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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It’s date one, and you’ve bonded over Ellen jokes/Melissa Etheridge/mungbeans/cats (delete as appropriate).
It’s date two, and you confirm, while talking for a solid thirteen hours over dinner, that you are connected by

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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