Ahead of the Marriage Referendum – Seán Munsanje wrote a Facebook post recalling what it was like to grow up in Ennis as not only a black person but also gay – he outlined his experience in school:
“I did not know any gay people in Ennis. They simply did not exist. In retrospect, there was obviously many, however, they were hiding a part of themselves they felt was not acceptable to others, being gay. As a teenager, this made me feel like an alien. Any time someone in school called me a queer, faggot, bender or any any homophobic slur, I would laugh nervously as if it were a hilarious joke”
Seán joined John Cooke on Morning Focus this morning, listen back below:
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