Current Version
| Region | Ireland |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Ireland's Employment Equality Act, 1998, and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Sources | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-ireland/ |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Description | Ireland's Employment Equality Act, 1998, and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. | Ireland's Employment Equality Act, 1998, and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity |
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| Sources | http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0008/index.html | https://queerintheworld.com/lgbt-rights-in-ireland/ |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Ireland's Employment Equality Act, 1998, and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. |
| Sources | http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0008/index.html |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "Transgender status was found by courts in Ireland to be protected by way of the Gender ground of the Equality Act 2000. Date of decision 18 April 2011
Source: https://www.ihrec.ie/equality-authority-welcomes-ground-breaking-decision-awarding-35000-euros-to-a-transsexual-worker/"
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "Sexual orientation and identity (identity protected under disc. against sex and disc. against disability)"
- Status is not correct "Transgender people also protected under the Equal Status Acts."
- Status is not correct "Transgender people also protected under the Equal Status Acts."