As we told you yesterday, actor Collin Farrell spoke out on Irish TV network RTE about why he supports a referendum currently up for consideration that would legalize same-sex marriage in Ireland. Video of his remarks has now been released. In an interview with Claire Byrne, Farrell speaks passionately about his adamant support for equal rights and how growing up with a gay brother and seeing him be at "the tail end of the whip of intolerance" left an indelible impression on him: "They are his battles, and his wounds and his traumas but bearing witness to them in close quarters caring for him as much as I do of course had an effect on me." Though he lives away from Ireland now, Farrell says, "I carry Ireland with me everywhere I go, and I love my country deeply. This is my coming out of the closet as it were publicly and saying that I support this vote with every fibre of my being."
Watch Farrell's eloquent remarks, AFTER THE JUMP…
