In Ireland, over 2,000 participated in a protest organized by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender campaign group
Noise meant to underline the disparities in the civil partnership legislation introduced last year and signed into law last month. The Civil Partnership And Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2009, extended benefits to gay and lesbian couples in certain areas of property, social welfare, succession, maintenance, pension and tax akin to those enjoyed by opposite sex married couples. However, the Act fails to address the rights of children of same sex couple, and gay activists, including
Noise, contend that the government is simply attempting to pacify the gay community in Ireland with the introduction of the legislation.
Sunday’s peaceful protest through the streets of Dublin called on the government to introduce an act allowing gay and lesbian partners to marry, thereby granting gays full equality. Organizer Max Krzyzanowski said that the legislation excludes the LGBT community from a fundamental civil and human right, and in effect creates a second class of citizens. “One of the most outrageous aspects of the partnership scheme is the complete lack of any rights for gay parents and their children,” adding that “a separate system is not an equal system.”
Gay marriage, according to several polls, continues to gain approval in America,
nearly 20 states now showing support at majority levels.
19 year old Danny Miller, who stars on
Emmerdale portraying the gay character Aaron Livesy, was attacked Friday night by two men allegedly because of his portrayal.
According to reports, Miller, who is straight, was in Manchester, England watching his father Vince, a comedian perform, when “he was attacked by two drunken thugs over his controversial role as a gay teenager.”
Neil Patrick Harris, seen below with boyfriend David Burtka –the two expecting twins this October –
earned two Emmy Awards Saturday night, best guest actor in a comedy series for an appearance on Glee and for his work hosting the Tony Awards, which won best special class program. Betty White earned her fifth Emmy for her appearance hosting Saturday Night Live as best guest actress in a comedy series. The Emmy Awards honoured the Old Spice Body Wash “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” advertisement as best commercial.
Also in attendance Saturday night were Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch, and Wanda and Alex Sykes.
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