Cheers to Ireland!

The referendum changes Ireland’s Constitution so that marriages between two people would be legal “without distinction as to their sex.”
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“Last night felt like Christmas Eve.”

“It’s a great day for Ireland,” he added.

In downtown Dublin, people wore their Yes buttons, and the atmosphere was happy. The sun was out, the brightest it had been in days.

Nick O’Connell, 42, who comes from a rural area in County Kilkenny in the Irish Midlands, was cradling a celebratory drink in a Dublin bar, the Back Lounge. He said he had been too afraid to come out as gay until his mid 20s.

“Today I’m thinking of all those young people over the years who were bullied and committed suicide because of their sexuality. This vote was for them, too.”

He added: “This is different from other countries because it was the people who gave it to us, not a legislature.”

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