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11 July 2012
Northern Ireland: Equal marriage campaign group launched 13 A new campaigning group, Equal Marriage NI, has been launched to push for marriage equality between gay and straight couples in Northern Ireland.
4 July 2012
Northern Ireland: Public meeting on equal marriage in Belfast tomorrow 7 A free public conference will be held tomorrow evening in Belfast to unite supporters of equal marriage rights for gay and straight couples in Northern Ireland into a new campaigning group.
19 June 2012
Lord Maginnis warns withdrawal of whip over anti-gay comments was ‘a gross mistake’ 24 Lord Maginnis has described the Ulster Unionist Party's decision to withdraw the party whip from the former MP as a 'gross mistake' and said he should 'examine his position'.
13 June 2012
Northern Ireland survey: Four in ten would object to a relative’s gay relationship 65 A survey into social attitudes and discrimination in Northern Ireland has found a quarter of people would object to having a gay or bisexual neighbour and four in ten would object to a close relative forming a relationship with a gay or bisexual person.
14 May 2012
Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’ 68 The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion confirming its opposition to the recognition of gay marriages and describing straight unions as the only 'normative' context for a sexual relationship.
10 May 2012
Footballer baffled by reaction of Twitter ‘fruits’ to gay comments 60 A footballer in Northern Ireland has received waves of criticism for a series of tweets in which he suggested gays 'anal a girl', adding that he would walk away from gay critics without 'turning his back' on them.
23 April 2012
Inquiry into Catholic priest’s gay porn display ‘inconclusive’ 39 The inquiry into how a Catholic priest in Northern Ireland came to accidentally display images of gay porn to a room of primary school parents has been called 'inconclusive'.
20 April 2012
Results of inquiry into priest’s accidental gay porn display expected today 26 The results of an investigation into how a Catholic priest in Northern Ireland managed to display images of gay porn to a group of primary school parents instead of instructions on Holy Communion are expected to be released today.
16 April 2012
Northern Ireland: Ban on gay men donating blood ‘brings shame’ 21 The current ban on gay men being blood donors is bringing shame to Northern Ireland, student union officials at the annual NUS-USI conference are set to claim.
13 April 2012
Northern Ireland: Inquiry into Catholic priest’s gay porn display hindered by laptop theft 76 An investigation into how a Catholic priest managed to project pornographic gay images to a room of primary school parents instead of a presentation on Holy Communion has been hindered by the theft of the laptop from his home.
3 April 2012
Northern Ireland: New gay magazine launches 11 A new magazine for the gay and transgender community of Northern Ireland launched last week.
2 April 2012
Catholic priest projected gay porn to ‘horrified’ primary school parents 115 A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland is under investigation after accidentally displaying a series of gay porn images to parents at a primary school meeting.
22 March 2012
Northern Ireland Attorney General: Ban on gay adoption will remain 37 There are no plans to retract the ban on gay and unmarried couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland, the country’s Attorney General has said.
20 February 2012
Video: Betting ad asks if trans women are ‘stallions or mares’ 97 Paddy Power, the Irish betting company, has been slammed for a new advert which introduces transgender women to the Cheltenham horse races and asks the viewer to decide whether they are a 'stallion or a mare'.
8 June 2011
Tensions rise again over the Kirk’s position on gay ministers 19 Tensions are brewing once again at the Presbyterian General Assembly over the Church of Scotland's stance on accepting gay ministers.
8 June 2011
Protestant pastor vows to fight against gay sauna in Londonderry 82 A Protestant fundamentalist pastor has said that he will take his protest against a gay sauna onto the streets of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, after it was given full planning permission this week.
30 November 2010
Reported hate crime rises by 12.5 per cent 11 There were 50,000 reported hate crimes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year, new figures show.
23 November 2010
Government asked to ensure national HIV strategy 11 The National AIDS Trust is calling on the government to fulfil the UK's UN commitment and ensure that a national HIV strategy is in place from 2011.
19 October 2010
Most Scottish people support gay marriage 15 The majority of Scottish people are in favour of allowing gay couples to marry, a poll suggests.
31 August 2010
Londonderry’s first gay Pride parade a success 4 The first ever Londonderry gay Pride parade took place in Northern Ireland last Saturday.

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