In May, 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. But as Ireland moves towards greater equality, many other countries are moving in the opposite direction. Here is a snapshot of gay rights around the globe.

Dalia Zaki, 11 yrs old of Reno, NV, testifies before the Nevada State Legislature Marriage Equality hearings. Dalia and her brother have a biological Mom and...

All love is equal. It's time for marriage equality. Stand with Hillary Clinton in the fight for all LGBT Americans to be able to live, learn, work, and marry free from discrimination

Brilliant! If every child had a father like this gentle man, the world would be a very different place. Respect. If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye, nothing will. What a wonderful father. This brought tears to my eyes. the acceptance and his fantastic sense of humour.

Reporter Katie Razzall explores the changing British attitude to gay rights.

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court court issued a 5-4 ruling declaring the 14th Amendment requires all states to perform same-sex marriages and recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidel

Yulin Kuang, a young passionate director, wanted to capture the love that was allowed to flourish after the ruling, and used Shakespeare’s beautiful Sonnet 116 beginning with “Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments” to show 50 same-sex couples in 50 states winning at love in this

A short film dealing with marriage equality. It tells the story of several same sex couples without getting into teh political arena.

A young man's dream to marry his heartthrob materializes as gay marriage becomes legal. A marriage-equality themed parody to the lyrics of Finland's Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Marry me" by Krista Siegfrids

It's sometimes easy to forget in the equal marriage debate the bigger picture. Arguing about nuances of proposed law whilst necessary hides the truth - Same-sex couples love each other in no lesser way then their heterosexual counterparts. Our Australian friends, Clinton & Callum shared the video o...