Journalism graduate, Alyssa Eisenstein, traveled to Uganda this past spring to see what it’s like for Ugandan LGBTI activists. Her documentary film, called “Breaking the Chains”, follows the efforts of Ugandan activists as they try and have conversations with people about homosexuality. The responses they get are chilling.

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I have always believed that coming out is a very personal thing, not to be rushed or done under pressure. After all, what is less inspiring that seeing someone outted and in denial?
This topic has come up in the UK regarding MPs. do they have a right to privacy?

To comply with the judgement on the Lydia Foy case, a gender recognition advisory group has been set-up, inviting comments and input from the general public on issues such as legal recognition and the right to marry. There is an open call until Friday, September 17th, to have your say on the upcoming legislation.

An estimated 4000 to 5000 LGBT people and their loved ones (not including cute puppies) marched for marriage equality in Dublin’s city centre this afternoon.

I read a lot of blogs. Too many are the ones that reinforce exactly what I believe already. Some are about subjects I don’t know much about. Others take a different viewpoint from my own. Some of those bloggers have even managed to change my stubborn mind on issues over the years. They’re my favourites.
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Yesterday at around 9pm GMT (at 2:20pm PST), United States federal Judge Vaughan Walker issued his ruling in the case of Perry v Schwarzenegger. The case involved a challenge by two same-sex couples against Proposition 8, the measure constituting a California referendum which successfully sought a ban on marriage equality.

Well, it’s been quite the lesbian weekend. Here we give a wee snapshot: Team Ireland at the Gay Games 2010 in Köln (aka Cologne); Clare Balding smacks down the Sunday Times; Darlene from Roseanne (finally) comes out. What else are we missing?!

Yes, following a two day series of Seanad debates, the civil partnership bill has been passed and we’ve marriage for all! Grab a drink, whisk up your partner and let’s do-si-do! Well… perhaps not do-si-do quite just yet….

Yesterday saw the launch of a wonderful new inititive, the ‘LGBT Diversity Programme’. A programme that strives to coordinate several LGBT groups around the country and to “facilitate LGBT organisations and activists to collectively mobilise”.

Crikey, I disappear into a world of heteronormativity for the weekend for a wedding, and – irony of ironies – it’s all go on the Civil Partnership Bill front. Rumour has it that the President is considering sending the Bill to the Supreme Court over its constitutionality.

They may not have reached the final in the world cup, but Argentina are scoring goals in the equality stakes by becoming the first South American country to legalise marriage for same-sex couples.

It had to happen. They’ve tried to pray away the gay, to hug away the gay, but now they’ve got medical science after us.
After decades of us declaring “It’s not our fault! We’re born this way,” a scientist has decided to make sure we aren’t.
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Hooray, hooray! After history was made last week, when the Dáil passed the Civil Partnership Bill 2009, the Bill makes its way to Seanad Éireann on both Wednesday and Thursday of this week for final debate. It should make for lively viewing and reading, if we hear from the likes of equality champions and anti-Bill conservatives.

Guess what’s back! That’s right, the Civil Partnership Bill 2009 returns, this time for the Report Stage in the Dáil. The debate takes place between 5pm and 9pm, tomorrow, Thursday, 1st July 2010. Tune in! Comment! Tweet!

The Sunday Independent published an “analysis” piece this past weekend entitled, “A scalpel can’t rewrite history, whatever the surgery” which was, predictably enough, an attack on the hard-won victory achieved by Dr Lydia Foy to have her birth certifcate ammended to indicate her actual gender, as opposed to the sex she was assigned at birth.

Skipping between his views of “morals,” the Irish constitution, and “democracy,” Fr Vincent Twomey’s argument against the Civil Partnership Bill is wide-ranging, but struggles to stand up to scrutiny

Don’t you just love gossip-mongering headlines like this one? Trawling through the sites for some news this morning, I found that Angelina is on the cover of this month’s Vanity Fair. In her interview, she talks about her kids including the cutie pie Shiloh.