Tag: NI
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LGBT Pride march – Call to end gay bans in Northern Ireland
At this Saturday’s Pride London parade, the Peter Tatchell Foundation will highlight “legal discrimination against LGBT people in Northern Ireland: the ban on same-sex marriage, the lifetime prohibition on gay blood donors and the planned ‘conscience’ Bill which would permit religious people to discriminate against LGBT people in the provision of goods and services.”
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Bronagh Gallagher calls for gay marriage in Northern Ireland
Bronagh Gallagher has called for same-sex marriage to be introduced in Northern Ireland.
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‘Gay cake’ row: DUP MLA Paul Givan says Equality Commission ‘should apologise’
DUP MLA Paul Givan has called on the Equality Commission to apologise for “using taxpayers’ money to drag a family through the courts”.
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US petition against ‘anti-gay’ Northern Ireland conscience clause bill gets 100,000 signatures in two days
More than 100,000 people have signed an American petition launched just 48 hours ago in opposition to a DUP plan to allow people with strong religious views to refuse to provide services that offend them.
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Homophobic attacks ‘force grieving man from Belfast home’
A grieving man who has been the target of a series of homophobic attacks and death threats has said he can no longer live in his north Belfast home.
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Edwin Poots’ gay men blood ban ‘influenced by religion’
Former NI Health Minister Edwin Poots’ ban on gay men giving blood was influenced by his religious beliefs, the High Court has heard.