Adams - attending events banning women and gays?

[bogtrotter]

Many of these events are organized by the Ancient Order of Hibernians which has just come out with a statement in support of their brother Gerry McGeough. McGeough has denounced the leadership of Sinn Fein as 'vermin' who support British 'scum' in Ireland.
Sinn Fein leadership denounced as "vermin" by Gerry McGeough - Indymedia Ireland

Do the AOH really exist in the real world...I always thought that secret societies such as the AOH had more in common with the Orange order....Surely they are to be seen but not heard..

[Newsy]

If there is one thing there is not any question about it is the commitment of SF to equality for gays and women.

Well then, the membership need to have a chat with Gerry and ask, 'What the hell is going on here, Gerry?'

[factual]

Gerry Adams makes right decision to speak at Boston all-male dinner | Periscope | IrishCentral

The above article explains the issue - Niall O'Dowd is highly respected.

[Newsy]

Gerry Adams makes right decision to speak at Boston all-male dinner | Periscope | IrishCentral

The above article explains the issue - Niall O'Dowd is highly respected.

Thanks for the link.

However, it didn't explain why Gerry Adams spoke at an all-male dinner.

[Gadjodilo]

Gerry Adams makes right decision to speak at Boston all-male dinner | Periscope | IrishCentral

The above article explains the issue - Niall O'Dowd is highly respected.

It puts forward a motivation but it doesn't explain the apparent clash with party policy. Nor does it touch on his attendance at a parade where gays are banned. However, I'm not going to suggest that Adams has turned into a homophobic misogynist on the basis of these two incidents.

I suppose he does have to tread a tightrope when he's Stateside. Many of the Irish-Americans he deals with are cut from fairly conservative cloth and would dismiss as "political correctness gone mad**" any deference to the sensitivities of minorities - apart from those of Irish-Americans, of course.


** tired old cliché

[new jewell]

Gets accused of being anti-gay while attending a male only conference ,take some beating that.

[factual]

It puts forward a motivation but it doesn't explain the apparent clash with party policy. Nor does it touch on his attendance at a parade where gays are banned. However, I'm not going to suggest that Adams has turned into a homophobic misogynist on the basis of these two incidents.

I suppose he does have to tread a tightrope when he's Stateside. Many of the Irish-Americans he deals with are cut from fairly conservative cloth and would dismiss as "political correctness gone mad**" any deference to the sensitivities of minorities - apart from those of Irish-Americans, of course.


** tired old cliché

Yes and don't forget that they can be approached for funding-so best to tread carefully.

[turdsl]

Gerry sure is important when we can find nothing on the Sunday papers here to have a crack at Gerry, we search the world press, Let it be saying prayers in the holy land,or his policy on Gays in America we will find something and if , God forbid, a Sunday we can find nothing, we will just ask , were you in the IRA Gerry,

[JSLeFanu]

If there is one thing there is not any question about it is the commitment of SF to equality for gays and women.

Yet they support Castro, HAMAS and the PA all of whom persecute gays.

[new jewell]

How does Castro persecute gays?