#VoteWithUs Videos that mention society as a theme are shown here.
Katherine Zappone, from the US, and Ann Louise Gilligan, from Ireland, have been a couple since the early 1980s. They married in Canada over a decade ago, but their marriage is not recognised in the Republic. They feel that more than thirty years together is long enough to wait for their marriage to be recognised. The referendum is a ‘legacy …
Eoin Wilson co-created the Vote With Us campaign as he sees equal marriage as something that can have a huge positive impact, not only for gay couples, but for society as a whole. “You’re voting for more than just a civil rights issue. You’re voting for gay people to become full, equal members of your communities. For them to think, …
Dónal Mulligan, originally from Leitrim, is a co-founder of the VoteWithUs campaign. He talks about the many thousands of positive differences that a yes vote in Ireland’s equal marriage referendum will make in people’s lives. He believes that this vote is about equality for Irish citizens but that the change will mean much much more. “We started this campaign because …
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Michael Barron is the Director of BeLonG To, an organisation to support LGBT young people in Ireland, which he co-founded in 2003. In his video, Michael speaks about the positive effect that a strong yes vote could have on the lives of countless young Irish people and appeals for you to vote with him to support equal marriage. ‘This referendum …
Catherine Murphy is an Independent TD for Kildare North. She recalls the devastation that the first divorce referendum had on people in the 80s – how at the time they felt rejected by their own society. She asks you to come out and vote yes in May to ensure that history does not repeat itself. “I remember being in the …
Panti Bliss is Ireland’s best known drag queen. As an entertainer, activist, author and eloquent public speaker she is an inspirational figure for many. It couldn’t be simpler for her – it’s about equality. The same privileges, the same rights, the same responsibilities. Nothing more, nothing less. “At it’s simplest, the reason I’m voting for equal marriage is because I …
Gráinne Walsh, from Kildare, lives and works in London and so won’t be able to vote. She knows that the changes that a yes vote could bring would make the lives of her friends and family at home in Ireland better and so asks you to vote with them for equal marriage. “I can’t vote, but I really want you and …
Muireann Noonan, originally from Kerry, recalls some disasters of her wedding day but remembers that it was her right to make those choices for herself. She believes that we do not live in an equal society if we can’t marry someone we love, nor if other parents don’t have the same rights she has. “It is not an equal society …
John Lyons is a Labour Party TD from Dublin North West. John sees that Ireland is unequal today, and that gay and lesbian people are discriminated against. For him, this referendum is simply about equality. “This is about asking the citizens of Ireland – do you believe in equality? Do you believe that gay people’s relationships are as equal as everybody …