Ireland has legalized same sex marriag by referendum. Here are other untri where gay marriage is legal
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- IRELAND VOT TO APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE, PUTTG COUNTRY VANGUARD
- IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE
- IRELAND LEGALIZ GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY ACTIVISTS HAIL VOTE, 3 DES AFTER A FATAL ‘QUEER BASHG’ HATE CRIME
- IRELAND LEGALIZ GAY MARRIAGE 'SOCIAL REVOLUTN'
IRELAND VOT TO APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE, PUTTG COUNTRY VANGUARD
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After all, Ireland, a tradnally nservative Catholic untry, only crimalized homosexualy 1993. Mister for Health Leo Varadkar publicly revealed he was gay for the first time durg the mpaign and lled the w a “historil day. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTA uple at Dubl Castle on McQuillan/Getty ImagSli 1 of 10 A uple at Dubl Castle on McQuillan/Getty ImagMay 23, 2015DUBLIN — Ireland beme the first natn to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweepg asi the opposn of the Roman Catholic Church a roundg victory Saturday for the gay rights movement and placg the untry at the vanguard of social the fal ballots unted, the vote was 62 percent favor of legalizg same-sex marriage, and 38 percent opposed.
Ireland crimalized homosexualy only 1993, the church domat the tn system, and abortn remas illegal except when a mother’s life is at risk.
IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE
Ireland has bee the first natn to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweepg asi opposn om the Roman Catholic Church a roundg victory for the gay rights movement. * ireland legalizes gay *
At the same time, homosexualy is illegal across much of the Middle East and gay rights are unr renewed attack Rsia and parts of rults showed wi and ep support for a measure that had domated public disurse and dner-table nversatn the months before the vote on Friday.
Supporters celebrated gathergs and on the streets, wh the rabow lors of the gay rights movement and Y vote buttons nspicuoly on display.
IRELAND LEGALIZ GAY MARRIAGE
The killg of a gay man that produced a movement also led to a distctn for Ireland: It is the only untry to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote. * ireland legalizes gay *
”ViotranscripttranscriptIreland Legaliz Gay MarriageIreland has bee the first natn to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweepg asi opposn om the Roman Catholic Church a roundg victory for the gay rights movement. NaIreland has bee the first natn to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweepg asi opposn om the Roman Catholic Church a roundg victory for the gay rights olr activists, the moment marked a profound evolutn for their untry.
GAY ACTIVISTS HAIL VOTE, 3 DES AFTER A FATAL ‘QUEER BASHG’ HATE CRIME
For the world, suggted how far the gay rights movement has e, to make such a signifint step a untry wh a storied history as a relig stronghold. “Throughout my youth, adolcence and young adulthood, was a crimal offense to be gay, ” said David Norris, a 70-year-old Irish senator and longtime said he had faced “total isolatn” as a young man.
Though that is a formaly, the date when gay and lbian upl n marry will be termed that was support for the measure across the polil spectm, cludg om Prime Mister Kenny, of the center-right Fe Gael party, and his Labour aln partner, which had phed for the referendum. ”Gay rights activists around the world had said a victory would be an important tone.
IRELAND LEGALIZ GAY MARRIAGE 'SOCIAL REVOLUTN'
One opposn mercial said, “You should be able to have rervatns about gay marriage whout beg lled a homophobe, ” while a mercial supportg same-sex marriage featured young people enuragg their parents to vote. Ireland’s paradigm shift om a quasi theocracy to a lear on gay rights was the rult of a staed mpaign by gay activists.