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1 Song for Equality and Peace by Craymo

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Indie gay Orlando singer/songwriter Craymo releases an inspirational new music video for the re-release single of his reggae pop song One Love One World (We Are One). One Love One World is a heartfelt song promoting world peace, equality, love, tolerance, brotherhood and human rights.
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Flaws in ‘community evaluation’ of dotgay results in risk of domain being auctioned to highest bidder

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ICANN is in the process of creating new top-level domains (gTLDs), like .COM, .EU, and .INFO. Among those to be created is .GAY, which has great potential value to commercial operators who can sell .GAY domains to high-value sites & commercial interests, but also to LGBT individuals and organizations, for whose benefit dotgay LLC applied to administer the name on the basis of “community priority… Read the rest

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BeLonG To Youth Services launches new Sexual Health Programme Targeting Young Adult Men who have Sex with Men this World AIDS Day

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Following a successful pilot of the new peer led and developed programme this past autumn the ‘In the Know’ programme will be rolled out with three courses to be offered in 2015. The programme works in partnership with young adult men to find out exactly what their sexual health needs are, and then responds in culturally and age appropriate ways. The programme equips gay, bisexual… Read the rest

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Despite Rise in Positive Visibility, Trans People Still Face High Levels of Violence

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Violence and discrimination remains a feature of many trans people’s lives in Ireland. In the Speaking from the Margins report, 20% reported experiencing domestic abuse, 16% said they had been hit or beaten up, 12% had been sexually assaulted and 6% had been raped as a direct result of their trans identity.
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TENI Welcomes News of Settlement in Lydia Foy Case

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Broden Giambrone, Chief Executive of Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), welcomed the news.
“Legal recognition is vital to improving the daily lives of trans people in Ireland,” said Giambrone. “This is a significant step forward in ending Dr Lydia Foy’s twenty year struggle to be legally recognised in her true gender. And it is a significant step forward for our entire community who will be… Read the rest

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‘Coming Out’, can be one of the most liberating and empowering experiences for LGBT people

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BeLonG To, the national organisation for LGBT young people in Ireland has supported thousands of LGBT young people in coming out over the last decade. “International Coming Out Day is a really important day to celebrate the bravery of lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans young people across Ireland”, says David Carroll, Executive Director of BeLonG To. “We know that young people are coming out in… Read the rest

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Ireland : First Employers Seminar on Transgender Equality and Diversity

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“Increasingly diverse workforces mean that employers need to upskill themselves to ensure that all their employees are treated with respect. This is good for their employees and for their business and it sets a strong signal that their workplaces are inclusive of everyone. This seminar brings employers together for the first time to understand how to support their transgender employees.” said Davin Roche, Director at… Read the rest

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‘The Queen of Ireland’ documentary needs your help!

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Earlier this year, The Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss shot to international prominence overnight after her Noble Call captured the world’s attention.
The video of the speech threw Rory O’Neill, the man behind the make-up, into the role of accidental activist. A couple of million views later, Ireland’s top drag queen has taken up that activist baton, and run as fast as her 6-inch heels… Read the rest

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Positive Visibility Matters at GAZE Film Festival

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Special Launch, Screening and Panel Discussion
Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) are delighted to invite you to a special FREE event that is taking place as part of this year’s GAZE film festival.
The special screening of My Transgender Journey will take place on Friday 1st August at 2.45pm in the Red Room, at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield.
This will be followed by a… Read the rest

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Major exhibition marks Irish LGBT young people’s history becoming part of the National Library of Ireland & the National Photographic Archive

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Belonging: Irish Queer Youth celebrates and reflects on BeLonG To’s work towards an Ireland where Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people are respected, empowered and cared for. This exhibition marks the donation of BeLonG To’s work to the National Library of Ireland, joining the Irish Queer Archives as valued documentations of Irish society.
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Ireland: Revised Bill Will Allow Legal Recognition of 16 and 17 Years Olds

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This is an important step forward for the trans community in Ireland and it was welcomed by Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI).
“TENI warmly welcomes the publication of the revised Bill as it represents significant progress,” said TENI Chief Executive Broden Giambrone. “The reduction in the age an individual can apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate from 18 years to 16 years is a step… Read the rest

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Launch of first LGBTQ Traveller and Roma poster

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The poster was developed in consultation with Traveller, Roma and LGBTQ youth groups to increase the visibility of LGBTQ Travellers and Roma both in their own communities and in wider society.
Speaking at the launch of the poster, John Paul Collins of Pavee Point stated the importance of acknowledging and accepting LGBTQ members of ethnic minority groups in Ireland.
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Major new survey begins to explore what it’s like being LGBTI in Ireland

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The confidential and anonymous study has been commissioned by GLEN and BeLonG To Youth Services and is being carried out by researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin.
“Social and political attitudes towards LGBTI people have changed enormously over the last 20 years. Huge numbers of LGBTI people are openly living their lives with the support of their families, friends, communities… Read the rest

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Historic Moment for Trans Rights in Ireland

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This marks the very first time that gender recognition legislation will be discussed in Dáil Eireann.
Speaking today, TENI Chief Executive Broden Giambrone said:
“I am hopeful that this discussion will be robust and fruitful and may well result in tangible changes in the legislation that will benefit the transgender community. This is a very important moment in the history of trans rights in Ireland,… Read the rest

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TENI Warmly Welcomes Committee Report on Gender Recognition

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The Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection published its report yesterday on the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013.
The report recommends that the upcoming legislation should reduce the age an individual can apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate from 18 years to 16 years.
“TENI warmly welcomes this report as it represents significant progress,” said TENI Chief Executive Broden Giambrone. “We’re… Read the rest

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