A Late Conversion To Pride

When I was growing up in Dublin - in the middle of the last century - I was only aware of three people who were known to be gay (not that such an inoffensive word had yet entered our vocabulary) 10 years ago, Ireland happily became the first country in the world to provide for equal marriage in a public referendum. Is the campaign for equal respect over? Not yet. More work is needed.

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Reviews

Beautiful and honest reflection on how the world needs far more tolerance and love in it for all beings. Every human being is worthy of love and being loved. Thank you, Tony! 🙏🌈💜

Thank you for doing this for LGBTQ2 people, Tony! It’s never too late for any of us to tell someone else: “ You matter in our world! You are valuable. You are truly welcome to eat at the table, too!” ❤️🫶🏻🇨🇦🌈❤️💕

Wonderful talk Tony. I grew up with quite a few gay couples because my mother in the 60s, because my mother was a very forward, thinking, woman, and she had quite a few gay couple friends. One of them she was friends with for many many years till she moved up to Oregon and even stayed in touch with them after that. One thing she always told me was to find gay men as friends because they never have an agenda and make the coolest companions. Sadly where I live, there are not many older, gay men that I can be friends with. I would love to though if I could! But I agree as I’ve gotten older I don’t look at anybody about their orientation, just who they are and love them as they are. That’s all we wish for ourselves.
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Thank you Tony, yes everyone should have the right to be loved, show their love and be treated with kindness and respect. 🩷❤️🧡💛💜💙🩵💚

Thank you, Tony, for your honesty and inclusiveness. 🌈🕊️🙏🏽