Northern Ireland Assembly Votes To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage

Northern Ireland Assembly Votes To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage

Northern Ireland’s assembly voted narrowly in favour of gay marriage equality but the largest party in the devolved parliament, the Democratic Unionists, have since vetoed any change in the law.

Four independent unionist assembly members joined nationalists and others with 53 votes in favour of same sex marriage – just one vote ahead of the main unionist parties who oppose any reform.

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