Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association - Revision history

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	[[File:Nigra.png\|thumb\|NIGRA LOGO]]The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].		[[File:Nigra.png\|thumb\|NIGRA LOGO]]The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.

	[[P A Mag Lochlainn]] was president of NIGRA for many years.		[[P A Mag Lochlainn]] was president of NIGRA for many years.

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Ross Burgess at 23:02, 1 February 2014

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	The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].		[[File:Nigra.png\|thumb\|NIGRA LOGO]]The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.

Ross Burgess at 20:02, 10 April 2013

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	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.

			[[P A Mag Lochlainn]] was president of NIGRA for many years.

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Ross Burgess at 16:01, 19 October 2012

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	The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].		The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This ~~was achieved by the~~ [[~~Homosexual Offences~~ (~~Northern Ireland~~) ~~Order 1982~~]]~~, passed by~~ the ~~UK government under pressure from~~ the [[European Court of Human Rights]].		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This provoked Rev [[Ian Paisley]] MP, then leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Free Presbyterian Church, to form a group called "[[Save Ulster from Sodomy]]" to campaign for the law to be retained. In the end the [[European Court of Human Rights]] forced the UK government to pass the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], which decriminalised sex between men over 18.

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Ross Burgess at 22:43, 18 October 2012

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	The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in NI.		The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], passed by the UK government under pressure from the [[European Court of Human Rights]].		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], passed by the UK government under pressure from the [[European Court of Human Rights]].

Ross Burgess at 22:42, 18 October 2012

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	The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in ~~[[Northern Ireland]]~~.		The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in NI.

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], passed by the UK government under pressure from the [[European Court of Human Rights]].		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], passed by the UK government under pressure from the [[European Court of Human Rights]].

Ross Burgess at 21:58, 18 October 2012

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Ross Burgess at 21:55, 18 October 2012

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	The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].		The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

	NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved in 1982		NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]], passed by the UK government under pressure from the [[European Court of Human Rights]].

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The '''Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association''' ('''NIGRA''') is an organisation campaigning for the rights of LGBT people in [[Northern Ireland]].

NIGRA was formed in 1975, and initially concentrated on campaigning for gay male sex to be decriminalised, as had been done in [[England and Wales]] by the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. This was achieved in 1982

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==External links==

http://www.nigra.org.uk official website

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