Colin Farrell Is Fighting For Gay Rights In Ireland In Support Of His Brother

Total Recall actor Colin Farrell is speaking out about gay rights and supporting his brother. The 38-year-old star is fighting for gay rights in Ireland, which is where he is from, because the cause is close to his heart.

Colin chose to write a letter, which was published in Ireland's Sunday World, in order to show his support for his brother Eamon Farrell, who is gay, and the rest of the gay community. In his letter he talks about how his brother was bullied as a child for being different and calls for the Irish government to rethink their stance on gay marriage.

"My brother Eamon didn't choose to be gay. Yes, he chose to wear eyeliner to school and that probably wasn't the most pragmatic response to the daily torture he experienced at the hands of school bullies," Colin wrote. "But he was always proud of who he was. Proud and defiant and, of course, provocative."

The Winter's Tale actor continued saying, "Even when others were casting him out with fists and ridicule and the laughter of pure loathsome derision, he maintained an integrity and dignity that flew in the face of the cruelty that befell him."

After saying that he doesn't know where those bullies are today the True Detective star revealed that he does know where his brother is and what he had to go through to marry the love of his life. "But I do know where my brother is. He's at home in Dublin living in peace and love with his husband of some years, Steven. They are about the healthiest and happiest couple I know."

"They had to travel a little farther than down the aisle to make their vows, though, to Canada, where their marriage was celebrated. That's why this is personal to me. The fact that my brother had to leave Ireland to have his dream of being married become real is insane. INSANE," he wrote.

In the end of the letter he asked the people of Ireland to register and vote in next year's elections so they could all join together and make history. According to the Irish Times, a large percentage of individuals said they would vote yes on supporting same-sex marriage.

"Asked how they will vote in the planned referendum on the issue next year, 67 per cent they would vote in favour, 20 per cent said No, with 9 per cent having no opinion and 3 per cent refusing to respond," the Irish Times reported in October.