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Lorraine Kelly fights back tears as emotional Rob Rinder praises ‘icon’ for championing LGBT community when it required ‘real courage’
Sorry, this video isn't available any more.Lorraine Kelly was almost moved to tears on Monday morning when Rob Rinder described her as an ‘icon’ for accepting him and others in the LGBTQ+ community.Barrister Robert Rinder, 43, expressed his gratitude to the host of Lorraine for accepting him as he was at a time when LGBTQ+ people were marginalised and discriminated against.He explained: ‘We forget that not long ago it was quite difficult to come out, being gay was cloaked in shame, and there weren’t many people out there that we could reach to that we knew, both in reality but also intuitively, would accept us.‘You’ve been a champion for our community and you did it at a time when it wasn’t popular, you did it at a time when when it