Same-sex marriage should be legalised in Northern Ireland in honour of Lyra McKee, campaigners have said.
Ms McKee, 29, had picked out an engagement ring and dreamed of a wedding in Donegal, Ireland, in 2022. Unlike England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, gay marriage is not legal in Northern Ireland. Gay marriage is one of the issues keeping the two sides apart with republicans Sinn Fein for and unionists DUP against.
‘You shouldn’t conflate the two issues of empathy and sympathy and the political issue that is the definition of marriage.’Lyra McKee fought for gay rights during her lifeToday Human Rights groups called for Theresa May to step in and stop the discrimination in Northern Ireland.
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