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Making History: GAZE Celebrates Marriage Equality Vote in Ireland

Dublin Castle was the place to be last weekend as the crowds of happy Yes campaigners celebrated a historic referendum result. For those who weren’t there, this well-produced video captures the spirit. It’s produced by GAZE – Dublin’s International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival which will be held this year from 30 July to 3 August. Related articles […]

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Historic Referendum Moves the Needle on Social Media

The #VoteYes hashtag is currently trending globally on Twitter. It’s the number one trend in Ireland, together with #hometovote, which has seen thousands of emigrants tweet about the fact that they are making a long weekend of it – peaking at 110 tweets per minute at 9:30 this morning. https://twitter.com/TwitterDublin/status/601704435740323840 Twitter Dublin is promoting the #IVoted and […]

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“This Family would Vote Yes” – Stock Photo Family Speaks Out

The family featured in the stock photo image used by the No campaign in the Marriage Referendum have issued a statement through Amnesty Ireland, saying that they “completely support same-sex marriage” and that to suggest otherwise is offensive to them. And the alternative version of the poster created by Blacknight’s graphic designer James Larkin has been used […]

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