Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | yesterday
THERE was a bit of a storm recently after Iris Robinson told us about how gay people could be turned around with counselling (which seems to be a mixture of homebrew psychiatry and religion). Today, the Times has an interesting feature on how American evangelicals are trying to persuade gay people find freedom from homosexuality through the love of Jesus Christ. Their reporter attended a US gay camp...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
DUP MLA, Iris Robinson, who chairs the Assembly’s Health Committee , appeared on Stormont Live today only to talk about the Health Minister’s announcement on prescription charges. But the notable part of the interview was her interesting, if un-scientific, view of the problems caused by the over-proscribing of antibiotics [1min 40secs in] “We’re not handing out antibiotics the way we used to, and I’m...
Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Albeit a little nausea inducing, courtesy of Mark Devenport. Some nonentity from Hollyoaks has expressed his disapproval of Iris Robinson's anti-gay comments in a celebrity magazine. Mark's headline - " Iris in 'Heat' ".
Queerty (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Northern Ireland politico Iris Robinson gained notoriety this year for repeatedly coming out against the gays, a "sick" group she thinks would benefit from reparative therapy. Well, in a twist of ironic fate, Robinson's husband, N.I.'s First Minister, Peter Robinson and his office will be giving gay groups about £80,000 in grants this year: It has [...]
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Just to be clear: “Eyesight of thousands to be saved after NICE approves drug” applies to Northern Ireland although NICE is of course a UK wide body The ruling applies to England, Wales and Northern Ireland - the drug is already approved in Scotland. In Wales and Northern Ireland extra funding was promised to pay for all suitable patients to receive the drug. Let’s give Iris Robinson a pat on the back...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
LGBT Greens are disappointed with the lack of action taken against Iris Robinson MP, who caused outrage by claiming that homosexuality could be "cured" and comparing it to child abuse.
Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
I see that Prime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected calls from almost 16,000 people to reprimand Strangford MP Iris Robinson over her controversial comments on homosexuality. Mr Brown said there is “no constitutional role for the Prime Minister to reprimand individual Members of Parliament who are accountable to their electorate for their own comments.” He did, however, say that the Government’s vision...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
A petition calling for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to reprimand Ulster Democratic Unionist Party MP Iris Robinson, whose remarks that gays should seek therapy to be cured were met by outrage earlier this year (she also compared gays to murderers)...
Queerty (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
"Iris Robinson will not be rebuked by Prime Minister Gordon Brown over her comments on homosexuality, Downing Street has said. Mrs Robinson described homosexuality as an abomination in a radio interview. Downing Street said there was no constitutional role for the PM to reprimand individual MPs. It said members are 'accountable to their electorate for [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Iris Robinson will not be rebuked by the Prime Minister over her comments on homosexuality, Downing Street says.
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
The government has responded to a petition on its official website by members of the public offended by Iris Robinson's comments on homosexuality.
Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
I see that the psychiatrist caught up in the storm of controversy over alleged anti-gay remarks by the DUP's Iris Robinson has temporarily stood down from his job at a Belfast hospital. Dr Paul Miller has also resigned his role as a part-time adviser to Mrs Robinson. In June, Stranford MP caused a storm when she said homosexuality was an abomination and she had a psychiatrist working in her office...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
A psychiatrist caught up in the storm of controversy over anti-gay remarks by the DUP's Iris Robinson has temporarily stood down from his job at a Belfast hospital.
Queerty (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Gerard McCarthy, a Belfast-born actor who plays a bisexual character on British soap Hollyoaks, declared this week that anti-gay Northern Ireland politico Iris Robinson should step down. She is, he says, helping “destroy lives.” [Pink News] Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: Gay, Gerard McCarthy, Homophobia, Iris Robinson, News, Northern Ireland
Musings from Middle England (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
At the weekend, an 18 year old gay teenager in Liverpool, Michael Causer, died from serious head injuries following what police described as a homophobic hate attack. My condolences go to his family and friends. The weekend also carried reports of the Northern Irish MP Iris Robinson calling homosexuality an abomination (and 'worse than paedophilia', according to reports) while the Church of
