Yes campaign mural puts writing on the wall for freedom of expression

We’ve seen those lovely visual messages produced by the "yes" campaign in the upcoming marriage referendum. Images of people of different and the same race, sexuality and walks of love hugging and high fiving each other in a visual extravaganza of being "all about the love". One would be hard pressed to object. After all who would not support equality and love?

Well as it happens it’s the “yes” side who do not support equality, especially pertaining to equality of law and equality of freedom of expression.

Take the example of the recently erected (pardon my French) mural on Georges Street in Dublin. The multi-storey mural depicts two men embracing. No problem with that. The artist responsible for the mural, Joe Caslin, has publicly stated that the mural is on support of a “Yes” vote in the upcoming referendum. Again, perfectly fine and something that should be allowed.