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Gay marriage now legal in Northern Ireland
Gay and lesbian couples are now able to get married in all four nations of the UK. Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland – despite repeated attempts by the DUP to thwart legal equality for gay and lesbians in the region. The subject of same-sex marriage had been voted on at least five […]
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Is gay marriage legal in the UK now?
Same-sex marriage has been legal in parts of the UK since 2013.
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RuPaul drag queens are coming to Belfast and this is how you can see them
Asia O’Hara, Detox, Eureka O’hara, Kameron Michaels, Kim Chi, Monét X Change, Naomi Smalls, Sharon Needles Violet Chachki and Michelle Visage are all coming to Belfast in 2019 here’s where you can get tickets.
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How many gay people are there in Northern Ireland?
The number of people who identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual in Northern Ireland is a hotly debated subject, with no clear answer, but here will look at all the available stats.
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Barnardo’s charity throws its support behind gay marriage in Northern Ireland
Barnardo’s NI is throwing its support behind the campaign for civil marriage equality in Northern Ireland. It is the first children’s charity in Northern Ireland to publicly voice its support.
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Gay marriage blocked once again in Northern Ireland
It seems our lesbian & gay family in Northern Ireland will have to wait even longer to enjoy same-sex marriage after Northern Ireland’s High Court ruled to keep the ban in place. Despite same-sex marriage being legal in England, Wales and Scotland, Northern Ireland is the only nation within the UK that doesn’t allow its […]
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This is how the DUP voted on gay marriage in Northern Ireland last time
This worrying graphic shows how the DUP voted on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland in 2015. As you can see all other parties in Northern Ireland voted positivity for gay marriage, however only the Unionists voted against same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage has come up for voting four times. Each time it is voted down. 96 […]
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DUP “not homophobic” just traditional
The leader of the DUP, Arlene Foster, has taken a swipe at the criticism and backlash launched at her party for its anti-gay equality policies. Arlene Foster has defended her party’s policies on LGBT+ equality, after a huge online backlash formed when it became apparent that Prime Minister Theresa May would need to do a […]
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Theresa May reassures no erosion of gay rights in return for DUP support
Theresa May has assured Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, that there will be no erosion of LGBT+ rights in return for DUP support. Ruth Davidson, who is planning to marry her partner Jen Wilson, spoke to the Prime Minister about the issue of LGBT+ rights and told the BBC’s Reporting Scotland programme, “I was fairly straightforward with […]
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Petition urging Theresa May not to form DUP coalition reaches 110,000
A petition of no confidence in a coalised Government between the Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has reached 110,000 in under 24 hours. Mrs May’s plans to form a Government with the help of the DUP is facing mounting pressure after a petition of no confidence was signed by 110,000 people in under […]
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Theresa May to make a deal with one of most homophobic political parties in the UK
Theresa May looks set to make a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) who have consistently voted against LGBT+ equality. ARLENE FOSTER: the DUP leader. The DUP have earned themselves a reputation for being homophobic after voting against same-sex marriage four times. The Conservatives have failed to achieve an overall majority in the General Election, […]
