Northern Ireland showing support for LGBT rights…finally.

August 6, 2017 compassq POLICIES, WORLD NEWS Comments Off on Northern Ireland showing support for LGBT rights…finally.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: The Pride flag flies from Somerset House on July 5, 2017 in London, England. The annual Pride Festival takes place in London fromJune 24 to July 9 2017 and includes the Pride in London parade on July 8. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

The British government ordered a rainbow flag to be raised above its main office in Belfast on Friday to coincide with a gay pride festival in Northern Ireland, the only British region that still forbids gay marriage.