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theboxwalla: Advice on reading Joyce: “Don’t expect to understand everything.” . In this clip Stephen Fry is in Dublin chatting with Joycean scholar David Norris. Norris talks so beautifully about Ulysses and along with the aforementioned advice also describes the different meows of the cat as it interacts with Leopold Bloom.

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How one gay man fought Ireland's queer sex ban – and won

David Norris, the man who took on Ireland's ban on gay sex, reflects on his lengthy legal battle 30 years after decriminalisation.

On 24 June 1993, homosexuality was finally decriminalised in the Republic of Ireland after a lengthy, tiresome battle. It was a seismic moment for Ireland’s queer community. There was still plenty of discrimination to contend with, but for the first time people could live and love without the fear of illegality hanging over their heads. That change would never have come about if it weren’t for David Norris. A former university lecturer who’s served as a senator since 1987, Norris famously took a case to Ireland’s High Court arguing that the law prohibiting homosexual acts infringed upon his right to privacy. After losing his case, Norris went to the Supreme Court, where his plea for dignity was once again rejected. Finally, in 1988, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the law – which was put in place under British rule – was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. That paved the way for the decriminalisation of homosexuality, although it would be five more years before the government would take any action. 

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How one gay man fought Ireland's queer sex ban – and won

David Norris, the man who took on Ireland's ban on gay sex, reflects on his lengthy legal battle 30 years after decriminalisation.

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SCRUBS  — 3.03, My White Whale

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SCRUBS — 3.03, My White Whale

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The Adjustment Bureau: David Norris [ENFJ 3w2]

The Adjustment Bureau: David Norris [ENFJ 3w2]

Function Order: Fe-Ni-Se-Ti David starts out the film as a ‘constructed fake,’ intended to lure people in by adjusting himself to whatever his test groups tell him. He wears a blue tie because it makes him seem trustworthy, he maintains an optimistic attitude because people hate a sore loser, and he easily charms people by including them in his political conversation (it’s all about us, and what…

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The QUEEN dresses modestly, A MUSLIMAH dresses modestly. The QUEEN doesn’t shake hands with strangers, A MUSLIMAH doesn’t shake hands with strange men. ... The QUEEN‘s status is raised as soon as she inherits the Crown, A MUSLIMAH‘s status is raised as soon as she wear’s the Hijab. The QUEEN is proud of her bloodline, A MUSLIMAH is proud of her HIJAAB A MUSLIMAH in a Hijab, IS a Queen with her Crown

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A couple of other characters that I don’t often draw. I’ve been meaning to do a lot with the free time I have and that includes gesture drawings involving my ocs (Since the drawings here look sketchy with their bodies).

These old guys are John Teal and David Norris (David being the short one and John being the tall, long-faced one). They’re a couple of old British dudes that have been friends since their late 20′s. During those days they were spies and were roommates and may have more than friends (That’s up to you).  In their old age, they have families of their own but still spend with each other. As for their spying business, they don’t go on missions anymore but they recruit and train new spies.