#VoteWithUs Videos that mention, or are from, couples are shown here.
Anthony and Barry are a couple who have been in a civil partnership for eight years. They make a strong and passionate case for a YES vote on Friday and for how monumentally significant the change would be to their family. “A yes vote will improve our lives in so many ways. It won’t impact on anyone else – if …
John and Davy Quinlivan are brothers who are both gay. They wanted to make a video to share with everyone the reasons why they are voting yes in the marriage equality referendum. John is in a Civil Partnership with his partner after spending over 10 years together. Davy hopes one day to be able to marry the man he loves – equality is all …
Eibhlís (Liz) and her partner of 32 years, Pat Connery, are musicians and music teachers living in Greystones, Co Wicklow. They will both be voting yes on May 22nd. Eibhlís reads a short poem she wrote describing how it feels to ask for a yes vote -to ask for equality – on the doorstep, while canvassing. “For me, it’s about …
Kritika Ashok, director of myartgallery.ie, and Richard Jackson, a renewable energy engineer, are a couple and are eagerly looking forward to voting Yes on May 22nd. This will be Kritika’s first vote as an Irish citizen, and one that she’s proud to cast to help realise the kind of country she wants for her children and for all of us. …
In July 2009, Brian & Lolo got married in Lolo’s home city of Cáceres, Spain, in front of their family, friends and the State. They wanted to share their story and ask others to share the right to marry in Ireland to them and to other loving couples. “We want to be recognised, and our relationship valued for how important …
Lorcan and Imran have been together twelve years. They lived abroad for many years and have recently returned to Ireland to settle down. They share their thoughts on how Ireland has changed during their lifetimes, and the inspiration that this can give to others in less tolerant parts of the world. Last year Imran became seriously ill, and as he …
Marco is Italian and he moved to Ireland 4 years ago to start a tech job at Google. In Dublin, he met his partner – and even if they now both live in London due to their work – their dream is to get married and settle in Ireland some day. Marco can’t vote in Irish elections and referendums, but he …
Peter and Emma are a young couple living in Dublin who got married on Sunday May 3rd in Carlingford. They took time out on their big day to tell their friends, families, and everyone else why they feel it is important that everyone should have the opportunity to have their relationships recognised and protected, and to be as happy as …
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 …
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 …