Couple make history with N. Ireland's first same-sex marriage

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A Belfast couple on Tuesday made history by becoming the first same-sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland, following a landmark change in the law last year.

Robyn Peoples, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, tied the knot in an afternoon ceremony in a hotel in Carrickfergus, near Belfast, after the new legislation came into effect on Monday.

The pair paid tribute to the activists from the Love Equality campaign who led the years-long push to liberalise the British-ruled province's marriage laws."Without you, our wedding wouldn't have been possible," they said. "We will be forever thankful."British MPs in London passed legislation last July, while Northern Ireland's devolved government was suspended, to allow gay marriages and same-sex civil partnerships.

In the meantime, Northern Ireland's political parties also agreed to restart power-sharing in Belfast. They blamed a "religious battle" between local politicians for the years of delay in being able to wed.

 

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So hot

It’s not marriage,marriage is between a man and a woman so please stop calling it that

It’s 2020 nobody cares anymore

Disgusting!

That's odd, I thought that sort of thing had been happening in the church there for a long time. Ooooh.....it says 'Marriage'. Ouch!

who cares

Must be a family law association lobbying strongly for future customers settlements! 😱

they have my unwavering support ;)

Ho hum

I support this because they are both hot.

In a Western Nation lol. But no lefty woke people will dare play the woke BS in Middle EAST, China or places like these.

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