Well done Ireland

Yes, great news

Yes, good news. Well done Ireland. I wonder whether this will set the ball rolling in other countries.

Great result, very well done Ireland.

Brilliant news. Ireland has done the right thing.

Well done, Ireland. Now do something about your anti-abortion stance!

Hopefully that will be next.

Definitely good news.
Interestingly on the news earlier a RC church spokesman said that the church had wrongly assumed 'rural folk' (!) would vote against the proposal.

It goes to show how much some RC church leaders (and those of any religion) are behind the times. He went on to say that the Church must start listening to younger people so, as merlot says, hopefully there will be more changes including abolishing the anti-abortion rulings.

NI is even more of an anomaly now!! more cakes needed

of course the whole country rightly had a vote - as it affects everyone - if it had only been offered to 'gay' people it would have been massively discriminatory not to mention a 'foregone conclusion' (and therefore pointless.
same should have applied to the referendum on Scotland independence in that it affected us all. I suspect the vote would have gone 'YES'
GT - enough about the 'cakes' - there is already a long long thread on that.

I see the 'no' campaign were gracious in defeat - were that all losers reacted the same way.

I'm still waiting for them to see the light on their treatment of pregnant women.

Oh Mollie ffs lighten up! Here have a

Ah mollie - a familiar refrain.
Not sure if I'm understanding your post so please correct me if I'm wrong.
Do you mean you'd have liked to vote in the Scottish referendum in order to be rid of the troublesome Scots ? ( better luck next time).
By the way, I don't think you need to enclose the word gay in inverted commas any longer as it's accepted as normal parlance these days - in the same way as you don't need them for any other adjective. We wouldn't say 'unpleasant' post or 'nasty' reply so I think we can regard them as redundant around gay.
I realise that pedants might point out that I should in fact use them as I'm quoting you but I think the point is clear.

To allow gay marriage, the Constitution had to be amended. To amend the Constitution, Parliament had to agree to hold a referendum in order for that amendment to be voted on. I don't think for one minute that gg was suggesting that only gay people could vote? But anyway, I do wonder now what NI is going to do apart from order more cakes

G2 - are you as rude and opinionated in RL - before you post maybe you should think - would you say 'ffs - lighten up' to someone you were having a conversation with and not hiding behind a keyboard. swearing is very childish.
and yes - enough about the cakes - keep going on the other thread.

Gx2 am I seeing a lighter side of you ?, I like it. I shall have to remember your earlier quote " *******@@@@@@@******" it could be useful elsewhere from time to time.

The "yes" vote is something to be happy about, gay even. A [cake] seems very relevant, and

I don't understand if we are all human 'gay' or 'straight' should form part of the description of anybody - hence my 'quotes'
I see no reason why anyone would refer to straight people without putting the straight in quotes.
you did notice the in the comment about Scotland referendum so there was no need to take offence

'but for offering the vote to the whole nation' was in the op if you read it in full

Yep - Mollie I would and do frequently when it's appropriate! Do have another

I don't think anyone ever suggested that only gay people should vote; that seems a slightly weird comment but maybe I misunderstood.

I can't really see how this relates to Scotland either mollie65. Scotland is a country in its own right not a minority group. Perhaps some clarification is needed.

I'm happy to be described as heterosexual in circumstances where that is relevant to the matter under discussion . I don't like the word 'straight' As what's the opposite? Crooked? Bent? If we're talking about gay marriage, the sexual orientation of a person may well be pertinent to the discussion ( if the person wants to mention it). There are many situations where descriptions other than 'human' are appropriate. Sometimes I would want to identify myself as a woman, as white, as a mother, as a grandmother etc

Probably not all at the same time of course "as a heterosexual, white , female mother and grandmother, I should like to make the following contribution to the debate on .....?????'

Nope! If you refer to straight people you don't need quotes. Do you use them for 'tall' people or 'grumpy ' ones? The words are simply adjectives and there's no need for inverted commas unĺess you're quoting someone.
Ps I made a polite and non-aggressive comment and asked a pertinent question.
Where's the offence?
I look forward to reading mollie's clarification of her opinions of us Scots!,

G2 I notice that you don't feel it's necessary to use quotes when using the word heterosexual. I whole-heartedly agree with you.
You really are naughty to keep mentioning cakes when you've had your wrist (metaphorically) slapped!