Ireland Votes to Approve Gay Marriage, Putting Country in Vanguard; New York Times, 5/23/15

Danny Hakim and Douglas Dalby, New York Times; Ireland Votes to Approve Gay Marriage, Putting Country in Vanguard:

"Nick O’Connell, 42, who is 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.”"