Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Paul Boggs on .
- MLA
- Mr Paul Boggs
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 22 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5740968
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I thank the Member for giving way. The Member talks about making a general point, and I understand Mrs Cameron's point. She may have gay friends and people whom she loves who are gay, trans or whatever else. We are here to discuss the general principles of the Bill.
If the Member's general point is on what I spoke about last week, which was that people do not need to be changed, and if he believes that people do not need to be changed, because they are loved for whom they are, why does he feel that they need to be spoken to or coached through a Christian ideology and whatever else he may agree with?
One trans person or one gay person texting to say that they agree with the DUP position is not them speaking for everybody out there.
Sorry, but I am still on my feet, Mr Kingston.
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle —.
On a point of order, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle
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On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker.
No, I have not.
I am glad that you called me again, Mr Deputy Speaker, because I was going to ask for a ruling on whether, when a Member is interrupted by the Chair, that concludes their time on their feet. As it is an intervention, I want to ask this: if the Member agrees with the general principle that he keeps talking about, which is that somebody should not be changed, because there is nothing wrong with being gay or transgender, why can he not support the Bill at this stage and then debate it further at Committee Stage?
You cannot answer it.
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