As a gay man married to a great woman, I was insulted by Bishop’s comments

Like the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, I would ask everyone to reflect deeply on the same-sex marriage referendum.

Are we, as a society, willing to respect a small minority? Are we willing to let a very small number of children benefit from having two legal parents who happen to be of the same sex? Can we love and respect people, who, because of an accident of genetics, are different from us?

I was horrified by the utterances of Bishop Kevin Doran. Doran’s rant was not just wrong, but insulting. As a young man, I never wanted to be gay. I went to therapy to change myself and I married a wonderful woman and I’m still gay. Doran’s the “jury’s out on whether people are born gay” comment is incorrect and shows his disconnection from reality.