Letters: The government must extend same-sex marriage legislation in England and Wales to couples in Northern Ireland, say Conor McGinn and Robert Hayward
Friday 29 March marks five years since the first same-sex weddings in the UK. A cause for genuine celebration, it also serves as reminder of the continuing exclusion of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland. With Northern Ireland left out of the Marriage Act, and with Scotland and the Republic of Ireland having both since legalised same-sex unions, Northern Ireland has been left well and truly behind.
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