Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed he has been subjected to homophobic abuse since publicly coming out as a gay man. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed he has been subjected to homophobic abuse since publicly coming out as a gay man. Speaking in Government Buildings last week, Mr Varadkar said he was reluctant to discuss any racist or homophobic abuse he suffered but confirmed he had been targeted. The Taoiseach’s father married Waterford woman Miriam Howell and they raised Mr Varadkar and his two sisters Sonia and Sophie in West Dublin. The Taoiseach previously spoke about his experience racism in school in the book ‘Leo Varadkar - A Very Modern Taoiseach’.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2019 09:33 UTC