Northern Ireland
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25 August 2010Gay men ‘continue to top list’ in contracting STIs 14 Figures released by the Health protection Agency (HPA) this morning have shown that the state of sexual health among the UK population is poor, with STI rates reaching record levels. -
25 August 2010Latest figures from Health Protection Agency show poor sexual health among gay men + According to new figures collected by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), almost half a million new cases of STIs were diagnosed in the UK last year - and according to the agency, gay men are among the most worrying groups. -
26 July 2010Ireland ‘has more work to do’ on gay rights, gay senator says 12 Irish senator David Norris has said that both Northern Ireland and the Republic are "nearly there" on gay rights legislation. -
23 July 2010Religious protests permitted at Belfast Pride 7 Belfast's Parades Commission has said that no restrictions will be placed on protests against the city's Pride march. -
30 June 2010Anti-gay former MP Iris Robinson questioned by police + Iris Robinson, the former Northern Ireland MP who had an affair with a 19-year-old, has been questioned by police investigating her financial affairs. -
29 June 2010Northern Ireland gay man ‘devastated’ by homophobic attack 4 One of the two men beaten in Londonderry by a three-strong gang has spoken about the attack and said he was too scared to answer his own door. -
28 June 2010Two men beaten in homophobic attack in Londonderry 26 Two men were beaten in Londonderry this weekend in what police are treating as a homophobic attack. -
24 June 2010Ugandan Bishop speaks out against homophobia 22 Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo has spoken out against the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that is being proposed in his native Uganda. -
11 May 2010Labour ‘to start talks’ with ‘homophobic’ DUP 14 The Labour Party will reportedly begin talks with the Democratic Unionist Party on a possible coalition. -
7 May 2010Peter Robinson- husband of ‘homophobe’ Iris Robinson loses his seat 21 The first minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, has lost his Westminister seat. -
1 April 2010‘Homophobic’ Ulster Unionist candidate barred from standing 6 The Mayor of Antrim has been barred from standing as an Ulster Unionist candidate, because, he claims, he is not "politically correct" enough for the Tories. -
15 March 2010Gerry Adams attacked for no-gays St Patrick’s Day celebration 37 Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has been accused of hypocrisy for taking part in a pre-St Patrick's Day march which bans gays. -
12 March 2010Belfast gay club Mynt loses licence 12 One of the premier gay clubs in Belfast has lost its licence. -
11 March 2010Northern Ireland pair guilty of homophobic murder 18 Two men have been found guilty of the homophobic murder of a gay Northern Ireland shop worker. -
2 March 2010Ulster Unionist candidate says he is not homophobic 15 The Ulster Unionist Party candidate for South Antrim has said he is not homophobic and supports gay equality.
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25 February 2010Iris Robinson’s gay cure therapist reported to GMC 22 A psychiatrist who worked with shamed former MP Iris Robinson has been reported to the General Medical Council for his work in trying to "cure" gay people. -
19 February 2010Northern Ireland court told of murdered gay man’s injuries + A Northern Ireland court has heard the extent of the injuries suffered by a gay man who was murdered on Easter Sunday.
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17 February 2010Anti-gay cure group to protest outside Christian convention 53 Gay campaigners are to protest outside a gay cure conference in Northern Ireland this weekend. -
10 February 2010Gay bishop’s civil partnership postponed 5 Northern Ireland Bishop Pat Buckley has postponed his civil partnership after his fiance got "stressed out" with the media attention. -
4 February 2010Gay bishop Pat Buckley to have a civil partnership 51 Northern Ireland Bishop Pat Buckley has announced he will wed his boyfriend in a civil partnership ceremony next week.
