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22 Feb 2012
GLEN welcomes the announcement by the Government of the agreement in principle for the proposed Constitutional Convention.
The Programme for Government commits to establish a Constitutional Convention which would include provision for same-sex marriage in its deliberations.
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19 Feb 2012
Senator Averil Power of Fianna Fail today (19th February) publishes a Bill which aims to amend Section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act which has acted as a 'chill factor' for lesbian and gay teachers and others who work in religious run institutions.
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14 Feb 2012
Celebrating St. Valentines Day and the love and commitment of same-sex couples, GLEN today publish the figures on the lesbian and gay couples who entered Civil Partnerships in Ireland in 2011.
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08 Feb 2012
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD., today published the Finance Bill 2012, which extends the principle of equal treatment for civil partners in the tax codes. The Finance Bill 2012 resolves some anomalies that have arisen after the passage of the Finance (No 3) Act 2011.
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19 Dec 2011
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter TD., has today made an order recognising same-sex marriages from New York, and other foreign same-sex legal relationships, as Irish Civil Partnerships.
Read the press release below for further details.
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14 Dec 2011
The Gay Health Network (GHN) in association with the HSE and Dublin City Council, has launched the first ever national HIV prevention and sexual health awareness programme for men who have sex with men (MSM).
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07 Dec 2011
Today 10th December, International Human Rights Day, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton made a very strong speech at the UN in Geneva calling for ‘a global consensus that recognises the human rights of LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] citizens everywhere'.
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06 Dec 2011
Figures released today by the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre show that there were nearly 60 newly diagnosed cases of HIV for gay and bisexual men in the first six months of 2011
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28 Nov 2011
The Government have established a Working Group to advise on the setting up of a new and enhanced Human Rights and Equality Commission, which will bring together the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority. GLEN have made a submission outlining some of the key issues for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people.
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03 Nov 2011
Brian Purcell, Secretary General of the Department of Justice launched Visible Lives, a major new study identifying the experiences and needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland.
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12 Oct 2011
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and GLEN publication "Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender at Work: A Guide for LGBT People and Trade Unions" was launched on the 12th of October by Minister Kathleen Lynch.
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12 Oct 2011
The GLEN and Irish Congress of Trade Unions publication "Being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender at Work: A Guide for LGBT People and Trade Unions" is being launched on the 12th October by:
Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People.
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