A planned meeting between First Minister Arlene Foster and LGBT organisations was cancelled after her ousting as DUP leader.
It was set to be the first time a Stormont First Minister has met with representatives of the LGBT community.
The virtual meeting involving Mrs Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill had been scheduled for earlier this month.
It is understood LGBT groups decided not to go ahead with the meeting after Mrs Foster announced her intention to step down as DUP leader and First Minister.
The organisations are expected to seek a meeting at a later date with incoming DUP leader Edwin Poots and deputy leader Paula Bradley when they take up their posts.
A separate meeting is also likely to be requested with Ms O’Neill and whoever is chosen by the DUP to become the next First Minister.
Mrs Foster is standing down as DUP leader on May 28 and as First Minister at the end of June following an internal party revolt against her leadership.
The DUP did not respond when asked whether Mr Poots would be willing to meet with LGBT groups in his capacity as party leader.
However in a TV interview, the incoming DUP leader said he thinks gay people are born that way and he does not believe “you can fix or cure” people of their sexuality.
Mr Poots told the BBC’s Nolan Show: “I don’t believe that you can fix or cure people of their sexuality. People’s sexuality is their sexuality.”
When asked if he thought gay people were born that way, Mr Poots replied: “I probably do, yes.”
He added: “I have worked with people who are gay. I have worked for people who are gay. I have had people who are gay in my house who I have done constituency work for.
“I seek to treat everybody the same.”
As Health Minister, Mr Poots faced controversy for attempting to maintain a ban on gay men giving blood. He has also previously argued against LGBT couples being allowed to adopt children.
In his recent interview Mr Poots also discussed identity, saying that he sees himself as Irish as well as British, but added that he does not hold an Irish passport.
“I can be British because I live in the British Isles. I can be Irish because I live on the island of Ireland. I can be an Ulsterman because I live in the province of Ulster. I can be Northern Irish because I live in Northern Ireland and I can be all four at one time, and I am,” he said.
“I am born on the island of Ireland of course, so I don’t have an issue with that.”
