http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ULdaSrYGLQ

An advert in support of gay marriage has won critical praise – a move all the more surprising since it comes from the Roman Catholic bastion of Ireland.

The work was recently released by marriageequality.ie, an initiative that works for civil marriage rights for gay and lesbian people in the Emerald Isle.

In the ad, a man is seen knocking on the doors of various households asking their occupants for permission for ‘Sinead’s Hand’ in marriage.

From country lanes to city tower blocks, the smartly dressed man in the suit covers them all. And each time he asks his question, he’s told “Yes.”

The work closes with the line, “How would you feel if you had to ask 4 million people for permission to get married? Lesbians and gay men are denied access to civil marriage in Ireland.”
FYI The 4 millio is in reference to the population of Ireland

http://www.marriagequality.ie/

http://www.marriagequality.ie/download/pdf/its_no_joke.pdf

... well worth the read ..this research was done in conjuction with Lansdowne Market Research(one of the largets Market research co's in ireland) between 15th-30th October 2008

http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=15743&Title=Gay_Marriage_advert_from_Catholic_Ireland_earns_critical_praise

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/1020/1224257055137.html?digest=1