Tag: NI
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NI unionists walk out before support gay marriage vote
Belfast City Council has become the first local authority in Ireland to pass a motion in support of gay marriage.
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Man to sue over gay ads row
A Northern Ireland man has confirmed he is to take legal action against the Mayor of London for blocking advertisements on London buses about his journey out of homosexuality.
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Priest at centre of gay images storm granted temporary leave
A Catholic priest embroiled in controversy over the display of gay pornographic images has taken temporary leave from his duties as parish priest of Pomeroy in Co Tyrone.
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NI homosexual adoption case put on hold until New Year
A controversial attempt to allow homosexual couples in Northern Ireland to adopt children has been adjourned by the High Court until March.
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Court hears challenge to gay and unmarried adoption law
Gay and unmarried couples in Northern Ireland are being denied adoption rights without any consideration of their ability to provide a loving home, the High Court has heard.
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North’s rights chief is gay advocate
Prof Michael O’Flaherty is a 52-year-old native of Galway city, a former priest, senior United Nation human rights expert and leading gay rights advocate who has just taken over as the North’s human rights commissioner from Prof Monica McWilliams.