Schools would no longer be allowed to discriminate against gay, lesbian and bisexual teachers under new legislation published by Fianna Fáil senator Averil Power. Party leader Micheál Martin declared his full support.
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Police release CCTV image of man suspected of homophobic attack
Detectives investigating a homophobic attack in Northampton have released a CCTV image of one of the men suspected of being behind the assault.
Northampton train passenger left ‘shaken’ after homophobic abuse
Police are looking for a rail passenger who allegedly shouted homophobic abuse at a another man, after boarding a train at Northampton.
Christian hoteliers who turned away gay couple see business slump
The Christian couple who lost their appeal against a ruling that their policy of restricting double rooms to married couples discriminated against a gay couple have seen business at their Cornish hotel slump.
Protest seeks civil marriage equality
Campaign group LGBT Noise today gathered in Dublin to call on the Government to grant civil marriages to all in Ireland regardless of sexual orientation.
After 10 years together, my fiance told me he was gay
New York-based journalist Kiri Blakeley was thinking about her wedding dress when her fiance said he had to tell her something.
No law planned for same-sex adoption
Two Fine Gael Ministers have said they have no plans for legislation to allow for the adoption of children by same-sex couples – despite pre-election commitments from their Coalition partner Labour to do so.
TV pundit sparks gay row on Becks’ boxers
CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for “offensive” tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay.
Tory MPs demand Ken Livingstone apology over gay gaffe
Conservative MPs demanded an apology today from Labour’s candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was “riddled” with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was “clinically insane” while prime minister.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California’s Proposition 8
A divided federal appeals court today struck down California’s Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to prohibit gay marriage. Proposition 8 was passed by voters in response to a California Supreme Court decision that ruled that forbidding same-sex marriage violated the state constitution.
