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Colin Farrell writes personal plea to Irish voters to support marriage equality
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COLIN FARRELL HAS written a plea to Irish voters to support marriage equality in advance of next year’s referendum.
Writing for The Sunday World the actor details the homophobic abuse suffered by his brother Eamon, and laments the fact that he had to leave Ireland and travel to Canada in order to get married.
Farrell calls on the Irish people to “lead by example” when the “world is watching” next spring as Ireland votes on marriage equality.
Eamon and Colin Farrell with their mother Rita at the Daredevil premiere in California in 2003 (AFF/EMPICS Entertainment) AFF / EMPICS Entertainment AFF / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment
Farrell and his brother have been supporters of the BeLonG To campaign to combat homophobic bullying for some time now. Eamon Farrell has spoken of the violent bullying he endured in school and in a statement earlier this year Colin said:
Farrell has also joined BeLonG To’s campaign for civil marriage equality, urging people to register to vote by the 25 November deadline.
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