Tag: BeLonG To YES
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100% Increase in Numbers of LGBT Young People and Parents Accessing BeLonG To’s Services since Marriage Equality Referendum
Today (Monday 16th November, 2015), the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, James Reilly TD visited BeLonG To Youth Services to hear firsthand the impact the Marriage Equality Referendum has had on the lives of LGBT young people & to launch a new eBook ‘BeLonG To YES: Voices from the Marriage Equality Campaign’ by Anna Carey.
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Referendum Affords Unique Chance to Tackle Bullying and Rejection of LGBT Young People
Homophobic bullying is one of the most pervasive forms of bullying in Irish schools, and the marriage equality referendum presents a unique chance to combat it. That’s according to Michael Barron, Founding Director of BeLonG To, who today (27.04.15) spoke at a BeLonG To YES coalition seminar, which also heard from other leading children’s rights and youth experts.
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Youth Experts to Outline Importance of ‘Yes’ Vote in Marriage Equality Referendum
Experts from the country’s leading children’s and youth organisations will gather to highlight the vital importance for young people of a ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming marriage equality referendum on Monday, 27th April, at 9am in Wood Quay Venue (Dublin City Council Civic Offices), Wood Quay, Dublin 8.