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24 04, 2026

DUP Councillor Suspended Over Remarks Linking LGBTQ Community to Hamas

By Paul Goldberg|2026-04-24T21:21:00-07:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe, World LGBT News|Tags: Colin Kennedy DUP councillor, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Freedom of Speech Politics, LGBT International News, LGBT Politics Europe, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Northern Ireland Politics|

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BANGOR, NI — (April 24, 2026) — A councillor from the Democratic Unionist Party has been suspended for three months following a standards investigation into remarks made during a council debate that linked the LGBTQ community to support for Hamas. The decision stems from comments [...]