03/05/2022

Queer Greens Launch 2022 Assembly Election Manifesto

The Green Party NI's Queer Greens group has announced the publication of its 2022 Assembly election manifesto, outlining the Party's priorities for LGBTQ+ rights in Northern Ireland.

Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara, who is standing in North Belfast in next week's election said: "I'm proud to launch the Queer Greens' manifesto, which outlines how Green MLAs will set about improving the lives of members of the LGBTQ+ community across Northern Ireland.

"Greens brought the first motion in support of marriage equality to the Assembly a decade ago. We have always been at the forefront of social justice and LGBTQ+ equality issues in Northern Ireland. And where we lead, others – eventually – follow.

"Ministers have failed to deliver a fully-funded LGBTQ+ Strategy, despite it first being promised in 2007. The traditional parties have failed to deliver for the LGBTQ+ community in Northern Ireland. It's time to elect politicians who will prioritise the fight for social justice. It's time to vote Green."

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