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Basil McCrea's Intervention - Marriage Equality at the Constitutional Convention

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Basil McCrea and John McCallister were not given the opportunity to speak on the motion of Marriage Equality at the Constitutional Convention on Monday 29th April, 2013. Basil McCrea shares his disappointment in the form of an Intervention, granted by Chris Lyttle MLA of the Alliance Party. Basil McCrea: I am genuinely grateful to the Member for giving way. That is not a platitude, because were it not for his generosity, neither I nor Mr McCallister would have had a chance to speak on this issue. We speak as unionists, and we will vote for the amendment and the motion. I really would have liked the opportunity to confront those in the House who have homophobic tendencies and to challenge them over whether they consider these law-abiding citizens of our country to be individuals who deserve to be recognised.