Saturday, May 23, 2015

Ireland Passes Historic Legislation Legalizing Gay Marriage

Rory O'Neill, known by the Drag persona Panti, celebrates with yes supporters at Dublin Castle, Ireland, Saturday, May 23, 2015. Ireland has voted resoundingly to legalize gay marriage in the world's first national vote on the issue, leaders on both sides of the Irish referendum declared Saturday even as official ballot counting continued. Senior figures from the no campaign, who sought to prevent Ireland's constitution from being amended to permit same-sex marriages, say the only question is how large the yes side's margin of victory will be from Friday's vote.
The heavily Catholic nation of Ireland has become the first country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage through a popular vote.

Ireland is a nation known for its number of Catholics and the laws that such Catholic influence has created. Ireland outlaws abortions and outlawed gay marriage by constitutional decree. Homosexual acts were even only criminalized just two decades ago.
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