Gay Marriage advert from Catholic Ireland earns critical praise
| By User from Los Angeles, CA - Nov 5th, 2009 at 3:18 pm PST |
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
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