NI: Marriage equality petition to be presented at the Northern Ireland Assembly
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A petition with over 20,000 signatures will be presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont next Tuesday.
The petition, against the use of the veto over marriage equality legislation by the DUP, that will be presented by Gerry Carroll MLA, West Belfast People Before Profit, was gathered by Belfast based LGBT news group The Gay Say.
Started seven months ago the campaign has received support both locally and internationally, with high profile figures such as human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Marriage Equality Referendum 2015 campaigner Panti Bliss and Frankie Goes To Hollywood lead singer Holly Johnston supporting the petition.
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