Category: Ireland – LGBTQ Family
Photo credit Photo by George A. Healy. Pictured is Cathal Kerrigan who tells his story of family with a photograph taken at the ‘Irish Quilt Tour: An AIDS Memorial’ in 1991. The photograph shows Cathal, his mother, Margaret, and Áine Casey, in Cork City Hall, at the event.
A brand-new display honours LGBTQ+ families in Ireland
Today marks the debut of a brand-new online exhibition showcasing the variety of family life in Ireland. Five LGBTQ+ families’ stories are shared in the exhibition «ReCollecting the Irish Family».
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Increase in number of male domestic abuse victims seeking support
An increasing number of male victims of domestic abuse from LGBTQ, migrant, and minority backgrounds have reported to support services since the beginning of the year.
Photo credit Photo by Oireachtas [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Order signed to let same-sex couples register both names on birth certificate
Minister for Health Simon Harris signed commencement orders and regulations.
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Welcome for gay parents removed from Catholic video
Bishop’s words of support pulled from promotion for World Meeting of Families 2018.
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Brussels Conference Offers European Gay Men Hope of Parenting through Surrogacy and Adoption in the USA and Canada
The “Parenting Options for European Gay Men” conference, hosted by the NY based organisation “Men Having Babies”, attracted more than 200 prospective gay fathers from 10 countries, and also garnered intense media attention.
Photo credit Photo by Benson Kua [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Studies prove ‘no differences in children’ raised by gay or heterosexual couples
Clinical psychologist Dr Maureen Gaffney has said she was so troubled by how some on the No side in the same-sex marriage referendum campaign were conducting themselves that she had decided to become involved.