Culture

Leo Varadkar May Become Ireland’s First Gay Prime Minister

Forward

Just 24 years after Ireland decriminalized homosexuality, it is set to anoint a 38-year-old gay man as its PM. How did this Catholic country become a beacon of LGBT equality?

Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

170526-sykes-Leo-Varadkar-tease_nlvbb8
Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty
Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

royalist

tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
PoliticsElon Musk Cries Conspiracy Over Claims He’s Usurped Trump’s Power
Josh Fiallo
PoliticsTrump Picks Fight With Pope With Pick for New Vatican Ambassador
Amethyst Martinez
ElectionsWhy These 38 Republicans Stuck a Finger in Trump’s Eye–and Aren’t Afraid to Do it Again
Mary Ann Akers
Biden WorldPete Buttigieg Pokes Very Convincing Hole in New Jersey Drone Scare
David Gardner
scoutedThe Best Gifts For Gen Z Folks, According to a Gen Z’er
Daisy Maldonado