{"product_id":"a-day-in-may-colin-murphy-9781350369696","title":"A Day in May","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350369691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350369696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.19d","brand":"Colin Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079381020927,"sku":"9781350369696","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ed92059-c719-4375-b78e-5dc30e12dcf1.jpg?v=1685480814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-day-in-may-colin-murphy-9781350369696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}