Same-sex marriage has been legalised in the United States, after a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court.
The court says individual states cannot ban same-sex couples from getting married - and says the Constitution requires states to marry two people of the same sex.
It also says each individual state must recognise the marriages offered by other states - meaning gay couples who have already married in one state, now have national recognition for that marriage.
Welcoming the news on Twitter, US president Barack Obama said the ruling marked "a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else."
Meanwhile in Belfast today, two same-sex couples were granted the right to take a High Court challenge the ban on gay marriage in Northern Ireland.
Their solicitor is Mark O'Connor:
