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Marriage Equality - Civil Marriage for Gay and Lesbian People

Step Three - Visit TDs

Tell your stories - let them hear how being banned from Civil Marriage impacts on your everyday life.

The following are some suggested questions that you can ask your TDs/Senators when you go to visit them. You may wish to ask your own particular questions, so these are merely a guideline on questions you could ask.

In most recent polls (Red C Poll, March 2011), 73% of Irish people support the right of same sex couples to marry. As an elected representative, are you supportive of equal marriage rights for same sex couples?
If yes - how will you work towards this?
If no - why not?
While I welcome Civil Partnership as an initial first step, I would like to see the introduction of equal marriage rights for same sex couples. Do you see civil marriage for same sex couples being introduced within the lifetime of this government?
In the Programme for Government, you committed to examining the issue of marriage equality under a proposed Constitutional Convention. Do you know what the proposed Constitutional Convention will look like?
Do you know when the first meeting of the Constitutional Convention will be?
Will you make recommendations to the Constitutional Convention in favour of marriage equality on behalf on me as your constituent?
If the Constitutional Convention recommends introducing marriage equality through legislation, will you support this legislation's passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas?
If the Constitutional Convention recommends introducing marriage equality through a referendum, will you ensure that this referendum is held in a timely manner after this recommendation?

Make sure to tell them that civil partnership is not marriage.

The following documents can be downloaded in PDF format to help you with talking points for your visit: