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Ireland Bans Discrimination Against Gay Teachers in Catholic Schools
http://www.towleroad.com/2015/12/ireland-bans-discrimination/Ireland has passed a bill that will make it illegal for religious-based schools to discriminate against gay teachers.
The Catholic church – which runs the majority of schools in the country – received an exemption from the European Equality Directive in 2000.
The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 had already passed through the upper house of the Irish government and will now go to President Michael D. Higgins for signing.
Welcoming the news, Irwin Gowran, the director of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), said:
“We are delighted that this Bill has passed all stages in the [lower house] tonight. This Bill is the key piece of the legislative map that will allow LGBT people to be themselves, get married and have a family without a threat to their job if they work in a religious run institution.”
The Catholic church – which runs the majority of schools in the country – received an exemption from the European Equality Directive in 2000.
The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 had already passed through the upper house of the Irish government and will now go to President Michael D. Higgins for signing.
Welcoming the news, Irwin Gowran, the director of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), said:
“We are delighted that this Bill has passed all stages in the [lower house] tonight. This Bill is the key piece of the legislative map that will allow LGBT people to be themselves, get married and have a family without a threat to their job if they work in a religious run institution.”
