Ireland Backs Gay Marriage in Landslide Win for Yes Camp
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Irish voters backed a proposal to allow gay marriage by almost a 2-to-1 margin, making the nation the first in the world to back wedlock for same-sex couples in a referendum.
Ireland voted 62.1 percent in favor of the measure, government officials said Saturday. The final tally was 1.2 million for the measure and about 700,000 opposing it, they said.