SDLP leader Colum Eastwood
Said the Foyle MP: “Today is a good day for Northern Ireland and for our LGBT+ community.
“After decades of discrimination, intolerance and abuse, often at the hands of the state, we have at last taken a step toward recognising the love of LGBT+ people as equal to that of anyone else. This is a watershed moment.”
“I want to place on record my sincere thanks to Conor McGinn MP for the immense amount of work he has undertaken to make this happen.
“We have been working with Conor on this issue for some time and it’s incredible to see a result.”
“We know that the discrimination faced by members of the LGBT+ community doesn’t begin and end at Marriage.
“The SDLP will continue to press for stronger laws to protect children from homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in our schools.
“We’ll continue to campaign for equal access to healthcare including drugs and treatments that will save lives and improve quality of life and we’ll continue to support our trans community in the pursuit of gender recognition legislation that meets their needs.
“But for today, this is a well-deserved win for our LGBT+ community.”
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