Tag: DUP
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DUP leader asked Scottish government to block gay couples from NI seeking marriage
The Scottish government has published a written request from DUP leader Arlene Foster asking that it restrict gay couples from Northern Ireland converting their civil partnerships to same-sex marriages in Scotland.
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Newly elected LGBT Labour MP, won’t let the homophobic DUP take control of Westminster
Newly elected Lloyd Russell-Moyle is one of 45 LGBT MPs in Westminster, with a constituency in Kemptown that’s proudly diverse.
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Naomi Long slams Arlene Foster over ‘childish’ reasons for gay marriage stance
DUP leader says she will continue to use petition of concern to block gay marriage and insists ‘vicious’ online abuse will not convince her otherwise.
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First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster being anti-gay and ‘will keep blocking same-sex marriage in NI’
First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her party will keep using the contentious petition of concern to block same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland for at least another five years.
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Sinn Fein seeks DUP support for public consultation on gay marriage Bill
Sinn Fein is to seek Democratic Unionist Party support for a public consultation on a Bill to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, the party’s Finance Minister has said.
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Northern Ireland’s LGBT community urged to vote tactically in order to keep DUP out
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) has stood staunchly opposed to a repeat of Ireland’s marriage equality referendum taking place up north.