Comments on: Age of consent to be lowered in Northern Ireland http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7532.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: William - Dublin http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7532.html/comment-page-1/#comment-30462 William - Dublin Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7532#comment-30462 Yeah, but its a pity the south of Ireland can't get its head out of the sand and do something similar... thank god for Poland. If it wasn't for them, the Republic of Ireland would be nothing more then the backward cousin of the EU when it comes to gay rights. Yeah, but its a pity the south of Ireland can't get its head out of the sand and do something similar… thank god for Poland. If it wasn't for them, the Republic of Ireland would be nothing more then the backward cousin of the EU when it comes to gay rights.

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]]> By: Chris Lowry http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7532.html/comment-page-1/#comment-30463 Chris Lowry Thu, 01 May 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7532#comment-30463 As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland, and now living in Liverpool - I just want to say how glad i am that laws such as this are being brought into line with the rest of the UK.Northern Ireland wants to move forward and this is certainly a positive progress. On the issues of sexuality i would have to say that attitudes in Northern Ireland towards LGBT people are quite old fashioned - something i think along the lines of the attitude of people here in England about 20 years ago - where it is still a taboo... I know it is improving all the time - so I am definitely for anything that will help this, and I'm sure the change in the law should have a positive impact. And with the announcement of very large investment recently from the US, lets hope that Northern Ireland can leave its troubled past behind it, and be the Country it can be - and that more people can be openly gay, and help modernise those old fashioned attitude which are still lurking around.Chris, Liverpool As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland, and now living in Liverpool – I just want to say how glad i am that laws such as this are being brought into line with the rest of the UK.Northern Ireland wants to move forward and this is certainly a positive progress. On the issues of sexuality i would have to say that attitudes in Northern Ireland towards LGBT people are quite old fashioned – something i think along the lines of the attitude of people here in England about 20 years ago – where it is still a taboo… I know it is improving all the time – so I am definitely for anything that will help this, and I'm sure the change in the law should have a positive impact. And with the announcement of very large investment recently from the US, lets hope that Northern Ireland can leave its troubled past behind it, and be the Country it can be – and that more people can be openly gay, and help modernise those old fashioned attitude which are still lurking around.Chris, Liverpool

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