Conor McKeon: After four decades of distinguished service, Dessie Farrell owes Dublin nothing
It was sticky and humid in Dublin city on Saturday as the stragglers from Pride and the now uncountable number of concerts the city's venues hosts in summertime knocked merrily about.
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- The Guardian
Pride marches held worldwide in support of LGBTQ+ communities
Pride parades took place across the world over the weekend in support of LGBTQ+ rights. From New York to Madrid, marchers filled the streets with music and calls for equality. Many carried messages of protest, highlighting ongoing discrimination and growing political pressure in several countries. In Istanbul, police detained more than 50 people as they tried to take part in a Pride March, which authorities had banned as part of a years-long clampdown on LGBTQ+ events, an opposition politician said
DW
an hour ago
- DW
Turkey: Police detain dozens at banned LGBTQ+ Pride parade – DW – 06/30/2025
Dozens of people have been detained in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, and police blocked key parts of the city as the LGBTQ+ community attempted to hold a Pride parade. Police in Istanbul on Sunday blocked attempts to hold a banned LGBTQ+ Pride demonstration, detaining more than 50 people who tried to march, according to activists and an opposition politician. Istanbul Pride has been banned annually by Turkish authorities since 2015, including this year. The governor of Istanbul had earlier banned the LGBTQ+ community from holding a Pride Parade, saying it "undermines social peace, family structure, and moral values." A strong police presence in key areas of the city prevented large gatherings. Officers were seen clashing with activists holding rainbow flags in the city center. "The palace regime cannot maintain power by demonizing the LGBTQ community," Kezban Konukcu, a lawmaker from the opposition DEM Party who attended the march, said. Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has adopted increasingly harsh rhetoric against the LGBTQ+ community over the past decade. In January, Erdogan declared 2025 the "Year of the Family," describing Turkey's declining birth rate as an existential threat and accusing the LGBTQ+ movement of threatening the traditional family. "The primary goal of the gender neutralization policies, in which LGBT is used as a battering ram, is the family and the sanctity of the family institution," he said at the time. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have warned that the government's rhetoric and actions are creating a hostile environment for LGBTQ+ people, leading to increased discrimination and violence.
Sydney Morning Herald
an hour ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
They tried to ban Pride. Instead, they got Hungary's biggest anti-government protest in years
Warsaw: Tens of thousands of people defied a government ban to march through the streets of Budapest on Saturday, transforming a prohibited LGBTQ Pride parade into the largest anti-government protest Hungary has seen in years. Despite a warning from Prime Minister Viktor Orban of 'clear legal consequences' for anyone attending the event, police made no move to stop the march, which swelled well beyond the size of previous Pride gatherings. Organisers estimated the turnout exceeded 180,000, including more than 70 members of the European parliament and delegations from 30 countries. Many participants said they were marching not just for LGBTQ rights, but in opposition to what they see as an increasingly authoritarian government. 'This is about much more, not just about homosexuality,' protester Eszter Rein-Bódi told Reuters. 'This is the last moment to stand up for our rights.' The government's attempt to ban the march relied on a law passed in March that prohibits events 'depicting or promoting homosexuality' to minors. The law allows police to fine participants and use facial recognition technology to identify them – measures condemned by civil liberties groups and European Union politicians. In response, Budapest's progressive mayor, Gergely Karacsony, reclassified the event as a municipal celebration, celebrating Hungary's recovery of full freedom when Soviet troops pulled out in June 1991. On the day, the mayor stood firm in support of the protest. Later in the day, he added: 'The message is clear, they have no power over us.' Despite the official ban, police did not intervene, though they were present in large numbers and adjusted the march route after far-right groups attempted to block one of the city's main bridges. The demonstration remained peaceful.
