbreak of homophobia over immigration bill (IrishCentral)

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:16:12 PST

Republican Senator John McCainIn a truly shocking moment of high handed arrogance, Senator John McCain announced this morning that granting immigration rights to legally married gay couples was not 'a matter of paramount importance' to him, or presumably anyoneWell, it may not be a terrific surprise that a rich old white Republican man can't bring himself to think of gay people as his social equals, but I can tell you it's a matter of 'paramount importance' to the tens of thousands of pointlessly separated gay couples whose legal marriages are still rendered meaningless by the pointless Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)McCain's casual bigotry, unthinkingly expressed, is precisely why he lost the presidency in 2008 McCain still calls a move toward equality for gay people a 'red flag READ MORE

Gay bars in Ireland feeling pinch in recession as attitudes change (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:03:31 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Several gay bars have been closing around Ireland in the past few months due to the economic recession and more liberal attitudes about homosexuality in the general population.

Same-sex partnerships from abroad to be recognized in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:17:36 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has confirmed that same-sex partnerships that were entered into legally in other nations will now be recognized in Ireland as well.

Almost 1,000 civil partnerships celebrated in Ireland during 2012 (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:26:44 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The Journal.ie reports that nearly 2,000 people have entered into civil partnerships since they first became legal in Ireland in April 2011. In 2012, 965 civil partnerships took place, with every county in Ireland hosting at least one.

Irish voters want to give Diaspora the vote, approve Gay marriage poll shows (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:46:27 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Irish citizens approve giving the Irish abroad the vote, gay marriage, and a full review of the Constitution, according to a new poll.

Irish, single, gay, 50-year-old in New York on deciding to have a family with a surrogate (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:32:06 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Irish New York resident Kevin Moran is a 50-year-old single gay man, who can add a new job description to his already successful resume - father.

Ireland’s deputy leader Eamon Gilmore calls for referendum on same sex marriage (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:30:47 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Ireland’s Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Eamon Gilmore has said marriage for gay couples is a human right and said he would like to see a referendum in Ireland take place.

Vatican takes strong stance against gay marriage after US election (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:15:28 PST

By: DARA KELLY

The Vatican had vowed that it will never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.

Catholics vote for President Barack Obama by 50 percent to 48 percent (IrishCentral)

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:02:50 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Catholic voters went for Barack Obama by 50 to 48 percent, mirroring the national result according to exit polls.

IrishCentral asks New Yorkers “Do you think gay couples should be allowed to marry?” - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:07:29 PDT

By: DARREN REDMOND

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When Irish hang up No Gays Need Apply signs (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:15:34 PDT

Jim and Mary O'Reilly say they were fined for failing to 'support' gay marriageLike a lot of people, I sometimes think bigotry seems twice itself when it wears an Irish face After all we the Irish were discriminated against for centuries in religious, social, political and even philanthropic contexts, so we ought to have learned about the sting and the reach of it We really ought to know the harm and mischief it can do to our neighbors, too Not Jim and Mary O'Reilly from Vermont's Wildflower Inn, apparently READ MORE

And You Can Dance - What Madonna and girls have meant to Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:45:47 PDT

Music can be such a revelationFor a laugh I'd sometime watch the girls battle on the playing pitch at my high school Grey rain would fall in sheets from the nearby lough all afternoonThey'd play through it, ignoring it They were hardy and vicious out there on the camogie pitch READ MORE

Most Irish in New York vocal in support of gay marriage, new survey shows (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:22:02 PDT

By: SEAN BROSNAN

After a poll taken in Ireland this week showed that 66% of adults would support same sex marriage if it came to a referendum, the Irish Voice undertook their own random survey to ascertain whether Irish people living in New York would support same sex marriages.

Two-thirds of Irish support gay marriage new poll shows (IrishCentral)

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:20:10 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A new poll shows that 66 percent of Irish adults support same-sex marriage.

Conservative Irish Catholic group supports gay adoption over children in orphanages (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:32:23 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

The conservative Irish religious group, the Iona Institute, has come out in favor of adoption by gay couples, over “Romanian-style” orphanages.

Gay couples and single people can now adopt in Northern Ireland - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:03:22 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A Belfast judge has ruled that laws prohibiting unmarried and same-sex couples to adopt children, breached their right to family life.

Gay Tory Irish MP opposes gay marriage bill in Britain (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:18:05 PDT

By: JAMES O'BRIEN

A gay Conservative MP born in Belfast has come out against the gay marriage proposal by his own party leader, David Cameron.

Jerry Buttimer - just an Irish politician "who happens to be gay" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:15:15 PDT

A well respected Irish politician, Jerry Buttimer (FG), has this weekend come out as gayThe Deputy joins the a small but growing club of openly gay Irish politicians, and has said that he has received 'lots of support' for the announcement since it was made over the weekendButtimer, who serves the Cork South Central electoral district for Fine Gael, is one of the most active Irish politicians on Twitter, and was first elected to his local city council of Cork City in 2004Like many Irish politicians Buttimer served as a secondary school teacher before entering the political fray - still one of the most common vocations among budding Irish public representatives - where his last job was as the Director of Adult Education at a local suburban school READ MORE

Irish Queers Parade Protest (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:22 PDT

Are everyone's respective hangovers cured yet? Not to perpetuate the stereotype of St Patrick's Day But seriously I spent most of the day doing journalism work myself, but managed to make it to a few bars and parties throughout the evening READ MORE