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Talking about Rights at Work

Vincent Creelan writes movingly about the incident that propelled him to come out as being gay.

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Rights at Work

Some time ago, years in fact, a young police officer I knew well, one I was supervising, was shot dead in a gay bar in Belfast. Murdered by terrorists as he sat drinking a pint waiting for a friend, set up by people he knew and trusted. 

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That is often the way – out of the destruction of a forest fire comes new growth; a prison sentence forges a Mandela. The tension between good and evil is always present in the human condition, and they spark off each other down the centuries.

2 responses to “Talking about Rights at Work”

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    vincent

    Geoff…..I appreciate this act of sharing on your part in your blog. It was a very difficult time for me professionally and personally…but nothing compared to what his family suffered from his death and the press feeding frenzy that followed. I firmly believe that one person….all of us by small deeds, conversations, letters…whatever, can make a difference in life. Certainly how we choose to lead our lives is as important. When we fear to be ourselves in the way we live and love …then we empower others to discriminate, harass and intimidate…and life is way to short for that.

  2. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    Vincent – you’re very welcome. I agree wholeheartedly with what you wrote.

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