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22/10/2012
Gilmore Confirms Support For Gay Marriage Is A Personal View
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has claimed his backing for gay marriage is Labour's way, not the Government's way.
Mr Gilmore confirmed he is speaking for the Labour Party, and not the Coalition, when he says the gay marriage is an issue "whose time is come".
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has repeatedly refused to support Mr Gilmore's stance, saying he speaks for the Government.
The Government's official position is gay marriage will be considered by the planned political reform think tank, the Constitutional Convention.
But Mr Kenny has not given a guarantee to hold a referendum on any changes the group comes up with.
Speaking at a major international conference on gay rights, Mr Gilmore once again threw his weight behind gay marriage.
"I think the whole position of gay and lesbian people has changed very dramatically over the course of the last 20 or 30 years. Ireland is now a much more tolerant society than it was back then. I believe gay marriage is an issue whose time has come.
"I believe it is a civil rights issue. It is something that is going to be considered by the Constitutional Convention," he said.
Although he was representing the Government at the conference, Mr Gilmore said his views on gay marriage were personal.
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Mr Gilmore confirmed he is speaking for the Labour Party, and not the Coalition, when he says the gay marriage is an issue "whose time is come".
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has repeatedly refused to support Mr Gilmore's stance, saying he speaks for the Government.
The Government's official position is gay marriage will be considered by the planned political reform think tank, the Constitutional Convention.
But Mr Kenny has not given a guarantee to hold a referendum on any changes the group comes up with.
Speaking at a major international conference on gay rights, Mr Gilmore once again threw his weight behind gay marriage.
"I think the whole position of gay and lesbian people has changed very dramatically over the course of the last 20 or 30 years. Ireland is now a much more tolerant society than it was back then. I believe gay marriage is an issue whose time has come.
"I believe it is a civil rights issue. It is something that is going to be considered by the Constitutional Convention," he said.
Although he was representing the Government at the conference, Mr Gilmore said his views on gay marriage were personal.
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