he is a gay man who openly opposes gay marriage. >> i am a gay man. i support the idea that a child should have a mother and father where possible. by redefining marriage we are going to be redefining the irish constitution. something i don't believe we should do. >> this vote inspired fierce debate with strong word and hurt feelings on all sides. whatever the result, many people here are going to be unhappy. accepting it and moving on will be ireland's next challenge. phil black, cnn, dublin. >> now while gay rights laws vary widely around the world. 76 countries shown here in yellow consider homosexual acts illegal. according to the ilga. that is about 40% of u.n. member countries. in the red countries on this map, homosexual acts are punishable by death. that's five countries. and some parts of nigeria, and