Leo Varadkar: I don't think I'd be here without America’s work on LGBT rights

Leo Varadkar made the comments as he thanked US Vice President Kamala Harris for her work on the area and for being a 'strong ally'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and partner Matt Barrett (left) with the US Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff (right) during a breakfast meeting in Washington DC. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he would not have gotten to where he is without America’s work on LGBT rights.

Mr Varadkar made the comments as he thanked US Vice President Kamala Harris for her work on the area and for being a “strong ally”.