Mary Ellen Campbell was the first openly gay Deputy Lord Mayor in Belfast in 2016. During her time there she submitted a motion for an LGBTQIA+ stained glass window. Fast forward to 2025 and the window was launched in June 2025 by counsellor Micky Murray who was approaching the end of his time as Belfast's first openly Gay Mayor.

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This video has been produced for the LGBTQIA+ HeritageProject in partnership with HereNI, Cara-Friend and The Rainbow Project withfunding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Subject to CC BY 4.0 Licence.

This video has been produced for the LGBTQIA+ HeritageProject in partnership with HereNI, Cara-Friend and The Rainbow Project withfunding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Subject to CC BY 4.0 Licence.

in this episode Joe Walsh talks to Eddie Stewart about coming out in Belfast in 1995 with the help of Cara-Friend, making friends on the social scene in the Crows Nest, Parliament and the opening of the Kremlin for which Eddie still has his membership card. Tune in for a mince down memory lane

This video has been produced for the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project in partnership with HereNI, Cara-Friend and The Rainbow Project with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Subject to CC BY 4.0 Licence.

part 2 of interview with Cat Brogan speaking about being a Lesbian, love, life and campaigning and the start of Omagha Pride.

This video has been produced for the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project in partnership with HereNI, Cara-Friend and The Rainbow Project with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Subject to CC BY 4.0 Licence.