Taoiseach tells technology leaders to vote yes on marriage equality - for business
The Taoiseach has urged tech leaders to vote Yes to same sex marriage - for business and for Ireland.
Enda Kenny joined over 150 technology industry members in Dublin this morning to discuss the impact a Yes vote in next month's referendum would have on business.
Figures like Twitter Ireland MD Stephen McIntyre said Ireland's reputation abroad as a "forward thinking" hub for foreign investment would be damaged by voting No.
Yes on #MarRef is as good for our value as it is for our values. Marriage equality is good for business & Ireland. pic.twitter.com/xffnsSHAhG
— Enda Kenny (@EndaKennyTD) April 16, 2015
The Taoiseach said the status quo is locking gay people out of an institution open to everyone else.
"If you are a gay or lesbian person in this country, you could never give your family, as we say in Ireland, 'the day out'," he said.
"Coming out kept you out - you were locked out - of an institution that welcomes your parents, your siblings, and your friends."
