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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual, huh? What about us trans-people?
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Comment by Suvi-Tuuli Mäki-Asiala — October 12, 2009 @ 16:58
Yes, Indeed! What about us TRI-people?
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Comment by Voodoo — October 12, 2009 @ 17:34
Its a start. Give them a chance.
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Comment by Rose — October 12, 2009 @ 17:54
Result! Hopefully, a trans one will follow suit (different issues need different approaches), but for now this is great news!
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Comment by Pumpkin Pie — October 12, 2009 @ 18:59
Sean Haughey Said:
"I am delighted to launch this important resource which represents the culmination of a lot of hard work by all concerned and has had the committed involvement of all the education partners.
It will be of very significant practical assistance to principals and schools leaders."
Congratulations GLEN ! ! !
Now if only those RCC teaching brothers and sisters could be brought to justice for being so cruel under the pretext of educating children. Spare the rod…indeed.
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Comment by Jean-Paul Benthaam — October 12, 2009 @ 19:20
i'm just wondering how all those RCC teachers are going to implement this initiative. Their heads are going to spin.
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Comment by Rose — October 12, 2009 @ 21:55
Gee, I never thought of that.
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Comment by Jean-Paul Bentham — October 13, 2009 @ 6:39
Ireland's new found liberalism never ceases to please! Well done them! Another one in the Eye for the centuries of oppressive Catholisism!
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Comment by Mike — October 13, 2009 @ 10:01
No6: "i'm just wondering how all those RCC teachers are going to implement this initiative."
Quite easily I imagine.
This image of Ireland being over-run by rabid catholics is quite out of date.
Even though the catholic church tries to maintain its cancerous influence in education there is only a tiny, tiny minority of teachers who are priests and nuns and their influence is negligible. Most teachers are state employees who will welcome guidelines like these I imagine.
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Comment by Simon Murphy — October 13, 2009 @ 11:43
Simon, the last time i lived in Ireland the rabid catholics were still very much in charge. I'm glad to see things are changing. But I thought even the state run schools still tended to have boards of governors that include the local parish priest who might want to stick a spoke in forward looking ideas like this. Teachers aren't always free to act of their own conscience.
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Comment by Rose — October 13, 2009 @ 11:49
i lost connection and my original message seems to have been eaten. Anyway, in case it doesn't appear let me restate it.
"Simon, the last time i lived in Ireland the rabid catholics were still very much in charge. At least in the rural areas, if not Dublin. I'm glad to see things are changing. But I thought even the state run schools still tended to have boards of governors that include the local parish priest who might want to stick a spoke in forward looking ideas like this. Teachers aren't always free to act of their own conscience.
Seriously, I am actually Irish, Simon, though haven't lived there since the 1980s and haven't visited since 2005. I always found Ireland's politics and social issues best viewed from a distance in order to get a better perspective on them. But admittedly for the past few years I have taken my eye off the ball.
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Comment by Rose — October 13, 2009 @ 11:55
It shows us Rose and Simon how little we all know about giving guidence of the kind in question to anyone. It's us that needs guidence surely?
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Comment by Brian Burton — October 14, 2009 @ 16:16