Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Alongside all of the rainbow flags we have seen over the past few weeks, there have also been some fabulous and inclusive slogans throughout Ireland. Two of them are "Love is Love" and "The Future is Equal". Imagine using the laws of a state to also hurt, criminalise and harangue who seek to love someone of the same sex. By any metric, that is wrong and everything that can be done diplomatically to call it out should be done.

While we are on the issue of equality, it is reprehensible that there is a party in the North that would to try to prevent the equality of language in Northern Ireland. It is wrong. The DUP also tried to subvert and stop marriage equality in its jurisdiction. It is wrong and archaic, and is the politics of the past. The whole world has moved on and I thank the Minister for all of his positive statements in this regard.

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