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Sunday 2 April 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Marriage equality

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# Marriage equality
TV3 presenter Alan Hughes just proposed to his boyfriend live on air
And he said YES!
# Marriage equality
Alan Hughes just proposed to his boyfriend live on TV3 during a marriage equality discussion
And he said YESSSS!
# two sides to a story
Did RTÉ need to get such 'extreme views' for balance in the marriage referendum?
Rory O’Neill doesn’t think so.
# marr ref
Irish Twitter is full of pride after the Marriage Bill finally passed today
We’re almost there…!
# Seanad
David Norris says that gay cousins should be allowed to marry each other
“It wouldn’t take a feather out of me if two cousin married each other. What’s the problem with that. Really?”
# referendum wait
Marriage Equality jumped another legal hurdle today as marriages move closer
The bill will now move to the Seanad before it is enacted.
# first gay taoiseach
Leo on coming out: My mum thought I'd get beaten up and my dad was 'really sound'
The health minister also discussed his Fine Gael leadership ambitions.
# rocky patch
Anti-gay marriage clerk released from jail, annoys Eye of the Tiger writer
Kim Davis’ fourth husband was present at the rally.
# voted down under
Hopes that Ireland's marriage equality vote would spread worldwide have suffered a setback
Ireland’s referendum has been a feature of the Australian debate.
# marref
An Australian documentary about the marriage referendum has been getting a huge response
The programme looked at a lot of the key players in the campaign.
# love is love
A Dublin artist said thanks for the Yes vote with 22 acts of kindness
“Cheers lads”.
# real family
Putin's party launches a 'flag for straights’ to combat 'gay fever'
Because Russia.
# We Do
Gay weddings are the best, here's why
I now pronounce you…
# America
Texas is fighting back against US marriage equality
The state’s attorney general said Texans ‘must speak with one voice against this lawlessness’.
# hasta la vista
Arnold Schwarzenegger had the best response to those who disagree with marriage equality
Hasta la vista, baby.
# Vote Love
Same-sex couples in America now have the right to marry in all 50 states
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of marriage equality.
# going to the chapel
Everyone is sharing this special engagement notice from today's Irish Times
Let the gay weddings begin!
# drop in the ocean
A remote US island has struck a blow for marriage equality in the Pacific
Guam has struck down a ban on same-sex marriage.
# bizarre rant
"These are people who can’t grow potatoes" - Ireland dragged into Australia's gay marriage debate
The shamrock has also been decried as a “mutant lawn weed”.
# hometovote
Twitter has painted #HomeToVote on the wall of its San Francisco HQ
The hashtag trended all over the world as Ireland went to the polls last Friday.
# Equality
Tears warning! There's a beautiful short film of the Yes vote results unfolding in Dublin
A wonderful montage.
# Marriage equality
Ireland's Yes vote has inspired Australia's opposition leader to tweet this
Bill Shorten wants things to move quickly on marriage equality.
# mozza
Morrissey congratulated Ireland on marriage equality... and then gave out to us
Oh.
# Thank You
Could a David Norris Day be on the cards?
The Yes campaign thanked voters today for passing the same-sex marriage referendum.
Voices
This referendum will be remembered as a victory for equality, democracy and love
This historic vote has served as a catalyst for profound social change by prompting us to think beyond our narrow self-interests and helping us to overcome some of our deepest fears.
# How the ref was won
8 reasons why Ireland voted YES to same-sex marriage
It was a long, gruelling campaign that’s resulted in a historic decision by the Irish people.
Voices
What an extraordinary, historic and momentous day for Ireland
Ireland’s decision to become the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage via a popular referendum shows just how much it has changed in recent years.
# i do
Senator Katherine Zappone just proposed to her partner on live TV
And they’re not the only ones to get engaged today…
# Just Say Yes
'I vote Yes': A kid slipped this adorable note into a ballot box in Dublin
Stick a fork in us. We’re done.
# referendamn
11 completely irresistible #PollingBoothPickUpLines
Pure as driven snow, the lot of us.
An Irish dad just delivered the best line of the referendum on Aussie TV
He couldn’t resist the opportunity to make a dad joke. Couldn’t resist.
# breakfast equality
A Cork pub is giving No voters one less sausage in their breakfasts
Messers.
# where the heart is
The #HomeToVote hashtag is getting everyone very emotional this morning
Irish emigrants are returning from all across the globe to vote in today’s referendums.
Voices
It’s not scaremongering to look at the bioethical implications of the marriage referendum
Both surrogacy and donor-conception require more, not less, ethical discussion before the Government’s plans in this area become formalised in law.
# back to the kitchen
8 questions we have for the man with the oven glove
Can we have it?
Voices
I get annoyed when it is assumed that older people in rural Ireland will vote No
Former president of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association, Mamo McDonald, explains why she will be voting Yes tomorrow.
# Sorry
Roddy Doyle's latest short story about marriage equality is the most touching yet
He’s done it again.
Voices
'The marriage referendum proposal could affect future laws relating to children'
Solicitor Eileen King writes about why a group of lawyers are advocating a No vote this Friday.
# marriage ref
The Yes campaign's message went all around the world - here's how
From New York to Perth, and a lot of places in between.
# ted says yes
Mysterious Father Ted 'Vote Yes' murals are appearing around Dublin
Where are they coming from?