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# Coming Out

Phillip Schofield: 'I have been coming to terms with the fact that I am gay'

Schofield made the announcement in a statement posted on his Instagram account.

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Feb 7th 2020, 10:40 AM

# opening up

'You're just accepted for who you are and that's the way it should be in men's or women's football'

Ireland captain Katie McCabe reflects on the positive reaction since opening up about her relationship with team-mate Ruesha Littlejohn.

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Aug 20th 2019, 9:43 PM

# Speaking out

'Be the one to step in. It changed my life': James Kavanagh describes school bullying on Late Late

James Kavanagh was on the show with his brother John, who coaches Conor McGregor.

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Oct 7th 2017, 11:59 AM

# Handsome Devil

This Irish director got a lovely message from a parent saying his film helped their kid come out

Handsome Devil was inspired by John Butler’s own experience of being gay at school.

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Jun 17th 2017, 9:18 AM

# opening up

'I felt like the biggest liar ever. You don't want people to think differently of you'

Kildare captain Erica Burke shares her story.

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May 28th 2017, 10:00 AM

# I'm still gay

Ellen DeGeneres shared a brilliant update on her iconic 1997 Time Magazine cover

It’s exactly 20 years since she came out on her sitcom.

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Apr 30th 2017, 4:50 PM

# i write the songs

Barry Manilow speaks about hiding his gay relationship for nearly 40 years

The entertainer was married to his long-time partner in 2014.

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Apr 5th 2017, 9:31 PM

# Coming Out

First Dates' Susan tells of the turmoil she endured as a closeted mother-of-two

Susan told Ryan Tubridy about the whirlwind years which saw her come out of the closet and appear on national television.

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Jan 26th 2017, 10:30 PM

# Coming Out

This teenager came out to her family while on a Disneyland rollercoaster

Excellent.

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Jul 6th 2016, 9:51 PM

# One Year On

Huge rise in young people coming out as gay since marriage referendum

The figures are released in a new survey by LGBT youth organisation BeLonG To.

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May 22nd 2016, 2:29 PM

# tbilisi cup

Munster's Scannell named at 10 as Emerging Ireland take on Uruguay

With fatal flooding hitting the Georgian capital this week, head coach Allen Clarke’s thoughts were for the local population.

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Jun 16th 2015, 2:30 PM

# Changes

"It is definitely a lot harder to stay in than to come out"

The Health Minister was speaking on RTÉ’s The Ray D’Arcy’s Show this afternoon.

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Jun 4th 2015, 5:05 PM

# ray of light

"Everything changes with this": Tears, relief (and sunscreen) at a jubilant Dublin Castle

“I think it’s a great thing – particularly for children growing up gay and for the children of gay couples. They already exist.”

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May 23rd 2015, 1:56 PM

# marriage referendum

'Worse than losing my seat': Leo would be absolutely devastated with a No vote

The Health Minister, who came out publicly in January, helped launch Fine Gael’s referendum campaign today.

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Apr 27th 2015, 8:00 PM

# Former minister

Former minister Pat Carey on being gay: 'Colleagues sometimes unwittingly said hurtful things'

“To be frank about it I didn’t have the courage, the confidence to talk about it to a wider audience, maybe. I’m sorry about that.”

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Feb 13th 2015, 10:55 PM

# courageous

14 lovely reactions to Pat Carey's interview about being gay

The former Fianna Fáil minister spoke about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One this morning.

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Feb 13th 2015, 7:38 PM

# Pat Carey

14 lovely reactions to Pat Carey's courageous interview about being gay

The former Fianna Fáil minister spoke about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One this morning.

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Feb 13th 2015, 1:05 PM

# Coming Out

'It's a really brave thing and the more people that come out, the more acceptable it is'

Valerie Mulcahy has been praised by fellow Cork ladies GAA star Anna Geary.

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Jan 20th 2015, 7:55 AM

# Coming Out

8 wonderful coming out reactions that will warm your heart

* Ugly cry*

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Jan 19th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Leo

'His courage will inspire many others who would like to be open about who they are'

Minister Leo Varadkar’s announcement that he is a gay man ‘won’t change his work in Government’, a fellow Minister has said.

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Jan 18th 2015, 2:22 PM

# Coming Out

19 heart-warming and funny reactions to Varadkar coming out

“He’s 36?!?!”

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Jan 18th 2015, 12:54 PM

# Coming Out

'Have you ever been to Pantibar?' - Enda Kenny slags Leo Varadkar about getting there first

Minister Varadkar is the first government minister to publicly announce that he is gay.

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Jan 18th 2015, 11:04 AM

# Speaking openly

9-time All-Ireland winner Valerie Mulcahy comes out in Donal Óg documentary

The Cork star reveals how she dealt with her sexuality in the broadcast next Monday.

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Jan 14th 2015, 10:15 AM

# proud

Here's the heartfelt letter a 9-year-old girl wrote her teacher after he came out as gay

Beautiful.

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Dec 16th 2014, 4:17 PM

# Aw

13-year-old comes out to best friend via text, best friend has heartwarming response

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Nov 21st 2014, 8:25 AM

Voices

Opinion: Why do some straight people automatically assume a gay person fancies them?

Gay people aren’t sexual predators ready to pounce on unsuspecting straight friends and colleagues… so calm down.

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Nov 8th 2014, 12:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: When is the right time to tell a child that you're gay?

Should adults be open with children, as much as is age appropriate, or should they try to avoid questions about sexuality?

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Aug 31st 2014, 7:30 PM

# Coming Out

Teacher receives lovely email from student after coming out during school assembly

Four years after the teacher’s announcement, the student returned to say thanks.

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Aug 14th 2014, 8:39 AM

# courage

Australia's five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay

The swimmer said he had “wanted to come out” for some time, but didn’t feel as if he could make the admission.

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Jul 13th 2014, 12:11 PM

# Art Attack

Artist turns homophobic tweets sent to Tom Daley into beautiful portrait

The Olympic diver endured homophobic abuse after he came out last December.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 3:07 PM

# Emerald Warriors

When you're young and want to come out, a high profile sportsperson doing the same gives you reassurance

Simon Murphy, a gay rugby player, was confused by Neil Francis’ comments last weekend.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 9:30 AM

# LGBT

‘I was living a lie’ – England women’s captain comes out

The Arsenal defender has revealed that she is gay and added that she won’t be going to the upcoming World Cups in Russia and Qatar.

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Feb 10th 2014, 3:10 PM

Voices

Column: Why I’m still afraid to come out to my friends and family

I’m 28 and in a committed, loving relationship but none of my friends or family know that – because I’ve never told them I’m gay. For all the talk of social acceptability, I still fear of losing the people I love.

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Nov 9th 2013, 12:00 PM

# Coming Out

Fear of rejection still biggest barrier to coming out for trans community

Over 2,500 people a year call the Gay Switchboard Dublin support line, which has said many LGBT people living in rural Ireland face isolation from the community.

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Oct 11th 2013, 8:00 PM

# Pride

10 moving coming out moments to celebrate National Coming Out Day

It’s today!

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Oct 11th 2013, 1:00 PM

Voices

Column: 'Coming out' as gay meant that, at 54, I could finally be myself

On National Coming Out Day, 68-year-old Eddie Parsons remembers growing up in an Ireland where “being gay was not an option” – and how he finally came out at the age of 54.

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Oct 11th 2013, 7:15 AM