Marriage Referendum: ‘We’ve changed what it means to grow up LGBT’

A new generation has spoken, said the yes side after a landslide victory and an historic weekend.

Marriage Referendum: ‘We’ve changed what it means to grow up LGBT’

Michael Barron, founding director of BeLonGTo, said this generation was a one with “open, kind hearts, a generosity of spirit and a great capacity to love”.

“We’ve changed forever what it means to grow up LGBT in Ireland,” said Mr Barron. “The Irish people, via the ballot box, have given each and every gay child and young person in Ireland — and across the world — a strong and powerful message that they are loved, they are cared for, and don’t need to change who they are.”

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