A double rainbow appears over Dublin, captured on Friday by Karl, as the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage:
Ireland has voted by a huge majority to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the world to do so by popular vote in a move hailed as a social revolution and welcomed around the world.Woot!
Some 62% of the Irish Republic's electorate voted in favour of gay marriage. The result means that a republic once dominated by the Catholic church ignored the instructions of its cardinals and bishops. ...The result prompted a massive street party around the gay district of central Dublin close to the national count centre.
...Irish deputy prime minister and Labour leader Joan Burton added: "The people of Ireland have struck a massive blow against discrimination."
And quoting the late American politician and LGBT rights activist Harvey Milk, she said: "Hope will never be silent."
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