Same-sex parental rights: A lot done, more to do
Twenty years ago, when Paula Fagan first began working on the LGBT Ireland helpline, the parents who rang for support in dealing with a child who was gay or who had just come out, were often profoundly distressed.
“The three things a parent would generally be upset about and grieving over, would be the fact that their child could not get married, could not have a family of their own and could potentially be beaten up,” says Paula Fagan, now chief executive of the organisation.
