 by public vote on Friday legalised  . This was the first time a country legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote. The historic referendum resulted in a landslide sixty percent "yes". Other political leaders also took to the media to voice their support for the decision. Cabinet minister  remarked, "We're the first country in the world to enshrine marriage equality in our constitution and do so by popular mandate. That makes us a beacon, a light to the rest of the world, of liberty and equality. So it's a very proud day to be Irish". Ireland is a majority  country. The church opposes same-sex marriage. archbishop said Ireland's vote is part of a "social revolution". "If the referendum is an affirmation of the views of young people, the church has a huge task in front of it," he said. About 2,000  supporters celebrated in the Dublin Castle courtyard on Saturday. Drag queen , publicly known as Panti Bliss, was among the crowd, and stated "I am drunk on Yes [...] It's not that Ireland has changed today, but that Ireland has confirmed the change that we already knew had happened."
Ireland by public vote on Friday legalised same-sex marriage . This was the first time a country legalized same-sex marriage by popular vote. The historic referendum resulted in a landslide sixty percent "yes". Other political leaders also took to the media to voice their support for the decision. Cabinet minister Leo Varadkar remarked, "We're the first country in the world to enshrine marriage equality in our constitution and do so by popular mandate. That makes us a beacon, a light to the rest of the world, of liberty and equality. So it's a very proud day to be Irish". Ireland is a majority Catholic country. The church opposes same-sex marriage. archbishop said Ireland's vote is part of a "social revolution". "If the referendum is an affirmation of the views of young people, the church has a huge task in front of it," he said. About 2,000 LGBT supporters celebrated in the Dublin Castle courtyard on Saturday. Drag queen , publicly known as Panti Bliss, was among the crowd, and stated "I am drunk on Yes [...] It's not that Ireland has changed today, but that Ireland has confirmed the change that we already knew had happened."
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