All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Ireland is Leading the Way to the LGBTQ Future with Pride
Literary icon and Irishman Oscar Wilde leaps to mind when we ponder what's emerald green and gay. But that's the wee tip of the potato.
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Editor’s Pick: Capital Irish Film Festival at AFI Silver
Solas Nua, the district's contemporary Irish culture group, presents their 17th annual film festival -- this year with two Oscar contenders.
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‘The Playboy of the Western World’ Gets a Fresh Spin at Solas Nua
Director Shanara Gabrielle and Solas Nua update an Irish classic by changing the nationality of the protagonist.
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review: Friendly Fire
A sudden unfriending ignites a civil war between old buddies in the sublime "The Banshees of Inisherin."
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Irish Priest Says Deputy Prime Minister, Gay Politicians Going to Hell
An Irish Catholic priest is receiving blowback after controversially declaring that gay politicians, including Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, or tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, are doomed to...
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Editor’s Pick: ‘Yes and Yes’ at Solas Nua
The Liz Roche Company's world premiere of 'Yes and Yes' uses the James Joyce classic Ulysses as its framework.
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Editor’s Pick: Foy Vance At The Birchmere
Foy Vance will bring his Signs of Life tour to Alexandria's Birchmere on Tuesday, May 10.
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Anti-LGBTQ Attacks Increase Dramatically In Ireland
In Ireland, the slew of unsettling news for LGBTQ people continues to mount. Most recently, a gay man was assaulted in the capital city of...
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WATCH: Anti-LGBTQ protester punched in the face at Pride parade
A woman has been arrested after punching an anti-LGBTQ protester at a Pride event in Northern Ireland
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Bisexual Olympic athlete Jack Woolley required surgery after mob attack in Ireland
Bisexual Irish taekwondo star Jack Woolley underwent surgery to his face after being attacked by a mob of people in Dublin
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Gay man beaten with hammers after fake Grindr date led to homophobic attack
Marc Power was was ambushed, assaulted, and called "faggot" by at least four young men
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White House says Mike Pence isn’t anti-gay because he’s meeting Ireland’s gay leader
Pence has a long history of anti-LGBTQ actions and statements, something LGBTQ advocates and organizations were quick to point out
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Irish prime minister says gay people shouldn’t be judged for their sexual orientation in front of Mike Pence
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar said gay people should not be judged by their sexual orientation in a pointed speech delivered in front of Vice...
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Ireland’s gay Prime Minister will discuss LGBTQ rights with Pope Francis
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will discuss same-sex parent families with the Pope ahead of a Catholic event
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UK Supreme Court hears challenge over whether bakers can discriminate against gay people
Ashers Bakery refused to make a pro-marriage equality cake featuring Bert and Ernie
