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  3. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I wholeheartedly agree. I also pay tribute to my colleague and friend for the bravery that he showed just to be himself in a world where he was admonished for such. Thank you, John, for your contribution. On safety, I want to make a quick comment on Mr Gaston's comments. In the past decade, not one trans person has…

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  4. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Member for giving way. As my colleague and friend, she knows that I seldom refer to my personal circumstances in the Chamber. However, she also knows that I, as an openly gay representative in the 1990s and noughties, suffered snide remarks, gossip and blatant harassment, which ended up in court and is a…

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  5. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I am really glad that we had the opportunity to speak today, as we mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Today is a day to affirm our commitment to equality and state clearly, in the Chamber, that everyone deserves to live in safety and dignity,…

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  6. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree with me that it is regrettable that not once during the contributions from Alliance, the SDLP and Sinn Féin did we hear recognition of the huge hurt, anxiety and concern that many women in today's society face because biological men can enter their personal spaces?

    Flagged Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.

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  7. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I will not reopen the debate in my winding-up speech. I urge the Executive parties to show leadership and give clarity to protect our children from irreversible treatments and ensure the safety of women and girls through strategies or policies that reflect common…

    Flagged Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.

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  10. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Despite what the Minister has tried to say, the inhumane ban on puberty blockers is motivated mainly by right-wing transphobia. Some of the Executive parties, such as the DUP, that extended the ban on gender-affirming care indefinitely are openly hostile towards trans and…

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  11. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Minister for giving way. He is right: we have met on one occasion, and there is another meeting in the diary to discuss my private Member's Bill. However, surely he will accept that engagement with me is not tantamount to engagement with the LGBT sector organisations and that that should be prioritised…

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  12. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Minister for giving way. He talks about the denigration and mocking of positions. Some Members have said that the DUP's record is anti-women. That is obviously a reference to the proud pro-life position that we take, alongside many in our community. Will the Minister accept that many of those unborn…

    Flagged Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Controversy escalation.

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  14. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Yes, it is under Standing Order 65 in regard to the language that is being used in the House, I feel that being chastised by a Minister across the Floor, rather than the Speaker, is something that should be investigated. I ask the Chair to look at that.

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  15. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Minister for giving way. Men were given way to before a woman. Minister, the recommendations of the expert panel have been live for four years. You have been in the position of Minister for over a year. Why has it taken so long to bring the concerns about the recommendations forward? That is just delaying…

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  16. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I thank the Minister for giving way. Is the upshot of what the Minister is saying that he cannot produce any strategy until there is complete agreement on all aspects? If the Minister is willing to clarify, that would be helpful. He seemed to indicate that there is not consensus on certain aspects of the panel's…

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  18. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Does the Minister acknowledge that almost two decades is sufficient time for consideration and proper scrutiny and that, perhaps, a little quicker than that would be good?

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  20. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. When I took up office in this Department, I said that I would support and champion a safe and welcoming society, and that requires a commitment to true equality and freedom for all. Therefore, let me be unequivocal: there is no…

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  21. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Thanks for taking the intervention. Does the Member support the idea that people should be allowed to enter the toilets in this Building without being photographed, both the men's and women's toilets?

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  23. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I oppose the motion and the amendments. Behind the soft-sounding words of inclusion and affirmation lies a hard reality, which is the erosion of women's rights, the undermining of parental authority and the silencing of common sense. No man, regardless of how he identifies, has the right to enter female-only spaces.…

    Flagged Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues Criteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.

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  25. Debate contribution: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    I had not initially planned to speak, but, having heard my colleague Sinéad McLaughlin and others, I will give my reflections on this important subject, given the level of public interest. I have spoken before on the issue, but it is important that we all speak up when we get the opportunity. I welcome the fact that…

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