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Foundations should take a stance of engaged and critical discomfort with government no matter who is in charge, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Hudson Institute-Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center. I am always glad to take…

Marking the huge success of civil partnerships and the 2nd anniversary of the Dáil and Seanad passing the civil partnership legislation, GLEN today celebrate civil partnerships with the GLEN 'wedding bus' on Kildare Street!We warmly congratulate the hundreds of lesbian and gay couples who have…

On 30 May 2011 the Department of Education and Skills, the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) and the Gay & Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), an Atlantic grantee, launched Including Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Students in School Policies: Guidelines for Principals, a set…

In this interview on RTE.ie Morning Radio, Brian Sheehan, Director of GLEN (the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network), says same-sex couples can now avail of many civil rights and protections.GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. >Listen to the interview

GLEN is an Atlantic grantee. Minister Seán Haughey TD today launched a groundbreaking new publication Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students in Post Primary Schools - Guidance for Principals and School Leaders developed jointly by the Department of Education and GLEN. This the first comprehensive guidance…

Original Source By Fionnan Sheahan COHABITING couples are the fastest growing family type in the country. According to the last Census, the total number of cohabiting couples was 121,800 in 2006 up from 77,600 in 2002. They represented 11.6pc of all family units in 2006…

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Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation's first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…

The Purpose Prize and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. SAN FRANCISCO - This year's winners of The Purpose Prize, a $100,000 award for social innovators in their encore careers, are using a new stage of life to do extraordinary things to improve life for millions…

Although the civil partnership legislation that came into force on January 1st recognises same-sex couples for matters such as tax, pensions and inheritance, it does not acknowledge they might have children, writes SHEILA WAYMAN. PAULA FAGAN’S partner was working abroad when their eldest, asthmatic son…