This morning’s Sunday Sequence on BBC Radio Ulster featured the melodic tones of Pádraig Ó Tuama reading his own poetry. Readings from the Book of Exile, Ó Tuama’s first collection of poetry, was published last month by Canterbury Press.… Read more...
Category: LGBT
Pádraig Ó Tuama on Changing Attitude Ireland’s Welcome Leaflet: How Can the Churches Welcome LGBT People?
Changing Attitude Ireland yesterday launched its ‘Welcoming Leaflet’ for churches seeking to include LGBT people in the life of their community. The event, held at St George’s in Belfast, was billed as part of Community Relations Week and the speaker … Read more...
LGBT Lives and Stories: Holding the Tension Wisely Report
The Irish Peace Centres (IPC) have produced a valuable report on LGBT lives and stories, titled ‘Holding the Tension Wisely.’ Released earlier this week, the report (available here) summarises the ‘tension’ and ‘wisdom’ that emerged from a working … Read more...
Updates: Re-constructing Ikon and LGBT, Faith and Church Report
I spent most of last week at or preparing for the conference of the European Sociological Association in Geneva. During that time, there have been some useful follow-ups to two stories I’ve discussed recently on this blog:
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… Read more..."Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities’ Experiences of Faith and Church in Northern Ireland" – Report Launch 7 September
The Irish Peace Centres (IPC) will launch its latest report, “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities’ Experiences of Faith and Church in Northern Ireland” on Wednesday 7 September at 3.30 pm at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast.
The report, researched … Read more...