Kerry LGBT Newsletter

17/11/2019

Over five months in 2018 and '19, 138 people took part in research documenting LGBT+ life in Kerry. 'Visible in Kerry' - which Listowel Family Resource Centre commissioned in partnershi

21/10/2019

After an amazing AGM meeting our newly elected committee are looking forward to making Kerry Pride 2020 happen

08/10/2019

Hey All,

There's a fun LGBTQ+ night being arranged this Friday in the Ashe Hotel, Tralee from 8pm.

If you fancy a good laugh with 80, 90s tunes pop on down. It would be great to see new faces

04/03/2018

Interested in helping to bring about progressive change for the LGBT community? The deadline for expressions of interest to join the board of the National LGBT Federation (NXF) has been extended to Monday, March 19th.

Please email [email protected] for further information.

27/02/2017

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154356542515754&id=15247855753

Barry Jenkins' coming-of-age drama took home the night's top prize despite an initial mix-up over the winner.

03/02/2017

https://www.facebook.com/spiritualceremoniesirl/ To Vincent whelan, we would like to thank you so much for the beautiful and professional way in which you conducted our ceremony on the 1st of January. You put us totally at ease all day and performed a beautiful and moving ceremony for us and all our guests. We would like to take this opportunity to Thank you and to wish you well in the future, kind regards david and Joseph.

Wedding Celebrants, Ceremonies Created With You for You and About You. Naming Ceremonies, Weddings, Vow Renewals and Celebration of Life (Funerals).

02/02/2017

Organisers of The Rose of Tralee beauty pageant have confirmed that trans women are not currently barred from participating.   The process to find the finalists for the pageant next August is already underway, with potential Roses across the world signing up to be considered, however a spokesperson…

05/05/2015

BeLonG To bring their campaign to Limerick tonight at The Absolute Hotel, Limerick from 6.30pm. The campaign will be encouraging and supporting young people to vote Yes on May 22nd.

05/05/2015

Hear the voices of Donal Óg Cusack, Derval O'Rourke, Aidan O'Shea and Peter O'Mahoney as they call for a Yes vote on May 22nd.

04/05/2015

Like thousands of others, Aoife's loved and cherished gay family members are her major motivation to vote. Her particular experience as a wedding photographer has meant that she's seen and captured countless moments of joy and delight among the families and friends who've celebrated the marriages she's worked at. She wants to share in some of those moments herself and appeals for others to join her in voting yes and giving that opportunity to her brothers.
http://www.votewithus.org/video/aoife-osullivan/

"I want to attend my brothers' weddings. I want to share in their love and their joy..."

04/05/2015

We've reached 50,000 likes. Thank you one and all. Let's make it happen on May 22nd!

04/05/2015

"James Doorley of the NYCI said: “Young people are overwhelmingly in favour of the referendum, but if they are not registered, they can’t vote, and it could have a big impact on the result so it’s very important that they participate.”

Enticing them to vote in favour is Ireland’s ‘Mammy-in-chief’, Agnes Brown. In a video directed by Lenny Abrahamson, the alter ego of Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll explains her reasons for why she will vote yes."

Most online comment supports passing the marriage equality referendum, but many younger people are not registered to vote,

04/05/2015

"“I’m just going to vote for gay people because I have nothing against them. I can’t understand why anybody is against it; they’ve done no harm to anyone,” said the Coolock resident."

Rita (83): ‘I’m just going to vote for gay people because I have nothing against them’

04/05/2015

On May 22nd, the polling stations will open at 7am and be open though till 10pm. That is 15 hours the polling stations will be open for. You can easily find 15 minutes to go vote.

You will be handed two piece of paper, a white one and a green one. The green paper will deal with the Presidential referendum on dropping the age from 35 to 21. The white paper will deal with the Marriage Equality referendum and this will be the Third-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

The amendment won't be on the paper on the day, but it is what we want to include 17 new words to the Constitution which are:

“Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their s*x.”

You will have the chance to vote Yes or No on it. You will do this marking the box with an X. Anything less but an X will consider your vote to be spoiled. If your vote is spoiled with will not be counted and in a referendum, every vote will count.

So don't put a tick in the box. Don’t put an X in one box and then a tick in the other. Don’t draw a line between the boxes. Don't put your name on the ballot paper. Don't spoil your vote.

Mark it with an X, make sure your voice is heard on the 22nd of May and make sure you make history.

04/05/2015

Butterfly Project are back in action.

Be a friend be an ally. I'm ok with it!

04/05/2015

Going to be a real loss to Cork LGBT and those in surrounding region.

LOAFERS bar on Douglas Street, Ireland's oldest gay bar, closed its doors today. In a shock move the proprietor Ted O'Connell confirmed to the Evening Echo t

14/04/2014

29/01/2014

A final year student in Journalism & New Media is putting together a series of articles on same-s*x marriage, same s*x parent families & LGBT rights in Ireland. She would like to speak with male & female same-s*x couples (one in civil partnership), a couple who have or are raising children & single LGBT people who would like to share their views on these issues. If you in Kerry / West Limerick & interested, please let me know. Thanks Martin 086 2288313

27/01/2014

Valentines meal..Fri 14 Feb...at Mozart's. Tralee...if interested...text ur name to 085 882 1480. Maureen. :-)

27/11/2013

This year saw a motion put before Kerry County Council in support of same s*x marriage. This vote passed and had a huge impact nationwide. The councillor who submitted the motion endured numerous calls to withdraw it. Gillian Wharton-Slattery stood firm and brought about an historic moment in the quest for equality. The GALA's are about events, individuals, groups, centres that inspire. Go to galas.ie and nominate your choice

Welcome to the fifth year of the GALAS, Ireland’s LGBT Awards, which will take place in Dublin this coming February, 2014. The GALAS were set up by GCN and the National Le***an and Gay Federation (NLGF) to honour le****ns, gay men, bis*xuals and transgendered people and organisations for their contr...

17/10/2013

Submissions by November 1st

17/10/2013

Kerry Pride

08/10/2013

Please support Mr Gay Kerry 2013 by voting for him at the link below. You can vote once a day and every vote counts towards his total for the Mr Gay Ireland finals which will be held October Bank Holiday Weekend in Dublin.

Mr Gay Ireland

15/06/2013

Dwa tysiące osób uczestniczy w warszawskiej Paradzie Równości. Jej hasło to 'Różnorodni, równoprawni'. Główny postulat to związki partnerskie dla par jednopłciowych, ale też heteroseksualnych.

13/06/2013

Buying a ticket provides LGBT people, their family, friends, and supporters a way to support Ciarraí Amach's work, while giving them the chance to win €1,000 in cash.

10/06/2013

Record levels of new HIV cases for Gay and Bis*xual men


Figures released by the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre show that there were 166 newly diagnosed cases of HIV for gay and bis*xual men in 2012 in Ireland. These figures are the highest diagnosis rates recorded to date.

“It is clear from the figures that HIV is a critical issue of growing concern for gay and bis*xual men. The figures for 2012 show that gay and bis*xual men are the group most likely to acquire HIV in Ireland. The trend is very worrying.” said Tiernan Brady, Director of Gay HIV Strategies (GHS) with GLEN. “A focus on raising awareness about HIV, s*xual health education and targeted HIV prevention measures with this group of men is critical. This focus, coupled with efforts to promote testing for HIV and other s*xually transmitted infections amongst gay and bis*xual men can lead to a reduction in HIV infection rates”.

The figures show that HIV diagnosis rates amongst gay and bis*xual men have increased by 160% between 2005 and 2012 and now represent just under half (48%)of all new HIV diagnoses.

The figures also show that the age group most at risk of HIV is getting younger. The average age of MSM HIV diagnosis has fallen to 32 years of age in 2012.

Brady continued “For a new generation of young gay and bis*xual men, the risk of contracting HIV has grown significantly. Between 2005 and 2012 there has been a four‐fold increase in the number of new diagnoses among those aged between 25‐34 years. There is a critical need to educate young gay and bis*xual men about good s*xual health and about HIV and how they can protect themselves from contracting the condition. HIV is a preventable condition and our goal must be zero new infections.”

“Implementation of s*xual health education and HIV prevention strategies and campaigns targeting groups which are most at risk are critical in effectively responding to the ongoing high levels of HIV diagnosis amongst gay and bis*xual men. Such campaigns, working in conjunction with wider strategies addressing the need for testing and tackling the discrimination and stigma which is experienced by people living with HIV would represent an effective focussing and marshalling of the available resources” Brady concluded.

For Further Information, contact:

Tiernan Brady Director of Gay HIV Strategies (087) 8505972

Gay HIV Strategies
GLEN – Gay and Le***an Equality Network,
2 Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8
E: [email protected]; W: www.glen.ie T: +353 1 6728650

GLEN and BeLonG To launch a new online resource www.lgbtmentalhealth.ie to promote positive mental health among LGBT people, and among young LGBT people in particular.