It's sometimes difficult to find national pride these days, I'm glad you found a reason to have some. :)

Congrats! Hopefully the rest of the world will catch up eventually :T

'Kiss me, I'm Irish!

...And a lesbian!'

^^That.

Awesome picture to memento the occasion!

The rainbow republic of Ireland

I guess Dash had a itch to scratch... or is that an ich for some Scratch?

I hope more countries around the world follow suit after this. It really is a step forward.

But I really don't like dash being used as a symbol for homosexuality as she usually is, I just can't support unfair stereotyping like this.

The main reason I used her for this picture is that she's a character I identify with a lot, and the same sex pairing I draw the most is Vinyl/Dash. Also, rainbows.

Is she not allowed to be drawn with other females because she's athletic and covered in rainbows?

I was first attracted to the pony community because of how the creator and fans stood against stereotypes. Yet, I see so many of the fans turn around and label rainbow dash as a lesbian because of her appearance and tomboyish attitude/mannerisms. It feels hypocritical.

The problem with stereotypes isn't that there is an association, it's when the association is used as a definition. It's when people are reduced from complex and nuanced to mere symbols, and then forbidden from being more than that symbol. The same problem can happen if you go out of your way to avoid stereotypes, for a simple example that has hurt people I know, "girls are not allowed to like stereotypically girly things". It's still telling people that they're not allowed to participate in some things because of something outside of their control. There's certainly value in counterexamples, but there's also value in showing people that it's okay to just be who you are, and not be shamed because it happens to have a lot in common with a stereotype.

You're Irish? I like you more, if that's possible lol. I'm mostly Irish, I was the first of my family to be born in Canada. However due to the local government being rather horrible, I've gone introducing myself as Irish before Canadian lol. The vote in Ireland made me really happy and really proud, maybe it's a sign that more good is to come, and that even the worst situation can be reversed. Cute art too ^^

Well I'll be damned, someone else who was born the exact same year as me. And right on for Ireland even two years later HA. Over here in Canada, our PM just this year publicly acknowledged and apologized for the the way the Canadian government treated gays, and how they abused them especially in ou government and public institutions. Something powerful baout admitting your pasts faults and coming to terms with it...especially for the communities who were affected.

I'm Bi-sexual, but even then it's hard to breach the topic of sexuality in everyday conversation.