First same-sex marriages take place
Gay and lesbian couples can legally marry, after a change in the law.
Equal marriage is important - but people still shout at us
A change in the law has given gay and lesbian couples the right to marry for the first time in history, but a campaigner in the North East of England said there was a long way to go to combat social prejudice.
Mark Nichols, the Chair of Northern Pride, said he still would not be comfortable holding hands with his partner in the centre of Newcastle:
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