After John Dunleavy’s 25 years of being the standard-bearer
for religious homophobia, Irish Queers are of course glad to see him go.
Dunleavy’s contributions to the Irish community include likening Irish LGBT
people to the KKK, and claiming that being openly gay is a political statement
(while insisting with a straight face that the NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade is not
a political event.) His positions finally became untenable; it’s only
incredible that it has taken so long.
The reasons behind Dunleavy’s ouster are something to
celebrate. In...