Submitted on Wednesday 14th February 2018
Rejected on Monday 5th March 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
How can we say that we have equal marriage in the United Kingdom when part of the United Kingdom still denies equal marriage to LGBT couples?
Marriage has always been an evolving institution. Without evolving, we would not have the option of divorce.
Civil marriage, for LGBT people, in Northern Ireland has been on hold too long. We cannot call ourselves a country that respects equality yet denies this right to people. This is a disgrace. We must put pressure on the government to make LGBT marriage legal in Northern Ireland. We cannot allow this government to shame our country by blocking this human right.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Marriage is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. That means that it is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
You could start a new petition calling on the UK Government and Parliament to take back this responsibility and change the law on equal marriage in Northern Ireland, if that's what you would like to happen.
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