Belfast City Hall Gay rights campaigners are trying a new legal strategy to have same-sex marriage recognised in Northern Ireland. A legal challenge to the current ban is being prepared by LGBT campaign group the Rainbow Project. They claim that the law is discriminatory and breaches the human rights of same-sex couples. -- Despite its apparent popularity, Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK which does not have marriage equality. In May, its MPs voted against legalising gay marriage for the third time. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Scotland since February, when its parliament voted in favour of legalisation. Not long afterwards, England and Wales followed suit with the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act. Photo of Belfast City Hall by Macnolete via Wikipedia -- Report/Reply Under the Civil Partnerships Act a same-sex marriage in another country was treated as a civil partnership throughout the UK. That of course has now changed in GB where both jurisdictions recognise same-sex marriage; but not in NI, at least not yet. In Wilkinson -v- Kitzinger and the A-G two ladies who had married in Canada claimed that their marriage should be recognised in England as a marriage, not just as a c.p. – and lost. -- Andrew: All of Britian has same sex marriage. The Republic of Ireland will have Same sex marriage within six months time if the strong support shown in all opinion polls holds up for the referendum, and I believe it will. That leaves this tiny piece of land that I live in, which doesn’t have it. Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (to name a few as well as France) within europe also have same sex marriage now but did not then. Why are you talking about things that happened 35 years ago. Things have changed. People have moved on. -- Related Posts gay marriage US Supreme Court to review gay marriage gay marriage Couple to challenge ban on same sex marriage in NI gay marriage Gay divorce granted in Kentucky gay marriage US Supreme Court reopens discussions on gay marriage Dominican Republic, gay marriage Dominican Republic won’t recognise UK Embassy gay marriage Tags