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Labour TD for Wicklow Anne Ferris and her husband John Nolan are newlyweds……married just six months. They got married because they love one another and wanted to share their commitment with the world. Anne and John believe that everyone should get this chance and that is why they are voting for marriage equality. “We got married because we wanted to …
Cellena is a third level student from Sligo studying in DCU. “I think marriage equality is pivotal for Ireland. Today if you were to fall in love with someone, no matter how much you love them you won’t be able to get married if they’re of the same gender… We need to change this.”
Benji Foley is a 19 year old queer transgender student in DCU. Benji is asking people to vote yes to give people like him the freedom to love and live out their lives as they truly are without being forced to choose between love and identity. He is asking people to vote yes so that he can live his life …
Caoimhe Harris is a university student from Dublin presently studying at DCU. “Everyone has the right to choose who they want to love unconditionally for the rest of their lives.”
Heather Rainey is a second year Communications Studies student in DCU. “What’s the difference between two guys getting married, two girls getting married, or a guy and a girl getting married? It makes no difference and how is anyone’s life worse because of it?”
Jean Philippe is a lecturer at DCU’s School of Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies. Though he is a French citizen and cannot vote in the referendum, he strongly supports equal marriage and has two daughters, one of whom is over 18 and will be voting yes. he wants people to join his daughter, and other yes voters, in creating a …
Jenny Smith is a third level student at Dublin City University. “There are a lot of countries that allow equal marriage. I think it’s wrong that Ireland doesn’t.”
Sam McKeague grew up in Dundalk, but now studies full time at Dublin City University. “There are people who have been in love for decades, but because of our current laws they cannot express that to one another truly, through marriage. I want that to end.”
Katie Murphy is 31 year old hairdresser from Tramore, Co Waterford. She’s voting yes because she has witnessed the inequality faced by her younger brother Peter because he is gay. As she says herself – this inequality must end and marriage equality is a step towards that. She will have “the great honour of marrying the man I love” this year and she …
Niamh Cullen is a young woman from Kildare, now living in Sligo. For Niamh, this vote is personal – she would like to the choice to be able to have a protected family if, one day, she has children with her partner. She also sees the vote as having a much wider significance – in signalling to so many people …