Posted on 02/11/2017 8:24:37 PM PST by Olog-hai
Transgender women are allowed to take part in Ireland’s most famous beauty pageant, the Rose of Tralee, the festival’s CEO confirmed today.
Previously the pageant had said trans women weren’t eligible to take part, but following a public backlash they changed their mind.
“The Festival is a progressive organization that always strives to reflect changes in society in the entry guidelines for women,” the festival originally told the Irish Mirror earlier this week. “Transgender women entering is not something we are considering at the moment; however, we will continue to review our guidelines.”
The move took many by surprise, not least as Ireland has been applauded as a world leader in transgender rights after its parliament passed the Gender Recognition Act 2015. The Act gave individuals the legal right to change their gender without medical treatment and have their birth certificate and other documents reissued and enjoyed strong cross-party support. …
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My mother, sister and watched The Quiet Man every St.Patrick’s Day. After getting our green Shamrock Shakes from McDonald’s. Lol! Of course, I grew up in Chicago where they dye the river green. :-)
Maureen O’Hara was a beautiful woman.
Crazy! Absolutely crazy....
Oh Dear Lord!
First same sex marriage and now this. What has happened to Catholic Ireland?
Why do they keep caving in to these mentally ill psychos?
If trannys can enter and NOT hetero men we have a nice lawsuit in the making.......
In Dublin’s fair city,
the men were quite pretty,
they had cockles and muscles
and low testosterone ...
I thank the dear Lord that my people left Donegal for America in 1803. Irelands hearts blood came here for a new life. America has been good to me and my family.
This is discrimination against women.
Women wake up!
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