AISLING DOLAN 29
from Offaly, now living in Dublin
When our community marched in 1983 to protest the murder of Declan Flynn and the subsequent lack of justice, we were joined by women opposing the Eighth Amendment. These women stood with us in solidarity. They showed us a level of respect and dignity denied to us by wider society.
I trust pregnant people to make the best decision for themselves. I believe that every individual has the right to decide what happens to their bodies. As a cisgender woman, the Eighth Amendment affects my life. Doctors and nurses still check whether I’m pregnant before prescribing treatments, despite the fact that I have been in a relationship with a woman for the past eight years. If my fiancée and I have children in the future, my sexuality will not exempt me from the Eighth Amendment. The Eighth Amendment hangs over our entire community. I hope we do the right thing on polling day.
We asked the LGBT+ community how they will vote in the forthcoming referendum on to repeal the Eighth Amendment in Ireland’s constitution.
Here’s what they said:
JON HANNA 42
Dublin