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Emma Sides is a Humanist celebrant and married mother of two. She has conducted lots of wedding ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples and dearly wishes those ceremonies could be fully recognised in the eyes of society and the law. In her opinion, those couples deserve no less. ‘As a mother of two small children I’m voting yes. Because if one or both of …
Sabina Brennan is a psychologist and parent, one of whose sons is gay. Sabina hopes that we pass the equal marriage referendem on 22 May, and will be so proud to live in an Ireland that votes yes. “I have two sons, I love them both equally. They’re both Irish citizens. One of them can marry and one of them …
Margie and Ivor are a married couple from Cork with two gay sons. They are asking you to Vote YES in the upcoming Marriage Equality referendum on May 22nd. “We are married 26 years. About 5 years ago our twin sons told us they were gay. Like any parents we want our children to be treated the same. We don’t …
Sadhbh Berridge is a young mother from Dublin. She believes this issue is a fundamental human right – every couple in love should have the right to get married. And she absolutely wants her own children to grow up in a country that allows that. It’s really as simple as that for Sadhbh. “I will be voting yes on May …
Rebecca is a 21 year old law student in Maynooth University. She wants you to Vote Yes not only for her but for every young LGBT person in Ireland who is struggling to accept themselves. On May 22nd, she wants you to be their voice. Vote Yes! “This referendum is also a powerful symbol for every lost and scared LGBT …
Irene and Sean Wilson are from Kilkenny and have been married for 39 years. They want each of their three children to be treated the same before the law, and ask all voters to think of the consequences of their vote for young gay people now and in the future. “[This vote] is not only a chance to make marriage …
Mícheál and Gary met 15 years ago in Galway and have been happily together ever since. They got engaged 12 years ago and entered into a Civil Partnership four years ago. As there is no equivalent of an Irish civil partnership in Australia, where they now live, their union is not recognised there. For many reasons, they would like to …
Is as Gaeltacht Thír Chonaill ó dúchais Kathleen Sharkey, agus insíonn sí dúinn anseo cén fáth a bhfuil sí ag vótáil Tá ar an 22ú Bealtaine, mar aon le cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an lá seo dí féin agus dá muíntir. Tá mac aige atá aerach, agus de bharr gur clann Dé muid uile, creideann sí gur cheart atá …
Margaret and Róisín live in Dublin where they are busily working as teachers and looking after their three small children. They helped set up the initiative LGBTwithkids.com, which promotes the visibility of LGBT parented families in the run up to the referendum. “The prospect of marriage equality being voted into law by my fellow citizens is like the thought of …
Michael Ryan is originally from Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath, and now lives in Dublin. “About 100 years ago, [the proclamation] was written which said that all children should be treated equally. Currently gay and lesbian people are not treated equally… As Mary McAleese said, this referendum is about children – lesbian and gay children, and I hope that you will vote yes …