People take part in a march demanding same sex marriage in Northern Ireland, in Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland, Saturday May 18, 2019. Thousands marched in Northern Ireland to demand that the region’s leaders permit same-sex marriage. Demonstrators want same sex couple to be treated the same way in Northern Ireland as they are in the rest of the UK, where same sex marriage is legal. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP) (Associated Press)LONDON — Thousands are marching in Northern Ireland to demand that the region’s leaders permit same-sex marriage. The issue is a stumbling block to restoring Northern Ireland’s Catholic-Protestant power-sharing administration, which has been suspended for more than two years.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2019 14:53 UTC