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Men in a same-sex relationship for more than three months will now be able to donate blood.

BBC News Published image copyrightLiam McBurney/PA Media image captionPaula Bradley was elected as deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in May The DUP's deputy leader Paula Bradley has apologised for remarks made by some of her party colleagues in the past about the LGBT community. Ms Bradley admitted that some of the things said by the DUP over the past 50 years had been "absolutely atrocious". She added their remarks "fed into the hatred" endured by LGBT people. She was taking part in an online event hosted by Pink News, during which she was asked if the DUP should apologis...

Bookmark Article DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley apologised for comments made by her party colleagues about the LGBT+ community. (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty) Paula Bradley, deputy leader of the DUP, has apologised for “atrocious” comments made about LGBT+ people by members of her own party. The DUP has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, while numerous members have faced sharp criticism for making cruel comments about queer people. Speaking at the  PinkNews Virtual Summer Reception in Belfast on Thursday (1 July), Paula Bradley said she couldn’t defend some of the things her party ...

Thomas Buchanan. (YouTube) DUP MLA Thomas Buchanan is facing criticism after he shared a Facebook post from an “ex-gay” Oklahoma woman who said she turned away from “sinfulness”. The original post was shared by Allison Nunley and included two photos of herself: one from when she openly gay and another more recent snap showing her with long hair and wearing more conservative clothes. In the post, Nunley decried the fact that she “lived a homosexual lifestyle for several years” and attended Pride parades. “I said things like: ‘I was born this way,’ ‘God is love,’ ‘He kno...

DUP responds to criticism over proposed amendment to NI Assembly motion on 'gay conversion therapy' Their amendment removes the words, "it is fundamentally wrong to view our LGBTQ community as requiring a fix or cure" The Assembly is to debate a motion calling for a ban on so-called gay conversion therapy Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we'll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in a...