Last week was a roller-coaster ride of equality, inequality, crazy fundamentalists and enlightened intellect. Behold, as we journey through the news and views of gays around the world. Huzzah!

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.

Mazel tov to Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi, who got hitched over the weekend, and thanks to the recent California Supreme Court ruling that same sex couples have the right to wed, it was all nice and legal to boot. 

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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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From LGBT Noise:
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Civil Partnership? WE DON’T WANT IT! Civil Marriage Now!
Dublin: South King Street opposite the Gaiety Theatre
Gathering from 2pm, begin at 2.30pm
Saturday 28/06/08
Cork: Daunt Sq on the corner of Patrick St and

In recent times, a lot of noise being around  the issue same-sex couples has concerned the difference and division between gay marriage and civil unions, and which, in theory and in practice, are the gay community’s best options.  There are