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[[File:Jeff Dudgeon.jpg|thumb|Jeff Dudgeon]]'''Jeff Dudgeon''' (Jeffrey Edward Anthony Dudgeon, born 1946) is a Northern Irish politician and gay activist. | [[File:Jeff Dudgeon.jpg|thumb|Jeff Dudgeon]]'''Jeff Dudgeon''' (Jeffrey Edward Anthony Dudgeon, born 1946) is a Northern Irish politician and gay activist. | ||
| − | He was born in | + | He was born in Belfast, and educated at Campbell College, [[Magee University College]], Derry, and [[Trinity College, Dublin]].<ref name=casement>Roger Casement, ''The Black Diaries, with a study of his background, sexuality, and Irish political life'', edited by Jeffrey Dudgeon. Belfast Press, 2002.</ref> |
He is mainly known for [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom (1981)]], the case which led to the legalisation of homosexuality in [[Northern Ireland]]. | He is mainly known for [[Dudgeon v United Kingdom (1981)]], the case which led to the legalisation of homosexuality in [[Northern Ireland]]. | ||
| − | He has also published a study of [[Roger Casement]]'s " | + | He has also published a study of [[Roger Casement]]'s "Black Diaries", which accepted them as genuine.<ref name=casement /> |
He was the Labour Integrationist candidate for Belfast South in the 1979 General election, but has since joined the Ulster Unionist Party. | He was the Labour Integrationist candidate for Belfast South in the 1979 General election, but has since joined the Ulster Unionist Party. | ||
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[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 12 April 2016
Jeff Dudgeon (Jeffrey Edward Anthony Dudgeon, born 1946) is a Northern Irish politician and gay activist.
He was born in Belfast, and educated at Campbell College, Magee University College, Derry, and Trinity College, Dublin.[1]
He is mainly known for Dudgeon v United Kingdom (1981), the case which led to the legalisation of homosexuality in Northern Ireland.
He has also published a study of Roger Casement's "Black Diaries", which accepted them as genuine.[1]
He was the Labour Integrationist candidate for Belfast South in the 1979 General election, but has since joined the Ulster Unionist Party.
References
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