A happy day for Ireland as Seanad passes Marriage Equality Bill – Keane

“There are boys and girls in Ireland at this moment with knots in their chests. They’re looking at the ground for fear that someone might notice who they pay attention to as they walk our streets. Many of our sons and daughters will tonight struggle to sleep because of the fear of who they are; they have feelings of being less than their brothers and sisters, of being unlovable. They will repeat the words ‘I’m not gay. I’m not gay’. This has been the reality for boys and girls on this island for longer than our State has existed.