The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland: A Social Revolution Begins by Sonja

Description: The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland by Sonja Tiernan Tracing the campaign for marriage equality, this book highlights how this movement and the related referendum result have propelled Ireland from a country perceived as one repressed and controlled by the Catholic church to a country that is now admired as a leader in equality of human rights. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The marriage equality referendum saw record numbers turn out to register their votes including Irish emigrants who returned from around the world to ensure an impressive majority in favour of this constitutional amendment. The overwhelming positive result marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time in Ireland. The Yes Equality campaign ignited a social revolution across Ireland, witnessed more recently with further referenda decriminalising abortion and introducing a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce.Utilising published reports, newspaper articles, marriage equality papers and extracts from Dail debates, this book traces the key legislative and social changes surrounding Irish marriage equality, from the establishment of the advocacy group in 2008 to the referendum on the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015. With a foreword by Ivana Bacik, a Senator and Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, best known for her tireless work defending human rights, this book offers a concise historical record of the momentous referendum on marriage equality. -- . Flap Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The marriage equality referendum saw record numbers turn out to register their votes including Irish emigrants who returned from around the world to ensure an impressive majority in favour of this constitutional amendment. The overwhelming positive result marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time in Ireland. The Yes Equality campaign ignited a social revolution across Ireland, witnessed more recently with further referenda decriminalising abortion and introducing a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce. Utilising published reports, newspaper articles, marriage equality papers and extracts from D Author Biography Sonja Tiernan is the Eamon Cleary Chair of Irish Studies and co-director of the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago Table of Contents Introduction1 Irish Historical and Global Context2 The Path to the High Court3 Civil Partnership Bills4 Marriage Equality a New Direction5 Political Lobbying, the Media & Influencing Public Opinion6 Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty First Century7 Preparing for a Revolution8 Yes Equality9 The Campaign in Action10 The Final Hurdles11 The ReferendumAfterword: Future DirectionsBibliographyAppendixIndex Review Sonja Tiernans invaluable contribution to the history of social progress in Ireland recognises and celebrates the many unsung heroes who worked for long years to achieve the historic 2015 result.From the foreword by Senator Ivana BacikHow a revolution is chronicled is almost as important as the revolution itself, because without a clear and informed history, the lessons of the revolution are lost. Luckily for us and for future generations, the lessons of the history of marriage equality in Ireland are safe in the hands - and prose; and sharp mind - of Sonja Tiernan.Rory ONeill (Panti Bliss)The steady if not always stirring story of legal reform and legislative process is one of the important themes threading Tiernans history of Irelands marriage movement. Indeed, despite that revolutionary subtitle, the strength of this book is not a portrait of social revolution but the authors careful and almost methodical representation of the movement and its legal and political contexts. [...] Now we can add Sonja Tiernans careful and rich historical account to [the] little bookshelf of radical change.Estudios IrlandesesI have no doubt that this book will inspire future studies on the history of LGBTQ rights and activism in Ireland [...] I hope that future research will build on Tiernans excellent work and utilise oral history to further illuminate the experiences of Irish LGBTQ men and women and activists.Womens History Association of IrelandReminds us that successful campaigns often build on the hard, decades-long work of activists.Michaela Appeltova, Radical History ReviewTiernan takes the reader on a very well-mapped journey through the ups and downs and complications of the campaign for equal marriage, which included tensions between those that sought civil partnership and those that believed only same-sex marriage would bring real equality. Tiernans study is a tribute to activism; it highlights what thankless work it can often be and how determination is the key ingredient required. Crucially, she reinforces the value of knowing the history of things because the arguments and tactics used to block change are rarely new.Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Irish Historical Studies (2022), 46 (169) -- . Long Description Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote. The marriage equality referendum saw record numbers turn out to register their votes including Irish emigrants who returned from around the world to ensure an impressive majority in favour of this constitutional amendment. The overwhelming positive result marked a clear separation of church and State for possibly the first time in Ireland. The Yes Equality campaign ignited a social revolution across Ireland, witnessed more recently with further referenda decriminalising abortion and introducing a less punitive regime for obtaining a divorce.Utilising published reports, newspaper articles, marriage equality papers and extracts from Dail debates, this book traces the key legislative and social changes surrounding Irish marriage equality, from the establishment of the advocacy group in 2008 to the referendum on the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015. With a foreword by Ivana Bacik, a Senator and Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, best known for her tireless work defending human rights, this book offers a concise historical record of the momentous referendum on marriage equality. -- . Review Quote How a revolution is chronicled is almost as important as the revolution itself, because without a clear and informed history, the lessons of the revolution are lost. Luckily for us and for future generations, the lessons of the history of marriage equality in Ireland are safe in the hands - and prose; and sharp mind- of Sonja Tiernan.Rory ONeill (Panti Bliss) Details ISBN1526145995 Author Sonja Tiernan Publisher Manchester University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 1526145995 ISBN-13 9781526145994 Format Hardcover Imprint Manchester University Press Subtitle A Social Revolution Begins Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 192 DEWEY 306.8109415 Publication Date 2020-03-13 Short Title The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland Language English UK Release Date 2020-03-13 NZ Release Date 2020-03-13 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2020-03-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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