Comments on: Report: One In Five Irish Gays Attempted Suicide

By: Rob H

Rob H — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:25:37 +0000

“Sorry, I hate my country. Nobody here has any confidence at all or gets anything achieved until they leave. They just moan and whine about the weather all day. Now that the economy’s collapsed. I’m leaving.”

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Personally, I’ve never had trouble finding attractive men in Ireland, and the only ones I’ve ever found to be too drunk to perform have been Northern Irish – and they’re not true Irish anyway.

“If only we had an American political party with the bravery of Sinn Fein!”

Their attitude towards gays and minority groups is generally good. Their record in other matters is not so great. Please don’t make them out to be something they’re not. They’re just another political party with its fair share of sordid secrets and a very colourful history.

Don’t make the mistake of confusing “doing good things” with “being a good political party”.

By: Greg747

Greg747 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:44:33 +0000

I am an American of Irish heritage who is very proud to support Sinn Fein.

I am also a proud and Out Democrat who wishes very much to influence American politics with a different way of thinking – a progressive viewpoint that often is lost in our country. So many Americans and our media sadly believe that ideals for a more just society are un-attainable.

I urge all Irish and Americans alike to read the Sinn Fein “Rights For All” document. It is a ‘Freedom Charter’ that takes the best of Irish thinking and incorporates ideas from around the world; it is a political document that takes good from the US Constitution,the UN Declaration of Human RIghts, the South African ANC Freedom Charter – it is a brilliant document.

Irish men and women have the choice in front of them to vote for progessive, Gay-inclusive policies.

Backwater, backwards thinking…these terms do no good; we all know the overwhelming influence of the church. We’ve got the same damn problems here in the US.

I do hope the modern Irish men and women remember their roots of hospitality, kindness, and culture; it is an ancient culture of which I am very proud.

Call me a arrogant American bastard if you like – but this one supports Sinn Fein and their call for full inclusion of Gay men and women as equals.

If only we had an American political party with the bravery of Sinn Fein!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:25:42 +0000

Sorry, I hate my country. Nobody here has any confidence at all or gets anything achieved until they leave. They just moan and whine about the weather all day. Now that the economy’s collapsed. I’m leaving.

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:22:27 +0000

Sorry for the bigotry but I’ve lived here 30 years and we all drink FAR too much and get no exercise at all.

By: James Withers

James Withers — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:08:08 +0000

Wow Charlie. I guess you feel a need to show us your bigotry today.

Be well. And have a good day.

Sincerely,

James

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:54:28 +0000

Not to be facetious but, apart from the general grinding grey homophobia in Ireland, the men are so universally unattractive that I sometimes wonder if I’m still gay (my libido drops to nil) and there is no chance of getting a decent BF around here. I went to the US to get mine. Irish men are horrible, pasty, overweight and nearly always impotent with drink.

By: charlie

charlie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:51:32 +0000

I had the misfortune to be walking down Baggot Street the other day when I saw a student group outside O Donohue’s pub in hotpants and false mustaches, simulating sodmy with each other with a sign reading ‘The Building Benders’ over them.

I was furious. It was a minstrel show, and a gross indictment of how stupid and unfeeling Irish men still are.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:28:35 +0000

I lived in Ireland for a year during 2004-2005, and I have dual citizenship. I lived in Dublin and Bray, and encountered violence when a friend, an American, was beaten because “he was a rich American bastard.” They used bats and Tommy was hospitalized with broken limbs, shattered teeth, and broken ribs. This is typical of Irish life in cities — they are a violent people compared to their European counterparts. Gay men are very closeted and look exactly like everyone else — because they want to escape bashing. Yet there are more gay men in Dublin, per capita, than in San Francisco although there is little organizing. There is an anti-violence organization in Dublin now, on St. George Street, so things are getting better (hopefully). The main culprit, of course, is the Catholic Church, which has historically kept the Irish downtrodden with ample scapegoats to provide “a bit o’ fun.”

By: Dave W

Dave W — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:37:03 +0000

oh when will be free of all the many evils forced upon us by the clergy and the scourge of religion?

FFRF is putting up a new billboard and probably half the articles on this site are relevant, which is astounding: “Praise Darwin. Evolve Beyond Belief”. If homo sapien would simply do that…evolve beyond belief, we might succeed on this planet. Sadly I don’t see us making it and our demise is likely already set in stone. Good for the dogs, they will be better stewards of the planet.

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:59:30 +0000

The root of ingrained homophobia rests with most organized religions. Their unwritten motto should be “Agree with us or we’ll kill you – or at least, make your life so miserable, you’ll want to kill yourself”. All this done as they set about to do “God’s work” … NOT!