Ireland’s Constitutional Convention just voted by a 4/5 margin to amend the constitution to allow for bring in marriage equality. We have a long road ahead of us- there’s going to be a lot of ugliness in that referendum campaign.
But I am so goddamn proud of my country right now.
Aoife is located in a small town in Ireland, and she won't let you forget it. She gets paid to teach, but will default to roller derby and social theory if given half a chance. She's quite likely (but not guaranteed) to be writing about: feminism, queerness, wheelyshoes, Ireland, what she cooked last week, or any combination of the above.
She will tell you how to pronounce her name, but only if you ask very nicely.
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I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!
[…] citizen who favors specific X case legislation or at least more liberal abortion laws by 64%), just passed same-sex marriage through the constitutional convention they’re running by a 4/5 margin, which means that SSM would be a protected right if it passes a national […]