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Thousands pack the streets as Belfast hosts its largest Pride parade

Belfast has hosted its largest Pride parade as more than 60,000 people packed the city’s streets for the event’s post-pandemic return. The parade was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 emergency. In 2019, an estimated 60,000 participants ...

30 Jul 2022 at 19:13

National News

Belfast Pride parade returns to city streets for first time in three years

Belfast’s Pride parade returns to the city on Saturday, with organisers promising the largest one the city has ever witnessed. The usually annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, is back on the streets for the ...

30 Jul 2022 at 13:57

Northern Ireland

‘True reflection of hate crimes will not be apparent until legislation amended’

Hate crimes will remain underreported until legislation is amended to encourage victims to come forward, the chief commissioner of the Equality Commission has said. Geraldine McGahey said she “fears” hate crimes are “greatly underreported”, with ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:40

Northern Ireland

Belfast Pride returns to city streets for first time in three years

30 Jul 2022 at 03:45

Northern Ireland

Returning Belfast Pride parade set to be biggest one yet, organisers predict

The returning Belfast Pride parade is set to be the largest the city has ever witnessed, organisers have said. The annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, returns for the first time in three years on ...

29 Jul 2022 at 17:20

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LGBT Ireland calls on Oireachtas members to support a ban on conversion therapy

LGBT Ireland, the lead organisation in the Ban Conversion Therapy Campaign, is calling on Oireachtas members to support a ban on conversion therapy. According to LGBT Ireland, the Government needs to ban LGBTI+ conversion practices as ...

24 May 2022 at 17:50

National News

'Have the choice' - Airline scraps gendered uniforms

Virgin Atlantic is giving its crew the choice of what uniform to wear in an update to its gender identity policy. The airline announced that its pilots, cabin crew and ground staff now have the option of wearing its red or burgundy ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:01

National News

First monkeypox case recorded in Northern Ireland

The first case of monkeypox have now been identified in Northern Ireland, and also one in Wales. Health officials in Wales confirmed their first case on Thursday, while the PA news agency understands a case has also now been ...

26 May 2022 at 12:57

Northern Ireland

Varadkar hails US as trailblazers on LGBT rights issues

The Taoiseach has hailed the US as trailblazers on LGBT rights issues as he met vice president Kamala Harris in Washington. Mr Varadkar thanked Ms Harris for her own advocacy and for being a “strong ally” to the LGBT ...

17 Mar 2023 at 17:59

Northern Ireland

First NI census to track sexual orientation finds 2.1% identify as LGB+

The first census in Northern Ireland to track sexual orientation has found that 2.1% of the region’s population identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or other. The Census 2021 figures, published on Tuesday, found that ...

21 Mar 2023 at 18:02

Northern Ireland

Attack on Lyra McKee mural in Florida condemned

An attack on a mural of murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Florida in the US has been condemned. Ms McKee died after being hit by a bullet during rioting in the Creggan area of Londonderry on April 18 2019, with ...

29 Aug 2023 at 18:42

Northern Ireland

Thousands take to the streets of Belfast for Pride parade

Thousands of people took to the streets of Belfast as its largest ever Pride parade made its way through the city. More than 250 different groups signed up to take part in Saturday’s event, an increase of 25% ...

29 Jul 2023 at 16:54

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