Leo Varadkar: ‘I am a gay man’, Minister says

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Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has come out publicly this morning, saying he is a “gay man”.

“I am a gay man, it’s not a secret, but not something that everyone would necessarily know but isn’t something I’ve spoken publicly about before,” he told Miriam O’Callaghan on RTÉ Radio.

“It’s not something that defines me,” he said. “I’m not a half-indian politician, or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter. It’s just part of who I am, it doesn’t define me, it is part of my character I suppose”.


Leo Varadkar I am a gay man Minister says

 

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Ok,

Since it doesn't define you, well go on with your job and speak about it no more.

 

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Minister Leo Varadkar

On his 36th birthday, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar spoke to Miriam this morning about his career, his family and his personal life. He spoke for the first time about being a gay man



LISTEN TO THE PODCAST:
Sunday with Miriam Sunday 18 January 2015 - Sunday with Miriam - RT Radio 1

 

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Minister Varadkar's comments came as members of the marriage equality campaign launched their crowd-funding effort #ShareTheLove in PantiBar in Dublin this afternoon.

A referendum on the issue will be held in May.

LGBT rights campaigners at the launch welcomed the Minister's announcement:

 

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When I was young, my father said,
"Son, I've got something to say."
And what he told me I'll never forget until my dying day.

[Chorus 1:]
He said, "Son, you'll be a bachelor boy
And that's the way to stay.
Son, you'll be a bachelor boy until your dying day."

When I was sixteen I fell in love
With a girl as sweet as can be.
But I remembered just in time what my daddy said to me.

[Chorus 1]

As time goes by, I probably will meet a girl and fall in love.
Then, I'll get married, have A-wife and A-child
And they'll be my turtle dove.

[Chorus 2:]
But until then, I'll be a bachelor boy
and that's the way I'll stay-yay-yay,
Happy to be a bachelor boy until my dying day.
Yeah, I'll be a bachelor boy
and that's the way I'll stay-yay-yay,
Happy to be a bachelor boy until my dying day.


CLIFF RICHARD .:|: Bachelor Boy:|::

 

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Miriam Lord: Brave Leo Varadkar gives it to us straight
For those aware of where Varadkar interview was heading it made for difficult listening

Miriam Lord Brave Leo Varadkar gives it to us straight

 

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Varadkar said he decided to declare his sexuality in advance of government moves this year to advance gay rights. These include plans to legalize gay marriage, permit homosexual men to donate blood, and create greater parenthood rights for gays in surrogate-pregnancy cases. He said May's constitutional referendum on gay marriage, in particular, got him thinking about going public.

http://nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/18/world/europe/ap-eu-ireland-gay-politician.html?_r=0&referrer=

 

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As Leo said he is not in a relationship, I have a brilliant idea for a reality show;

LET’S FIND LEO A LOVER!

It would be ‘Big Brother’ meets ‘The Bachelor’.

Leo would be introduced to potentially suitable partner, spend a week living together and we could all watch to see how they get on. I think the program would be a winner!

 

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Here’s what the world thought of Leo Varadkar saying ‘I’m gay’


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Proud gay man Leo Varadkar opposes gay adoption: