DUP Mayor in Gay Pride event first

Published Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Belfast's Lord Mayor Gavin Robinson has made history by becoming the first DUP member to officially attend a Gay Pride event.

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Mr Robinson was at Pride Talks Back at the Europa Hotel on Tuesday evening.

It included discussions on gay marriage and on so-called conversion therapies.

Political representatives from each of Stormont's main parties attended.

Mr Robinson welcomed the "lively" debate but did not say his position has softened.

"If you're asking if it has softened, that depends on hard you think it was in the first place," the mayor told UTV.

"To be honest I always think that it's useful to talk about issues because it gives you an alternative view.

"That doesn't mean I'm going to water down my position - my position is in variance to many of the politicians and pride people in this event but that does not mean it is wrong or a view I shouldn't hold, and it doesn't mean it is intolerant to hold it.

"It's part of the discussion and it was a good discussion we had tonight."

Pride Week started on Monday with events taking place across the city, culminating in the Gay Pride parade at the weekend.

Some 25,000 people turned out to watch it in 2011 and organisers are insisting it will be watched by even bigger crowds this year.

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a bible believing christian in north of ireland wrote (278 days ago):

We seem to get a lot of facts mixed up one that Christians should be all things to all people. and accept the sinners in every way.and to disput this makes you a bigot who hates everyone but themselves. Bible says quite clearly it is a sin for two men or two woman to sleep as man and wife. God made man and gave him a woman. Man each a prefect match of each other.

GilGrissom in Bangor wrote (287 days ago):

Norman.d, welcome to the 21st century, a new vision, a hope that we can all live in peace, as we are all different. Do you understand what that means? That old collection of books is so entrenched in the past it promoted many things that are abhorrent today.

Allen H in Bangor wrote (289 days ago):

Which particular "Christian" votes are these that the Lord Mayor has lost - the Methodist ones,the Presbyterian ones,the CoI ones...so many to choose from selling the same wares.

Alan Anderson in Belfast wrote (291 days ago):

Allison Kelly, interesting you should think that. So meeting with someone you dont agree with shows a lack of morals and or principles? I doubt it. So if i disagree with a PSNI officer on a speading fine, should I refuse to talk to him? Get real, humans are human regardless of an ancient book's perception of morality and all are worth engaging with to make this place better. I would question the morality of the person who thinks themselves above or better than their neighbour.

Realist in England wrote (291 days ago):

County Down 'Republican' - why praise someone for acting like a normal non-bigoted human being? Accepting gay people isn't something to be praised; it's to be expected in this day and age. Also, I could be mistaken here, but I think the post is rotated between nationalists and unionists. As such - are you REALLY a republican who would like to see a unionist stay in the post longer, to the exclusion of a nationalist? Such a suggestion from a self-proclaimed republican sounds strange to me.

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