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Launch of bereavement leaflet aimed at same-sex partners |
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The latest in the IHF's series of short leaflets on bereavement was launched on 8th December at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin by RTE's Marian Finucane and fashion designer, Richard Lewis. The leaflet, Coping with the Death of Your Same-Sex Partner was produced by the IHF in association with GLEN - the Gay and Lesbian Equality network.
Richard Lewis and Marian Finucane at the launch.
Describing what can happen when one of the partners in a gay or lesbian relationship dies, Odhran Allen, Director of Mental Health at GLEN, said: "Often the relationship is not recognised, the loss is not recognised and the griever is not recognised. This has led to lifelong partners sitting at the back of the church, unacknowledged, unsupported and alone."
The IHF's Bereavement Services Manager, Dr Susan Delaney, added that: "The surviving partner in a same-sex relationship is not always give the care and support that might be afforded a widow or widower."
To download the leaflet, click on Coping with the Death of a Same Sex Partner leaflet
To download a press release, click on GLEN Press Release
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