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Dan Savage Calls Out Duggar's 'Staggering' Family Values Hypocrisy
Dan Savage highlights the hypocrisy of reality TV’s Duggar clan, who painted LGBT people as child predators while their oldest son was allegedly sexually abusing underage girls.
Jase Peeples
www.advocate.com/politics/2015/05/23/dan-savage-calls-out-duggars-staggering-family-values-hypocrisy
Rainbows Form Over Dublin As Ireland Votes To Legalize Gay Marriage
In a historic vote, Ireland passed a referendum to legalize gay marriage. As voters in the Irish capital of Dublin went to the polls on Friday, some noticed a fitting accompaniment from Mother Nature.
What a fitting day for a rainbow over Dublin. So very proud to be Irish today! #MarRef pic.twitter.com/rBZGhzSAL7
— Fintan Gillespie (@fintangillespie) May 23, 2015
Dublin, if this doesn’t tell you My opinion nothing will. #MarRef pic.twitter.com/3PzKFiqF3N
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 23, 2015
Double rainbow shining over Dublin today… ❤️ #IrelandVoteYes pic.twitter.com/oov4QI42kG
— majella fitzgerald (@majlou) May 23, 2015
Jesus shines his rainbow down on Dublin City this morning! #irelandreferendum #MarRef pic.twitter.com/uZSrcV63Il
— LouiseMc (@louiedapalma) May 23, 2015
Rainbow over Dublin pic.twitter.com/Sh0rI0I8Wm
— Real Keyser Soze (@keysersoze_ie) May 23, 2015
Official results showed that the referendum passed with 62 percent support, according to Reuters.
Ireland becomes the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage via popular vote.
H/T BuzzFeed
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Ireland becomes first country to pass equal marriage by public vote
Supporters of equality turned out in their hundreds of thousands
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/ireland-becomes-first-country-pass-equal-marriage-public-vote230515
Final Irish Marriage Referendum Tally Shows Landslide 'Yes' Victory, Gay Couples to Tie the Knot By Year's End
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Final Vote Tally Shows Landslide ‘Yes’ Victory in Irish Marriage Referendum, Gay Couples Expected to Tie the Knot By Year’s End
As expected, Ireland’s marriage referendum was a big win for the equality side.
With 43 of 43 constituencies reporting, the country has voted to amend its constitution to legalize same-sex marriage by a margin of 62.07% to 37.93%.
Over three million voters participated in the referendum, with all but one constituency (Roscommon – South Leitrim) having a majority ‘Yes’ vote. More on the turnout here.
The Irish Times reports the first same-sex marriages could take place before Christmas:
The resounding Yes vote will result in a new sentence being added to Article 41 of the Constitution. It reads: “Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.” The Irish version, which takes precedence, reads: “Féadfaidh beirt, gan beann ar a ngnéas, conradh pósta a dhéanamh de réir dlí.” It means that a marriage between two people of the same sex will now be recognised by the State and will have the same status under the Constitution as a marriage between a man and a woman.
To give effect to the amendment, the Oireachtas will enact the Marriage Bill 2015, which will state in law for the first time the principle that being of the same sex is no longer an impediment to marriage. Officials in the Department of Justice will begin drafting the legislation next week. A spokesman said the Bill would be prioritised with a view to it being passed by the Oireachtas before the summer recess.
Congrats Ireland on this historic victory!
What an atmosphere at Dublin Castle #MarRef pic.twitter.com/pLQO7Jniqo
— Senator David Norris (@SenDavidNorris) May 23, 2015
Kyler Geoffroy
Jason Collins: FIFA 'Cannot' Give World Cup to Russia or Qatar, 'Period'
Former NBA player Jason Collins blasted FIFA’s plans to host the upcoming 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar, respectively.
Said Collins to BBC World Service’s program Sportsworld:
“If you’re a governing body like Fifa you cannot have sporting events in countries… where they have laws on the books that say that homosexuality is illegal, you just cannot give them that power. So whether it’s Russia, whether it’s Qatar, you cannot give them the games, period, until they change their laws or the culture so that people feel comfortable again to live their authentic life.”
Added Collins:
“If you do go, know that as an athlete you have a unique platform and I hope that you’re able to use that platform, that voice, to raise awareness of the LGBT community in whatever country that you’re in.”
Collins was the first openly gay player in the NBA. He retired in November.
Andy Towle
www.towleroad.com/2015/05/jason-collins-fifa-cannot-give-world-cup-to-russia-or-qatar-period.html
A Joyful, Historic Day for Marriage in Ireland
Supporters celebrate Ireland’s referendum approving same-sex marriage.
Christopher Harrity
www.advocate.com/world/2015/05/23/photos-joyful-historic-day-marriage-ireland
Jane Fonda Discusses Why She Thought Warren Beatty Was Gay In W Magazine Interview
Everything is coming up gay for Jane Fonda these days.
The legendary 77-year-old actress is currently featured in the new Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” in which she plays a woman whose husband announces he’s leaving her for his law partner and best (male) friend.
Perhaps put in the mood by starring in a show with such heavy gay themes, Fonda has been chatting nonstop about queer topics while doing press for the series.
She recently told Pride Source’s Chris Azzopardi that one of her favorite memories was “campaigning with Harvey Milk in the Castro District in San Francisco” and that a very famous unnamed gay actor once asked her to marry him.
And in the newest issue of W magazine, Fonda opened up about another one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — Warren Beatty — and said that she once mistakenly thought that he was gay.
Noting their 1959 screen test for the film “Parrish,” W revealed that Beatty “recalled that they ‘were thrown together like two lions in a cage and kissed until we had practically eaten each others’ heads off.'”
In response, Fonda told the magazine she “didn’t remember the test at all” and jokingly added, “I thought Warren was gay. He played piano, and all his friends were gay.”
The friends Fonda referred to were possibly gay playwrights William Inge and Tennessee Williams, Queerty noted.
Beatty has dated his fair share of leading women, including Madonna and Annette Bening, to whom the actor has been married since 1992. In 2010, an unauthorized biography claimed that he had slept with close to 13,000 women, a number the actor’s rep called “baloney.”
Read the full interview with Fonda by heading to W.
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Ireland set to become first country to pass equal marriage by public vote
Supporters of equality turned out in their hundreds of thousands
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/ireland-set-become-first-country-pass-equal-marriage-public-vote230515
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