Referendum is a triumph for the “yes”: 62.1% of voters are in favor of the enlargement of rights.Įven if more and more countries recognize families based on a same-sex couple, the homophobic opposition remains strong and combative: religious and political forces, as the Russian government, are in the forefront in spreading lies and misinformation. It is a historic turning point for the recognition of civil rights in a country that, however, is still struggling to overcome racism.Ģ2 May: Irish people are called to the polls to decide if marriage rights have to be extended to homosexual couples. We selected 24 cartoons that describe 2015 from an LGBT perspective: which is your favorite?Ģ6 June: the Supreme Court states that same-sex marriages are legal everywhere in the United States.
