{"product_id":"a-day-in-may-9781350369696","title":"A Day in May","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colin Murphy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - Playwriting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's a million in the middle - and they might go either way.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 22nd, 2015, the people of Ireland voted resoundingly for marriage equality - making Ireland the first country in the world to introduce gay marriage by popular vote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle about Ireland's 20th-century history suggested that the country would find itself at the vanguard of LGBT+ rights. \"Homosexual conduct may lead a mildly homosexually-orientated person into a way of life from which he may never recover,\" warned the Irish Supreme Court in 1982. Homosexuality remained criminalised till 1993. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a long, hard fight by determined activists, as well as the individual efforts and sacrifices of thousands of ordinary people, gradually made the case for gay rights and, eventually, marriage equality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColin Murphy's documentary drama, based on interviews by the journalist Charlie Bird, charts the arc of that fight - culminating in the fervour of the final campaign weeks - interwoven with the personal stories of some of those who were touched by it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the presentation of \u003ci\u003eA Day in May\u003c\/i\u003e at Dublin's Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire, in October 2022.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45081971556503,"sku":"9781350369696","price":1361.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350369696.webp?v=1769200763","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-day-in-may-9781350369696","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}