Homosexuality should not be legal says Magherafelt councillor

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Apr 2015, 12:00 BST
Cllr Paul McLeanCllr Paul McLean
Cllr Paul McLean
A DUP councillor from Magherafelt has said homosexuality should not be legal in Northern Ireland.

Paul McLean who leads his party on the new Mid Ulster council, said he took the ‘biblical perspective’ on the issue, when interviewed by the Irish News in the wake of the resignation of Health Minister Jim Wells.

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“The biblical perspective speaks against it, and I take the biblical perspective,” he told the paper.

Jim WellsJim Wells
Jim Wells

“I don’t agree with the process, but I have no issue with the people.

“It goes against the bible’s stance - so I don’t believe it should be legal.”

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In a statement to the Irish News, the DUP said they did not have a policy or any intention to seek the criminalisation of homosexuality.