Difference between revisions of "David Norris"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Senator (since 1987), activist, scholar. Former Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin (1968-1996). Successfully fought to overturn the anti-homosexual laws of Ireland in 1988 by taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. | + | Senator (since 1987), activist, scholar. Former Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin (1968-1996). Successfully fought to overturn the anti-homosexual laws of Ireland in 1988 by taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. Was equally successful as de facto leader of the LGBTQ community in winning the referendum in 2015 to change the Irish constitution to recognize gay marriage. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://www.theguardian.com/world/david-norris | * http://www.theguardian.com/world/david-norris | ||
* http://www.thejournal.ie/david-norris/news/ | * http://www.thejournal.ie/david-norris/news/ | ||
| + | * http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/30/david-norris-gay-marriage-interview | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, 30 May 2015
Country
Ireland
Birth - Death
1944 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
Senator (since 1987), activist, scholar. Former Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin (1968-1996). Successfully fought to overturn the anti-homosexual laws of Ireland in 1988 by taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. Was equally successful as de facto leader of the LGBTQ community in winning the referendum in 2015 to change the Irish constitution to recognize gay marriage.
