#VoteWithUs Videos that mention family as a theme are shown here.
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 …
Diarmuid Fitzgerald is from Dublin. In his video, he discusses what equal marriage would mean to him personally and to his family, and he touches on the effect that a yes vote would have in tackling the homophobia that is still commonplace in Ireland. “Three years ago my brother asked me to best man at his wedding. I would like him to do …
Joseph Gallagher, 19, is from Donegal. In his video he talks openly about his gay mother and his hopes for her happiness. “The main reason I’m voting yes is because of my Mum. She came out to me when I was 12. Like any 12 year old, I found it hard to understand. I came to accept it, I learned …
Helena Clarke, from Claremorris in Co. Mayo, is a Communications Executive from IMPACT Trade Union and took part in their video day. “[My husband and my son] are the main reasons I’ll be voting yes for marriage equality on May 22nd because the idea that other people are prevented from having a marriage and building a life with the person …
Fearghal is a 24 year old from Knocklyon in Dublin. He is voting yes in May because he wants his gay friends and family members to have the same rights and opportunities as him. “Please don’t stay home on May 22nd. Please don’t assume this referendum will pass by itself. We have the happiness of thousands of people in our …
Valerie lives in Knocklyon, Dublin. She is a mother of two sons and sees the referendum as a window to make thousands of gay people, and the people who love them, happy. “This referendum affects the happiness of thousands of gay people across the country. But it also affects the happiness of all of the people like me who love …
Jake Ryan is a 21 year old multimedia student in Dublin City University. I want my friends, my family, my kids and my grandkids to love who they want to love, and not let it be dictated by any laws or by anyone else.
Anne Rigney, a mother from Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon, talks about why she is voting Yes in the upcoming referendum. She wants her son, Daragh, and his partner, Lior, to have the same rights as her daughter, Cara. She has written a short piece asking other parents to imagine being in a situation like hers and the result is a reflective …
Galwegian Julie D’Lima lives in London but hopes to someday move home, get married and raise a family. She believes that a yes vote on May 22nd will send out a positive message that Ireland is a place that accepts the diversity of the world we live in, a place where discrimination is not accepted. “Something that’s really important to …