Northern Ireland's ban on gay marriage to be challenged by Amnty urt | Equal marriage | The Guardian

Contents:

• MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
• THOANDS RALLY NORTHERN IRELAND SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE
• NORTHERN IRELAND UNR PRSURE AFTER IRISH GAY MARRIAGE REFERENDUM W
• NORTHERN IRELAND'S BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE TO BE CHALLENGED BY AMNTY URT

MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

Media ptn, Robyn Peopl and Sharni Edwards tie the knot Northern Ireland's first same-sex marriage ceremonyA uple have tied the knot the first same-sex marriage to take place Northern Peopl, om Belfast, and Sharni Edwards, om Brighton celebrated their nuptials on Tuday at a ceremony a hotel Carrickferg, County met five years ago at a gay bar of the ceremony, Ms Peopl, a re worker, said the pair were sendg a msage to the world that "we are equal". Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have voted five tim on whether or not to troduce same-sex the most recent vote November 2015, policians there voted to support same sex marriage for the first time, wh a narrow majory of 53 vot to the move was blocked by the DUP and challeng to that block urt haven't new laws say the Wtmster ernment mt brg new l for same-sex marriage by 13 January bee upl have to officially say they want to marry 28 days before they do, the first gay weddgs are expected to be held the week of Valente's Day. Belfast uple Robyn Peopl, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, are the first gay uple to wed the Edwards, 27, and Robyn Peopl, 26, a Belfast uple who are the first known same-sex uple to get married Northern Ireland, kiss after beg married Carrickferg on Feb.

11, 2020, 2:10 PM UTCCARRICKFERGUS, Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland’s first same-sex weddg took place on Tuday after the ernment lifted a ban on gay marriage the provce, markg legalizatn of the practice throughout the Uned Peopl, 26, a health re worker om the cy, and Sharni Edwards, 27, a wars origally om Brighton, beme the provce’s first gay uple to wed, acrdg to the Love Equaly mpaign women exchanged their vows Carrickferg, County Antrim on their sixth anniversary as a uple. Bra’s Northern Ireland Mister Julian Smh, members of parliament and mpaigners will celebrate the legalizatn of gay marriage at an event London later on Canng, the partner of murred thor Lyra McKee, who was shot ad by a New IRA gunman Londonrry last year, will also attend the London event.

“It means the absolute world, ” Edwards said, when asked what meant to be champns for the lbian, gay, transsexual, bisexual and queer (LGBTQ) muny Northern Ireland, who have long mpaigned for equal rights. The rultg aln ernment ially said would reta a ban on gay marriage.

THOANDS RALLY NORTHERN IRELAND SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE

As of 2020, the most recent year for which there is data, more than 42, 000 gay upl England and Wal had tied the knot.

) Pollg June found that more than three-quarters of Brons now support gay marriage, up om jt over half 2012.

It end Sectn 28, which prevented schools and lol thori om “promotg homosexualy” and troduced civil partnerships. “I don’t support gay marriage spe beg a Conservative. Gay marriag beme not an abstract threat but somethg unrtaken by iends, lleagu, neighbours.

NORTHERN IRELAND UNR PRSURE AFTER IRISH GAY MARRIAGE REFERENDUM W

Almost half of Brons now say they know a married gay uple. Gordon Brown, Mr Cameron’s precsor, opposed gay marriage office bee was “timately bound up wh qutns of relig eedom”. Though Bra was not the first to legalise , 19 other untri have sce given gay marriage their blsg.

But has led to a of eccliastil disrd as liberal members of the church argue for the right to perform or partake gay marriag. A group of mps led by Ben Bradshaw, a gay Anglin, is lookg at ways to amend the legislatn to allow willg prits and parish to take part, which they argue uld also help boost dwdlg numbers the aisl. Attempts to legislate for same-sex marriage have been blocked by the Democratic Unnist Party, a key ally of Brish Prime Mister Thera May, spe opn polls recent years showg most the regn are Canng, the partner of journalist and LGBTQ rights mpaigner Lyra McKee who was murred April, led the march alongsi a number of gay and lbian upl.

NORTHERN IRELAND'S BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE TO BE CHALLENGED BY AMNTY URT

Policians Northern Ireland will face tense prsure om LGBT rights mpaigners to “tch up” wh the rt of wtern Europe after the Irish Republic overwhelmgly backed same-sex marriage a Irish Congrs of Tra Unns will jo Amnty Internatnal and gay rights group the Rabow Project to hold a mass rally support of equal marriage rights on 13 June, while a legal tt se has also been lodged wh Belfast’s Friday’s historic referendum, which the Republic’s voters endorsed same-sex marriage by 2-1, Northern Ireland remas the last untry wtern Europe where LGBT upl are barred om gettg married [see footnote].