Topics :: Northern Ireland

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Northern Ireland Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 1, 2013
Lawmakers in Northern Ireland voted against a measure that would have recognized marriage equality.

Irish Politician: Homosexuality = Bestiality

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Aug 31, 2012
A lawmaker from Northern Ireland recently resigned after serving 50 years as a member of the country’s Ulster Unionist Party, for making anti-gay remarks and comparing gay sex to bestiality.

Belfast Pride Draws Crowd, Protest, Rebuke

By Kilian Melloy | Monday Aug 1, 2011
The 21st edition of Belfast’s Pride Parade took place on July 30, drawing a crowd to the city but also triggering anti-gay religious protests. Organizers took pains to make the occasion welcoming to all, going so far as to host a "family fun day."

N. Ireland’s Homophobic Mrs. Robinson Gets Song Shout Outs

By Steve Weinstein | Friday Jan 15, 2010
And here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson: Northern Ireland’s most homophobic lawmaker, who has resigned in disgrace, can at least take credit for reviving on the greatest songs of the 1960s.

N. Ireland Anti-Gay Politician Caught in Underage Sex Scandal

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jan 8, 2010
Anti-gay North Ireland politician Iris Robinson has admitted to an affair with a 20-year-old man.

Belfast Church Ad Condemning ’Sodomy’ is Banned

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Sep 11, 2009
A church in Belfast, Ireland, is appealing a ban on a newspaper ad that claims gays have a "perverted form of sexuality."

Gay Family in N. Ireland ’Prisoners’ to Neighborhood Abuse

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jun 12, 2009
A male couple in the North Ireland city of Londonderry say that they are being terrorized by neighbors who reject them for being a gay family.
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