Ireland makes world history!

No other country in the world has legalised same-sex marriage through a referendum of its people. Yesterday (Fri), the good citizens of the Republic of Ireland voted in their droves. Today - less than an hour ago - we finally got the historic results.

To the question of Ireland adding to their written constitution:

‘Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.’

Ireland voted

YES 62.1%
NO 37.9 %

Ireland has sent a beacon across Europe for human rights and equality. If a Catholic country like Ireland can embrace this, then any nation can.

For Scotland and the UK, I hope this sends a clear signal to those Tory ministers who voted against same-sex marriage that they were on the wrong side of history and any attempt to resurrect a Thatcher-style Section 28 will not be tolerated by the people.

The Tory love of homophobia must now be consigned to history.