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05-24-2015, 11:07 AM
Ireland votes ?yes? on same-*** marriage
http://img.s-msn.com/tenant/amp/entityid/BBkazEo.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=153&y=111Ireland has said "yes" to gay marriage, public broadcaster RTE confirmed on Saturday. The "Yes" vote was ahead, with more than 60 percent voting in favor, official figures showed. Out of Ireland's 43 constituencies, 40 have voted "yes," the Irish public broadcaster RTE reported on Saturday. More than 62 percent voted in favor of legalizing same-se marriage, 37.7 percent voted against the bill. Strong leads for the "Yes" camp emerged in districts across Dublin, as well as in traditionally conservative rural areas. But one constituency, Roscommon-South Leitrim, in the middle of the country, saw over 51% of voters there rejecting the marriage referendum proposal - a higher percentage than anywhere else. Thousands in Dublin to celebrate Large crowds flocked to central Dublin to celebrate the victory. The crowds cheered as gay rights icons appeared on the square, including David **rris, whose campaign led to the 1993 decriminalization of homo***uality and Rory O'Neill, whose Panti Bliss drag queen character became the face of the campaign, the news agency Reuters reports. Leo Varadkar, Ireland's health minister, who has come out as gay said: "People from the [gay] community in Ireland are a mi**rity, but with our parents, our families, or friends and co-workers and colleagues, we're a majority. For me, it wasn't just a referendum. It was more like a social revolution," the news agency AP quotes him as saying. Reduced impact of Catholic Church The Catholic Church once controlled virtually every aspect of Irish life but its clout has been vastly reduced by the impact of secularization and a wave of child *** abuse scandals that discredited the clergy. With the referendum Ireland becomes the 19th country in the world to recognize marriage equality and the 14th in Europe - as well as the first to do so by popular vote. In Germany, same-*** partners have the opportunity to register a partnership, but they do **t have the right to marry. Saturday's referendum results are a stunning triumph for gay rights activists. It was the culmination of a four-decade struggle for gay rights. ra/ng (AP, Reuters, dpa)
http://img.s-msn.com/tenant/amp/entityid/BBkazEo.img?h=100&w=100&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=153&y=111Ireland has said "yes" to gay marriage, public broadcaster RTE confirmed on Saturday. The "Yes" vote was ahead, with more than 60 percent voting in favor, official figures showed. Out of Ireland's 43 constituencies, 40 have voted "yes," the Irish public broadcaster RTE reported on Saturday. More than 62 percent voted in favor of legalizing same-se marriage, 37.7 percent voted against the bill. Strong leads for the "Yes" camp emerged in districts across Dublin, as well as in traditionally conservative rural areas. But one constituency, Roscommon-South Leitrim, in the middle of the country, saw over 51% of voters there rejecting the marriage referendum proposal - a higher percentage than anywhere else. Thousands in Dublin to celebrate Large crowds flocked to central Dublin to celebrate the victory. The crowds cheered as gay rights icons appeared on the square, including David **rris, whose campaign led to the 1993 decriminalization of homo***uality and Rory O'Neill, whose Panti Bliss drag queen character became the face of the campaign, the news agency Reuters reports. Leo Varadkar, Ireland's health minister, who has come out as gay said: "People from the [gay] community in Ireland are a mi**rity, but with our parents, our families, or friends and co-workers and colleagues, we're a majority. For me, it wasn't just a referendum. It was more like a social revolution," the news agency AP quotes him as saying. Reduced impact of Catholic Church The Catholic Church once controlled virtually every aspect of Irish life but its clout has been vastly reduced by the impact of secularization and a wave of child *** abuse scandals that discredited the clergy. With the referendum Ireland becomes the 19th country in the world to recognize marriage equality and the 14th in Europe - as well as the first to do so by popular vote. In Germany, same-*** partners have the opportunity to register a partnership, but they do **t have the right to marry. Saturday's referendum results are a stunning triumph for gay rights activists. It was the culmination of a four-decade struggle for gay rights. ra/ng (AP, Reuters, dpa)