Leo Varadkar Ireland city Belfast Homophobia Leo Varadkar Ireland city Belfast

Ireland’s Openly Gay Tánaiste Leo Varadkar Gets Homophobic Death Threats

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came out during Irelands referendum on marriage equality in 2015 during a radio interview, has had his personal address- where he lives with husband Matthew Barrett, graffitied on a wall in Belfast in Northern Ireland and received a number of other threats believed to be homophobic in nature and from other corners of the far-right and anti-lockdown movements.Despite some outlets having wrongly claimed that Varadkar and his husband were forced to move to a more secure location due to the threats made, this is not believed to be the case.However, the level of protection being provided is believed to be higher than those currently afforded to Irelands Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and entails a 24/7-armed garda detail, in addition to his garda.

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