Northern Ireland Lawmakers Vote Down Gay Marriage Bill

Lawmakers from Northern Ireland voted down a bill Tuesday that would grant same-sex couples marriage rights, the U.K. newspaper the Guardian reports.

The liberal party Sinn Fein measure was defeated by a 51 to 43 vote. It is the third time in the last 18 months that Northern Ireland’s parliament rejected a gay marriage measure.

The human rights organization Amnesty International condemned lawmakers who used their veto on the measure, saying they were "like latter-day King Canutes, trying in vain to hold back the tide of equality." Full story here via Edge!