Anniversary of the Adoption of The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Posted: August 27, 2010 by theangryhedgehog in TAH.ie
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, is in my opinion one of those key pieces of enlightenment thought which has influenced the development of our current  human rights framework.

It defines both individual and collective rights of all men which are universal, at all times regardless, of estate membership. It also makes reference to the responsibilities of all citizens to defend its liberty and the state in the interests of the common good.  It does not make any direct reference to the rights of women or to the status of slavery.

Saving that it is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and was approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26/27, 1789.

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Gender Recognition Advisory Group–Public Consultation

Posted: August 15, 2010 by theangryhedgehog in Gay, Ireland, Society and Culture, TAH.ie, Transgender
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Please be advised of the following statement from the Department of Social Protection regarding the establishment of an interdepartmental group – the Gender Recognition Advisory Group. It is now seeking submissions/comments on Gender Recognition prior to the introduction of legislation in Ireland.

Submissions should be sent to grag@welfare.ie by Friday, 17th September 2010.

A copy of the request for submissions can be found here on the Department of Social Protection’s website.

On foot of a High Court ruling that Ireland is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights in not having a process to legally recognise the acquired gender of transsexual persons, the Government  has decided to introduce legislation to comply with the judgement.

To progress this decision, the Minister for Social Protection has established an interdepartmental group – the Gender Recognition Advisory Group – with the following terms of reference:

To advise the Minister for Social Protection on the legislation required to provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexuals. In particular to propose the heads of a bill to provide for:—

  • the establishment of a process for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transsexual persons who have made the transition from one gender to another;
  • the establishment of a gender recognition register;
  • the granting of entitlement to marry in the legally recognised reassigned gender; and
  • any other provisions as may be deemed necessary consequent on the main provisions of the Bill.

To help progress its work, the Group hereby invites comments and proposals on relevant issues from interested parties, and the general public.

Proposals and comments should be submitted by e-mail to the secretary of the Group at: grag@welfare.ie – not later than Friday September 17th 2010.

The Group may invite individuals or representatives of groups to make presentations at a later stage.

Source: Department of Social Protection

Baby when the Lights Go Out

Posted: August 3, 2010 by theangryhedgehog in TAH.ie
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There is a Thunder storm outside. Then the Power goes! What do you do next to occupy your time?!

Candle Light Tea

I will sit in the dark for about five minutes in anticipation of the power being restored. When i eventually concede that it is not going to return, I go and make a cup of tea; only to realise that the power is cut so I need to use the gas.

As I wait for the kettle to boil, I then rummage around looking for candles in the dark; cursing myself for not being more organised and for not putting the candles back in the same place the last time that we had a power outage. I will prick myself with knives and wine bottle openers before eventually finding a candles which is less than two inches tall and with very little wick. I then make a mental note to myself that I must buy candles next time I am in the store.

I grab the milk from the fridge and close the door quickly so it can stay cold for as long as possible – it is a power outage after all; God only knows when it will return. I return to my chair with my cup of tea, and attempt to read a book or a magazine with the two inch candle stick. I will get about four pages in and then I will start worrying about falling asleep and the candle falling on the ground and the whole house going up on fire because of it.

Resigning myself to this Health and Safety conundrum, I blow out the candle and feel my way to bed. As I go to sleep and start dozing, I hear the radio start to blaring and then I curse the fact that the power has now resumed; I could have read more of my book by the candlelight; and crap the milk is still on the table and will not be cold for breakfast in the morning.

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