During an interview on RTÉ on 18 January 2015 (his 36th birthday), Varadkar spoke publicly for the first time about being gay: "it’s not something that defines me. I'm not a half-Indian politician, or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter. It’s just part of who I am, it doesn’t define me, it is part of my character I suppose". He is the first openly gay cabinet member in Ireland.
Varadkar was a prominent advocate of the same-sex marriage referendum.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar delivered a memorable speech from Washington DC warning of what lay ahead ... The relationship hit a low point in October 2020 when then tánaiste Leo Varadkar hit out at NPHET members calling for a severe lockdown.
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