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24/10/2019

Celebrations As NI Welcomes Same-Sex Marriage

Members of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland are jubilant this week following the extension of same-sex marriage rights to the region.

In a landmark reform of local laws, the UK Government at Westminster legislated for the measure following an amendment tabled by Labour MP Conor McGinn.

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With Westminster now bound to act, the first same-sex marriages are set to take place on Valentine's Day 2020.

Marking the law change at midnight on Monday 21 October, members of the public were out in force to celebrate the news, with multiple reports of engagements taking place when the clock struck midnight.



(JG/CM)

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"Members of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland are jubilant this week following the extension of same-sex marriage rights to the region."