Northern Ireland
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26 July 2011DUP criticised for refusing to attend Belfast Pride event 40 The Democratic Union Party has been criticised for snubbing a Belfast Pride event. -
14 June 2011Protest held at Northern Ireland ‘gay cure’ conference 49 Around 50 gay activists held a protest today outside a small 'gay cure' conference held in Northern Ireland. -
8 June 2011Tensions 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 2011Protestant 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. -
13 May 2011Ian Paisley Jr says he has ‘grown up’ over anti-gay views 129 Ian Paisely Jr says he has "grown up" since condemning homosexuality in an interview four years ago but still strongly disagrees with it. -
5 May 2011Man acquitted of assault over reaction to gay bar ‘bottom touch’ 145 A straight Derry man has been acquitted of assault after brushing off a man who touched his bottom in a gay bar. -
3 May 2011PinkNews.co.uk poll: Gay voters back AV, huge drop in Lib Dem support 83 A PinkNews.co.uk poll suggests that the UK's LGBT community will back the alternative vote system in Thursday's referendum. -
28 March 2011Northern Ireland school is first to form gay-straight alliance 25 A school in Northern Ireland is the first in the country to form a student gay-straight alliance. -
23 March 2011Homophobia widespread in Northern Ireland workplaces 61 Homophobia is endemic in Northern Ireland workplaces, a report from a gay rights organisation says. -
22 March 2011Judge overturns ban on homophobic church ad 412 A judge has overturned an Advertising Standards Authority ban on a church advert which railed against gay sex. -
15 March 2011Anti-gay former MP Iris Robinson won’t face charges over young lover’s business 28 The Public Prosecution Service has said that former DUP MP Iris Robinson will not face charges over her role in helping her 19-year-old lover set up a business. -
16 February 2011Clerics furious at Londonderry gay sauna 47 Protestant ministers in Londonderry are furious over a newly-opened gay sauna in the city.
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2 February 2011Anti-gay Iris Robinson fined for car crash 22 The homophobic former DUP MP Iris Robinson has been fined £200 for causing a car crash.
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10 January 2011UUP leader Tom Elliott will meet gay community 4 The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Tom Elliott, is to meet a gay rights organisation. He said in September that he would refuse to attend gay rights parades or GAA matches if elected leader of the party. -
6 January 2011Door staff attacked with knuckle-duster at Belfast gay club + Three door staff at a Belfast gay club were taken to hospital yesterday after being attacked with a weapon believed to be a knuckle-duster. -
8 October 2010Ben Bradshaw and Chris Bryant lose out on Shadow Cabinet places – but Angela Eagle succeeds 25 The results of the shadow cabinet elections were published last night, revealing that three of the Labour's best-known out gay MPs did not make the final cut. -
7 October 2010Study suggests bisexuals get ‘bad deal’ in local government equality policies 35 A research project undertaken by the University of Huddersfield on LGBT equalities and local government has found that a lack of understanding surrounding bisexuality in the workplace is leaving those who identify as such largely invisible. -
7 September 2010New book to examine history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party 10 A book detailing the history of homosexuality in the Conservative Party and how its attitudes to it have changed over the decades is to be published by Biteback Publishing next year. -
7 September 2010‘Young, white gay men’ are ‘contributing’ to spread of HIV infections in Europe says report 36 According to new research published today, reckless sexual behaviour among a subset of young gay men is fuelling the HIV epidemic in Europe and the UK. -
3 September 2010UUP contender Tom Elliott says he won’t attend gay pride marches 15 A contender for the leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party has said he would not attend gay pride marches or GAA games.
