It has been a stellar year for the LGBT community in Ireland. We became the first country in the world to legalise Marriage Equality through popular vote, we made headlines around the world with murals and films in support of LGBT rights and we got a unicorn emoji.
Dale McDermott, a 22 year old Finance Graduate from Dublin has proposed the rainbow coloured icing on the cake by submitting a proposal to Dublin City Council to construct Rainbow Walks.
Dale says in his proposal that Rainbow Walks are a symbolic feat for LGBT communities all over the world. Dale says
“Having seen these already in the Castro District in San Francisco and how much of a tourist attraction they are, I really feel that Dublin could seriously benefit from such a simple yet important and colourful touch to our beautiful city. Cities all over the world, from Tel Aviv to Sydney, have installed rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossings and given the fact that Dublin is now viewed as a prime location for gay people, this will send a further signal that Dublin is welcoming to LGBT all over the world”.
The proposal includes three suggested locations for the installations. The entrance to Panti Bar, the crossing at Dublin Castle and the bottom of George’s Street are the suggested locations.
These points are the epicenters where people met to demand the change. If successful the rainbow walkways will literally illuminate the footsteps of those who successfully won the referendum.
We’re fully behind them.
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