For those who may not be familiar, Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan have taken Ireland’s Revenue Commissioners and others to the courts seeking to have their Canadian marriage recognised in this jurisdiction.

Let’s face it: us queers are at the bottom of the human sociological heap, so when times get tough, just where exactly will we find ourselves?

Irish Rail are enforcing legalised discrimination of same-sex couples travelling on Free Travel Pass schemes. And don’t think the Heads of Bill for civil partnership will cover us..!

Here in Ireland, we’re always told that the constitution is the one thing that prevents us being treated equally by the law in terms of marriage. Last month, I rambled on about the constitution itself. Now, let’s see how the courts have interpreted the constitution.

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Following on from my previous article, and some of the debate generated by the publishing of the Heads of Civil Partnership Bill, I thought I would elaborate in more detail on my thoughts.

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The Heads of the Civil Partnership Bill were published on Tuesday by the Irish government. Lauded by its proponents, lets consider why it’s bad law.
Let’s begin by using the words of

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The Chinese government stated today that “no force” will stop the Olympic Games.
How intriguing that this one-party dictatorship should use language that suggests it is somehow under attack (perhaps from pro-Tibet protesters?)
And