'Every single day on the internet somebody calls me a paedophile' - Panti Bliss, aka Rory O'Neill, on pushback since the marriage equality referendum.
The performer said there is now bigger pushback against gains that have been made since the marriage equality referendum.AdvertisementPantiBliss pictured beside a piece by artist Niall Sweeney at Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin in 2019. Picture by: Leon Farrell/Photocall IrelandThe Pat Kenny Show"After the marriage referendum and all that I think I, like a lot of people, thought: 'Oh God, really that's a done deal'", he said.
"It has always been a precarious way to make a living, and also it's a very uncomfortable way to make a living," he laughs. "The corsetry, the heels and gluing a giant, big nylon hat to your head - like it's bloody uncomfortable and as you get older you feel that more.
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