Leo has made it easier for the young LGBT community

Leo Varadkar’s coming out has been roundly praised and hailed as good for struggling youngsters, but what do young LGBT people think? Kay Cairns

Leo has made it easier for the young LGBT community

LEO Varadkar came out to the Irish public on his 36th birthday, and he celebrated by surprising the nation. Twitter exploded and the country was in shock. But what do the young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people of Ireland think?

Owen Murphy is one of the founders of youth group Shout Out. We met in the colourful expanses of Google HQ, where by day Murphy works on the undergraduate awards. By evening, he coordinates Shout Out’s LGBT+ workshops for transition year students.

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