Northern Ireland Celebrates First Same-Sex Marriage
A happy couple celebrating their sixth anniversary made history Tuesday as the first same-sex couple to be married in Northern Ireland.
“Our love is personal, but the law which said we couldn’t marry was political,” Peoples, 26, told the media, according to The Irish News. “We are delighted that with our wedding, we can now say that those days are over.” “We feel humbled that our wedding is a landmark moment for equal rights in Northern Ireland,” said Edwards, 27, a waitress originally from Brighton, England. “We didn’t set out to make history — we just fell in love.”The special day fell on the couple’s six-year anniversary. They met at a gay bar in Belfast, according to BBC News.
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