A video of a gay couple getting engaged in Ireland has gone viral on Twitter. Given the elaborate setup of the proposal, it’s not hard to see why.
The video of the couple–who, at the time of this writing, remains unidentified–shows the pair meeting on Henry Street in Dublin, Ireland. A large crowd immediately gathered as one man handed another a bouquet of roses. He also carried a heart-shaped balloon with a question mark on it–a sign of things to come.
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As one of the men reached into his jacket, he dropped to one knee, sending the crowd into squeals. He grabbed a nearby microphone–we’re guessing this was planned in advance–before finally popping the big question. His other half wasted no time in saying yes.
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The couple shared a passionate kiss as the crowd burst into cheers and applause.
Considering the long, devout Catholic history of Ireland, and that marriage equality only became legal there in 2015, we take this as a sign of hope for more than just the happy couple.
Stumbled upon a marriage proposal in the middle of Henry Street AND HE SAID YES??? #Dublin pic.twitter.com/t7OviJAhrw
— Sarah ? (@_Sar_o__) October 17, 2019
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MacAdvisor
“(W)ho, at the time of this writing, remains *identified* (emphasis added).”
Perhaps the author means *un*identified?
theafricanwiththemouth
This happened October 17!! How are you just posting about it now.
9k views also, is NOT VIRAL. You guys can be so lame sometimes.
I wish them well.
RyanMBecker
The article correctly points out that Ireland didn’t get marriage equality until 2015, and that it is strongly tied to Catholicism (as in the term, “Irish Catholic”). But it fails to give the Irish credit in being the FIRST nation to achieve marriage equality through the POPULAR vote. All prior nation’s reached it by judicial means, i.e. a court ruling that excluding gays was unconstitutional, as was the case in America. This was monumental because it meant that marriage equality reflected the will of the people, and not “forced” upon them by “activist judges” as homophobes often claim. This fact hurt the Vatican more than as any previous recognition of marriage equality.
I was corresponding with several Irish people at the time on non-gay topics. They were all straight and young, and many can even be considered athletic boyband A-list types, the kind who might be gaybashers in America. Yet many, if not most, started posting the HRC equality symbol on their social media. That confused me because I wasn’t aware that the Irish was debating marriage equality at the time. In fact, I assumed that the equal sign meant something else, e.g. a sports logo. When I found out the reality, I was like, WOW! I had to revise all my preconceptions and prejudices about the Irish as religious homophobes.
As far as I know, Ireland remains the only country where marriage equality was achieved purely from the popular vote. In Australia, there was a non-binding vote to gauge popular opinion and guide legislators, but it had no legal effect.