Rainbow

The wind and rain woke me yet again last night, wild and threatening.

It's been a season of hurricane force winds and floods and storms, of falling trees and swollen rivers.   Flooded homes and communities. Submerged fields.  Some have lost their lives.  Others are homeless.  We're all stuck under the Atlantic Jet Stream it would appear.  Global warming and climate change then, or else the gods are simply not happy. 

Then, a few hours ago, this. Totally unexpected. It lasted perhaps two or three minutes.  Magical.

Panti Bliss

I don't generally post videos but this is exceptional.   An Irish drag artist's experience of homophobia: powerful, moving and human.   A touch of humour as well.

Aside from the message itself, in the era of the 20-second soundbite this is such a great example of rhetoric at its best.  The video has apparently gone viral.  Good.



For the story of the brouhaha within Ireland which forms the background to the speech:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-26075280