A lesson in tolerance from Spain
Next month will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of the act legalizing marriage between same-sex couples in Spain. My country was the third in the world to take this step, after Belgium and the Netherlands. This month, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage via popular vote.
I know how so many people in Ireland feel right now. When the parliament passed Spain’s same-sex marriage law on June 30, 2005, I said that our country would from that moment on be a fairer place. And I honestly believe that this has been the case.… Seguir leyendo »