Panti Bliss, the ‘Queen of Ireland’, talks bullying, Catholicism and gay marriage
Panti Bliss is resplendent in shimmering green sequins and heels, with a corset creating eye-popping curves on her Amazonian frame.
Panti Bliss ( Rory O’Neill ), the ‘Queen of Ireland’ has been interview by Lateline on the Australian ABC TV channel. The interview was aired tonight Australian time at 10.30pm (AEDT) on ABC TV.
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“What are people are afraid of? I think there’s this weird idea that somehow you’re going to turn kids gay – as if that were possible.
“I’ve come from a straight family with straight parents and straight friends and straight neighbours in the straightest town in the straightest country in the whole world and I still turned out to be gay. This is definitely innate.
“So the choices are, do you condemn that kid to struggle against it and be bullied about it and all those things that we’ve learnt happen to young LGBT people? Or do you cut that off and encourage kids to accept all of the kids for who they are?
Panti Bliss about referendum and same-sex marriage
Panti Bliss says the six months leading up to Ireland’s referendum on same-sex marriage last year was a “difficult and depressing” time for the LGBT community.
“I wouldn’t recommend a referendum or plebiscite to anybody, [but] I think if you have them and you get the results you want, they’re incredibly powerful.”
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