“A step on our journey towards accepting everyone”

The formal launch of Ireland’s National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021 last November (
) was emblematic of the Government’s commitment to improving the lives of LGBTI+ people in Ireland. Welcoming the strategy Taoiseach Leo Varadkar described it as “another step on Ireland’s journey towards accepting everyone”.According to a spokesperson from the Department of Justice and Equality, which is monitoring the implementation of the strategy, its overall aim is to promote inclusion, protect rights and improve quality of life and wellbeing for LGBTI+ people, enabling them to participate fully in Ireland’s social, economic, cultural, and political life.