We can’t give birth to a new idea of marriage
Eamon Gilmore said marriage involving one man and one woman “reflected the past and not the future”. John Lyons said refusing gay marriage “was blatant discrimination on the part of the State”.
Jerry Buttimer said his mum and dad taught him the value of love and commitment, but he didn’t say their marriage involved procreation, without which he would not be available for comment. Colm O’Gorman said “it is time for gay parents to be treated as equals”.