Northern Ireland
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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. -
31 August 2010Londonderry’s first gay Pride parade a success 4 The first ever Londonderry gay Pride parade took place in Northern Ireland last Saturday. -
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.
