Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland; what does it mean?

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland, bringing the region in line with both the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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Stormont, the seat of Northern Ireland’s legislative power, did not follow England, Scotland and Wales after parliament in Westminster voted by a huge majority to legalise same-sex marriage in 2013.