Maybe we are not as tolerant as we think

From Russia to Ireland, gay rights activists are asserting themselves as never before, writes Dan Buckley

GAY rights activists across the world yesterday held protests against the Russian government in advance of the Winter Olympics in of Sochi.

Just days before, at Dublin’s iconic Abbey Theatre, Panti Bliss — Ireland’s most celebrated drag queen and the creation of Rory O’Neill — made an impassioned speech about the oppression of homophobia.