Ireland passed a referendum by popular vote legalizing sam-sex marriage. They are the first country in the world to do so. 60% of Ireland voters (1.8 million) went out to support this referendum and of the 43 parliamentary constituencies in the country, 42 supported it. Ireland, being a predominately Catholic country, overcame the often conservative ideals to make this liberal decision. Many of the groups that opposed the passage of this same-sex referendum gladly congratulated the supporters. Only 22 years ago, homosexuality was a crime in Ireland.
By Hannah Higgins
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/europe/ireland-referendum-same-sex-marriage/index.html
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