What I Learned Talking To LGBT People About Coming Out In Ireland

What I Learned Talking To LGBT People About Coming Out In Ireland

It all changed a year ago today. People danced in Dublin's streets when Ireland became the first country in the world to vote through marriage equality by referendum. For a country that had only decriminalized homosexuality in 1993, the vote symbolized a resolute step towards shaking off its traditionally Catholic conservatism.

Irish journalist and Yes campaigner Charlie Bird has published book 'A Day In May,' looking back at the experiences of LGBT people and their families affected by the move towards marriage equality. His aim was to put a human face to a potentially dry and politicized conversation. I rang Charlie up to hear about the stories he gathered for the book, those that lingered with him, and what he's learned in the year since the vote.

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