MPs vote to extend abortion and same-sex marriage rights to Northern Ireland

[cloudsinvenice]

Historic, beautiful moment here today, folks. Absolutely overwhelmed. <3

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/09/mps-vote-to-extend-same-sex-marriage-to-northern-ireland

The only way it can be stopped is for the DUP and Sinn Fein to return to government in Stormont - you know, the thing they've refused to do for the last two and a half years. And even if the DUP were to pettily go back for a week just to thwart this progress, they can't do that unless Sinn Fein also go back. And I don't think Sinn Fein are about to let them do that.

For the first time in my life, I'm an honest-to-god real human being with more legal rights than a bundle of cells. Everyone I know can get married. And it feels pretty damn good.

Comments

[mumsisdaughter]

At last! What a sigh of relief. Welcome to sanity :)

Now, if only the rest of this year's political shenanigans would go away :(

[cloudsinvenice]

Yes, I've just heard about John Major having to intervene to stop Boris shutting down the government to force through a no-deal Brexit. What the actual fuck...

[dolorosa_12]

As a result of the ongoing political chaos in the UK, I've blocked myself from watching/reading/knowing anything about the news since about April this year (which I feel vaguely guilty about, but it was giving me daily panic attacks and affecting my physical health). So I've been in a complete cone of silence regarding pretty much all UK political news for several months. But every so often, something filters through, such as today's madness with John Major, and I just throw my hands up and despair. What the actual fuck indeed.

[cloudsinvenice]

Honestly, you've done exactly the right thing. We can't afford not to look after ourselves at the best of times, and this... is not the best of times. Let people who have more energy to spare (and who are less directly affected by the nastiest aspects of Brexit) do more of the fighting.