We can go shopping for wedding dresses knowing we’re not doing anything wrong in the eyes of the law.”England and Wales enshrined marriage equality in 2013, followed by the Republic of Ireland in 2015. However, the DUP again tabled a A December 2016 LucidTalk poll of 1,080 found that 65.2% of people surveyed supported the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.Citing the Assembly's constant refusal to approve a marriage bill and the law that recognises marriages from other parts of the United Kingdom as civil partnerships, The regulations implementing same-sex marriage were signed by Adoption by unmarried and same-sex couples was legalised after rulings by the High Court in 2012,a statutory duty on public authorities in Northern Ireland to carry out all their functions with due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity in relation to religion and political opinion; gender... and sexual orientation.Northern Ireland is the only jurisdiction in the United Kingdom where the British In what became known as the "gay cake case", the Ashers Bakery, which is operated by evangelical Christians, was ordered by the The case led to opposing demonstrations for and against the decision,In 1981, the United Kingdom banned blood donations from any men who had engaged in sex with other men indefinitely.The permanent blood ban was challenged in court, with the challenge initially succeeding at first instance before Justice Treacy in the A 2013 survey of Northern Ireland's LGBT community found that "47% had considered suicide, 25% had attempted it, 35% had self-harmed and 71% had suffered depression".A comparison of attitudes between Northern Ireland and the In Northern Ireland, negative attitudes towards LGBT rights were more common among people who were older, Protestant or who attended church regularly.Belfast Pride is a significant LGBT event in Northern Ireland, growing from 50 participants singing With no Northern Ireland party supporting LGBT rights before 2009, the issue now enjoys greater political support,The Democratic Unionist Party has faced criticism for abusing the Because the DUP held more than 50% of Unionist seats in the Assembly before the The DUP has been strongly associated with opposition to LGBT rights since its establishment in 1971 by Several DUP figures have attracted media attention for homophobic remarks.The party ran its first openly gay candidate at the Historically, the UUP has opposed LGBT rights such as same-sex marriage. In the mid-1970s both the Irish Gay Rights Movement and the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association started their fight against discrimination and for law reform.

Of the 105 legislators who voted, 53 were in favour and 51 against, the first time a majority of the Assembly had ever voted in favour of same-sex marriage. Attitudes in Ireland towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are regarded as among the most liberal in the world. LGBT Rights in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more. LGBT Ireland is a national organisation underpinned by localised knowledge and responses.

Together with our network members, we provide support, training, and advocacy which aims to improve the lives of LGBT+ people across Ireland. It aimed to decriminalise homosexuality in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Again, Sinn Féin, SDLP and five Alliance members voted in favour, while the DUP and all but four of the UUP members (who were granted a On 2 November 2015, the Northern Ireland Assembly voted for a fifth time on the question of legalising same-sex marriage. While LGBT people in the UK enjoy some of the world’s most progressive laws, Northern Ireland continues to drag its heels. Workplace Equality Index support series: Introduction to Section 3 (LGBT Employee Network Group) A webinar from part one of the Workplace Equality Index support series . But that is not what happened in this case and it does the project of equal treatment no favors to seek to extend it beyond its proper scope." We're here to support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people