Have your say: Should Irish voters pass the same-sex marriage referendum?

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Different perspectives on growing up with same-sex parents. Photograph: Getty Images
Different perspectives on growing up with same-sex parents. Photograph: Getty Images

In two articles on irishtimes/opinion two adult children of gay couples each offer their personal perspective on the issue of same-sex marriage.

Heather Barwick, the daughter of a lesbian mother, argues against same-sex marriage. She writes, “I’m opposed to same-sex marriage because redefining marriage redefines parenthood.”

Finn Murphy, a son with two mothers, argues in favour of same sex marriage. “Occasionally, I am asked if my own childhood was impacted by not knowing my paternal father and, honestly, I cannot think of a single way,” he writes.

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