This if the fifth time the issue has been voted on and this time most voting MPs finally supported it but...

Today Parliament just voted and the majority said yes 52-43, but in Northern Ireland a "petition of concern" which requires a majority of both nationalists and unionists to say Yes worked as a veto against gay marriage because most unionists were opposed. So in the end the vote became merely symbolic

Northern Ireland remains the only part of the United Kingdom without gay marriage

RELATED: There are two court cases pending - http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=879990 - so good luck with those NI, though DUP will probably appeal that decision to Kingdom Come

One day it will happen, hopefully!

Yes, one day. The fact that the veto exists and that the main party appeals pro-gay court rulings (some even now) makes me worry it will really be a long time though

Same, it's so unfair and annoying

Panti Bliss (The biggest drag queen in Ireland) just shared the news and is mad nn

https://www.facebook.com/panti/

DUP are such scumbags

I feel so sick of this being blocked, the DUP are nothing but assholes

The homophobia

The DUP are imploding. If they get below 30 seats in the next Assembly election they won't be able to veto it.

This site claims that MPs don't even know what they are signing in the petitions of concern and that the DUP recycles signatures in their vetos

http://sluggerotoole.com/2015/11/02/dup-poc/

I'm so glad I left Northern Ireland.

I didn't know you were from N.I! Kudos to getting away from it, it's awful. Are you in London now?