Only ten countries in the world recognise marriage equality. I’m a supporter of All Out. I’m one in a million. Continue reading Only ten countries support #equalmarriage join @allout and help us make that more…
Last night, Amnesty International in Northern Ireland hosted their annual Belfast Pride Lecture in Belfast’s Europa Hotel. The exhibition hall was nearly packed to the gunnels; everyone crowding in to hear Patrick Strudwick’s thoughts on “The dangerous world of gay ‘cures’”. In 2010 journalist Patrick Strudwick published “The Ex-Gay Files: The Bizarre World of Gay-to-Straight Conversion” in The Independent, chronicling a year of undercover investigation of therapists claiming to be able to ‘convert’ gays and lesbians to heterosexuality. In some countries, ‘gay conversion therapy’ is used as a form of punishment amounting to torture against gay people. Strudwick’s exposé shone a spotlight … Continue reading Strudwick’s Gay ‘cure’ therapy exposé: was it entrapment?
Michael tells of the struggle for freedom in Uganda following a talk by Ugandan LGBT activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera in Belfast last night. (originally posted on Lib Dems in NI) Continue reading blogged elsewhere: an email can keep you going…
Michael wonders what the issue in Sandown Free Presbyterian church was that kept Mr McIlveen from the ‘Hymn or Us’ debate as part of Belfast Pride tonight. Continue reading And so he didn’t turn up…
Michael wonders why Mr David McIlveen of Sandown Free Presbyterian Congregation seems hell bent on protesting at Belfast Pride events when there are other Biblical offences going unchallenged. Continue reading Protest at one, but not at all? Doesn’t seem fair to me, Mr McIlveen
It’s Belfast Pride Festival this week – all over the comments pages to the various news articles that have been covering this event, or rather covering bad reaction to it, we have seen questions as to why we need Belfast Pride at all. Many of my readers will have seen Davey Wavey before. The video below sums up why we need Pride. Thanks Davey Wavey – now let’s hope that some people actually take notice! Related articles 21 facts about Belfast Pride Festival – (therainbowpost.com) Continue reading Why we need Belfast Pride – Davey Wavey tells us why.
With the DUP snubbing yesterday’s Belfast Pride event at Stormont, Michael wonders how long it will be before they come on board on the issue of LGBT rights. Continue reading Politician states Pride is ‘totally repugnant’ – when will the DUP learn?
Michael comments on a misleading post from a former Moderator of the PCI about tonight’s inaugural Faith and Pride event in All Souls’ Church, Belfast, at 7pm. Continue reading correcting Stafford Carson on ‘Gay Pride sermon’
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