{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a1ba88f0bb26c2960ef36b/69cbb391bfb99db0bc4e1d44?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep18; Being Human#3; Rory O'Neill AKA Panti","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69a1ba88f0bb26c2960ef36b/1774957445819-ed0970d4-a72e-48f7-9402-c94c2377e581.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we talk to Rory O’Neill.</p><p>Many of you will know Rory as Panti, his drag queen alter ego.</p><p>&nbsp;Rory is an activist and an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.</p><p>Panti’s ‘Noble Call’ at Dublin Castle on the day of the Same-Sex Marriage Referendum result was historic and her Noble Call at the Abbey got global attention.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;In our chat Rory speaks passionately about his Queen life and how the world was built for a straight Rory.</p><p>He describes beautifully how he cared for his dying father and also about confronting his own mortality in his 20s.</p><p>There is also chat about the therapeutic power of drag.</p><p>It is an uplifting conversation in which Rory’s good humour shines through.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Whatnext Productions"}