mək ˈɪlɹɔɪ wʌz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ɐɡˈɛnst blˈæsfəmi lˈɔː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tə pɹətˈɛst ðə tɹˈaɪəl ʌvðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚ ænd pˈʌblɪʃɚz ʌv ɡˈeɪ nˈuːz.
McIlroy was secretary of the Committee Against Blasphemy Law, which was founded in August 1977 to protest the trial of the editor and publishers of Gay News.