raise awareness of their cause and movement. In 1993, Ireland officially decriminalised homosexuality, celebrated as a landmark victory by LGBT groups, which had filed suit up to the European Court of Human Rights to strike down the ban. By the early 2000s, societal attitudes were becoming increasingly more accepting. Anti-discrimination laws covering sexual orientation were enacted, civil partnerships were legalised in 2011, granting same-sex couples several legal rights, and transgender transition laws were relaxed, allowing transgender people the right to change their legal gender on official documents. In May 2015, in a historic vote, the Irish people voted to legalise same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the world to legalise it through a public vote. Societal change towards the LGBT community has been attributed to, among others, a decline in Catholicism in Ireland, which was previously "omnipotent" and played a big influence in both public and private life. Opinion polls have shown raising levels of support for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. According to a 2012 poll, 73% of Irish people agreed that same-sex marriage should be legalised. The 2015 Eurobarometer found that 80% of Irish people supported same-sex marriage. 15% were opposed. Numerous LGBT events and venues can be found throughout Ireland. Dublin Pride is an annual pride parade held on the last Saturday of June in the capital city of Dublin. It is Ireland's largest public LGBT event. In 2018, an estimated 60,000 people attended. Other events include the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, the GAZE International LGBT Film Festival Dublin and Mr Gay Ireland. Outside of Dublin, there are also visible, albeit smaller, LGBT scenes in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford. There are various gay or gay-friendly pubs, restaurants, clubs, bars and saunas all over Ireland. The 2019 Eurobarometer showed that 83% of Irish people believed gay and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual people, and 79% supported same-sex marriage. Summary table See also LGBT rights in Europe LGBT rights in the European Union Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform (Ireland) BeLonG To (BeLonG To Youth Services) Outhouse Dublin LGBT+ Community and Resource Centre Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) List of Laws and Reports on Gay and Lesbian Rights in Ireland Same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland References External links Employment Equity Act, 1998. www.irishstatutebook.ie Equal Status Act, 2000. www.irishstatutebook.ie Norris v. A.G. – [1983] IESC 3; [1984] IR 36 (22 April 1983)