Canon Giles Goddard, chair of Inclusive Church, at the Chapel of Trinity College Dublin, where he preached at the Choral Eucharist. [Continue Reading]
Photo: Tom Elliott, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, receives a copy of ‘Share Your Story’
28 January 2011
Tom Elliott, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (right) receives a copy of ‘Share Your Story’ from Canon Charles Kenny, Secretary CAI. [Continue Reading]
Church of Ireland Gazette: Church cool over demands from Changing Attitude Ireland
20 January 2011
The group, Changing Attitude Ireland (CAI), which describes itself as “a network of persons, gay and heterosexual, working for the full affirmation of gay and lesbian persons in the church of Ireland and other Christian denominations”, has welcomed the introduction of civil Partnership in the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of this month, but has also called on any new Irish Government to upgrade the Act to match what has been available in Northern Ireland since 2005. [Continue Reading]
Irish Times: Call to bring same-sex law in line with North
3 January 2011
THE NEXT government should upgrade the Civil Partnership Act to bring it into line with same-sex legislation in Northern Ireland, the Church of Ireland Changing Attitude Ireland group has said. It describes itself as “a network of persons, gay and heterosexual, working for the full affirmation of gay and lesbian persons in the Church of Ireland and other Christian denominations”. In a statement that welcomed the introduction of civil partnership in the Republic on New Year’s Day, and “the broad range of benefits that same-sex couples will now be entitled to under the new law”, the group’s secretary, Canon Charles Kenny, pointed out that the Act was still “second class” when compared to the legal situation in Northern Ireland. [Continue Reading]
Irish Times: Partnership laws come into force
1 January 2011
New laws allowing same-sex couples to register their civil partnership have received a mixed reception as they come into force. The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (Glen) described the Civil Partnership Act as a “new dawn” for gays and lesbians in Ireland, but another group condemned the Government’s failure to give full marriage rights to same-sex couples. LGBT Noise criticised the lack of parental rights for homosexuals and called on the Government to follow the example of other countries and “open up the choice of civil marriage to all citizens”. [Continue Reading]
Belfast Telegraph: Having a look at new attitudes
11 September 2010
A group called Changing Attitude Ireland will be celebrating Communion and holding its AGM in St George’s Church, High Street, Belfast on October 2. The address will be given by former British Methodist Vice-President David Walton, also the main speaker at Grosvenor House on October 1. His topic will be: “The challenge and invitation to include lesbian and gay people in church life.” [Continue Reading]
CAI at Derry Gay Pride Parade 2010
28 August 2010
Members of the Church of Ireland from St Columb’s Cathedral, Derry participated with Changing Attitude Ireland in Derry’s first ever Pride Parade on Saturday 28th August. According to the Revd Mervyn Kingston, Secretary of the Church of Ireland group Changing Attitude Ireland, which affirms gay persons in the Church, the event “shows that attitudes in Ireland are becoming more accepting of gay persons”. However, he called on other clergy to “join with him in condemning the homophobic attack on a gay man in the city centre by four youths later in the day”. [Continue Reading]
Belfast Telegraph: Derry’s ‘pride’ over first gay parade
28 August 2010
History is being made today as Londonderry prepares to stage its first ever Gay Pride Festival. Mayor of Derry Colum Eastwood will join the march along with numerous local politicians standing in solidarity with the city’s gay community. The colourful procession gathers at the Waterside Train Station this afternoon, in preparation for the one mile march to the city centre. [Continue Reading]
Photo: Changing Attitude Ireland at Derry’s first Pride parade
28 August 2010
The Revd Mervyn Kingston, Mr Mark Durkan MP, Councillor Colum Eastwood, Mayor of Derry with Buzz Lightyear at the Foyle Pride Parade. [Continue Reading]
