Edwin Poots is being tipped as the next leader of the DUP. (YouTube) DUP politician Edwin Poots is being tipped as a potential successor to Arlene Foster after she announced that she was stepping down. The former health minister has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, but he is already being named by political pundits
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Jim Wells had the DUP whip withdrawn in 2018. (Getty) Former DUP minister Jim Wells doesn’t want conversion therapy to be banned in Northern Ireland in case he “struggles with same-sex attraction” and needs his pastor. Wells, who has a long history of making anti-LGBT+ remarks, made his comments during a Stormont debate on the
Civil servants in Northern Ireland are now required to refer to trans and non-binary people by their correct pronouns. Last year, the civil service re-wrote a policy document which now requires all staff to use the correct pronouns of trans and non-binary employees. While the document was re-written last year, the decision has only come