Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Brian Kingston on .
- MLA
- Mr Brian Kingston
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 28 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5762967
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Does the Minister agree that, whatever Members in other parties say, a substantial number of people who do not want to cause offence to anyone will always believe that your gender is your biological sex. People might want to live their private lives in whatever way they wish, but, when it comes to public policy and public matters, your gender is your biological sex. People who genuinely hold that view should not be criminalised for thinking or expressing it without wanting to hurt anyone. I think that that is the majority view in society. People will try to avoid offending somebody, but that is their genuine view, and that should not be criminalised.
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