Ireland's Absolutely Beautiful Gay Marriage PSA
 
 

Maine may have its gay marriage television spots, but it's Ireland's that are really catching on. "Sinead's Hand," from the group MarriagEquality and featuring native actor Hugh O’Connor, has been seen more than 130,000 times since debuting at the Dublin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (GAZE). And it comes at a perfect time: The Irish parliament will decide if, after decriminalizing homosexuality in 1993, this year is the time for civil partnerships for gays and lesbians in a land where marriage is reserved for heteros.

 
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No. 1 · vernonvanderbilt

Now this is a kick-ass PSA, though it does run a little long. We should be doing ads like this here in the States.

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 5:12 pm
No. 2 · uwyoalum

We did run this ad in the United States. It is a scene for scene copy of an ad that ran on MTV in the 2004 election cycle.

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 5:54 pm
No. 3 · bring back thumbnails

beats the hell out of the crappy stuff we the LGBT community came up with in California during the failed fight against prop8

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 5:55 pm
No. 4 · James P. P.

AWWWWWE. that was fucking awesome.

i've got a little tear in my eye right now and for the first time, i'm writing that and NOT being sarcastic.

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm
No. 5 · Jordan

Yeah, we had this PSA here like four years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2nsGtd7y3c

I wonder if Ireland asked publicinterest.tv for their permission to basically copy their idea?

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 9:12 pm
No. 6 · dgz

@Jordan: yeah, they should make them pay royalties! or… we could have priorities.

Posted: Sep 9, 2009 at 9:24 pm
No. 7 · Greg Theron

Damn. These people are so good.

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 1:05 am
No. 8 · sal(the original)

he's adorable

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 1:37 am
No. 9 · natch

@Jordan:

dont be a jew

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 4:04 am
No. 10 · rudy

@Jordan: Good detective work.
I'd still pronounce the Irish knock-off as an improvement.

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 5:44 am
No. 11 · j

@natch: dont be anti semetic

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 5:56 am
No. 12 · Geoff M

They took a good idea and made it better. That was incredibly sweet and effective. We should copy their better version for 2010 or whenever we're getting our collective rainbow butts in gear for equality.

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 11:36 am
No. 13 · edgyguy1426

@natch: ugh @j: thanks

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 2:35 pm
No. 14 · Stef

Loved the Gaelic in it. SO cute.

Posted: Sep 10, 2009 at 7:14 pm
No. 15 · Adam

Holy ripoff of MTV!

http://www.commercialcloset.or.....ntID=11064

Posted: Sep 11, 2009 at 12:43 am
No. 16 · MacPsych

Love it. But then, I'm Irish.

(As in Dublin, not Boston…)

Posted: Oct 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm
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