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Fri 07 Jul 2008Belfast gay pride parade gets go-ahead
The organisers of a gay pride parade in Belfast were today urged to ensure that there will be no repeat of the controversy surrounding last year’s event when a participant displayed a placard suggesting Jesus was a homosexual.
The Northern Ireland Parades Commission, which rules on contentious marches in the region, has decided not to place any restrictions on next weekend’s event in Belfast city centre despite a significant number of objections from the public.
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