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Meet the man who made the Irish say Yes – Tiernan Brady ran the Yes campaign for the Irish Gay and Lesbian community vote
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November 21, 2016 @ 11:30 pm - November 22, 2016 @ 1:00 am
– Lunch with Tiernan Brady – Ex Political director of the Irish Gay and Lesbian Equality Network and the Yes Equality campaign in Ireland.
Tiernan Brady is an Irish political and LGBTI rights and equality campaigner. He was the Director of Gay HIV Strategies in GLEN – The Irish Gay and Lesbian Equality Network and the political director of the Yes Equality campaign in Ireland’s recent successful referendum on same sex marriage.
Tiernan currently resides in Sydney and has a leading role in working with Marriage Equality Australia and Australians for Equality.
With the likely defeat of our own plebiscite legislation the issue hots up even further, so don’t miss this once only opportunity to engage with Tiernan and understand the behind-the-scenes manoeuvering!