Rights of Sexual Minorities In Ireland and Europe: Rhetoric Versus Reality

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Bruce Carolan

Dublin Institute of Techhology

Date Written: Spring 2001

Abstract

Superficially, Irish and European Community law proclaim the rights of sexual minorities - particularly in web sites and printed information designed for public consumption. The reality is different. This article identifies a gap between the public pronouncements on the rights of sexual minorities under Irish and EC law. It employs a hypothetical fact situation to suggest that existing legal protections are anemic, and argues that the potential failure of affected groups to identify these deficiencies (due to contradictory claims in public information campaigns) could endanger efforts to effect progressive change.

Keywords: Irish law, European Community law, sexual minorities

JEL Classification: K10, K33

Suggested Citation

Carolan, Bruce, Rights of Sexual Minorities In Ireland and Europe: Rhetoric Versus Reality (Spring 2001). Penn State International Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1473517

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