We can't believe that people still think of faggotry as some big sexual sponge, slowly but surely sopping up the rest of the world's mating and dating rituals. Foolish, yes, but that didn't stop legendary homophobe and Polish President Lech Kaczynski from airing his gay grievances in Ireland.

Taking an official visit in Ireland, where the gay marriage debate has been raging like a bad case of gonorrhea, Kaczynski defended his decision to ban a gay rights parade in Warsaw, saying:

If that kind of approach to sexual life were to be promoted on a grand scale, the human race would disappear.

Imagine what grand changes would occur in mores if the traditional links between men and women were set aside.

Well, yes, we suppose that would be disastrous - at least in theory. Sure, you technically need a man and a woman to have a baby, but we're sure the grand gay agenda's planned for procreation. It's really quite simple: once a month the lesbians and the gays will come together, swap sperm, eggs and the rest and hope for the best.

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When we first reported on Ann Louise Gilligan and Katherine Zappone - the lesbian couple whose Canadian marrige got sacked by Ireland's high court - we described them as "looking pretty effing cool". We'd like to amend that by saying they are effing cool.

In reaction to the ruling, Zappone (the labia loving lady on the left) thanked the judge and said:

Ann Louise and I love one another. We have requested that the human right to marry is extended to us. We are the only kind of human beings in Ireland whose right to marry the person they choose to love is not acknowledged, not protected and not respected.
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We believe that Ireland will be a land of justice and equality for all human beings... We believe that the Irish Constitution does protect and promote our rights – as it does all others.

No tirade. No tears. Just the facts - she's discriminated against, she doesn't think she should be, but she's optimistic the future will bring positive change.

So effortless, so poignant. Ann Louise better watch out, because we're in love...

As we write this, our favorite lesbian couple in all of Ireland, Ann Louise Gilligan and Katherine Zappone (pictured), are awaiting the High Court's decision on whether or not their country will recognize their Canadian gay marriage.

We previously reported (if you can really call it that) that the lovely, and devastatingly cool, couple officiated their love while living abroad. Upon their Irish return, however, the government refused to validate their wedding, meaning that the ladies would suffer under unjust tax rules, social disenfranchisement, and general shittiness. Like all good social avengers, they took their case to court.

Pink News UK reports:

The couple argue that failing to recognise their Canadian marriage, and in failing to apply the tax law provisions relating to married couples to them as a married couple, the State and the Revenue Commissioners have acted unlawfully, in breach of their constitutional rights to equality, to marriage, to property rights and family rights and in breach of their rights to privacy, marriage and non-discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights.

If Judge Elizabeth Dunne decides to acknowledge their lezzie love, it would be a huge step for the country's progressive development. But, as Judges dealing with such high-profile cases tend to do, Dunne is taking her sweet time in delivering her ruling.

Looks like we'll have to wait a little longer, then.

Earlier: Irish High Court Up In Gay Marriage Mix

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern pledged he will push for the legalization of gay civil unions in his country, despite the fact that Ireland's constitution presents significant legal obstacles. Prime Minister According to an article in Salon.com, Ahern was quoted as saying:

"Sexual orientation cannot, and must not, be the basis of a second-class citizenship. Our laws have changed, and will continue to change, to reflect this principle," Ahern told an audience at Ireland's Gay and Lesbian Equality Network.

"This challenge...is one that the government is determined to meet. We are committed to legislating on this issue."

Ahern's pledge is especially significant because Ireland's constitution is tied to the Roman Catholic Church, and there is a specific provision that states the Irish government must protect "the institution of marriage" as one man and one woman. In the neighboring United Kingdom, the recent legalization of gay civil unions was a much easier legal issue to tackle (besides the typical political opposition, of course), as no such provisions exist in British law. It was the UK's decision that inspired Ireland to also legalize gay unions; but the two governments are structured very differently, and process will be a much harder issue to tackle this time around.

And that's why we're so impressed with the Prime Minister Ahern. Any political official willing to take on the laws of The Vatican, in order to promote equality for his own people, is our kind of guy. And we can't help but feel a little green with Irish envy that a country so rooted in conservative religious doctrine can still get over their past and adapt to the times. Yet in America, we're starting to teach school kids that evolution didn't happen. And we shake, shake, shake our heads.

Ireland moves to legalize gay unions [Salon]