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Leo Varadkar comes out as gay

Annasopra

Leo Varadkar just came out on RTE Radio.

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Dog of Tears

The Shinners must hate being upstaged like this, expect Mary Lou to come out as a lesbian black woman in the next few days.

Annasopra

mikemac1 wrote: »

It's mostly 30 pages of posters declaring they don't care

They dont care enough to announce how amazing they are for not caring

mikeym

I dont care if hes gay.

Hes Minister of Health which is the poison chalice job. And so far he like other previous ministers that havent done a good job.

efb

Saipanne wrote: »

GAA fans tend to be more respectable folk, though. Hence the crowds can be mixed together. Soccer fans are possibly the lowest of the low. No way a professional footballer could come out in that environment.

respectable? like the guy with the megaphone behind Donal Og Cusack?

twinytwo

AgileMyth wrote: »

Never understood the notion of coming out.

What business is it of anyone else? Nobody ever comes out as straight.

Wait and see, he will make a power play for the leadership of the party in the next few months, so he cant have any dirty laundry.

Why do you think enda gave him the health portfolio?

mikemac1

thror wrote: »

If only that meant that every "I don't care" poster was going to vote in favour of SSM. Wishful thinking I fear.

Most of the posters here won't even be voting

Based mainly on the last three referendum votes haven't cracked 40% never mind 50%

mrsbyrne

eviltwin wrote: »

Don't look then

No. I have every bit as much right as anyone else to enjoy the streets. Are you happy for a preteen to be exposed to couples engaging in foreplay right in front of them.? There's a time and a place. There's acting appropriately. There's common decency.Get a room.

bodice ripper

Howls of laughter at all the posts from straight people telling gay people that coming out is no big deal. Especially if said gay person is 30+.

You weren't there, man.

eviltwin

mrsbyrne wrote: »

No. I have every bit as much right as anyone else to enjoy the streets. Are you happy for a preteen to be exposed to couples engaging in foreplay right in front of them.? There's a time and a place. There's acting appropriately. There's common decency.Get a room.

Who mentioned foreplay? The post you responded to only mentioned hugging and kissing. I don't see why that is a problem.

jamesduffy

Who cares about his personal life?

My issue with this is that he was nowhere
To be seen with the recent hospital trolly crisis, yet he has plenty of time to tell us all what way he likes it!

This seems very convenient to drop this out now, Is he hoping we'll forget the mess he's making in the dept of health?

coolshannagh28

Big fan of Varadkar, wondering was his hand forced in any way by recent events surrounding his absence during the latest trolley crisis

bodice ripper

mrsbyrne wrote: »

No. I have every bit as much right as anyone else to enjoy the streets. Are you happy for a preteen to be exposed to couples engaging in foreplay right in front of them.? There's a time and a place. There's acting appropriately. There's common decency.Get a room.

I don't like it either, but they can do it if they want. The whole world doesn't revolve around what is safe for kids. The highway isn't safe for kids, the internet isn't safe for kids, skateboards aren't safe for kids, alcohol isn't safe for kids. Perhaps they should have some sort of assigned guardian, one who knows them well enough to know what is safe for this particular kid. A parent, if you will.

Gummy Panda

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I wouldn't hold hands and I'm not gay.

How else will you transfer simple amino acids?

mrsbyrne

eviltwin wrote: »

Who mentioned foreplay? The post you responded to only mentioned hugging and kissing. I don't see why that is a problem.

You know perfectly well that "wearing" the face off one another is more then a peck on the cheek and a hug. I or small children with me don't want to he exposed to couples groping each other and slobbering over one another's faces. It's pathetic and stomach churning.its completely unnecessary and no, you do not have the right to shove your lust for your partner down my throat and tell me to keep my kids at home any more than I have the right to squat down and s**t on the pavement in front of your kids.

flas

Saipanne wrote: »

GAA fans tend to be more respectable folk, though. Hence the crowds can be mixed together. Soccer fans are possibly the lowest of the low. No way a professional footballer could come out in that environment.

Ahahahahahahahahahaha,you probably genuinely believe this as well

bodice ripper

mrsbyrne wrote: »

You know perfectly well that "wearing" the face off one another is more then a peck on the cheek and a hug. I or small children with me don't want to he exposed to couples groping each other and slobbering over one another's faces. It's pathetic and stomach churning.its completely unnecessary and no, you do not have the right to shove your lust for your partner down my throat and tell me to keep my kids at home any more than I have the right to squat down and s**t on the pavement in front of your kids.

I bet you just LEAP up to stop a track suited straight couple on the bus and tell them off like this.

lazygal

mrsbyrne wrote: »

No. I have every bit as much right as anyone else to enjoy the streets. Are you happy for a preteen to be exposed to couples engaging in foreplay right in front of them.? There's a time and a place. There's acting appropriately. There's common decency.Get a room.

Where are you seeing this, exactly? You must be hanging around places that are fierce racy altogether.

eviltwin

mrsbyrne wrote: »

You know perfectly well that "wearing" the face off one another is more then a peck on the cheek and a hug. I or small children with me don't want to he exposed to couples groping each other and slobbering over one another's faces. It's pathetic and stomach churning.its completely unnecessary and no, you do not have the right to shove your lust for your partner down my throat and tell me to keep my kids at home any more than I have the right to squat down and s**t on the pavement in front of your kids.

That is hardly foreplay is it. I don't particularly like it either but I don't think it's something children need to be protected from. My child sees a couple kissing...what's the worst that can happen? Just avert your eyes and move along.

Auld Jim Halpin

Sometime in the future "coming out" will be a non event in the big scheme of things but in today's Ireland it is a brave choice to make for an individual and I'm sure many people suffer with the problem for years.

So I say Fair Play to Leo Varadkar for doing it publicly and acting as a role model for those in similar circumstances. I'm sure he had his reasons for choosing to do so, not least the SSM legislation. He is a public figure after all and its probably better for him and his work to have no secrets.

As far as his work goes I believe he did a good job with the Minister of Transport(Tourism and Sport!) brief, and hopefully will make similar/better contributions to Minister of Health role. He appears to be honest and upfront and willing to dispense with the bullsh1te, something the rest of that shower could do with trying.

If we could just get him to stop making those silly insurance ads with his dog and focus on the waiting lists issue we would all be better off!

youtube.com/watch?v=KN_wQO-ud4o

youtube.com/watch?v=ofrRR7-FElo

thror

mrsbyrne wrote: »

You know perfectly well that "wearing" the face off one another is more then a peck on the cheek and a hug. I or small children with me don't want to he exposed to couples groping each other and slobbering over one another's faces. It's pathetic and stomach churning.its completely unnecessary and no, you do not have the right to shove your lust for your partner down my throat and tell me to keep my kids at home any more than I have the right to squat down and s**t on the pavement in front of your kids.

You are taking the word "wearing" from a previous poster who was talking about people kissing in the twisted pepper. A place that I'm hoping you don't bring your young children. I didn't get the same definition as you. I'm gonna call you out as a scaremongerer. Thanks.

chrysagon

no big shock there... now if Mike Tyson said he was gay id be surprised!

mrsbyrne

bodice ripper wrote: »

I don't like it either, but they can do it if they want. The whole world doesn't revolve around what is safe for kids. The highway isn't safe for kids, the internet isn't safe for kids, skateboards aren't safe for kids, alcohol isn't safe for kids. Perhaps they should have some sort of assigned guardian, one who knows them well enough to know what is safe for this particular kid. A parent, if you will.

Ok yii don't mind then if your having lunch with an elderly relative and im at the next table giving my husband a blow job.

bodice ripper

mrsbyrne wrote: »

Ok yii don't mind then if your having lunch with an elderly relative and im at the next table giving my husband a blow job.

Dig up, stupid.

bodice ripper

Mrs.byrne just escalated to blow jobs.

John_Rambo

efb wrote: »

I can't even do it in London is not safe in Dublin

I frequently see it in Dublin, most recently on Henry street at night time. I'm genuinely sorry you don't feel safe holding hands with your partner (I don't doubt your fears by the way) and I hope things change quickly, my young son thinks it's perfectly normal, maybe his generation won't even have to think about being accepting and tolerant.

mrsbyrne

thror wrote: »

You are taking the word "wearing" from a previous poster who was talking about people kissing in the twisted pepper. A place that I'm hoping you don't bring your young children. I didn't get the same definition as you. I'm gonna call you out as a scaremongerer. Thanks.

No the poster said sitting outside twisted pepper. I don't give a damn what anybody does in what should be an exclusively adult environment.

eviltwin

mrsbyrne wrote: »

Ok yii don't mind then if your having lunch with an elderly relative and im at the next table giving my husband a blow job.

Your being completely ridiculous now. No mention was made of anything beyond hugging and kissing. How did you leap from that to blow jobs?

mrsbyrne

bodice ripper wrote: »

Dig up, stupid.

Play the post not the man.
You said any public displays of affection are acceptable and I asked you if your fine with your elderly relative being exposed to my husband and I engaging in oral sex. Why am I stupid?

mrsbyrne

bodice ripper wrote: »

Mrs.byrne just escalated to blow jobs.

Are you trying to rouse a lynch mob? Pitchforks anyone?

John_Rambo

mrsbyrne wrote: »

Why am I stupid?

See below.

mrsbyrne wrote: »

You said any public displays of affection are acceptable and I asked you if your fine with your elderly relative being exposed to my husband and I engaging in oral sex.