The Gay Say

15/02/2022

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Two Derry men have become the first couple in the north to have a baby through surrogacy without leaving the country.

26/10/2021

📢 Tonight @ 8pm
🔴 Here NI LGBT History Club
📧 Email: [email protected] to book.

Jeff Dudgeon in conversation with Jude Copeland marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark Dudgeon v. United Kingdom gay rights case.

Still time to register for this evening's LGBT History Club.
Jeff Dudgeon in conversation with Jude Copeland marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark Dudgeon v. United Kingdom gay rights case.
Tuesday 26th October, 8.00pm, Zoom.
Email [email protected] to book.

10/10/2021

Today is... World Mental Health Day 2021 ... Take 30 seconds to do a quick check on yours: ❤️❤️

25/08/2021

This months history club in conjunction with the Linen Hall Library, features the Baroness, equality trail blazer, charity worker, club hostess, writer and everything in between.
Email [email protected] for registration.

24/06/2021

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It aims to highlight issues faced by young people from the LGBTQ+ community including poor mental health, social isolation, and homophobia

19/06/2021

Jeffrey Donaldson is being tipped as the next leader of the DUP after Edwin Poots stepped down – and he opposes LGBT+ rights.

18/06/2021

"Belfast Pride will be happening this year from Friday 23rd July - Sunday 1st August with Pride Day on Saturday 31st July. There will be a mix of online events and in person events and community groups and our community venues have been working away on events.

We have worked really hard to try to make the main events of Pride Day happen but there just isn't a safe way to make the full events happen and we'll mark Pride Day in other ways this year to bring the visibility and affirmation that Pride means to us all."

07/12/2020

Cara McCann and Amanda McGurk were the first couple to have their civil partnership converted today @ Belfast City Hall

Amanda McGurk and Cara McCann are first couple in NI to have civil partnership converted into marriage.

09/07/2020

Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International Northern Ireland urged Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to bring forward the regulations.

He said: "A year on from the historic vote by the House of Commons to extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland, the Government needs to stop this inexplicable hold-up and end the uncertainty and inequality for hundreds of couples.

"We urge the Secretary of State to use the remaining two weeks before summer recess to lay the necessary regulations in Parliament."The UK Government said: "The Government legislated for same-sex civil marriage in Northern Ireland from January 13, 2020. We intend to lay regulations next week to allow for same-sex religious marriage in Northern Ireland to come into effect from September 1, 2020.

"Conversion entitlements regulations will follow as soon as possible before the end of 2020."

The first same-sex couple to marry in Northern Ireland have criticised Secretary of State Brandon Lewis for a delay in introducing regulations to allow religious wedding ceremonies.

12/06/2020

Today marks 4 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old security guard, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Orlando Police Department officers shot and killed him after a three-hour standoff.